Celebrating Learning

Dear Parents and Students,

Let the celebrations begin! Beginning Monday, May 2nd, students will start our yearend celebrations (tests). As I hope your students have shared, we refer to our tests as celebrations. This is what they really are - celebrations of our learning, growth, and progress.

To best further prepare students for testing, please help your students with these 3 keys of success:

1) Get a good night's rest.

2) Arrive on time to school.

3) Eat a good breakfast.

I am so proud of your students! They are such a joy to learn and grow with each and every day. Thank you for the opportunity to teach them. I feel I learn so much more from them in return. I love laughing and learning with them. They truly some magical pixie dust in my life.

Our CRT Celebrations will soon on May 2. In an effort to help students CONTINUE build confidence and perform to their best ability, students’ homework will focus on reviewing all that we have learned this year. Each week students are expected to complete 2 practice tests on the computer at home! I am so pleased with their diligence to do them!

To take the tests on line, follow the directions below. If you do not have access to the Internet, please let me know ASAP, and I will get you a paper copy to take at home instead. The advantages to the computer tests are that students get immediate feedback on their performance. They will know right away what their scores are, if they got the question correct, and if not, what the correct answer is and a possible explanation. Practicing computer testing will also help students prepare for our CRT computer testing. Thank you for your help and support with this! Here are the directions to login.

DIRECTIONS TO LOGIN

1. Log on to: www.myutips.org/~ryates

2. Click TWO of the following tests DUE BY THE END OF THE WEEK: language arts, math, or science.

3. Enter your first and last name, then click on login and start button.

4. Please record your score on the homework cover sheet.

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: Literacy Groups
Writing: A to Z Utah Bare Book

Math: Triangle Area & Probability

Science: CRT Review
Social Studies: Pioneers

I love learning and growing with your students each day. Each day I look forward to their sweet smiles, giggles, and hugs! It is hard to believe they are almost on their way to another year. I wish they could stay, but so glad I was able to teach them this year. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Yates

Hoppy Easter!

Dear Parents and Students,

Hoppy Spring Break! The students were excited for a long weekend of fun this past week. Many were "hopping" and "hoping" for Easter eggs, swimming, warm weather, baseball, and short getaways. I hope the Easter Bunny brings lots of fun for all of them.

In our short week together, the students worked hard! We continue to investigate weather. This week we studied weather maps and graphs. I guess just looking outside won't help a meteorologist predict the weather accurately. Instead, students have carefully studied data to help predict weather like a meteorologist, including air pressure, wind speed and direction, cloud cover, and temperature. They are getting quite good at making weather forecasts. Next week when we return, students will put their skills to practice in grading the weather man on the news. Will the students be better at predicting the weather than the news? My bet is on the students!:D

Be sure to look for science homework in which students need to watch and record the daily forecast NEXT WEEK, BEGINNING APRIL 26TH.

Customary or Metric System? Everywhere else in the world uses the Metric System but the United States. We use the Customary System. This week students explored customary units of capacity, including cups, pints, quarts, and galloons. We brainstormed all that could be measured with these units. Students were great to think of baking examples, so be sure to let them help you with some Easter cookies or cupcakes!

Our CRT Celebrations will soon on May 2. In an effort to help students CONTINUE build confidence and perform to their best ability, students’ homework will focus on reviewing all that we have learned this year. Each week students are expected to complete 2 practice tests on the computer at home! I am so pleased with their diligence to do them!

To take the tests on line, follow the directions below. If you do not have access to the Internet, please let me know ASAP, and I will get you a paper copy to take at home instead. The advantages to the computer tests are that students get immediate feedback on their performance. They will know right away what their scores are, if they got the question correct, and if not, what the correct answer is and a possible explanation. Practicing computer testing will also help students prepare for our CRT computer testing. Thank you for your help and support with this! Here are the directions to login. DIRECTIONS TO LOGIN 1. Log on to: www.myutips.org/~ryates2. Click ONE of the following tests DUE BY THE END OF THE WEEK: language arts, math, or science. 3. Enter your first and last name, then click on login and start button. 4. Please record your score on the homework cover sheet.

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: Weather Nonfiction & Literacy Groups
Spelling/Vocabulary: Long/Short Vowels & Prefixes/Suffixes
Writing: A to Z Utah Bare Book

Math: Triangle Area & Probability

Science: Weather
Social Studies: Pioneers

I love learning and growing with your students each day. Each day I look forward to their sweet smiles, giggles, and hugs! It is hard to believe they are almost on their way to another year. I wish they could stay, but so glad I was able to teach them this year. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Yates

Pressure for Air

Dear Parents and Students,

Hooray for your amazing, awesome, aspiring, all-stars!!!!!! It has been a great week learning and growing with each of them. I appreciate the respect they give me and the friendship we share. It is hard to believe they are almost on their way to another year. I wish they could stay, but so glad I was able to teach them this year. Please give each of them an extra wink and smile for me today!!!

