Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Music Program , Conferences, and Pizza Party!

The 4th and 5th grade music program is this Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 at the Truman Gym. Students should wear nice looking clothes and arrive to my classroom by 6:15.


Please take a minute to go to the Truman website to sign up for conferences. If you would rather meet with me at 8:00 am please send me a note indicating that and I will let you know what mornings I have free.


Our class won the Box Tops contest so we will be rewarded with a lunch pizza party on Nov. 7th! Thanks for sending in the Box Tops! Keep saving them for the next big contest.


Book orders are due on Friday, Oct. 31st.


Our next Truman celebration will be on Friday, Nov. 7th. 


Please make sure that your child has warm clothes for recess. I have seen a lot of shivering kiddos!


Upcoming Events:
Thursday, October 30:  4/5 Music Program 6:30
Friday, November 7:  November Celebration Day, Pride Day
Monday, November 10:  Paramount 9:15-11:15
Thursday, November 13:  Conferences
Tuesday, November 18:  Conferences
Monday, November 24-28 No School

Monday, October 20, 2014

No School On Friday

With the last day of the week being Thursday we will be having things due a day earlier than normal.


Comprehension Tidbits will be due on Thursday, Oct. 23rd.
The spelling test will be on Thursday, Oct. 23rd.


Please sign up for fall conferences online by going to the Truman website. Look below the picture of Truman School to find Online Conferencing Scheduling. Conferences will be held Thursday, November 13 and Tuesday, November 18. Your child should attend the conference as part of it will be student led.

Information regarding the 4/5 music program was sent home. It is Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 at the Truman gym. Students should arrive by 6:15 and go to my classroom. They should wear nice looking clothes for this program. Thank you!



Thank you to all of our America Readers for taking time out of their day to share a story with the fourth graders!


A reminder that we will be golfing on Wednesday, Oct. 22nd in the morning. Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing for this event.  I suggest wearing layers.  Children will be eating lunch at school so you do not need to worry about a lunch.


A new book order will be sent home today with the children . It is due on Nov. 7th.  If you are ordering books for the holidays please just send me a note and I will contact you when they come in.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Picture Day
Friday, October 10 is Picture Day. We are scheduled to have them taken in the morning around 10:30. Information and an envelope were sent home on Friday.

The class has earned their 1000 Tiger Tickets so we will be having our electronics day on Friday, Oct. 10th.  Your child may bring in something to use electronically during our celebration. I will have lap tops for kids who forget. Our next goal is to earn 550 tickets. The children selected "toy day" as their reward.

 Please send in any Box Tops you have collected by Friday, October 17. Thank you!

Your child took the Topic 3 test covering place value today.  Scores will be sent home to you. If you have any questions, please let me know.

 In Science  students did the lightbulb challenge. Given a D-cell and 2 wires they experimented with lighting a lightbulb. Next, they had to figure out how to light one using only one wire

In Social Studies we are learning about the Progressive Era and did a mock example of capitalism and monopolies.  Ask your child about the Bubble Gum Store.

During Oct. we will be having the Linn Area Extension Office come. We have the Master Gardeners.  They will be teaching the kids about plants through a variety of experiments.

In reading we are working on fluency and reading to remember. We have read books about deserts and are now doing a research paper.

Upcoming Events:
Friday, October 10:  Picture Day, Costume Bingo at Taft (Information regarding this event was sent home on Friday. A volunteer sign up sheet was sent home as well.)
Friday, October 17:  America Reads Day, Box Tops due
Wednesday, October 22: Golf 11:10-1:45 at Airport National Golf Course
Friday, October 24:  No School
Thursday, October 30:  4/5 Music Program 6:30