Mrs.+Runyon's+Page

Upcoming Dates:

May 14 -4th grade Awards Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. on May 14 in the school cafeteria. (The office should have sent out an invitation to your home for this.)

May 16 - Field Trip to Ohio Caverns ( did you see the blue permission slip?) May 18 - All Arts Day May 21 - Big Games Day ( in the morning for 4th graders) May 24 - class picnic with Mrs. Runyon's class May 25 - Last day of School!

A graded __study__ guide will come home on Monday. We have covered all of the topics and will spend several days reviewing before we have our final test on Thursday, May 17th.
 * __Classwork/Homework: Week of May 14-18__**
 * Math**: We just finished reviewing flips,slides and turns and __students__ created __paper__ quilt squares demonstrating their knowledge of the different transformations. Next time you are in the building, make sure you look for our ** transformation quilt ** which will be hanging in the hall as you come up the stairs to our classroom.


 * Writing**: Students will continue with their bloG. they have really been doinG a Great job in their responses.


 * Reading**: Keep up your reading every night ( at least 20 minutes). Your child should be reading their book for the Reading Games, also known as the Battle of the Books. The battle starts on Monday. You can also read to your child. It will count.


 * Social Studies**: Students have started their Comic Life Project . We will start to study more about Eliis Island with a movie from the History channel. * **There are just four students that have not passed the states test. They have had since last October. They have two weeks left. Location and spelling must be 100% correct. Check with your child to see if they completed this requirement.**

Each student will __work__ with a partner and become the Meteorologists of the Day, taking down specific information from our __weather station__ as well as consulting with weather sites.
 * Science**: We will be finishing our weather unit this week and previewing the Ohio Caverns and other caves through video clips to prepare for our field trip to the Ohio Caverns on Wednesday. Students should be bringing home their weather notes to review before our test on May 22.

1. [] interactive weather games, maps, activities sciencespot.net/Pages/kdz**weather**.html

2. [] interactive weather maker is a fun site 3. sciencespot.net/Pages/kdz**weather**.html