The end of the school year is right around the corner and our next few weeks are busy, busy, BUSY. Each classroom will be working on final grades for the year. I will introduce Civil War in Social Studies, but students will not be assessed over it due to a lack of time! Below are a few of our end of the year important dates as of now! Let me know if you have any questions :)
May 7 & 8- Math MAP Testing- make sure to send your child on time and well rested for our last two days of MAP Testing! Make ups will be Thursday and Friday. May 7th- Hat Day- last of the year. Bring in deodorant, shampoo, or a quarter to donate May 15th- Field Trip to the Art Museum- don't forget to send a lunch with your child unless you selected a school sack lunch on the permission slip. I kept track if you have forgotten, so just let me know if you can't remember. It can be changed if needed as well. :) May 16th- 4th Grade Transition Day- We will be preparing our 4th graders for their transition to Intermediate-South next year. We will be busing students over to see the new intermediate school (just driving by and looking at the outside). We will then go to Willard Orchard Hills Elementary and meet with some of the fifth grade teachers and the principal they will have next year (Ms. Stacey Pippin). When we return to school we will celebrate their time at South with a pizza party! May 17th- Field Day- This should be a fun filled day as usual! Make sure to send your child in the appropriate clothing for a day of fun! If you have any questions, I will try to answer as soon as all of the plans are set. Here is the link to volunteer on this day to help with the stations: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7F7Du3AzEKetHqRlmo7hvaH7jJbAkm7AAjc5W3DIRVwfYuw/viewform May 24th- Last Day of School/Half Day! Enjoy your summer :) Extra end of the year parent note: Thank you so very much for your support throughout this year (or the past two years for some of you :)). I have truly enjoyed working with you and your children. I wish you all the very best. Please don't hesitate to contact me with future concerns or celebrations. You have some really awesome kiddos and I know they will do great things! Thanks again for your partnership! ~Mrs. Brown
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Social Studies: We are starting our Westward Ho interactive unit. Each student is assigned a role as a pioneer heading west. We will be taking "family photos" on Friday, April 5th, so be sure to send in any clothing/props that would have been worn/used in the 1800s. Let me know if you have any questions :)
Math: Students are reviewing skills learned this year that they will need to know for their MAP Testing in May. Science: Students are learning about geometry concepts in science to help prepare them for the MAP Test. Reading: Students are currently working on non-fiction text features. Miss Dunn and Mrs. Hendrix also plan to cover poetry this month. Writing: Students are finishing up their opinion and narrative pieces of writing. Ask your child: would you rather be chased by a hippo or a rhino? Important Dates: Friday, April 19th- No School (Good Friday) Monday, April 22nd- SCHOOL IN SESSION (snow make-up day) Looking ahead: As of now, students will begin MAP Testing on April 30th. The dates of testing (could change) are April 30th, May 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th. Math: Still working on working with fractions and whole numbers this month!
Science: Students have been studying different natural disasters. Reading and Writing: Students are working on their checkpoint for their reading goal, starting opinion writing, and Mrs. Hendrix and Miss Dunn are putting them through a "Grammar Bootcamp" to get them ready for MAP Testing! Social Studies: We are studying the Westward Expansion/Oregon Trail--some super fun things coming! :) We are also having a Junior Achievement representative come in each week from the bank to talk with our fourth graders about entrepreneurship. We have quite a bit going on in March. I hope putting these dates on the calendar will help! Next week is the Book Fair and Literacy Night! -We will have a shopping day during school on Wednesday for sure. -Literacy Night is on Thursday, March 7 from 6:00-7:00. -It is Spirit Week, there is a form coming home today that explains each day! Friday, March 8th is a half day Monday, March 11th is a snow make up day, and Tuesday March 12th is a half day make up day March 13-15th- SPRING BREAK! March 25th- Parent Teacher Conferences--Look for a note in your student's folder to schedule if we need to see you. March 28th- Flip Flop Girls Fashion Show at 6:00-- if your 4th grade girl was a part of Flip Flop Girls, you can come and watch them participate in this. Well, January flew by!! February is a month full of fun and learning.
Social Studies- Continuing on our Lewis and Clark journey and moving into the Westward Expansion unit. We will also have Junior Achievement once a week! Math: Still working on those fractions! Introducing mixed numbers this week. Science: How the Earth moves Writing: Opinion Writing is coming up this week! Reading: Reviewing all the reading concepts students have learned to get them MAP test ready! Important Dates: Thursday, February 7: 1st Grade Musical at 2:45 and 6:30 Friday, February 8: NAEP Testing--Our 4th grade students were randomly selected for a National test. You should have been contacted if your child will be taking this test. Friday, February 15: Friendship Party Day at 9:45! Please send in a Valentine's Day box with your child with Valentines for the class. I will send out a class list digitally and a paper copy will be coming home! Our Homeroom mom sent out a sign up for treats if you are able to help! :) Friday, February 22: Leadership Day- we are welcoming other schools, as well as the community, to our school on the 22nd to see how we practice Leader in Me! The second half of the school year is in full swing and we are off to a great start!
