Happy Holidays!!!

Good afternoon!

Wow! I cannot believe we are half way through the school year! Where does the time go? I have enjoyed being your child’s ELA teacher, and I am looking forward to finishing out the year with them.

As we get into the new year, it is a good time to set some goals with your child. Please make sure your child is reading at home each night. It is so crucial that the kids read for 2 hours each week, or more! This would be about 20 minutes each night. If your child has practice or something going on one day during the week, they should double up another day. It’s hard for me to hold them accountable at home, so your help with this would be greatly appreciated!

Also, your child is going home with a Winter Wish List. We have noticed that many students are quickly running out of supplies that they use daily. Some of which being pencils, glue sticks, and sticky notes. Please check your child’s individual list for supplies they need and refill them over the break if you can! We would really appreciate it!

I hope you and your family have a fun, wonderful, and very restful holiday break. I will see you all in 2018! 

Week 17 Update

Good afternoon!

Only 8 more school days until break! Woohoo!!!

Reminders:

·       If your child was unable to attend the Penguin Patch on Monday, there will be a makeup day for all students this Monday, December 11^th. This will be the very last day they can shop. Please send in money with your child and designate how much money they should be spending on each family member.

·       We will be having our class book exchange during our holiday party on December 15^th. Please send in a wrapped book with your child no later than Wednesday, December 13^th. Girls will be exchanging books with girls, and boys will be exchanging books with boys. So, as you are finding books, please find one that you think a 4^th grade boy or girl would enjoy. Books do not have to be brand new, however they must be in good condition. Remember, this will be a new book to another child.

·       Our holiday party will be on December 15^th at 12:00. You are welcome to come join us for some holiday fun!

·       Our reading focus for next week will be text structures and our writing focus will be opinion writing.

·       We are finished with vocabulary and the no excuse words for this year! We will pick back up in January.

I hope you all make it home safely on this crazy day! Have a great weekend!

Week 16 Update

Good afternoon!

Reminders:

• ·       4th grade will be able to shop at the Penguin Patch Holiday Shop on Monday only. An envelope was sent home with your child yesterday in their Thursday folder. If you would like for your child to do some shopping, please send in the money with your child on Monday and designate how much money they are to spend on each person. There will be parent volunteers to help make sure the kids stay within their budgets (I need that for my personal life!!!!).
• ·       We will be having our class book exchange during our holiday party on December 15^th. Please send in a wrapped book with your child no later than Wednesday, December 13^th. Girls will be exchanging books with girls, and boys will be exchanging books with boys. So, as you are finding books, please find one that you think a 4^th grade boy or girl would enjoy. Books do not have to be brand new, however they must be in good condition. Remember, this will be a new book to another child.
• ·       Our holiday party will be on December 15^th at 12:00. You are welcome to come join us for some holiday fun!
• ·       Our reading focus for next week will be first and second hand accounts and our writing focus will be opinion writing.
• ·       The vocabulary quiz and no excuse words quiz will be on Friday, December 8^th. This will be the last one until after the new year. I know the kids will be so disappointed to hear this! J

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Only 13 more school days until the break!