Mrs. Alabakoff's 4th/5th GradeDearborn Public Schools

May 12th ABC Countdown

This is late notice and a note will go home tomorrow—but—we are going to end the year with a fun ABC countdown!

There will be different activities for each day related to the letter of the alphabet.

Tomorrow is F, so it is FAN DAY–Students should wear a shirt of their favorite team, rock group or place you are a big fan of.

May 8th Veteran’s Donations!

Please check the school blog for a list of accepted donations!

If you would like a paper copy, they are available in the office.

May 2nd Lansing trip

Thank you to all parents who volunteered to chaperone!!

Since we can only take 5 and we had more than 5 volunteer, I randomly drew names and the following parents were chosen:

Mrs. Pinch

Mr. Gonzalez

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Malone

Mrs. Sareini

Thanks again!

Apr 14th Picture Day!

Reminder:

Spring pictures tomorrow!!

Mar 30th Read-In tomorrow!

The whole school is able to wear pi’s tomorrow for the end of reading month!  We will be having a read-in in the afternoon, so students are also able to bring pillows, blankets, etc to sit on while they enjoy their books.  They can also bring a snack and a drink (No pop, but the snack can be an unhealthy one!).

Mar 24th Martian Marathon t-shirt forms

Martian Marathon t shirt orders are due this Friday!  No late orders will be accepted!  Order forms can be found outside the office.

Mar 24th March 24th-28th

Reminders this week:

Conferences on Thursday, March 27th.  Conferences slips are going home.  If you did not receive one, I do not need to schedule a conference with you.  If you would still like to meet with me, feel free to contact me and I would be happy to schedule a day and time to meet.

Jonathan Rand Assembly tomorrow–Tuesday, March 25th at 1:00.

Read-a-thon pledges due Friday, March 28th

We are learning:

Spelling:  Our focus this week is changing y to i and adding an ending to the base word.  Be sure to practice words each night.

Daily5/Cafe:  We are working on individual goals.  Our focus this week is folktales, including author’s purpose.  Students are also using their Science texts to read and locate information using the text features.

Writer’s Workshop:  We recently finished our explanatory paragraphs describing how to make our favorite sundaes, snacks and sandwiches.  We are now moving on to our public discourse papers.  Students will be examining an issue, taking a position and defending their position while using a core democratic value (WOW!).

Math:  Third grade finished up with Geometry–3-D shapes and Fourth grade finished up with long division.   Both grades will now move on to Fractions.

Science:  Third grade is identifying natural resources.  Students are now creating graphic organizers, describing Reduce, Reuse and Recycle–ways to conserve our resources.  Fourth grade is working on forms of energy and will be exploring magnetism and electricity.

Social Studies:  We are beginning our study of the Government in third grade to prepare for our upcoming Lansing trip.  We will begin by learning about the purpose of the government and then will examine the branches of the government.

Have a sunny week!  Keep your fingers crossed for a warm-up!

Feb 12th Valentine’s Day Celebration

Thank you to all parents who have signed up for our ice cream sundae donations!

However, we are in need of Hudsonville ice cream.  I have a volunteer for 1 half gallon, but we need 2 more.  Any takers?

Feb 10th Valentine’s Day Celebration!

On Friday afternoon our class will be celebrating Valentine’s Day with ice cream sundaes and cards.

We are tying in our Michigan Made Friday with this event, because we will be having Hudsonville ice cream which is made in Michigan.  I  will be placing a sign-up sheet outside the classroom today.  Please sign-up for donations of ice cream, toppings, bowls and spoons.  Thanks in advance!

Jan 22nd Camp Info

I hope that each of you have heard many details about camp and even maybe learned a song or 2!  Pictures will be up on the bulletin board downstairs across from Mrs. Leipe’s room w/in a couple weeks.  I’ll let you know.  We have some snow pants and coats downstairs in the gym lobby that were left behind  and also 2 students’ pants were taken by mistake.  PLEASE look at your child’s and make sure they belong.  Missing is one pair that is a size 16/18 and the other has a compass on the front-both owners are distressed and need them to be returned.  PLEASE send them in with your child and let their teacher know so they can find their rightful owner.  Thanks in your help with this!  We had very deep snow and a terrific time!!!  A  HUGE thanks to the dads that attended:  Mr. Mathis, Mr. Heaton, Mr. Klan, Mr. Rosbury and Mr. Quesada!