Dear Parent,

On May 14th, your child will be going swimming at the Y.M.C.A. from 11:20 - 12:50 p.m. and on May 19th they will go from 12:50 - 2:30 p.m.  These days will be replacing their P.E. days/time and Mrs. Vanderwey, Mr. Paul, and Mrs. Ashton will be taking them.  If any additional parents would like to volunteer to go, please notify Mrs. Vanderwey.  Please send your child's swimming material (swim suit, towel...), water bottle, and sun tan lotion.  If you have any questions or concerns in regards to these days, please see Mrs. Vanderwey.  Thanks!

Your child should begin memorizing the 5's and 11's ONLY for Multiplication Facts.  Please continue to review the 1's and 2's with your child.  I will be having them memorize the easier ones that have tricks to them to help memorize.  Children should memorize them like they memorize their weekly spelling words.

God Bless,

Mrs. Florez

Math:  Here are some websites for Addition & Subtraction Facts, Telling Time, and Money:

1. http://www. mhschool.com/math/2002/student/factdash/popup.html
2. http://www.dositey.com/
3. http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cashout/index.html
4. http://www.dositey.com/

 Spelling:   January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, months, alphabet, artist, Catholic, Religion, diverse, culture, future

Here is a website on different grade levels:

1. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsv/smg/index.html
2. http://www.dositey.com/ (Language Arts)

 Vocabulary Words:  

         1.  address:  The street/number of a business or residence.

         2.  role:  The job or purpose of a person or thing.

         3.  capitol:  The building where state lawmakers meet.

         4.  marriage: The state of being married, or the relationship between husband and wife.

         5.  dessert:  A sweet food, such as icecream, fruit, or cake, usually served at the end of a meal.

         6.  artist:  Someone very skilled at painting, making things, or performing in art.

         7.  diverse:  Varied or assorted.

         8.  culture:  The culture of a group of people in their way of life, ideas, customs, and traditions.

         9.  future:  The time to come.

       10.  month: One of the 12 parts that make up a year.

Grammar:  Here is a website the students can use to review material they've learned about:

1. http://www.vdc.engr.scu.edu/knowItAll/English/4thEnglish/4EGMenu.htm
2. Noun:  names a person, place, thing, or animal.
3. Verb:  tells what is or what happens in a sentencs; shows action.
4. Subject:  tells who or what the sentence is about.
5. Adjectives:  are describing words.  Adjective that describe usually tell what kind.
6. Adverbs:  some tell how.  They usually end in ly.  Adverbs that tell how usually help to explain the verb.
7. Synonyms:  is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
8. Prefix:  is placed in front of a root word.  A prefix has a meaning. Contractions:  is a short form of two words.
9. An apostrophe (') takes the place of the letters that are left out.

Angel Message:  When we grant mercy to someone who deserves our forgiveness, the angelic self within us becomes more visible.