Write a Letter to Your Representative

HB 1 will be voted on this Friday.

What is it?
HB 1 is a bill that will affect school districts' funding.

How can I make my opinion heard?
Click here to send an online letter to your representative telling them what you think about HB 1, and whether you want them to pass it or not.

Tips on What to Write Suggested by Cy-Fair Leaders:
Visit this link on the Cy-Fair Website on tips on what to include in your e-mail, http://www.cfisd.net/dept2/govt/legis/82/Talking%20Points-CLC.pdf

Week at a Glance

Wednesday
Insulator due

Thursday
Part 5 Science Test

Friday
Math Quiz
"Insulat-Off"
DMH & DSH due
Report Cards go home

**No Fact Quiz this week

Insulat-Off

The 4th grade will be competing in an "Insulat-Off" on April 1, 2011. The students will use what they have learned in class and any extra research they want to do to design and create an insulator using household materials (students are not required to buy any materials). The only limit on materials is it cannot be a pre-made insulator (no lunch box, no thermos, no ice chest, etc.) The insulating materials need to be brought in a leak proof contain (coffee can, sandwich bag, Tupperware, etc.) An ice cube will be placed in the insulator at the beginning of class and we will keep track of how long it takes for the ice cube to melt. 

Feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions for this project.

Upcoming Dates

March 31
Part 5 Science Test

April 1
Math Quiz
Insulat-Off
Report Cards sent home

April 5
STAAR Writing Field Test

April 8
Energy Vocabulary cards due

April 22
Holiday

April 26
Math TAKS

April 27
Reading TAKS

Carnival Auction Basket

The Gleason Carnival is coming up on April 16 and our homeroom class is putting together a basket for the auction. Our basket theme is Memory Lane. We will be collecting items such as note pads, pens, pencils, journals, stationery, stamps, envelopes, scrapbooking supplies, photo albums or money donations. Items can be brought to school until April 8. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Bailey (kathi.bailey@cfisd.net) or me (carla.knight@cfisd.net). Thank you for all of your support!!

Spirit Nights

Tonight is Gleason Spirit Night at Chuck E Cheese (at Willowbrook)!

The next Chuck E Cheese Spirit Nights:
April 27
May 25

Math in the Home

Keep up your multiplication and division skills! Make sure to review your multiplication facts every night!

Try these:

4569 x 58 =

2984 x 93 =

4093 x 582 =

496 / 3 =

452 / 5 =

2958 / 6 =

• Give yourself a cookie!
• Does McDonald's Sell Cheese Burgers?

(Hint: When there is nothing to bring down, bring it up!)

Week at a Glance

Tuesday
- Library

Wednesday
- Visitor demonstration in science lab

Friday
- DMH and DSH due
- Fact Quiz
- Human Growth and Development video

* Next week we will have a Math Quiz and Science  Part 5 Test
* Energy vocabulary cards (20 cards) will be due April 8

New Website

Here is a new website to look at with your family reviewing math, science and English objectives. There is information you can read, activities you can play and quizzes to test your knowledge. But don't do just one, try them all!

Bitesize

In science, you can review sound energy we discussed before Spring Break:

Or in math you can test your memory of fractions:

Reminder for After Spring Break

Don't forget to bring on Monday:

1. Conduct card
2. Pink video letter
3. Awesome Spring Break stories :)

Daylight Saving Time

I wanted to remind everyone that Daylight Saving Time will occur at 2:00 am Sunday morning (March 13, 2011) so set your clocks one hour ahead before you go to bed Saturday night.

The modern Daylight Saving Time was proposed by George Vernon Hudson in 1895 to take advantage of daylight. The sun will set one hour "later". This is why you have more time to play outside after school! It is also believed to save energy for electricity because people can use more natural light, or solar power, during the day.

In November we "fall back" an hour on the first Sunday and we "spring forward" the second Sunday in March. However, not everyone observes DST. Countries are continually changing if or when they change their clocks. Currently, there are 80 countries and territories where at least one location observes DST.

Do you know the only two states in the United States who do not observe Daylight Saving Time? Arizona and Hawaii

Weather Tracking

I know a lot of families are traveling over the break but regardless if you are hours away or staying at home for the week, every one can keep track of the weather. You will need to check the forecasts to know whether you can hit the beach in Florida or if you can ski in Colorado. You might need an umbrella in Houston or San Antonio. Here is the website we used in class to track the weather for two weeks:

The Weather Channel

Look for science all around you during your break. What weather do you experience? What living things do you encounter? What does the moon and stars look like? This is the perfect chance to get first hand experience with what we learn in class. But most of all...

Have a fun, safe Spring Break!!!

Science Benchmark

We will be taking our Science Benchmark tomorrow morning. Remember to review:

• Parts 1-4 in your Study Guide 
• Benchmark Review we did in class
• Do not overlook the vocabulary

I know everyone will do AWESOME!!

Math in the Home

Next time your family buys anything (groceries, clothes, gas, etc.) look at the total price they spent. It should be in decimal form with two numbers after the decimal (hundreths place). Name the decimal and then turn it into a fraction.

If you do this more than once, compare the decimals and determine which price is larger.

Week at a Glance

Tuesday
- Decimal Quiz

Thursday
- Science Benchmark

Friday
- Fact Quiz
- DMH and DSH due
- Book Orders due

Next Week: Spring Break!

Book Orders - March

Scholastic Book Orders for March were sent home today. They are due by Friday, March 11 so I can get the order submitted before Spring Break.

If you would like to order online, our class code is: HK9CR