Week 25 Update

Good afternoon,

How is it already our winter break? I feel like just last week we were having our fall break! I am so proud of the kids and all of the hard work they are putting in, it is truly showing in their work. I look forward to having this week off to rest, relax, and recharge! Please make sure your child knows we will be hitting the ground running to prepare for the Milestone tests once we return from the break.

Reminders:

•         Your child should know who they are researching for the VIP project. If your child cannot get a book, we will have books here for them to use. I do encourage you to try to find books at the library because there are some students who are researching the same person, so books will be limited as all of 4^th grade will need books at the same time.
•          After the break our reading focus will be inferencing,  and our writing focus will be the VIP project. 
•           The next vocabulary and no excuse words quiz will be on March 9^th.  
•         In your child’s Thursday folder, you should have received a green paper that contains a letter from Mr. Wagner. He is finishing up his specialist degree and one of the requirements is filming a lesson that he teaches and reflecting on the lesson. In order to film, he must have parent’s permission to film. Please help us help Mr. Wagner finish up his specialist degree!!!

We are looking for donations of the following items for a STEM project coming up after the break:

•          water bottles
•          2 liter bottles
•          Egg cartons
•      Toilet paper and paper towel rolls
•          Cereal boxes
•         Plastic grocery bags
•          Plastic bottle caps
•          Any plastic (rinsed) containers

I hope you all have a fantastic break! 

Week 24 Update

Good afternoon,

We had so much fun at the Tellus Museum on Wednesday! I hope your child was able to tell you all about it!

Reminders:

•         We will be having our Valentine exchange on Wednesday. Please send in 24 Valentines with your child. They can make a box at home, or they can just bring in a bag to hold their Valentines.
•        The vocab lesson 11 and no excuse words quizzes will be on Friday. There is no specific list for the no excuse words. At this point they should know the spelling of all of the words, and I will randomly assess them on the quiz.
•         Our reading focus for next week will be author’s claim. In writing we will continue to practice for the Milestone. Our grammar focus will be commas.

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

Week 23 Update

Hello parents,

Reminders:

•          Our field trip to the Tellus Museum will be on Wednesday, February 7^th. Please have your child wear their class t-shirt this day. Also, make sure your child dresses appropriately for the weather as we will be eating lunch outside under a pavilion rain or shine, hot or cold!
•         Please check your child’s Thursday folder for information on Valentine’s Day.
•          Our reading focus next week will be folktales. In writing, we are going to practice answering constructed response questions, which is a big part of the Milestone test. In grammar, we will be discussing quotation marks.
•          The next vocabulary and no excuse word assessments will be on February 16^th.

Have a wonderful weekend!