Week of May 18th

Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- Students will finish reading the novel, Tale of Despereaux.

ELA/Science- Students will be researching a specific planet and creating a feature article on their given planet. Test grade in both ELA and Science.

Math- Students will be creating net towns. They will be given a theme and then use nets to create three dimensional shapes. Then creatively make a themed town out of the shapes.

Social Studies

- Students will be participating in Genius Hour. They will research a historic topic of their choice.    

 

News from the Beach…

May 19^th - BSIS Parent Orientation; 6:00pm @ BSIS for all 4th grade students

May 21^st - Mini Relay for Life at OES

May 22^nd – Field Day; Last Day of Palmetto Pals

May 25^th – Memorial Day (No School)

May 26^th – Fourth Grade Fun Day and Cookout

May 29^th – 4th Grade Awards Day @ 9:30am

 

Surfer of the Week

The surfer of the week is Amiah. She has displayed the life skill of responsibility by turning in assignments on time. Way to go Amiah!

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 397 steps

 Better: 720 steps

Week of May 4th - 8th

News from the Beach…

May 5th – EXCEL Parent Orientation; 5:30, 6:15, & 7:00 in Cafeteria; PTA Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

May 7th – PASS Testing for 4th grade (Science)

May 8th – PASS Testing for 4th grade (Social Studies)

 

Surfer of the Week

The surfer of the week is Cole Roberts. He has displayed the life skill of initiative by always being willing to take action in all assignments. Way to go Cole!

Upcoming Tests/Projects:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday: PASS Science Test

Friday: PASS Social Studies Test

Reminders for Testing:

-Make sure your child goes to bed early the night before.

-Be sure your child eats a well-balanced breakfast.

-Be sure your child is to school on time. Testing with his or her classmates in their typical classroom setting is best.

-Encourage your child to do his/her best.

Week of April 20th

Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- Students will be using researching skills to find information about six abolitionists. They will take a test on their book club book Wednesday.

ELA- Students will be learning about adverbs and reviewing for the ACT test.

Math- Students will learn about solving word problems that deal with distance and time.

Science- Students will finish learning about severe weather and begin discussing how meteorologists predict weather. (Severe Weather Test Friday)

Social Studies

- We will continue learning about the expansion of the United States and the impact we had on the Native Americans. (Westward Expansion Test Tuesday)  

 

News from the Beach…

April 23rd – Cap & Gown pictures for 5K & 4th grade students

April 24th – OES School Spirit Day

April 27th – Annual Parent Survey Due

April 28th – 4th 9-Weeks Interim Reports; ACT Writing/English Testing

April 29th – ACT Reading Testing

April 30th – ACT Math Testing

Surfer of the Week

The surfer of the week is Cassidy Lor. She has displayed the life skill of perseverance by never giving up on difficult assignments. Way to go Cassidy!

Upcoming Tests/Projects:

Tuesday: Westward Expansion Test

Wednesday: Book Club Test

Thursday:

Friday: Severe Weather Test

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 353 steps

 Better: 640 steps

Week of March 16th

Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- Students will begin Book Clubs with their chosen novel. Students will be focusing on the character traits in their novels.

ELA- Students will finish writing their tall tales and begin looking at student examples of expository writing to understand the best writing practices.

Math- Students will learn about mean, median, mode, and range. In addition, they will be learning about attributes of circles. Math (MAP test will be Tuesday, March 24^th)

Science- Students will start the Weather unit with learning about types of clouds and the water cycle. (Astronomy Test #2 Tuesday, March 17^th)

Social Studies

- We will begin learning about the early leaders of our nation and their impact on our government system.

News from the Beach…

MAP Testing:

Monday, March 16^th: Reading MAP Test at 8:30am

Tuesday, March 24^th: Math MAP Test  at 8:30am

March 23^rd - March 27^th:  Spring Book Fair

March 24^th:  2nd Grade OES Invention Convention @ 5:30 in gym

March 24^th: PTA/PE Club Performance @ 6:30 in cafeteria

March 26^th:  3rd 9-Week Report Cards

 

Surfer of the Week

 

Emma is the surfer of the week. She has shown the life skill of pride by doing her best on every assignment. Way to go Emma!

Upcoming Tests/Projects:

Tuesday: Astronomy Test #2

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday: Table of Measurements Test

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 308 steps

 Better: 560 steps

Homework for the Week:

*Students need to study their Astronomy notes. They will be tested on the phases of the moon, tides, and telescopes.  

