Week 22 Update

Good afternoon parents,

Reminders:

• -          Next week our reading focus will be fables, and we will finish up our animal research brochures.
• -          There will be another parts of speech quiz on Wednesday. Your child should have the first quiz to use as a study guide.
• -          Our no excuse words #91-100 and lesson 10 vocab quizzes will be on Friday, February 2^nd.

 Have a great weekend!

Snow Week Update

Or should I say daily update, since that’s all we got to this week!!!

Reminders:

•         Since we did not have school today, we will be taking the vocabulary, spelling, and relative pronoun quizzes on Monday. Please make sure your child is studying over the weekend!
•         For the parts of speech quiz on Wednesday, the students will be given a sentence and they will have to identify the parts of speech for each word. I found this game online, and I think it will be helpful. I even had fun playing it! http://www.abcya.com/parts_of_speech.htm
•         If your child has not turned in their permission form for the Tellus Museum, please have them do so as soon as possible.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and be careful when you are out and about today!

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you!

Week 20 Update

Good afternoon!

Reminders:

• ·       We do not have school on Monday!
• ·       Please return the field trip permission forms for the Tellus Museum as soon as possible. I drew the names for my 2 chaperones. If you would still like to join us you may meet us at the Tellus Museum, however you will have to pay to get in with us.
• ·       In reading next week we will continue to discuss non-fiction text features and in writing we will continue to work on the animal research project.
• ·       We will have a quiz on relative pronouns on Wednesday. Our vocabulary and no excuse words quiz will be on Friday.

Have a nice, long weekend!

Happy New Year!

Good afternoon!

I hope you all had a wonderful and restful holiday break! The older I get, the more the holidays fly by. Time needs to slow down!

Reminders:

• ·       Report Cards for the 2^nd 9 weeks were sent home today. Please sign and return the envelope as soon as possible. You may keep the actual report card at home.
• ·       Field Trip Permission Forms for the Tellus Museum were sent home today as well. This field trip is on February 7^th. If you would like to be a chaperone, please send in a note with your child no later than Tuesday, January 9^th.  I will be drawing names for chaperones on Tuesday.
• ·       The Six Flags Reading Challenge begins today! Students received a reading log today. All students who complete this reading challenge will get 1 free ticket to Six Flags! All students are required to participate, as they should be reading at home each night anyway! J The reading logs are due back no later than February 26^th.
• ·       Our next vocabulary (lesson 9) quiz and no excuse words (#81-90) quiz will be on January 19^th.
• ·       Our reading focus for next week will be non-fiction text features, and in writing the students will begin their animal research project.

If you have any questions, please let me know! I am looking forward to a great 3^rd 9 weeks!

Have a wonderful weekend!

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!