Miss Knapp's Fourth Grade Classroom    
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Parents and students:

**Please remember our classroom is nut free.  No snacks containing nuts may be brought for morning snack break.

I am looking forward to an amazing school year with all of you!  Please don't hesitate to contact me if any questions or concerns arise.  Please read through the 4th Grade Packet that was given out on Move-In Sunday for quick references on many topics.  
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Yearly Specials Rotation:

Day One:  Gym   
Day Two:  Music 
Day Three:  Art  
Day Four:  Technology   
Atrium:  N/A   

The Specials Schedule for the week of September 21st - September 25th:

Monday, September 21st:  Technology 

Tuesday, September 22nd:  Gym             

Wednesday, September 23rd:  Music          

Thursday, September 24th:  Art                

Friday, September 25th:  Technology                             
 

Tests, Quizzes, and Projects for the week of September 21st - September 25th: (General homework will only be listed in the daily planner/assignment book)

Monday, September 21st:  Math Test          

Tuesday, September 22nd:  None          

Wednesday, September 23rd:  Science 1.2 Quiz                 

Thursday, September 17th:  None               

Friday, September 18th:  Spelling Week 4 Test            
  

​Reading Log:  The first Reading Log will be due September 25th.  It must have 15 entries at that time.  All spaces must have a parent signature or initials.  Reading Logs with fewer than 15 entries will have points deducted from the score.  Students must read at least 10 minutes per entry. 

Writing and Editing Tests:  The students will be tested weekly on writing, typically on Fridays.  We go over paragraph editing every day in class.  Fridays they will be tested on the skills learned throughout that week (such as end marks, capitals, underlining, quotes, etc...).  They will also be tested on writing a short paragraph on an assigned topic using those same skills.        
Weekly Spelling Words:

For the Week of: September 21st - September 25th:       
Test Date:  Friday, September 25th  

​1.  then
2.  else
3.  edge
4.  when
5.  tenth
6.  empty
7.  sketch
8.  spelling
9.  easy
10.  eager
11.  sneakers
12.  mean
13.  fifteen
14.  receive
15.  piece
16.  believe
17.  people
​18.  squeeze   

bonus:  September  
​bonus:  vegetation                       
     

 
No MPS dates:

MPS buses are not running this year.   

Important Reminders:

*Our Classroom is Nut Free.  

*Students are not allowed to bring food as a birthday treat.  Please see the school code for additional information.  

*Please make sure you check the daily planner each night for homework.  Students are graded on neatness, following directions, correct answers, and having homework completed on time.    

*I have a spellingcity.com account.  Go to spellingcity.com, search by my name for St. John, Monroe, and click on the weekly spelling list to play games for review.