2011 Newsletter 3rd 6 Wks

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We are well into the school year and students are learning new and

rigorous content everyday at Bethune Academy. We have just

completed the 2nd Six weeks and teachers are actively building

foundations and relationships with each and every student. As a

community we are currently preparing for the holiday season but

we did want to let you know that we are continuing to work

through the new grading policy, the R issue, and PROJECTS that

are for major grades in each core subject your child is taking in

the 4th grade. Remember: Feel free to contact us by phone oremail if you have any questions or concerns you may have. We are

here to help you and your child through this school year.

November 18,2011

Volume 5, Issue 2

Community Hs Incredible

Inside this issue:

Communication 2

The Reading Corner 2

Mathematic Moments 2

The Reading Corner 3

Science & SocialStudies Station

4

Birthdays 4

School Days Comic 4

Shout OUTS 5

Dates and Notes 5

Bethune Academy

Special points of interest: Learn more about upcoming

projects, events andhappenings that are comingthis school year for 4thgrade.

Watch for our CommendedPerformance students in

the shout-out section!

Happy Birthdays inOctober and November!

NEWSLETTER

Our 4th graders are officiallyC.H.I.C.K.E.N.s!Bethune Academy had its official C.H.I.C.K.E.N. Club

Kickoff on October 25, 2011. Our fourth graders stood

up and took a pledge to stay C=cool, H=honest,

I=intelligent, C=clear-headed, K=keen, E=energetic, and N=not interested in drugs! Students

then took part in a pep rally where each community cheered and performed against drugs.

The CHICKEN Club is an anti-drug club that focuses on fourth graders throughout ALDINE ISD.


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For the week of November 29 throughDecember 3rd, the students will review andlearn differences between cause and effect.Over the break review with your childdifferent newspaper or online articles and

explain which are Facts and which aresomeones opinion. This concept will beintroduced and discussed after theThanksgiving holiday. Also have your child tosummarize the articles they are reading andprovide you with the details to back up theirsummary as we will review summarizing, andsupporting details.

Please have all homework completed and

returned to school the next day.

Ms. McPheters

Email us for a quick reply or call (281) 878-0380! Dont forgetour conference time is from 9:35-10:25 a.m. daily. Please give 24hour notice.

Mrs. Shaina Glass (Science): [email protected]

Mr. Riad Chalhoub (Math) [email protected]

Ms. McPheters(Reading) [email protected]

Please do not hesitate to contact any of us if you have anyquestions or concerns.

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The Reading Corner

Make sure you read for 20 min-

utes every night!

We are working now on modeling

fractions, number lines using fractions,

Equivalent fractions and ordered pairs.

Amy record her earning for days.

Day Amount of money

Friday $85

Saturday $55

Sunday $40

Solve the following problem:

If Amy distributes her money between

checking, saving and charity account

equally, how much money will she put in

her saving account?

In the last six weeks, students werelearning how to use their superiormultiplication skills in long divisionproblems and in two-digit by two-digitmultiplication problems. It was chal-lenging but our community took on thechallenge and now we can call our-selves INCREDIBLE Division and

Multiplication MATHmaticians!

Mathematic Moments

We wish you good luck!

We, as acommunity,want to wish

AaliyahFontenettegood luck onmaking it tothe finals in the Spelling Bee! Studyhard and do your best! We are allcheering you on!

Ms. McPheters, Mr. Chalhoub & Mrs.Glass, along with every student in ourINCREDIBLE Community!
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Volume 5, Issue 2

Science and Social Studies Station

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Mrs. Glass, Mr. Chalhoub and Ms.McPheters and all of the Bethune Familywould like to wish a very happy Birthdayto the students whose birthday is in

October and November!October November

Birthdays Birthdays

Jakobe Young Asia Russaw

Shelby Clark Ashley Hernandez

Brysan Starnes Clarrisa DeLeon

Reshaud Smith Tela Shepherd

In Texas History, we just

completed exploring the First

Texans (American Indians).

Students enjoyed creating the

dioramas on the American Indian

tribes and their papers were

Fantastic! This six weeks, stu-

dents will explore the first

Europeans that come to the

Americas and their reasons for

coming to the New World.

Students will receive a project on

Explorers the week we come back

we come back from the

Thanksgiving Break.

Parents: Look For it!

UPDATE: The Texas Studies

Weekly Readers in HERE! Thanks to all the parents

who helped bring them into our classroom. Your

child will bring their copies home soon-(in sets of 7).

Over the last six weeks, students learned

about different types of energy, and

developed a circuit and an electromagnet.

It was fun, surprising and exciting to see

students engaged in what unfolded in theclassroom everyday!

Now the fun continues as we venture into

Earth Science and what our planet

contains. Students will identify what soil is,

its importance and what happens when our

planet ERODES! The opportunities are

endless when it comes to exploring our

Earth.


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The teachers of this Incredible Community would like to give a shout out to the extra-ordinary

students who went above and beyond, making COMMENDED PERFORMANCE on the 2nd Six

weeks Benchmark Tests. Note: Commended Performance are scores between 90-100!

Community Hs SHOUT OUT Board

Community H:

DATES TO REMEMBER

Thanksgiving Break: November 21 25th

Progress Reports go home: Dec. 7th

Bethune Holiday Program: Dec. 8th

Benchmark Testing: Dec. 12th-16th

Winter Break: December 20 Jan. 2nd

Would you like to be notified when a note is coming home? How about when there is a quick question or

concern from you or your childs teacher? The solution: Your email address! Please email Mrs. Glass to add

your email address to the Community H parent contact list. We are on the Web too!

Mrs. Glass website: http://www.wix.com/snglass/mrsglass4th2011

Bethune Academys Web site address: http://schools.aldine.k12.tx.us/webs/102/home.htm

MATH

Shelby Clark

Cesia Padilla

Armando Parra

Siemyone Edgars

Asia Russaw

READING

Mahki Dearman(perfect score)

Siemyone Edgars

Cesia Padilla

Robert Singh

Ariyel Johnson

Omar Lopez

SCIENCE

Shelby Clark (perfect score)

Makhi Dearman (perfect score)

Siemyone Edgars

Aaliyah Fontenette

Miguel Marroquin

Robert Myers

John Wilson

Omar Lopez

Reshaud Smith

Great Job guys!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Cesia Padilla

Aaliyah Fontenette

SURPRISE!Students: Dont forget to meet

Mrs. Glass at our

CELEBRATION Location onSaturday, November 19, 2011

for Breakfast and a FLICK!

You must have your invitation

to attend !

See you there!

Note to parents: Students received an

invitation because of their E in conduct on

report cards for the 2nd Six weeks.

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