Wilmington Christian Academy

Ms. Young
Fourth Grade

"Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10)

Important Dates:

May 24th: Pops Concert/Band Concert - 8:30 a.m.

May 28th: No School: Memorial Day

May 29th: K4 program - 7:00 p.m.

May 31st: K5 Graduation - 7:00 p.m.

June 1st: Elementary Awards - 8:30 a.m. - Dismissal at 11:30.

Summer Camp Opportunities

Enrichment Camp Brochure

Enrichment Camp Application

Sports Camp Brochure

Sports Camp Application

Summer Day Camp Brochure

Summer Day Camp Application

 Important Links:

Fine Arts Information Packet

Fine Arts Permission Slip

Squirrels Club Parent Letter

Squirrels Club Application

Squirrels Club Schedule

Academic Testing

Poetry Competition Info

Goals and Objectives

Arithmetic Goals & Objectives

Bible Goals & Objectives

Health Goals & Objectives

History Goals & Objectives

Language Goals & Objectives

Music Goals & Objectives

Penmanship Goals & Objectives

Physical Education Goals & Objectives

Reading Goals & Objectives

Science Goals & Objectives

Spelling & Vocabulary Goals & Objectives

Spanish Goals & Objectives

Class List

Class Schedule

Birthdays

Electives Schedule

Casual Days

Grading Scale

Reading Is To The Mind

 What Exercise Is To The Body!

Graphic Organizers      Spelling/ Vocabulary Games      Writing Journals

Book Review                 Business Letter                            Book Talk

Mimio Activities             Class Tall Tale                             Mad Scientist Day

Friendly Letters              Compare/Contrast Essay          Science Journals

  General Reminders

1.  Encourage your children to finish well! We're almost to the finish line!

2.  I will be administering the end of year Stars Test to the students.  This will help you to see the progress they have made.

3.  Everyone will take the Medallion AR test as the final grade for the book. There is only one quiz left.

4.  May AR test is due on Wednesday, May 30th by 3:00.

5.  Thank you Mrs. Mullinax and Mrs. Cleveland for the wagon and cooler for Field Day! =) Thank you to those who spent time with us!

End of Year Party Information

* Place: Northside Baptist Church playground

* Time:  9:00 - 2:30

*  Dress: Shorts, capris, WCA t-shirt (field day, sport, etc.). Girl's shorts must be to the knee.

*  Sack lunch with a drink needed for each student.

*  Water gun and towel for the annual "Water Gun War"! You may bring a change of clothes.

*  There is no cost for the party, but if you can donate any of the following items, that would be greatly appreciated. Let us know by email or note what you are willing to bring.

     1.  Water bottles and juice boxes (no soda)

     2.  Bagged snacks for the afternoon - sweet or salty

     3.  Coolers with ice for the drinks. We can use the ice machine on our gym stage for ice if needed.

     4.   Sport equipment - frisbees, volleyballs, basketballs, etc.

     5.   Students need to have some type of footwear on during the water gun fight, so bring water shoes, flip flops, or anything you don't mind getting wet!

     6.   Parents are welcome to join us any time during the day. Siblings at school may not be checked out to attend our party. Everyone has their own end of year party planned. The only exceptions are younger siblings at home and K4-K5 that are normally picked up in carline and don't stay for after care.

Test Schedule   

 Week of May 21st - 25th

Monday, May 21st:  Health Quiz - pgs. 64-71

Tuesday, May 22nd: History Test - Chapter 12

                                  Reading Quiz - Medallion - Chap. 4-6

Wednesday, May 23rd: Bible Test - Unit 10

                                      Spelling Pre Test - Unit 16

Friday, May 24th: Math Test - Ls. 130-141

                             Health Test - Chapters 4 and 5

                             Spelling FInal Test - Unit 16

Keep "Aiming for the Stars" in AR! The following student has moved up into a new point club. Several others are close to moving to the next level!  

Reading and Language

We have begun our novel Medallion. It has valuable lessons for this age group throughout the entire book. We will have two quizzes on it. Everyone will take the AR test for it when we finish it. It will be their final test grade for the book. It does not count for their May AR book.

Reading Test Information

This week is Unit 16 spelling.  The words are adorn, appropriate, assemble, colossal, effective, frail, hostage, landslide, rampage, scamper, symptom, and warrant.

We will end the year with spelling tests. We'll work on the vocabulary in class and complete the exercises in the book. The vocabulary is all familiar words we've had all year in our reading, etc. The unfamiliar words were in the first three quarters.

There are excellent activities on the Sadlier-Oxford website. The web address is vocabularyworkshop.com. We are Level Orange. The students access code is VWL11S9FBQT4. You can also find the code highlighted on page 2 of the spelling book.This site is very beneficial for vocabulary activities.

 AR Guidelines and Announcements

May 90% Club

Congratulations to the newest members of the May 90% Club!

Miss Young's Readers: Trey, Hayden, Mikey

Mr. Chappell's Readers: Cyan, Paige, Matthew, Nick S., Jacob

May is "Choose From 3 Month". Students may read historical fiction, fantasy, or a mystery.

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a monthly requirement for all students. The goal is to increase comprehension and develop a love for reading. Students must read a chapter book at their level and pass the AR test with 80% or higher. It is a test grade in reading. If a student reads multiple books in a month, the highest grade received will be recorded. If a student reads only one book, then the score they receive on that book will be recorded. Failure to read a book will result in a zero.

Picture books are not acceptable for the monthly reading requirement. These may be read for fun and points with MIss Pope in the library. A steady diet of picture books is not beneficial in building your child's vocabulary and comprehension.