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! 

Penguin Patch Holiday Shop

Week 15 Update

Good afternoon!

I cannot believe that Thanksgiving break is already here! We had so much fun with our fall centers today. Your child brought home some pumpkin play dough today that they made, if they have it in their backpack you will want to take it out and keep it in the refrigerator so it does not mold! We don’t want smelly backpacks when we return from break!

Reminders:

• ·         I will be placing a Scholastic Book order on November 27^th. Books are GREAT Christmas gifts for the kiddos, and you can find some really great deals on books through Scholastic. We will also be doing a book exchange at our holiday party, so this is a great way to get a book! Girls will be exchanging books with girls, and boys will be exchanging books with boys.  
•        If you would like to order a book go to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home and type in our class code Q79JX. When you order through our class, we get new books for our classroom library!
• ·         The next No Excuse Words and Vocabulary quizzes will be on Friday, December 8^th.
• ·         Our reading focus after the break will be dramas, and we will continue to learn about opinion writing.

I hope you all have a wonderful, and restful Thanksgiving. If you are traveling, safe travels! I am thankful for each of the little turkeys I get to teach each day! They make my heart happy!

Week 14 Update

Good afternoon,

Thanks to everyone who completed the parent survey during conference week! The kiddos were able to enjoy their ice cream sandwiches on Monday for being the class with the most parent participation in 4^th grade!

Reminders:

• ·      If you did not get a chance to do so at conferences, please complete our school survey. This is a part of our CCRPI score and we would love to have all parents complete it! Thank you in advance! http://gshs.gadoe.org/parents
• ·       Turkey Bingo will be on Monday. The PTSA meeting will begin at 6:15 and the cut off for the Foundation Basket Auction will be at 6:30.
• ·       From our lunch room manager: We will be having our Thanksgiving luncheon on Tuesday of next week.  The menu will be turkey, stuffing, gravy, and a dinner roll with the side choices being mashed potatoes, green beans, squash casserole, tropical fruit, and hot cinnamon apples.  The dessert will be a pumpkin harvest cookie.  Other entrées this day will be, French bread pizza, taco salad, or a yogurt plate.  
• ·       The no excuse words quiz and the vocabulary quiz will be on Friday the 17^th. If your child is absent on Friday, they will be required to take both assessments on Monday after the break.
• ·       I will be placing a Scholastic Book order on November 27^th. Books are GREAT Christmas gifts for the kiddos, and you can find some really great deals on books through Scholastic. We will also be doing a book exchange at our holiday party, so this is a great way to get a book! Girls will be exchanging books with girls, and boys will be exchanging books with boys.  
•       If you would like to order a book go to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home and type in our class code Q79JX. When you order through our class, we get new books for our classroom library!

Have a wonderful weekend! If you have any questions, please let me know! Thanks!

Week 12 Update

Good afternoon,

Here are some reminders:

•        We are partnering with Kennesaw Mountain High School to do a canned food drive. I have attached information about the Canned Food Contest. Please print this out and send it in with your can donation.
•         Our celebration for Veterans is on November 10^th at 9 AM. All 4^th graders will be participating. Please invite any veterans you know to join us so we can thank them for their service!
•        Students will be quizzed on vocabulary words from lessons 1-5 on Friday, November 3^rd. Students were given a list of specific words that they need to study, along with a list of the roots and prefixes they need to know. Students will only be required to use the words in a sentence. So, please encourage your child to write the words in a sentence by themselves. This helps the kids learn how to use the words in context.
•         Their no excuse words quiz will be on Friday, November 3^rd as well.
•      Our reading focus for next week will be point of view.
•           Our writing focus for next will be to complete our first opinion essay.

Have a great weekend! If you have any questions, please let me know!

Week 11 Update

Good morning!

Thank you so much for taking time out of your day and week to come to our conference. I really enjoyed meeting with each of you to talk about your precious child. I am truly blessed with a wonderful class!

