Reminders!!!!

*Keep reading every night for 20 minutes.

*Please check your student’s agenda every

evening.

Students at Prairie, grades 3-5

have been taking an interim

assessment, which rides along

side the state assessments,

giving the students and teach-

ers an idea of the predicted

success come spring. Alternat-

ing each month, the students

will take a math interim, then a

reading interim. The results

are extremely helpful in learn-

ing what we need to cover

more of, or what we have mas-

tered well.

Our next round will be

Math: December 6th-8th

Reading: January 10th-12th

Please make sure your child is

well rested those days and

they have a good breakfast to

help fuel their brain energy.

Any help you can give them on

practicing math skills or read-

ing comprehension is always

appreciated.

It was great to sit down

and visit with all the

parents through

parent/teacher confer-

ences. The teamwork

we accomplish really

moves the student to

be successful

Remember, if there is

a concern or question you

have, you can contact the

office and they can put your

call through to our voicemail

or you can email us any-

time..

swestfall@usd261.com

cblokzyl@usd261.com

rwidener@usd261.com

Congratu-

lations to

Kyler on

winning first place for the

Spelling Bee in the 4th grade di-

vision! He will compete in the

district spelling bee on Novem-

ber 17th, against all the elemen-

tary building 4th grade winners.

Good Luck!

Other Prairie 4th grade partici-

pants were Cooper, Gabe,

Audrey, Sofia, and Lauren.

Show what you know!

Conferences:

Great Turn-out!!

Prairie

PRIDE

Fourth Grade

News

November

4,

2011

Issue

2

Dates to remember:



November 23-

25 is our

Thanksgiving

break...NO

SCHOOL

Colder Weather

Please help your student

remember to dress for

the weather. We will

play outside for recess

every day unless rain or

snow is happening.

Upcoming skills:

Math: Unit 4-Decimals and their

uses and Unit 5-Big Numbers,

Estimation, and computation

Science: Earth science and how the

Earth’s crust changes, as well as

conserving Earth’s resources.

Reading: Comparing and contrasting

story elements, such as charac-

ters...as well as the difference

between fantasy and realism.