Spring book-report presentations are about to begin!  A bright pink information sheet that outlines the expectations should have reached you this week. 

 

The book-report presentations serve several purposes. One is for the students to share and advertise a book with the class so that others will want to read it. Another is to to help the students with their public speaking - they learn to speak in a clear voice with inflection, make eye contact, and be organized and prepared enough to respond to questions and comments from their peers with ease. 

 

Each child is asked to sign up with me BEFORE Wednesday, April 2nd, to share their book presentation with the class (no longer than 15 minutes).

 

Everyone is looking forward to some great new books being introduced!

 

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.

They are also working on beginning their cursive handwriting using the D'Nealian method.  If you would like to reinforce this skill by practicing with your third grader at home, please let me now and I can share the method used in D'Nealian.

Mrs. Fukumoto's fourth graders join my class twice a week for 45 minutes twice a week. We are currently using a workbook called Scoring High-Standford Achievement Test - A Test Prep Program.  You should have received a letter last week describing the process of the program.
 

Only the fourth grade classes will be taking the SAT test.  The tests will be administered the last week in April.  A note will be sent home prior to the week of testing to give some helpful hints that will ensure that your child be at his/her best for the testing.

So far, the students love it!  They think it's fun to "fill in the bubbles" and look forward to Tuesday and Friday afternoons.  Having a great attitude is more than half the battle, so we are off to a wonderful start.

If you have any questions or would like to talk further about standardized testing, please feel free to contact me.