Limeades for Learning

Sonic has partnered up with Donor Choose website to help furnish classrooms with supplies and technology to improve classroom instruction and student engagement. I have created a project for our classroom! Voting started yesterday and will continue through September 30th! Several projects in our school were fully funded last year! Please support our project by clicking the "Limeades for Learning" icon on the right hand side of our blog. The link will take you directly to our project page where you can vote daily! Thank you!!!

Curriculum Night

As the school year is already well underway, we would like to invite you to come and learn more about the curriculum that your child will be learning and their classroom expectations and procedures. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated!!!

Curriculum Night
Tuesday, September 6th
6-7 pm

6:00-6:20 – Session 1
6:20-6:40 – Session 2
6:40-7:00 – Teachers available for questions

To best accommodate families, teachers will present two identical sessions and then be available in their classrooms to answer specific questions. Please make plans to attend!

Weekly Spotlight 8/26

A Week in Review

   The first full week of fourth grade has been successful! We have had the opportunity to become accustomed to our daily routine and we will continue to work on procedures.

     The class was able to conduct their first science lab with Mrs. Steffens and we are connecting to the activity in writer’s workshop. In social studies, the students are conducting research and having even starting using the IPads!

Next Week

      Reader’s Workshop – Sequencing Events in Fiction Text

      Writer’s Workshop – Writing Paragraphs with Topic Sentence and Supporting Details

      Math – Geometric Figures Assessment

      Social Studies – Missouri Regions

      Science – Scientific Process

Fundraiser

Please return Entertainment Book orders or unsold books by August 30^th. Thank you so much for supporting our school!  

PTO
Upcoming events…
August
30 – PTO meeting at 6 pm
        PB library (childcare provided)
September
 2 – Spirit wear orders due
12 – Papa John’s Night
13 – Skate Night         

Curriculum Night
Please make plans to attend Curriculum Night on Tuesday, September 6th from 6-7pm. The fourth grade team will share with you important information regarding our school year. For your convenience there will be two information sessions beginning at 6:00 and 6:20. Following the last session teachers will be available in their classrooms to answer questions.

Looking Ahead
August
30 – Entertainment Book Orders Due
        PTO meeting

September

5 – No School: Labor Day
6 – Curriculum NIght
15 – Two Hour Late Start
22 – McTeacher Night
27 – Fall Picture Day

Weekly Spotlight

A Week in Review

   The last three days have been exciting and productive! I LOVED knowing all the kids names by on the first day of school and many of their personalities as well! Coming up from third grade gives me a lot of insight of where they are coming from and the direction we are heading!

     We have spent a lot of time doing some fun getting to know you type activities, but secretly I have also included plenty of opportunities to see get the kids writing, reading and doing math!

     Today will be their first opportunity to visit Mrs. Steffens for science and Mr. Bonnel for social studies. Rotations will occur every day and allow student to visit different classrooms and learn from other teachers. I am very excited about our team and we have already begun to make some great plans of how we plan to link the subjects together throughout the year. 

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Looking into Next Week

Reader’s Workshop – Metacognition – Thinking about our Reading

Writer’s Workshop – Generating Ideas
Math – Geometric Figures
Social Studies – Missouri Regions
Science – Scientific Process

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Fundraiser Kickoff

Today will begin our Entertainment Book fundraiser. This is usually a very successful fundraiser for our school and we appreciate your support. The funds raised from the books will be used to purchase additional mini laptops and IPads for students to use as well as communication devices to improve staff communication throughout the school day and during emergencies.

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Spiritwear

PTO is selling new spirit wear for the 2011-2012 school year. If you have not received an order form, please let me know and I will be sure to send home!

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Looking Ahead

August

30 – Entertainment Book Orders Due

September

5 – No School: Labor Day
15 – Two Hour Late Start
22 – McTeacher Night

Great first day!

We had a fabulous day yesterday and the kids will shortly be arriving to kick off our second day of fourth grade! So glad you found our blog!!!

Today we will begin doing more content and continuing to discuss and practice classroom rules and procedures! Students will have a math StudyLink (similar to third grade's Homelink). We will have Studylinks on most nights each will be due back the following day to school. If you notice your child is struggling with the skill, please jot down a quick note before returning it to school.

Thank you!