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I'm a first-year substitute teacher. Throughout the year I will be helping out in classrooms and filling in where needed.  
 
When I'm not at school I'm at home hanging out with my wife and dog.  We're all eagerly looking forward to the arrival of our baby boy in October!
 

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Week of 4/15

Hello 4th grade families,
 
We're starting another week of MCA testing so our schedule is a bit different this week, especially since we also do not have school on Friday. The students will be taking their MCA Math test on Wednesday and Thursday in the morning.
 
Language Arts- We just finished up Unit 6 and we will be taking a break this week from the regular curriculum due to the testing that is occurring in the morning. Instead, we will be participating in Readers Theater, so the children will be reading short plays on Monday and then acting them out on Tuesday.
 
Math- We will be slowly practicing long division as the week goes on. As it is often a difficult skill to master, it will be the only thing the kids work on this week.
 
The children will be working hard to prepare for and take the MCA on Wednesday and Thursday. They did wonderfully on the Reading MCA two weeks ago and I expect the same for the math MCA this week.
 
Reminders:
MCA testing on Wednesday and Thursday
No school on Friday
 
Have a wonderful week!
Mr. Myhra

Week of 4/8

Hello Families,
See below for this week's schedule. The reading MCA went wonderfully and all the kids worked really hard to do well! I'm very proud of their Grit. This week will be a full, normal week, and then we will have the Math MCA the following week
 
Language Arts: We will finish up week 3 of Unit 6 that we started a while back, covering the topics of character and theme. We will wrap up with a test at the end of the week
 
Math: We will be starting the week by completing a review of Unit 5 and then taking the Unit 5 test on Tuesday. Then we will start working on mastering division facts and long division.
 
Reminders
April 17th and 18th - Math MCA
 
 
Hope you all have a good week!

MCA Phone Policy

 

Per state requirements, students are unable to have access to their cell phones, personal devices, or wearable technology at any time during MCA or MTAS testing or during breaks from MCA or MTAS testing. In the event that a student has access to a cell phone, personal device, or wearable technology during testing, the student’s test is required to be invalidated, even if the student did not use the device. Wearable technology includes but is not limited to smart watches and fitness trackers.

On dates when your student is scheduled to take MCA or MTAS assessments, your student will check in their phone, device, and wearable technology with me on the morning of testing. I will collect the phone/device/wearable technology, put it in a labeled Ziploc bag and keep it in a locked cupboard until the end of testing for the day, at which time I will return the phone/device/wearable technology to your student.

Week of 4/1

Hello Families,
See below for this week's schedule. Our 4th grade class will be taking the reading MCA this week on Thursday and Friday, so we will be working to prepare for that.
 
Language Arts: Reviewing topics such as Main Idea and Details, Text Structures, and Synonyms/Antonyms in preparation for the Reading MCA test on Thursday and Friday
 
Math: We will be starting the week by finishing up the lessons in Unit 5, such as symmetry and multistep word problems, then we will spend the 2nd half of the week reviewing and preparing for the Unit 5 test next week.
 
MCA schedule this year:
 
April 4th and 5th - Reading MCA 
 
April 17th and 18th - Math MCA
 
Also, we reach 350 class shout outs before Spring Break. So at some point this week the kids will get to enjoy an ice cream party!!!
 
Hope you all have a good week!

Week of 3/18

Hello everyone!
 
Here is the schedule for the week!
 
Language Arts: We will be working on Figurative Language and Poetry this week. We will also use the end of the week to review some of our tougher topics.
 
Math: We will be working a bit on geometry this week, including understanding and identifying angles.
 
This week is Spirit Week! Here are the days:
Monday: Hoodie day
Tuesday: PJ day
Wednesday: School colors day (black, red, gray, and white)
Thursday: Jersey day
Friday: Hat day
 
Reminder:
Spring Break is March 25th through the 29th

Week of 3/11

Hello Families,
 
Here is the schedule for the week. 
 
Language Arts: We will be continuing our work on Unit 6, focusing on confronting challenges. This week we will work on summarizing and understanding the characters of the stories we've read so far. 
 
Math: We will continue our work on fractions. We will be adding and subtracting mixed and improper fractions. We will also be using additional time during the day improving our skills with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
 
 
Reminders:
Our field trip to the Bell Museum is on Tuesday. If you haven't yet, please make sure to submit payment online and get the permission slip handed in.

Week of 3/3

Hello Families,
 
Here is the schedule for the week. 
 
Language Arts: We will be continuing our work on Unit 6, focusing on confronting challenges. This week we will be reading mythological stories, with a focus on Identifying themes.
 
Math: We will continue our work on fractions. This week we will learn about converting mixed and improper fractions and begin learning how to add fractions together.
 
Science: We will spend the week reviewing and taking the test on Structures and functions of animals
 
Reminders:
Field trip permission slips are due on 3/6
The end of the Trimester is on 3/8. The students do not have school on Friday

Week of 2/26

Hello Families,
 
Here is the schedule for the week. Due to being sick, I was out part of last week, so our topics are the same.
 
