Happy Thanksgiving

There will not be any math or comprehension homework over break!!  Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Break and Awards Assembly

Thank you for coming to conferences! I know it was cold and time is precious! I enjoyed sharing your child's growth with you and talking about future goals.  We had 100% attendance!


After break we are going to have a busy three weeks until we have another break.  Please make sure that your child is coming to school on time and is here daily, unless they are sick.  Please send in warm winter clothes for the kids. We do go outside to play as weather permits.


There will be an awards assembly on Friday, December 5th from 2:00 - 3:00. The following kids will be getting either a Paws for Applause or a Write Stuff award:
Amanie
Sean
Spencer
Mason
Annie
Lauren
Alyshia
Jenna
Ryleigh
Jadyn
Colby
Ian
Olivia


It would seem that we have someone/something that is "eating" our pencils.  If you have any extra pencils at home our class would love the donation.  I go through an average of 25 pencils a week. I am not sure where they all go to but they seem to disappear!  The pencils need to be plain yellow ones because any other kind "kill" our pencil sharpener.


Upcoming Events:


Nov. 24 - Nov. 30 - No school
Dec. 3rd - Half day
Dec. 5th - Awards Assembly and Truman Celebration
Dec. 17th - Half day
Dec. 22nd - Celebration with our second grade buddies
Dec. 23rd - Holiday activities


If you are willing to send in a holiday treat to feed our class and our second grade buddies on Dec. 22nd please let me know. There are just under 60 kids total. I am ok with a "fun" treat for the day.
I am also looking for someone to send in a drink for the kids.


Do you have a fun holiday craft that you would like to do with the 4th graders?  I am looking for a couple of parents who would like to come in on Tuesday, Dec. 23rd to do an activity with the kids.  If you are interested please let me know.
Wishing your family a blessed and relaxing Thanksgiving break!

Intramurals

Monday will be girls only.
Tuesday will be boys only.

Thankful Celebration and Conferences

I am writing this blog with my kids.  I think that if they are a part of the blog writing then they will be more apt to ask you to check it and/or tell you what is going on at school. :)


Conferences have started.  The evening conferences are on Nov. 13th and 18th.  Some of you have times with me in the morning or right after school.  Your child brought home their report card and on the front was a turkey with your conference time on it. I look forward to meeting with you to share your child's growth!


We have earned our 550 tickets.  The children had voted to have "toy day" but decided to wait until after Christmas so they can bring in their new toys.  So instead we decided to celebrate our ticket totals with a movie, popcorn, and pj day. That will be this Friday (Nov. 14th). I have asked children to bring in some already popped popcorn to share with the class if they can. We haven't decided on a movie yet but it will be a rated "G" movie.


On Friday we will be watching a Brass Ensemble at 1:00 in Music.


On November 20th we will be watching the Disney movie The Newsies as the conclusion of our Progressive Era.  On Nov. 21st we will be having a Thanksgiving celebration with our second grade buddies.


In reading we have been working on fluency, biographies, authors purpose, and inferences.  Children have also been working on character traits.


The kids want me to write that they are angels. :)  They are pretty good kids! :)


A reminder that there is not school the week of November 24th