Reminders:

• Please have students bring in their painted pumpkins on Tuesday the 24^th. The pumpkins should NOT be completed, just painted a solid color if needed since there will not be enough time for it to dry in class.
• Our Pumpkin Transformations will take place on Wednesday, October 25^th.
•  Box Tops are due on October 27^th.
•  Next week is Red Ribbon Week. Please see the following list of dress up days:

o   Monday: Wear Red to kick off Red Ribbon week

o   Tuesday:  Let’s Tie Down and Boot Out Drugs!!! Wear Bow Ties, Bows, or Boots

o   Wednesday: Sock it to Drugs!!! Wear Crazy Socks

o   Thursday: Put a Cap on Drugs!!! Wear Hats

o   Friday: My Character is Too Great for Drugs!!!” Dress up as Your Favorite Story Book Character

• Our reading focus next week will be on point of view. Our writing focus will be opinion writing. The next vocabulary and no excuse words quiz will be on November 3^rd. The vocabulary will be over Lessons 1-5 so please make sure your child starts studying now!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Week 10 Update

Good afternoon!

I hope you all had a fantastic week!

Reminders:

•          If you have not done so already, please go to the following link to sign up for an item to be donated for our “Family Fun” basket for the auction. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094FAEAA29A20-family
•          Next week is conference week, students will be dismissed at 12:30 each day. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your scheduled conference time to ensure that we stay on time. Here is the link in case you need a reminder about your conference time. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4caeac23aafc1-muhlbauer
•          The no excuse words and the vocabulary quiz will be on Friday, October 20^th.
•          Our reading focus for next week will be Informational Texts (scientific and historical)

If you have any extra glue sticks around your house, we would greatly appreciate them! I’m convinced that the kids are eating the glue sticks or something because they are dwindling so quickly!

If you have any questions, please let me know! I hope you all have a great weekend!

Week 8 Update

Good afternoon,

I cannot believe it is already time for fall break! However, I am not complaining! J

Reminders for after the break:

·         We go to the Fire Safety Village on October 5^th. Please have your child wear comfortable clothing and tennis shoes. We will be outside for a portion of the day, so make sure they are dressed for the weather.

·         The vocabulary and spelling quizzes are on October 6^th. I know it’s the break, but please have your child look at the words next week! I don’t want a week to go by without them looking at the words. Thanks!

I hope you all have safe travels if you are going out of town, and I hope you have a great week!

Thanks!

Week 7 Update

Good afternoon!

I am sending this weekly update a little early because I will not be here at school tomorrow.

Reminders:

·         Vocabulary and Spelling Quizzes are tomorrow, 9/15!

·         Please place your Scholastic book order soon if you’d like to order books for your child. Your order must be submitted by Thursday at midnight!

·         The School Store will be open in the morning on September 20^th in the cafeteria. Students may bring money to buy various items.

·         Reflections projects are due on Friday, September 22^nd.

·         The Fire Safety Village will be coming to visit us for our pre-visit on Thursday, September 21^st. Please return all permission forms no later than Tuesday September 19^th.

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I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Week 6 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

-      - The Fall Festival is TONIGHT! Bullard Spirit Wear will be sold (cash only).

-      - Vocabulary and Spelling Quizzes will be on Friday, September 15^th.

-      - The School Store will be open in the morning on September 20^th in the cafeteria. Students may bring money to buy various items.

-       -   Reflections projects are due on Friday, September 22^nd.

-       - Please place your Scholastic book order soon if you’d like to order books for your child. See last week’s email/blog post for more information.

-       - Box Tops are due on October 27^th. Please place them in a baggie with your child’s name and my name written on the front.

-       - 4^th grade will be celebrating Veteran’s Day on November 10^th by giving a performance to our Veterans. If you know a Veteran, please invite them to join our celebration from 9:00 to 9:45.

