Ms. Wiltshire's Blog

Happy Mother's Day!!

Thank you so much for your birthday and teacher appreciation gifts.  I love the box of ribbons and the apron the kids made for teacher appreciation!  :)  WOW!!!!  This has been an awesome year.  We could not have had such a great year without your support!  Happy Mother's Day to all of you awesome moms!  You have raised wonderful children!!!

Book reports are due Monday.  Presentations begin Monday also.  Please look over the rubric with your child.

We will continue this week with Social Studies - the Civil War - quiz Tuesday; Science - adaptations - quiz Friday; Math - division and multiplication and previewing 5th grade standards; and Reading and Writing - main events and summary writing and persuasive writing.

Coming Up:
May 14- Field Day
May 16 -last day to meet AR goals

Happy Monday!!!

Now that CRCT is over we are getting back to our routines.  Thank you so much for your snack donations, we really appreciated them.

Non fiction book reports are due on Monday, May 12th.  Presentations dates were sent home last week.

Ford's Volunteer Appreciation Tea will be on Tuesday, May 6th from 9-11.  All of you were so helpful this year.  Please plan on coming out for brunch.  Thank you for being so giving of your time. 

We will continue this week with Social Studies - the Civil War; Science - adaptations; Math - dividing decimals and previewing 5th grade standards; and Reading and Writing - main events and summary writing and persuasive writing. We will have a Vocabulary test on Wednesday.

Coming Up:
May 6 - Volunteer Tea
May 7 - Evening in the Garden 5:30-8:00
May 14- Field Day
May 16 -last day to meet AR goals

Question of the Week:
          1.  Which states seceded from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America?

Thank you!!

Thank you so much for your donations for Spring Fling and for CRCT snacks!!  You guys are awesome!!

Don't forget to continue to take CRCT practice tests online (go to my Links page).  I have assigned 3 new tests.

WELCOME BACK!!!

I hope that everyone had an awesome Spring Break!!  we are gearing up for CRCT testing and the last 6 weeks of school!!  Where has the time gone???

Our Star Student this week is Lauren!

Spring Fling - We still need donations for our Spring Fling basket.  Informational notes were sent home Monday.  Please contact Mrs. Green or send in any items you would like to donate.  Thanks so much for your donations.  Hope to see you there!!!

CRCT TESTING
Testing will begin on Wednesday, April 23 and end the following week on Tuesday, April 29.  Please continue to have your child take online practice tests.  Scarlett Green is coordinating our snacks during testing week.  If you are willing and able to send in items please contact her.

Information about our May Book Report was given last week.  Please have your son daughter select a book soon.  Report dates are filling up!!!

We will continue this week with Social Studies - our National Anthem, and the Industrial Revolution; Science - ecosystems and adaptations; Math - division of decimals by whole numbers and the coordinate system; and Reading and Writing - main events and summary writing and persuasive writing. We will continue with vocabulary and spelling after CRCT.

Coming Up:
April 19 - Spring Fling   4:00-8:00
April 22 - Target field trip
April 22 - field trip to Kennesaw Mountain High School
April 23-29   CRCT Testing

Happy Monday!!

We had a great Art Lesson last week.  We also enjoyed our read aloud, Thank You, Mr. Mutt!  Thanks Mrs. Allison and Mrs. Mulkey.  Thank you so much for your "Coins for Calling".  We filled our container and then some!  Don't forget our field trip to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History on Tuesday, April 1st.

Our Star Student last week was Noah!

We will continue this week with Social Studies - finishing Georgia Native Americans and the War of 1812,  our National Anthem, and the Industrial Revolution; Science - ecosystems, Math multiplication of decimals by whole numbers and 3 dimensional shapes; and informational reading and writing with research. Our CRCT vocabulary quiz will be on Friday.

Coming Up:
April 1 - Field trip to Southern Museum
April 3 - Family Fun Run/PTSA meeting/5th grade musical
April 7-11  Spring Break
April 23-30   CRCT Testing

Happy Easter!

We are on our last nine weeks of school!!  I can't believe it - the year has flown by!!  We are preparing for CRCTs and for 5th grade!!  We discussed today my expectations for the last nine weeks of school - 100% effort, focus on spelling and handwriting in all subject areas, showing what you you know in all subject areas.  I have full faith that your children can meet and exceed my expectations!

Our Star Student for this week was Tripp!!  We have really enjoyed listening to parents talk about their child!! 

We had a great AR Celebration!  Thank you to those parents who made donations for our breakfast and for those who came out to help!!   Our Target day has changed to Friday next week!

We will continue next week with Social Studies - reviewing the War of 1812 and westward expansion,  Science - reviewing planets and stars, Math - modeling multiplication of decimals by whole numbers, and informational reading and writing with research. We will have Science and Social Studies assessments next week.  Don't forget to study spelling!!

Coming Up:
March 25 - High Touch High Tech - Ecosystems
April 3 - Family Fun Run/PTSA meeting/5th grade musical

AMAZING WEEK

We had an awesome week!!!  Everyone did a great job on their fire safety test.  It was great to see the fire trucks up and close and to learn what they do.