This week's crazy Utah spring weather has been PERFECT, not to play in, but to experiment with weather. We made weather vanes, used a anemometer, barometer, rain gauge (before the lawn mower destroyed it), thermometer, and hygometer. WOW! What great metereologists we have.

We also did some crazy mad meteroeologist experiments with air pressure: mixing oil and water, suctioning paper to a cup upside down, pulling a balloon into a bottle, and keeping a ping pong ball in a funnel. Air pressure became a real life magic and wonder to discover right before our eyes!! All the experiments helped the students understand two important ideas about air pressure:

1) High air pressure rises above low air pressure. The disagreement between the two creates wind in an effort to create balance. The stronger the winds, the bigger the storm.

2) Low air pressure creates wind, clouds, and storms.

Be sure to look for science homework in which students need to watch and record the daily forecast NEXT WEEK, BEGINNING APRIL 26TH.

Meters, grams, liters, oh my!!! We compared these measurement units to everyday objects including a fingernail, pinkie finger, paperclip, and canteloupe. Can you think of how many times a day we use measurement? Here are just a few examples: grocery shopping, fueling the car, building, playing sports, taking a drink, measuring growth and so much more. I hope you will encourage your students to continue this and other learning connections at home and in the car.

Our CRT Celebrations will soon on May 2. In an effort to help students CONTINUE build confidence and perform to their best ability, students’ homework will focus on reviewing all that we have learned this year. Each week students are expected to complete 2 practice tests on the computer at home- BUT WITH A SHORT WEEK STUDENTS ONLY NEED TO DO 1. To take the tests on line, follow the directions below. If you do not have access to the Internet, please let me know ASAP, and I will get you a paper copy to take at home instead. The advantages to the computer tests are that students get immediate feedback on their performance. They will know right away what their scores are, if they got the question correct, and if not, what the correct answer is and a possible explanation. Practicing computer testing will also help students prepare for our CRT computer testing. Thank you for your help and support with this! Here are the directions to login. DIRECTIONS TO LOGIN 1. Log on to: www.myutips.org/~ryates2. Click ONE of the following tests DUE BY THE END OF THE WEEK: language arts, math, or science. 3. Enter your first and last name, then click on login and start button. 4. Please record your score on the homework cover sheet.

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: Water & Weather Nonfiction
Spelling/Vocabulary: Long/Short Vowels & Prefixes/Suffixes
Writing: A to Z Utah Bare BookMath: Measurement UnitsScience: Weather
Social Studies: Pioneers

I love learning and growing with your students each day. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.

Mrs. Yates

Springing into CRT Celebrations

Dear Parents and Students,

I don't know if spring has decided to come or not with all this crazy weather: sunshine, clouds, and snow. Even though spring may be unsure, I am FOR SURE excited to return to school on Monday, April 11th! I hope you have enjoyed your break with so many field trips and hands on adventures at home. What fun we are going to have as we return to school on Monday!

In the midst of our crazy Utah spring weather, students will have an opportunity to explore concepts of weather. This week our class will be constructing a wind vane and anemometer. These instruments are used to measure wind direction and wind speed. Students will also have the opportunity to use and explore other weather instruments' function in predicting the weather, including barometer, rain gauge, and thermometer. What out your students are going to become the local forecasters with all they learn about weather!

Be sure to look for science homework in which students need to watch and record the daily forecast.

After finishing our geometry unit before going off-track, we will begin our measurement unit on Monday. Students will have the opportunity to explore metric (ie: mm, cm, m, mL, L, g, kg) and customary units (ie: c, pt., qt, gal). Can you think of how many times a day we use measurement? Here are just a few examples: grocery shopping, fueling the car, building, playing sports, taking a drink, measuring growth and so much more. I hope you will encourage your students to continue this and other learning connections at home and in the car.

Our CRT Celebrations will soon on May 2. In an effort to help students build confidence and perform to their best ability, students’ homework will focus on reviewing all that we have learned this year.

Each week students are expected to complete 3 practice tests on the computer at home. To take the tests on line, follow the directions below. If you do not have access to the Internet, please let me know ASAP, and I will get you a paper copy to take at home instead.

The advantages to the computer tests are that students get immediate feedback on their performance. They will know right away what their scores are, if they got the question correct, and if not, what the correct answer is and a possible explanation. Practicing computer testing will also help students prepare for our CRT computer testing. Thank you for your help and support with this! Here are the directions to login.

DIRECTIONS TO LOGIN

1. Log on to: www.myutips.org/~ryates

2. Click TWO of the following tests DUE BY THE END OF THE WEEK: language arts, math, or science.

3. Enter your first and last name, then click on login and start button.

4. Please record your score on the homework cover sheet.

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: Water & Weather Nonfiction
Spelling/Vocabulary: Long/Short Vowels & Prefixes/Suffixes
Writing: A to Z Utah Bare Book

Math: Measurement Units

Science: Weather
Social Studies: Pioneers

I love learning and growing with your students each day. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.

Mrs. Yates