Also, Bullard Elementary School is participating in a joint relief effort with the Cobb County School District for our areas impacted by recent hurricanes.  We will be conducting a supply drive through Wednesday, 9/13.  Attached is a CCSD generated list of needed items that we are asking you, our students, and our community to donate to the cause.  Along with the attached list, unopen cases of water will also be accepted here at Bullard.  These items will be picked up here at Bullard by the district and then shipped to those in need late next week. 

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Thanks! 

Week 5 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

-          There is no school on Monday September 4^th.

-          Please sign and return the Performing Arts permission forms that were sent home in the Thursday folders yesterday.

-          In celebration of grandparent’s day, grandparents are invited to have breakfast with students on Friday, September 8^th.

-          Progress Reports will be going home next Thursday.

-          Don’t forget to place a Scholastic book order!

o   To order:

o   Go online to: scholastic.com/newparent

o   Look up my name: Mrs. Hannah Muhlbauer

o   Or enter our Class Code: Q79JX

I hope you have a nice and restful long weekend! 

Week 4 Update

Good afternoon families!

We have been working really hard in reading and writing! I am proud of the effort they are putting in.

Reminders:

•         Lollipops are on back order and will not be sold next week.
•         Next Wednesday, August 30^th is an early release day. The students will be dismissed 2 hours early.
•        There will be a spelling and vocabulary quiz on Friday, September 1st.
•        On Friday, September 1^st students may wear their favorite college/professional football team shirt to kick off football season!
•        Information on the Fall Festival went home yesterday in the Thursday folders. If you wish to attend, please complete and return the form by September 7^th.
•        Please sign and return the stapled packet of graded paper in your child’s Thursday folder along with any corrections your child may have made. All other loose papers should be left at home.

Please remind your child that they need to be responsible for their work, journals, books, etc. Many students are leaving these items at home. As a result, they are losing Dojo’s for being unprepared. I realize that 4^th grade is a big transition year, but it is important that your child comes prepared to school. It is their responsibility to pack their backpacks at night or in the morning. Your support with encouraging responsibility is greatly appreciated!

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Week 2 Update

Good afternoon!

Thank you so much for coming to Open House last night! I appreciate you taking the time out of your evening to come learn about your child’s 4^th grade year. If you were unable to make it, I am emailing a copy of the PowerPoint I shared.

Reminders:

-       - Milestone scores were sent home today in the Thursday folders.

-       - If you are allowing your child to stay for the extended day on Monday, August 21^st for the Solar Eclipse, then a permission form MUST be signed and returned by Friday, August 18^th. All students will be provided with the special viewing glasses.

-       - Vocabulary and Spelling Quiz on Friday

-       - Student Council speeches will be held on August 23rd and the class will vote on our 2 classroom representatives. Any student giving a speech may not bring any sort of food or candy to pass out to students.

-       - Students should be reading 20 minutes each night for a total of 2 hours each week.

-       - Please allow your child to clean out their binder as this helps with personal responsibility and they know what papers are and are not allowed to be taken out. Also, students should not complete any work inside their binders/folders unless it is written down in their agenda. If they tell you they don’t have to do it and it isn’t written in their agenda, I promise they are not lying to you! If you are ever unsure, you are always more than welcome to email me! Thanks for your support!

I hope you all have a wonderful, restful weekend!

Week 30

Hi parents,

I want to remind you that next Wednesday, April 19th we begin the Milestone testing. It is so important that students show up on time. Please make sure your child gets to bed early so they can get lots of sleep along with having a healthy breakfast!

Here is the schedule for testing:

Wednesday 4/19 ELA Section 1

Thursday 4/20 ELA Section 2

Friday 4/21 ELA Section 3

Monday 4/24 Math Section 1

Tuesday 4/25 Math Section 2

Remind your child that there is no need to stress about the test. They have been given the tools they need to be successful, so if they pull from their "tool box" they will do just fine!

Also, the Bullard Foundation is still accepting order forms to get a cow! Please help support our foundation!

This is a note from the foundation!

