In the Classroom...
What a great start to the new school year. I am completely convinced we have the greatest class at PB and it is going to be a fantastic year in fourth grade! Thank you for helping making the start of school such a great transition. The kids are all so sweet and they make my job so much fun!Last week, we focused on building our classroom community and getting familiar with classroom routines and procedures. We have already begun the work as readers and writers, but our workshops will be in full swing starting tomorrow. Here is a quick glimpse of our week ahead.
Reader's Workshop - Preparing for collaborative discussions with overs about what we read
Writer's Workshop - Setting up and utilizing a writer's notebook
Math - Identify, compare, and order numbers
Science - Scientific Inquiry... preparing for experiments
Exciting News!!!
I have some really exciting news to share with the kids tomorrow and I can't wait. After attending a math workshop this summer, I posted a project to Donors Choose for 5 mini iPads. The site allow donors to make contributions to classroom projects. This weekend, the Gates Foundation matched a very sizable donation to our project and we were completely funded! We have 5 mini iPads on the way to our classroom. We will use these to enhance our math curriculum as well as provide some great learning extensions in other content areas. I am so excited!
I have posted another project in hopes of bringing Chromebooks into our classroom as well. I will keep you posted on the status of this project, but you keep track of the progress by viewing it online too. You can read more about our new project, here.
Looking ahead
Curriculum Night
I hope to see you on Thursday night for Curriculum Night. We will go over classroom information and I will share about the fourth grade curriculum. I will also have the parent teacher conference sign-up for those still needing to schedule a time.
PTA Movie Night
Looking for something to do on Saturday? How about an outdoor movie? On Saturday, August 29th, PTA will be sponsoring a FREE outdoor movie on the playground at PBE. Light concession and t-shirt sales will start at 7:30 pm and the movie will start at sunset. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and come hang out! They are also looking for some volunteers to make the night a great success. Click on the link below to sign up.
PTA Movie Night
Jefferson City
One of our two field trips this year will be to our state capital, Jefferson City. This is always a very fun and educational field trip that we are very fortunate to take each year. This is a free field trip, but also a LONG one! We will leave before school starts and arrive home after school is dismissed. More details will be in your child's folder on Monday.Mark your calendars
August
25 Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins
25 PTA Papa John’s Night
27 Curriculum Night at elementary schools 5:00-6:30 pm
29 PTA Outdoor Movie 7:30 pm PB playground
September
1 PTA Meeting 6:30 PM in PB Library
2 Donuts with Dad 7:30-8:30 am
7 Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)
15 Cookie Dough Pick-up
17 Two Hour Late Start
19 Homecoming Parade
29 PTA Skate Night at Rink Ratz in Blue Springs 6-8 pm
Have a great week! Thanks for your support!
Mrs. Twiehaus
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