Mrs. Whitworth's Class - Team 33

Mrs. Whitworth's Class - Team 33
What a good looking group!

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Thursday News

TEAM 33 is going to ROCK the ISTEP test next week. Yes, next week! Your child has been working hard to prepare for this test. We have been in the computer lab and used online tools to help us practice both math and English Language Arts. We will begin testing on Tuesday at 10:00 in the computer lab. We will take one test each day next week and should finish by Friday. Please make sure your child is well rested and has a good breakfast, we will also have our snack before we go to test. Also, try not to schedule any appointments that might interfer with our testing times.

Tomorrow is Jump Rope for Heart Sock Hop day. Mrs. Spaulding announced that the school has raised over $8,000 for the American Heart Association. That's amazing!!

All the 4th graders will be in the gym together during our specials time block for the sock hop. We will have gym again on Monday to make up for not having it tomorrow at our scheduled time. 

PTO is collecting Little Debbie cakes for the Spring Carnival. There is a collection box in the office for any donations. Presale tickets forms were sent home last week and can be returned at any time. The carnival is always a fun time for everyone. Mrs. Perry will also be holding the Spring Book Fair that week and the book fair will be open that night for anyone wanting to purchase books. 

Please continue to encourage your child to read each night. We have about 8 students who are over half-way to meeting the End of the Year 40-Book Reading Challenge. 

If you happen to be going shopping for groceries soon, we could use more snack items and/or napkins for the snack cabinet. 

At the bottom you will find a letter from Dr. Clendening concerning the safety of all our Franklin students.

Have a terrific Friday.

Mrs. Whitworth


Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community,

Over the course of the past week, once again schools across the nation have been impacted by violence and threats of violence. Franklin Community Schools and the City of Franklin Police Department want all to know that we take any type of threat seriously and will investigate and respond accordingly.  

Please review the following with your children:

  • If you see something, say something.  If your child witnesses a threat first hand, he/she should immediately contact a school administrator or contact law enforcement after school hours.  
  • Once the threat has been reported to the proper authorities, please do not share those messages with others.  This creates panic and an increase in rumors and speculation.  
  • Please review with your child(ren) the appropriate uses of technology and, especially, social media.  While they may interpret pictures, memes, etc. as ‘just a joke’, they are being taken very seriously by school officials and law enforcement.  We do not want your child to make a mistake that may result in severe consequences because he/she chose to post something inappropriate.    

Franklin Community Schools works diligently to create a safe and secure learning environment for our students and staff. Thank you for helping keep our schools safe.  We appreciate your help, support, and partnership in dealing with this serious matter. If you have any questions or thoughts please contact Dr. Clendening at clendeningd@franklinschools.org.  

Sincerely,
Dr. David Clendening
Franklin Community Schools

Chief Tim O’Sullivan

Franklin Police Department


Friday, February 16, 2018

Friday News

Good afternoon,

Jump Rope for Heart envelopes are due on Tuesday to Mrs. Spaulding. Friday is the sock hop for JRFH in the gym. The theme is the '80's. Please make sure you child wears clothing they can jump rope in.

We have been preparing for ISTEP this week. Thursday we went to the computer lab to practice typing the response to a question. The kids did a really good job. Today we went through some of their responses and talked about what they can do to make their writing better. I think they like typing more than writing. If you have any time in the next couple of weeks have the kids get on those ISTEP websites that were sent to you a few weeks ago and have them practice using all the tools. We will be doing the practice ISTEP this week, most likely on Thursday morning. Nothing to stress about, just practice. The kids will have the opportunity to see what it really is going to be like.

In math this week, we have been working on division. The students have been introduced to a couple different ways of solving these problems. It's still a work in progress, but we are making some headway. Please help your child study and learn their multiplication facts. Next week we will go back to Unit 5 to finish that unit which will then lead us into the remainder of Unit 6. (Geometry and Angles)

In Language Arts we are continuing to work on Fairy Tales and what features make up a fairy tail. Several of the kids are picking up their reading for our Reading Challenge. I think their might be a competition going on among some of the kids. Keep encouraging them to read at home and ask them questions about what they are reading.

We will have our spelling test on Tuesday, the words should be written in their assignment book.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I'll see all the kids on Tuesday.

Mrs. Whitworth


Thursday, February 8, 2018

Thankful Thursday

Good Morning,

Today your child will be bringing home their Unit 5 math assessment along with some other papers. Jump Rope for Heart materials are also included.

Yesterday, all the 4th graders were testing out the computers ability to handle ISTEP. We called it a Stress Test to test the computers. 

We have begun Division in Unit 6. Please help your child learn their multiplication and division facts. Several of them do not know them. We will be making flash cards here at school to help, but I will ask the students not to take them home. 

Also, I am am missing two Data Folders. If you could check at home for the purple folders that would be greatly appreciated.

Attached you will find information to help combat the flu. We had a student leave this morning after getting sick in the clinic.


Thanks and have a great rest of the week.

Mrs. W.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Wacky Wednesday

Hello All,

Tomorrow is our Unit 5 math test. All of the students brought home (or should have) a study guide. We filled it out in class today. If you have time, please go over the problems with them just one more time. Monday we will begin Division and Unit 6. We will return to finish Unit 5 later. All the fourth grade teachers decided we needed to get in division before ISTEP.

The class has been working hard on a couple of writing pieces for the past two weeks. We will be doing more writing in all areas to help us be more confident for the test at the end of the month. Yesterday, all the students who were in FCS last year got to see what score they received on the writing portion of last year's test. All I'm asking of them is to do their best on this portion of the test.

This week we introduced drawing conclusions in Language Arts. Tomorrow we will be taking a short reading assessment focusing on this skill. Keep encouraging your child to read at least 20 minutes each night and ask them questions about what they are reading if you have the time. We've got a handful of students who have passed the halfway point for the 40-Book Challenge.

We are about half way through the book A Wrinkle in Time. If you have time ask your child to tell you about the book so far and what they think about it. Along with reading the book, we are doing some activities that will help refresh our minds on grammar rules. 

Our Friendship Party is scheduled for February 14th at 1:30. The following parents signed up to help:
Brandi Franco - Drinks
Amy Hall - Napkins/Plates
Sophia Bunker - Refreshments
Kiley Leugers - Refreshments
I would like someone to help me put treat bags together for the party. If you are interested, please let me know within the next week.

Our snack cabinet is getting bare. If you would, the next time you go to the grocery store pick up a healthy snack for the kids, it would be much appreciated.

On a personal note. My father-in-law has been in the hospital for the last two weeks. He is recovering slowly from pneumonia and will soon be moved to a rehab center. Some of the kids noticed that I've been a little upset lately and I wanted you to know why.

Thanks for allowing me the priviledge of teaching your children.

Mrs. W.