
TOPS 4th Grade Weekly Newsletter
August 17, 2018
Top 5 things you need to know
1. Complete Readiness Tests in USA Test prep for Math and Reading
2. Attend All Orientation Sessions and Watch the Recordings of Any Missed Sessions
3. Complete Your "All About Me" Slide and Send It to Your Homeroom Teacher
4. Complete the Online Learning K-8 Course in the OLS. There are 4 lessons total.
5. Have your LC mark your attendance for each day
Course specific information For Week of August 20th
4th Grade Reading with Mrs. Walbek
Prepare:
Next week we will focus on what to expect in your English Language Arts Class connects. Mainly we will go over literature skills and objectives in reading class and grammar and composition skills in our writing class.
Teacher Graded Assignment:
Literature Q1 TGA 1 (Quarter one teacher graded assignment number one) will be due on 9/7/18. This will be found in USA Test Prep. I will enter your grade manually after the due date. So check the gradebook on the 10th for the grade.
Resources:
Please make sure you have your books organized as we will go through some of them in class next week.
Weekly Riddle:
Each Friday I will send out a Riddle. Please come to class the following week with your answer
Q: What invention lets you look right through a wall?
4th Grade Math with Mrs. Medina
I am so impressed with all your wonderful participation in Class Connects, 4th graders! We will continue working on Unit 1 next week and your first Teacher Graded Assignment will be assigned in USA Test Prep.
Teacher Graded Assignment Information:
- Title of TGA: 4 Math TGA #1-Whole Numbers
- Date Assigned: 8/31/18
- Date Due: 9/14/18
Resources: Please see the attached Unit 1 Notes
4th Grade Science with Mr. McIntosh
What a great start we are having to this school year! I am so happy to have you 4th graders in Science, and I just want to give you some idea of what next week will look like for us. We will start the year by looking at the scientific method and what that means as we are doing science all year long. You won’t need anything except your working headset, a science journal/notebook, pencil, and your imagination. You will have some OLS assessments that go with next week’s lessons, and we will discuss what those assessments will look like as well as how we will use USATestPrep. Remember that you can always reach out to me with any questions that you may have about science or anything else. See you on Wednesday!
4th Grade Social Studies with Mrs. Lipscomb
Welcome to 4th grade social studies! Next Tuesday during class we will spend some time getting to know each other. We will work together to set some goals, share our favorite books, and work in breakout rooms. Please bring a pencil, notebook (can be a composition book or a spiral), and a working headset with a microphone. Your social studies OLS assignments for the week are unit 1, lessons 1 and 2. We are going to have a fun year learning TEXAS history together!
4th Grade Health/PE/Art with Ms. Buchanan
Welcome to 5th grade!!! I am very excited to begin our classes. We have a fun year ahead of us full of activities, projects and much, much more. This week you will begin your lessons in the OLS. We will practice using the BBC tools and navigate through the OLS. I would like to see any artwork or creations you may have handy to share on the web cam.
Lessons for this week:
Art: Unit 1 Lesson 1 & 2
Health: Unit 1 Lesson 1 & 2
PE: Unit 1 Lesson 1
4th Grade Music with Mrs. Bass
Every week you will check the grade level newsletter to see which Music Studio lessons to complete. Just open U1 L1 in the OLS and click the link to take you to Music Studio!
Music Studio lessons for this week:
- In the Spotlight, Lesson 1 - Step into the Spotlight
- In the Spotlight, Lesson 2 - Shenandoah
- Extra Credit Assessment
*Note: We're working on assigning the content to students in Music Studio, but we should be up and running by Monday! :)
Video showing how to get into Music Studio and find the lessons and Assessments page:
Video showing how to find just the Assessments page in Music Studio:
Blanda Watt, Elementary School Principal
Email: bwatt@texasonlineprep.org
Phone: 682.593.1514
Twitter: @TOPSMrsWatt