Thank you for taking the time to make your child's favorite recipe!!  Our recipe share day was great.  We've learned so much about using fractions in the real world.

Our Star Student this week was Chandler!!

Happy Pi Day!!!  We celebrated National Pi day today.  We gathered facts, read, and wrote about Pi and graphed the frequency of 50 digits in Pi.  We also completed Pi transformations!!  Of course, we had to eat pie!!!  Mrs. Stammen, Mrs. Fernandez, Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Yeager, and Mrs. Nichols -thank you so much for your pie donations!!  Thanks also to Mrs. Green for your help ALL week!  :)

Today was the last day to meet AR goals.  We had 17 students make their goal!!!  We now have 7 students who have made over 100 points for the year!!  Rachel, Bryan, Victoria, Palmer, Ryan M, Zach, and Grant - AWESOME!!  Rachel has made over 300 points!!!  WOW!!!

We will continue next week with Social Studies - reviewing Westward Expansion and beginning the Industrial Revolution, Science - comparing planets, Math - modeling multiplication of decimals by whole numbers, and informational reading and writing with research.  Don't forget to study vocabulary!!

Coming Up:
March 18 - AR celebration
March 20 - repost card distribution
March 25 - High Touch High Tech - Ecosystems
April 3 - Family Fun Run/PTSA meeting/5th grade musical

Marvelous Monday!

Our Star Student last week was Mason!  Our Star Student this week will be Chandler!!

This week is our last week for Fire Safety.  Your children are doing an excellent job of listening and learning about fire safety.  We will also continue with Social Studies - reviewing Westward Expansion and beginning the Industrial Revolution, Science - the moon's phases, Math - reducing fractions and subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping, and informational reading and writing with research.  We will have a Science test Friday on the day and night cycle, the seasonal cycle and the moon phases.

This Friday is the last day to meet AR goals!!  We will have our breakfast and Pajama day AR Celebration on March 18th!

Coming Up:
March 11 - Picket's Mill PTS charter meeting 7:00 p.m. NorthStar Church
March 12 - recipe share - ingredient list due
March 14 - Pi day (I wonder what that is)    :)
March 14 - end of 3rd nine weeks
March 25 - High Touch High Tech - Ecosystems
April 3 - Family Fun Run/PTSA meeting/5th grade musical

Questions of the Week (Submit your answer by Wednesday):
           1.  What is a lunar eclipse?
           2.  What are the moon's phases?

Fabulous Friday!!

Our Star Student this week was Ryan R.  Our Star Student next week will be Mason!!

Thank you for turning in your school improvement surveys.  Don't forget Early Release is Tuesday, March 4th!

We will continue with Fire Safety next week.  Your children are doing an excellent job of listening and learning about fire safety.  We will also continue with Social Studies - Westward Expansion, Science - Earth's revolution and the moon's phases, Math - reducing fractions and subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping, and informational reading and writing.

Several students have already taken practice tests online.  I would like for all students to have completed at least one practice test by Friday, March 7th.  Please use the links page to quick access to the testing website.  Please let me know if you need another copy of testing instructions or your child's testing ID.

Coming Up:
Tuesday, February 4 - Early Release
March 3-7  Scholastic Book Fair
March 14 - end of 3rd nine weeks

Questions of the Week (Submit your answer by Wednesday):
           1.  What are the elements of a fire triangle?
           2.  What is the Industrial Revolution?

Marvelous Monday!!

It is great to be back!!  As you may know, I was out sick for a few days.  But all is well, and I am back!!!  We have a lot going on!!!
Thanks again for all the chocolates (yum) and gifts!!!  I greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness!
Did you see the lunar eclipse last week???  AWESOME!!! The Weather Channel

I have created some practice CRCT tests.  I would like for all students to have completed at least one practice test by Friday, March 7th.  Please use the links page to quick access to the testing website.  Please let me know if you need another copy of testing instructions or your child's testing ID.

Please return school improvement surveys that were sent home with students last week.  We will continue with Fire Safety this week.  Your children are doing an excellent job of listening and learning about fire safety.  We will also continue with Social Studies - Westward Expansion, Science - Earth's rotation and revolution, Math - weight, and informational reading and writing.

Listed below are twelve powerful words used to improve test taking skills.

Trace - outline, sequence, step-by-step, time line

Analyze - break down, separate, small pieces

Infer - read between the lines, find clues

Evaluate - judge, decide, rate

Formulate - solve, create, plan, decide, build

Describe - tell about, include the 5W's and H (who, what, when, where, why, how) 

Support - defend, tell why, prove it, give reasons

Explain - tell about, give reasons, how does it work

Summarize - tell about, retell, main idea

Compare - same

Contrast - different

Predict - future, what will happen, forecast

Coming Up:
Friday, February 29th - Author visit - Ami Blackford
Tuesday, February 4 - Early Release
March 3-7  Scholastic Book Fair
March 14 - end of 3rd nine weeks

Question of the Week:
           1.  What are the elements of a fire triangle?