I, parent/caregiver of _____________________________________________________________
(Student’s name)
have read and understand Davis’s Fourth Grade Scholars newsletter, Volume 2.3 .
Parent/Caregiver’s Name: ________________________________________________Date: ___________________
(Please sign, cut, and return this part to Ms. C. R. Davis on the next school day .)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Varennes Academy of Communications and Technology
1820 South Highway 29
Anderson, SC 29626
Mr. Leonard Galloway, Principal
Mr. Brian Williams, Assistant Principal/Instructional Facilitator
School Office: 864.260.5215
Davis’s Fourth Grade Scholars
Volume 2 Issue 3
December 10, 2013
Updates and Info from the Editor:
 Ms. C. R. Davis’s 2013-2014 Fourth Grade Scholars
My challenge to myself and you is: “Be Inspired… Do
Something.” Be reminded that it is when your student-scholar,
you, and I work as a team, your child will make significant marks
towards academic and behavioral excellence.
Our 2013 Winter MAP tests for Reading are now complete.
Much Reading progress was made by most students. The MAP
Math tests took place today, December 10th. Please have your
student-scholar share their results with you.
Upcoming school-related events include:
December
 10
Winter MAP: Math test… 8:15-9:45 a.m.
 19
PTSO Performance [Grade 5] 5:30 p.m.
 20
Holiday Celebrations/Parties during lunchtime!
December 23-January 3
Winter Break
January
 13
End of 2nd Nine Weeks/Student Holiday (PD for teachers)
 20
MLK Holiday
 29
Early Release Day for Students
Professionally,
~Ms. C. R. Davis
M.Ed+30+/Specialist: Business & Technology/NBCT-MCG
Anderson School District Five 2012-13 Teacher of the Year
Academic Notes
Coming to school, paying close attention, completing all
assignments both during class and homework are important
parts of the learning cycle. To this point, please make sure
that your child studies something every afternoon as part of
their home studies program. My student-scholars have been
asked to read and study their Social Studies text each day.
Using this strategy should enable them to be prepared for any
upcoming evaluation, be it a daily activity, quiz, test, district
assessment or the SC PASS test. Thank you, in advance, for
helping to make sure that your child is “responsible, respectful,
and ready to learn” each day.
Our current Social Studies unit for the second nine weeks is
about The American Revolution. Use the textbook, notes, and
research as study materials. Prepare to end this unit on
January 8th and get set for the district’s cumulative assessment
(Date TBA), covering units from August 2013 through January
2014 [Native Americans, Explorers of the New World, Cultural
Contributions, and the American Revolution].
Our Writing unit is about personal and persuasive essays.
We follow Lucy Caukins’s writing book requiring use of a
thesis-evidence-reason format which is the same as “boxes
and bullets.” Boxes and bullets are actually the same as using
the main idea and supporting details. Our primary goal is for
our writing to be easily understood by anyone who reads it.
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Have your student-scholar to share about and show you our
new implementation of their Google account.
E-mail: colettedavis@anderson5.net
Schoolwide Mission Statement:
Varennes Academy of Communications and Technology provides
a safe, nurturing, and diverse environment where students are
challenged and empowered to use communications and
technology to reach their greatest potential.
Schoolwide Pledge
I pledge to be respectful, responsible, and be ready to learn
today. I will make VACT a great place to be.
Giving to Help Others
Congratulations to Mrs. D. Hanks’s student-scholars for
coming in first place to win a dance party for having
contributed the most cans for the Carolina-Clemson Food
Drive, headed by Ms. Mitchell, our school counselor.
Reading Is Power
Please keep checking with your student-scholar to
determine their appropriate completion of at least one
book for reading enrichment per week.
 Student-scholars should include information about
the book on their Reading log. The Reading log is due
by the first Friday of each month, unless told
otherwise.
 For Pizza Hut’s Book-It Reading Incentive Program,
parents/caregivers should sign the log and verify the
number of minutes the student-scholar has read.
[Minimum: 30 hours per month]
 Books read may also be used to complete a “Power
Reading” activity per a reading incentive guided by
Ms. Malmquist, our school’s media specialist.
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Academic Change
The weekly Spelling vocabulary requirement is now 10
W
words. Students
must also write and study meaning as
well as the
W part of speech for all 15 words by
Wednesday of each week.
Best times to schedule a conference or contact me:
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7:45-7:55 a.m. (M-F)
12:40-1:15 p.m. (T-F)
2:30-2:55 p.m. (M, W, Th)
2:30-2:40 p.m. (F)
My Webpage
Visit my webpage on the VACT site under “Faculty.”
Special events and academic updates are listed on my
calendar. Please check these out as an additional way of
staying up-to-date with class activities and requirements.
Homework is self-help to check what you know.
“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.”
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.