Greetings Fourth Grade Families, Spirit week was a blast! We loved seeing all the fun and creative attire for our dress-up days. As always thank you for your continued support with another excellent week of learning in fourth grade. As we gear up for fourth grade testing season beginning in April here is some important information: Weekly FAST Test Prep Videos: We are happy to share a new initiative as we prepare for our FAST testing season that is quickly approaching. Each week we will be sharing videos on our newsletter that will be sharing insight to the types of questions students will be encountering in the FAST test along with tips to prepare for the test. We ask that learning coaches take advantage of this resource and please watch these videos each week in order to be well-informed about the FAST test. You will find these videos starting this week underneath the section labeled "Weekly LC FAST Prep Videos". (see below) Reregistration for 2024-2025 school year: Your story continues with DAOF! Re-registration is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Save your spot for next year by re-registering your student today! Please see the graphic below for more info. Parent University! We are elated to share with you a marvelous opportunity for Learning Coaches to learn more about the upcoming FAST. These sessions will provide you with some test-taking strategies and tips to prepare your student for FAST PM3. DAOF will be hosting another session on Thursday 14th at 3:00 pm ET in the DAOF zoom room. Each session will focus on a different topic, so don't miss out. Please read the graphic below for more information. Additional Resources for FAST: We are also happy to share there is a new tab on our fourth grade website "FAST Additional Resources" where we will be adding in resources each week that you can use as extra practice. This week we have shared some supplementary prompt resources for writing practice as we are preparing for the writing assessment in April. Make sure to check this page weekly for additional resources. Thank you for your continued support! Your Fourth Grade Teachers💜 Weekly LC FAST Prep VideosRe-Registration for 24-25 school yearParent University
What We Are Learning:Grades And Teacher Assigned LeSSonsGrade books are updated every Friday. Make sure that you are checking your child's grades weekly. Remember, students can retake quizzes or assessments in the OLS for a better grade! Additionally, don't forget to complete teacher assigned IXL and I-ready Lessons! Please see the list below, for March's IXL and I-ready Lessons and other teacher graded assignments! WritingWe are continuing to complete the Cellphones Essay this week! We are learning how to write an argumentative/ opinion essay in Writer's Workshop. In preparation for the FAST Writing Assessment in April please remember this assessment is computer based and students will be expected to type their essay on a computer . Click on the link below to visit this free website to improve your typing speed and accuracy! https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/games/keyboard-climber-1 Cursive handwriting videos and pages of the weeKThis week we will be working on Handwriting pages 69 and 72 This is a review, no videos.
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