Mrs. Nawrot's 4th grade class at Crossroads Charter Academy has several academic and class updates. This week they will review short and long vowels in spelling and read the story "Mrs. Frisby and the Crow" in reading. In writing, they will learn the writing process and write their first paragraph of an autobiography. The class also has several upcoming events like MAP testing and book orders due. Students are focusing on the character traits of respect and responsibility this month.

1. Crossroads Charter
Academy
Big Rapids, MI
September 7,
2012
Mrs. Nawrot’s Classroom News
This Week’s Academics Class News
Spelling  First Book Order- Our class participates in
Next week we review short and long vowels. We will the Scholastic Book Order program. If you
be using the Sitton Spelling program, and we will would like to order books, please return the
have a skill test over the vowels and a word test over book order form and payment by Sept. 21. If
20 spelling words on Friday. Be watching for a pink you are interested in ordering online I have
Take Home Task assignment on Thursday.
attached a form that should make it quick
Reading and simple. All orders earn our classroom
Next week we will be reading a story, Mrs. Frisby and
the Crow. We will continue reading aloud as a class
FREE books.
and enjoying some independent reading.  Character Traits- We are focused in on
Writing Respect and Responsibility this month!
Next week we will look at the steps of the writing  Box Tops- Our class will be counting and
process and what makes a paragraph. We will write collecting Box Tops for the whole school.
our first paragraph of our autobiography. Please send some in! We enjoy the
Math organization and helping out our PTO. 
We have begun switching classrooms for our math  Thank You- I want to say thank you for a
time each day. We are reviewing addition and
great 1st week of school! I appreciate all that
subtraction for our first unit.
you have done to help your child transition
Social Studies
into the 4th grade! You make all the
We are looking at who makes up the United States
and our government. We will look at local, state, and difference to your child and their success!
national government to see the whole picture.  Planners – Planners should be in the office
soon for purchase. Until then I will print
Special Notes
MAP Testing – Next week we will begin
paper planners.
the MAP test. 4th Graders take the MAP test Upcoming Events
in Reading, Language Usage, and Math.
This will be a beginning of the year • Sept. 8 – Happy Birthday Carter!
measurement, which will help us monitor
• Sept. 10 – Happy Birthday Alexis!
student growth.
• Sept. 11 – Happy Birthday Gavin!
Check out our class blog at • Sept. 13 - MAP Testing at 12:40
http://mrsnawrot.blogspot.com/ • Sept. 14 – Assembly at 10 for Tuba Bach
• Sept. 20 – MAP Testing at 12:40
• Sept. 21 – Scholastic Book Order Due
• Sept. 27 – MAP Testing at 12:40