In Social Studies, we are learning about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. We've practiced bartering (check out pictures above) and discussed some important people. Ask your child about the special visitor in their classroom this week! In Science students are learning about specialized structures of animals. They camouflage and hid some butterflies in the classroom as a challenge for other classes to find. In Writing, students are working on their Non-Fiction book about an animal. I am learning some cool facts from them! In Math, students are working on equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. Make sure to check out their work when it is sent home, they are working so hard. They have a test next week. The study guide is due on Tuesday with a parent signature! In Reading, students are working on finding the theme in a text. Important updates: Monday, January 21, 2019--NO SCHOOL February is Heart Awareness Month. As a school, we are going to wear red on Mondays to support Coach Allen's fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Shirt forms are being sent home today. You can order and donate to our fundraiser by purchasing a red shirt. Your student can then wear the shirt on Mondays in February to support the cause! Book orders are being sent home today, for more information on ordering, visit my parent page. There are options as low as a dollar! Yearbooks are on sale for $15. Forms were sent home last week, let me know if you need another. Please be sure to check and empty out your child's agenda folder every night. You can see what we've been up to and check their behavior. Looking ahead: Our "Friendship Party" will be February 15th. Look out for more information :) Here are a few websites to use on your research over Christmas/December Holidays around the world: https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/index.htm http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm https://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/index.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20060403042028/http://christmas.com/worldview With Fall Break, a half snow day, and Thanksgiving Break, November was so short I never made a blog post! December will be back to normal full weeks to get things done before the end of the quarter and Winter break!
Students are working on writing an essay about a Famous Missourians in Writing and a presentation about their Missourian in Social Studies. Students are continuing to work on the WIG Goal for Reading. Ask your child how they are progressing and help them practice their strategies at home! In Math, students are working on division with remainders. It's not an easy topic, but they are working really hard and will get the hang of it. Make sure to check with your child about homework. We usually try to get it all done at school, but sometimes it ends up going home because of lack of time. This week in Science, students are learning about plant structures. Ask them about their video they made last week on Simple Machines! A few important dates: December 3-7: Book Fair--open until 4:30 after school. Our class will have shopping opportunities during school on Tuesday (December 4th) and Wednesday (December 5th) December 4: Make it, Take it, Give it Night from 6:00-7:00 December 4: Hat Day (bring a personal hygiene item or canned food item for donation) December 13th: 4th Grade Musical (They are working SO hard and they are SO excited)-make sure you have seen the note about what they should wear. :) There is a performance at 2:45 and at 6:30 (students will need to arrive at 6:00) December 24- January 4- Enjoy your Winter Break! Thank you all so much for supporting our field trip to Jefferson City last week. Whether you joined us, got your kiddo here early and picked them up late, or packed them a lunch with extra snacks for the long day, please know that your 4th graders and their teachers are so thankful! We had a wonderful time and we couldn't have done it without you! Enjoy the few pictures I managed to capture...it was a busy day!!!
I also want to thank you for contributing to our party on Friday. The kids had a blast and really enjoyed the yummy treats! This week: Don't forget to help your child participate in Red Ribbon Week this week! Monday- PJ Day Tuesday- Fake Injury Day Wednesday- Western Day Thursday- Red from Head to Toe Day Friday- School Shirts Also, 4th grade Parent/Teacher Conferences start this week! If you are unsure of your time, or have any other issues with your time/day, please contact me. I will email out a document with our schedule in my Blog Post email! Please remember, our meetings are only 10 minutes long, so our time with you is precious!! I'll see you all soon! Fundraiser Pickup--Thursday the 25th 3:30-7:00 We have officially entered October and we have a busy few weeks ahead!
In Social Studies, we have started our unit on Maps. This week we are taking some time to explore different kinds of maps and try out making a few on our own. Students are really enjoying it so far (see some photos above). Next week (15th-19th): Thursday is our 4th Grade Field Trip to Jefferson City. Make sure to get your kiddo here by 6:30 a.m. in their school shirt (the blue one they received this year) and a sack lunch. We will have a long day ahead, please be at the school to pick them up at 6:30 p.m. I am sure we will have them worn out and ready for bed! :) Friday is a half day and the day of our Fall Party! The party will begin right around 10:00. Dismissal is at 12:30. Conferences will begin the week of the 22nd! Make sure you have us on your calendar. If you need another meeting time reminder, please let me know :) Last week was SO MUCH FUN. Thank you for sending your kiddo in dressed up for spirit week. The kids loved it and it made our week of learning that much more exciting. I have attached a few pictures of the parade below. Reminders:
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