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!

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!