Language Arts: We will be starting Unit 6, focusing on confronting challenges. This week we will learn about making connections, describing characters, setting and events in a quest story, and determining theme.
 
Math: We will start Unit 5, focusing on fractions and mixed numbers. This week we will learn about what mixed numbers and improper fractions are and fraction decomposition.
 
Science: We will continue with Topic 7, Structures and Functions. 
 
Reminders:
The end of the Trimester is on 3/8

Week of 2/20

Hello Families,
 
Here is the schedule for the week: 
 
Language Arts: We will be starting Unit 6, focusing on confronting challenges. This week we will learn about making connections, describing characters, setting and events in a quest story, and determining theme.
 
Math: We will take the Unit 4 test and start Unit 5, focusing on fractions and mixed numbers. This week we will learn about what mixed numbers and improper fractions are and fraction decomposition.
 
Science: We will continue with Topic 7, Structures and Functions. 
 
Reminders:  
 
February 20: World Culture Day-Families may attend from 4:30-6:15 PM.
 
Have a great week!
 
Mr. Myhra

Week of 2/12

Hello Families!
 
Here is the schedule for the week: 
 
Language Arts: We will wrap up Unit 5 and take the Unit test on Tuesday. Then we will explore Unit 6 which covers Character, Theme, and other aspects of fiction.
 
Math: We will continue Unit 4 focusing on multi-digit multiplication. This week we will keep practicing multi-digit multiplication and spend a bit of time reviewing reviewing finding area of rectangles
 
Science: We will start Topic 7, Structures and Functions of Plants and Animals
 
Reminders:  
Valentines day is on Wednesday and it is Pink and Red free dress day.
No school on the 19th
The world culture fair is on the 20th.
 
Have a great week!

Week of 2/5

Hello Families!
 
Here is the schedule for the week: 
 
Language Arts: We will wrap up Unit 5, focusing on reading texts about technology. This week we will learn about how authors use reasons and evidence to support points in a text, learn about the problem/solution text structure, and learn how to integrate information from two different texts
 
Math: We will continue Unit 4 focusing on multi-digit multiplication. This week we will learn about multi-step word problems and review frequency tables and bar graphs.
 
Science: We will continue Topic 6, The History of Planet Earth. 
 
Reminders:  
February 8: Conferences 3:45 PM-6:45 PM
February 9: No School/Conferences 7:15 AM-12:45 PM
 
I look forward to meeting with all of you at conferences at the end of this week!

Week of 1/22

Hello Families!
 
Here is the schedule for the week: 
 
Language Arts: We will start Unit 5, which focuses on technology and how we use it. We will be working on analyzing cause and effect in texts
 
Math: We are starting Unit 4, which focuses on multi-digit multiplication. 
 
Science: We will finish up Topic 5, Earth's Natural Hazards.
 
Reminders: 
January 26: Free Dress/Pajama Day 
February 8-9: Parent Conferences
 
Have a great week!

Week of 1/15

Hello Families!
 
Here is the schedule for the week: 
 
Language Arts: We will work on week 3 of Unit 4. The skills we will learn about this week are asking questions, making inferences, and first/third person point of view.
 
Math: We will wrap up Unit 3 with rounding decimals, then spend the rest of the week preparing for and taking the Unit 3 test.
 
Social Studies: We'll start the week with the Chapter 5 test and then work on the states and capitals found in the Northeast.
 
Science: We will continue learning about Earth's Natural Hazards.
 

Week of 1/8

Hello Families!
 
Here is the schedule for the week: 
 
Language Arts: We will take a quiz on Unit 4, Week 1. We will also start Week 2. The skills we will learn about this week are asking questions, making inferences, and first/third person point of view.
 
Math: We will be continuing Unit 3. We will learn about working with decimals through the thousandths place, rounding decimals, and comparing and ordering decimals. 
 
Social Studies: We will wrap up Chapter 5 learning about The Northeast Region of the United States.
 
Science: We will start Topic 5, Earth's Natural Hazards.
 
Reminders:
January 15-MLK Day/No School

Week of 1/2

Hello everyone!
 
I hope you all had a wonderful break. We will be jumping right back into the swing of things tomorrow.
 
Here is the schedule for the week. We will also be reviewing the classroom and school expectations tomorrow so everyone is back on track. 
 
Language Arts: We start Unit 4 "Understanding Different Points of View". The skills we will focus on asking questions about characters and events and analyzing first and third person point of view.
 
Math: We will be continuing Unit 3. We will review what we learned about fractions before break and start to learn more about decimals.
 
Social Studies: We will continue Chapter 5 learning about The Northeast Region of the United States.
 
Science: We will review Topic 4: Earth's Features and take a test on the topic, before starting Topic 5: Earth's Natural Hazards.
 
Reminders:
January 5: Animal Day/Free Dress Day