Our 3rd marking period ends on Friday, March 21st!  Make sure your child does his/her test corrections and gets them to me by Friday.  Also, any Study Links that they have not turned in to me should be turned in by Friday as well.  Hopefully, you are checking your child’s daily planner each day for assignments.

Your child also needs to bring in a fresh set of school supplies for use during the rest of the year.  They need pencils, erasers, notebook paper, spiral notebooks and a box of tissue.  Please send these in as soon as possible.

Next week I will begin putting the spelling words on my blog.  Many parents have commented that their children are unaware of the spelling words they need to study.  It should be in their planner, as well as in their homework folder.  However, just in case, I will include it in my blog each week.

Good Morning!

This week we have a half day field trip to the Civic Center to see the Dearborn Symphony.  That field trip will be tomorrow (Wednesday).

Also on Friday, we will have a full day field trip to the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum.  Make sure your child brings a lunch with his or her name on it.

Have a good week!

Hello Parents:

Please return the signed permission slip and admission money as soon as possible.  We have to give the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum a count as to how many parents and chaperons are coming.

Thank you!

Greetings to everyone and Happy New Year!

2013 passed by very quickly but our classroom was very busy!  January started a little late due to the extreme weather so we need to move rapidly to catch up!

In writing, we will again be focusing on narratives and opinion writing.  Math will consist of multiplication and division strategies.  In science, we will finish up space study by finishing our planet reports and presenting them to the class.  We will continue with Michigan History in social studies and focus on the years 1830-2000.

Just a reminder about the concert on January 15th (this Wednesday).  We will be doing things a little differently this year.  Our evening will begin at 6:45 in our classroom and we will be showing parents the math games that we practice in our math workstations.  At 7:15, we will move to the gym to present a recorder concert.  Afterwards, we will show off our artwork that will be displayed in the hallway.  Hopefully,  all students and parents can attend.  Don’t forget to put January 15th on your calendar.  We begin at 6:45 sharp!!  Have a great week!

Everyone have a great holiday!  See you next year…make sure your child keeps reading everyday during the break!!

Just wanted to let you know about our holiday party.  We will be having it on Thursday, December 19th from 2:30-3:30 pm.  We will be having our annual holiday sing along on Friday December 20th.

I hope each and every one of you have a joyful holiday!

It was great to meet all of you during conferences.  Feel free to email me or call if you have any questions or concerns.  Please make sure you check your child’s backpack for completed work and tests.  Also check the planner everyday, so you know your child is completing their assigned homework.  No spelling test this week…Unit 3 Math Test is coming home today.  Make sure your child does corrections and please sign when they are completed.

Have a  Happy Thanksgiving!

Parents!  Please make sure that you return your conference slips to me as soon as possible.  I want to make sure that the time assigned is a good one for you.

Thank you in advance!!

Tomorrow, Nov. 8th will be picture retake day.  If you would like to have your child’s picture retaken, send them to school Friday with their picture packet.  They will turn that one back in and have a new picture taken.

Friday Nov 8th, Picture Retake Day.  From 9am -11am.

Wow!  It is hard to believe that we are already into November!!  It seems as though school just started last week…Here is the plan for our fourth graders in November: Reading/we will be studying informational text, Writing/we will be writing informational and opinion pieces, Math/we will focus on more multiplication, Science/we will continue to focus on food webs and the science processes, Social Studies/we will study regions and migration, as well as Michigan history.

You will be receiving your conference reminder slip this week.  Look for it in your child’s homework folder.  Students will not have school on Tuesday, November 5th and Friday, November 8th there will be a half day.  Pick your child up at 11:45 am on Friday.

Have a great week!