Please help support our first Chic Fila Cow Drop.  Green order forms were sent home before spring break.  The foundation has been working hard to raise funds to hire a teacher for our STEAM lab.  This event will continue to build towards that goal.  Each Chic Fila Cow is  $5 and the number of cows you can purchase is unlimited.  Each student who participates will receive a small plush Chic Fila cow after our big drop on April 28th.   The participant who lands closest to our bullseye will receive Chic Fila for a year.   There are a variety of other prizes to win as well!   The last day to pre-order cows is Tuesday April 18th.   Help make this event “udderly” amazing with your donation.

Week 29

Happy Friday!!!

After Spring Break in…

Grammar: Commas

Reading: Character traits/feelings

Writing: Paired text writing

Social Studies: New Nation

Math: Measurement

Reminders:

-          There is no school next week (April 3^rd-7^th).

-          Milestone testing begins on April 19^th.

I hope you all have a wonderful Spring Break!!!

Week 28

Good afternoon,

I hope you all had a great time at our VIP Tea. Considering the fact that I have never done this before and did not know what to expect, the kids did REALLY well. I am very proud of them and how hard they worked.

Next week in…

Grammar: Adverbs

Spelling: NONE

Reading: Poetry

Writing: Milestone Practice

Science: Ecosystems (TEST THURSDAY! Study guides went home yesterday.)

Math: Geometry

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Week 27

Good afternoon parents!

The kids had so much fun during Science Day today. I hope they tell you all about it what they did and learned!

Next week in…

Spelling: Sort 23

Grammar: Greek and Latin roots and affixes

Reading: Retelling vs summarizing texts

Writing: VIP

Science: Ecosystems

Math: Review 3^rd 9 weeks material- Post-test on Thursday

Reminders:

-          Please make sure your child is continuing to work on their VIP project at home. You may guide them (and provide a little artistic assistance), but they should be doing the work. Don’t let them fool you if they tell you that you “have” to do something!

-          Students should be working on their poster (no tri-folds please). This should include their VIP’s name, their birth and death dates, pictures, and captions that explain the pictures and tell about their VIP. They should also be working on their shoe box which is where their questions will go, their OPTIONAL souvenirs to hand out during the VIP Tea, and begin thinking about how they are going to dress up as their character. Use as much as you can from home!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!  If you have any questions, please let me know!

Week 26

Good afternoon!

TGIF!!!

Next week in…

Spelling: NONE

Grammar: Ordering adjectives

Reading: Inferencing

Writing: VIP project

Social Studies: American Revolution- test is on Thursday March 9^th

Math: Order of operations and line plots

Reminders:

-          The breakfast challenge starts next week! If students go to breakfast next week, they can get a punch on their card. If they go to breakfast all 5 days next week, their punch card will be put in a drawing to win a Kindle Fire! They are giving away 8 of them, so go enjoy breakfast at Bullard! They are doing a special breakfast for moms and dads next week as well (I sent that email out earlier).

-          The Gimme5 Campaign starts for 4^th and 5^th grade tomorrow. All donations go to support the Cobb County Foundation. We want to beat 5^th grade and have the highest amount of participation and donations! Information went home in the Thursday folders.

-          Science Day is Friday, the kids will be doing science experiments and other fun stuff! It is going to be a blast!

-          Please make sure your child is working on their VIP project at home. The top of the permission form that you signed has everything on there that needs to be completed at home.

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Week 25

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Thank you so very much to everyone who donated paper! It will be so nice to not have to purchase any with my own personal money. You all are so generous!

After the break in…

Spelling: There will be a new list of words given on Monday.

Grammar: Helping/Linking Verbs

Reading: Inferencing

Writing: VIP Research

Social Studies: American Revolution – test will be the week of March 6^th

Math: Decimals and Fractions

Reminders:

-          We are off next week for Winter Break- woohoo!

-          Science Fair Projects are due on March 1^st .

-          Please sign and return progress reports if you haven’t already. They went home yesterday in the Thursday folder.