 *Students need to study the table of measurements sheet. They will have a test Friday.

I’m so proud of the hard work the students put forth during the Reading MAP test! Way to go!!

 

Week of February 23rd

Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- Students will learn about fables and determining the main idea and moral.

ELA- Students will learn about tall tale characteristics and begin to write their own tall tale.    

Math- Students will learn about decimals and comparing decimals to fractions.

Science- Students will continue learning about the reasons for the seasons and day and night. (Test on Planets, Seasons, and Day/Night Friday)

Social Studies

- We will begin discussing the branches of the government.

 

News from the Beach…

Feb. 27th – Boosterthon Fun Run at 9:35 am

March 2^nd-6^th – Read Across America Week

March 4^th – Character Parade

 

 

Surfer of the Week

 

Dante is the surfer of the week. He has shown the life skill of effort by always trying his best on every assignment. Way to go Dante!

 

Upcoming Tests/Projects:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Deadline to Memorize Preamble

Thursday:

Friday: Astronomy Test #1

Homework for the Week:

*Students need to memorize the Preamble. They must have it stated from memory by Wednesday February 25^th.

*Students need to study their Astronomy notes. They will be tested on the planets, reason of seasons, and day/night.

*Study MAP study guide and get log signed.

*Boosterthon continues this week. Check out the website to help support the school.

www.funrun.com

Week of February 2nd

Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- We will continue our poetry unit. Students will learn about different types of poetry and finish their poetry notebook.

ELA- Students will learn the difference between tricky homophones. We will continue discussing Writing on Demand genre of writing.   

Math- Students learn how to multiply whole numbers and fractions.

Science- Students will begin learning about Astronomy. This week we will focus on the sun and planets. 

Social Studies
- We will begin discussing the establishment of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.

News from the Beach…

Feb. 3rd – PTA/Science Fair; 6:30pm in our school’s cafeteria

Feb. 4^th- Technology Compliment Party

Feb. 6th – Ice Cream @ Lunch ($1.00)

Feb. 9th-13th – Jump Rope for Heart

Feb. 13th – 3rd 9-Weeks Interim Reports

Feb. 13th – Valentine’s Day Parties; 1:15-1:45 (Parents who are assisting can arrive at 1:00pm)

 

Surfer of the Week

 

Shelby Donatelli is the surfer of the week. She has shown the life skill of curiosity by asking interesting questions at the beginning of a new unit. Way to go Shelby!  

Upcoming Tests/Projects:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Magnetism Brochure Due

Thursday:

Friday: Poetry Notebook Due; Math 4 Today Test

Homework for the Week:

Read 30 minutes for 100 Book Challenge every night.

*Students should memorize a poem for the Poetry Cafe’ day on February 10^th from 9:00am-10:00am (See information sheet for more details)

*Math 4 Today Test on Friday

*Students should work on Magnetism Brochure

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 242 steps

 Better: 440 steps

Week of January 20th

Ride the Wave to Learning…

Reading- We will continue our poetry unit. Students will learn about different types of poetry and work on their poetry notebook. Students will create original poems.

ELA- Students will finish creating their action plan posters.  They will begin presenting their posters. (Capitalization Test Wednesday)

Math- Students will learn how to add/subtract mixed numbers.

Science- Students will begin learning about magnetism. (Electricity Test Wednesday)

Social Studies

- We will continue discussing the major battles of the Revolutionary War. (Rev. War Battles Test Friday)

News from the Beach…

Jan. 19th – MLK Holiday (No School)

Jan. 20th – 2nd 9-Weeks Report Cards

Jan. 23rd – School Spirit Day (Wear an OES shirt)

Jan. 23rd – 2nd 9-Weeks Awards Day: 3rd & 4th @ 8:30am, 1st & 2nd @ 9:30am

Feb. 3rd – PTA/Science Fair; 6:30pm in our school’s cafeteria

 

Surfer of the Week

 

Timberlea Cooke is the surfer of the week. She has shown the life skill of friendship by being a friend to all classmates. Way to go Timberlea!

 

Upcoming Tests/Projects:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Electricity Test; Capitalization Test

Thursday:

Friday: Key Battles of Revolutionary War Test; Math 4 Today Test

100 Book Challenge Goals

  Good: 220 steps

 Better: 400 steps