-          Please sign and return the VIP slip if you haven’t already.

-          The week of February 27^th is Dr. Seuss week! The dress up day descriptions are on the Bullard Website.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know.

I hope you have a great weekend and safe travels over the next week!

Week 24

It’s Friday!!!!

 

Next week in…

Spelling: NONE

Grammar: Verb tenses

Reading: Author’s purpose and claim

Writing: Paired text writing

Social Studies: American Revolution

Math: Fraction and decimal relationship

 

Reminders:

• We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Tuesday. The class will have a small celebration from 1:30-2:00.
• Science Fair is due March 1^st.
• There is no school the week of February 20^th through the 24^th
• Project information was sent home with your child today- VIP Project. Please look over the letter that was sent home and sign and return the bottom portion as soon as possible. Please keep the top portion to refer back to as they complete the project. If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

The kids have been working so hard to prepare for the Milestone, and they are blowing me away! I am pushing them a lot and I’m sure they think I am so mean, but I tell them all the time it’s because I love them and I want the best for them! Their hard work is paying off and the improvements they have made, especially in reading and writing, are unbelievable. They should be very proud of their work!

 

I believe that is all for now, if you have any questions about anything, please let me know!

 

I hope you enjoy the beautiful weather we are supposed to have this weekend!

Week 23

Good afternoon!

I hope you have all had a wonderful week!

Next week in…

Spelling: NONE

Grammar: relative pronouns

Reading: comparing and contrasting relative pronouns

Writing: character writing (this is due on Friday)

Science: NONE

Social Studies: American Revolution

Math: multiplying fractions (test next Friday over chapter 9- adding and subtracting fractions, adding and subtracting mixed numbers, and multiplying fractions)

Reminders:

-          The Writing Fair writing is due to me Monday morning. I cannot accept any writing that is turned in late. They have a strict deadline.

-          We are having our Valentine exchange on February 14^th. There are 25 students in the class so please make sure there is one for every child if they decide to participate (only those who give Valentines can receive Valentines). They should only sign their name, they do not need to be addressed to individual students. This helps save time when passing them out! The students are not required to have a decorated box, however, I know as a kid I enjoyed decorating a box so they are definitely more than welcome! If they do not decorate a box, they must have a bag of some sort to collect their Valentines.

-          Please make sure you child is completing their TenMarks math homework. This is going to be something that is assigned each night. There will be 10-20 problems assigned each night to review concepts that have been taught throughout the year. If I feel like your child needs more practice with one concept, I will have them practicing that concept.

-          The kids have been writing it in their agenda each day, but many of them did not have their summaries that they were to complete at home. I reminded them that they need to do the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then to “brainstorm” what they will write in their paragraph which should be at least 5 sentences. (This is only for those students that I have for reading.)

If you have any questions, please let me know!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Week 22

Good afternoon!

We all had so much fun at the Fire Safety Village! The kids were all smiles all day long!

Next week in…

Spelling: NONE

Grammar: Prepositional phrases

Reading: Fables

Writing: Character opinion writing

Science: Stars/Planets/Moon (Test THURSDAY)

Math: Adding mixed numbers

Reminders:

-          The kids will be taking their Fire Safety Post-Test on Wednesday. This will be a health grade so they do need to study. I told them to bring home their Fire Safety Workbook.

-          I decided to move the science test to Thursday to give the kids an extra day to study.

-          We will be exchanging Valentines on Valentine’s Day. Information will go home in the Thursday folders next week (which I will send home Monday- it has just been one of those weeks!)

-          Writing Fair writing is due to me on February 6^th.

-          Make sure your child is reading each night and is recording their reading on their reading log. I will be checking for these on Monday. If your child is with me for reading, they were told about the summary they should write. They should follow the somebody, wanted, but, so, then strategy and then turn that into a paragraph which should be at least 5 sentences. I told them they can turn it in any day during the week, but I will be checking for them on Friday.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!