Celebrations!

I am happy to announce that we have finished ALL of our testing that was required!  The kiddos were real troopers during the testing and I am thrilled to tell you that the results that I am seeing are AMAZING!
On the FAST reading test each and every 4th grader passed the test !  What this means is that there were not any 4th graders that didn't pass the comprehension and the fluency piece.  The result of that is that we don't have any kiddos on a "FAST" plan. 
All the kids made great growth in their reading fluency! There were kids that made great growth however did not meet the 141 words per minute benchmark.  These are the kiddos that I will still work with on fluency.  I don't want them to be discouraged though.  The growth from Fall to now is newsworthy!
Your child will be sharing their FAST score with you at conferences.


PLEASE continue to work on reading fluently at home. Our next goal is 157 words per minute and that is a tough one!


The kids have reached another ticket goal.  Tomorrow we will celebrate with "Toy Day."  They may bring in ONE toy to play with that will fit in their locker. I plan to bring in ice cream treats for the kids as a thank you for their flexibility during my absences.  We will have "toy time" from 3:00 until the end of the day.


I am looking for donations of clean milk carton caps for a reading center that I want to make. Please send those in to me!


Conference sign up will be going "live" soon! Please watch your email for it.


We have started to learn division in math.  The kids are working hard to remember the steps and the process.


Next week we will start a three week unit on Greek Mythology in reading. The kids will end the unit by sharing trading cards that they will be making in class on Greek Gods and Goddess'.  This will be a graded presentation.


We will be having a Valentine's celebration at school.  This will simply consist of snacks and the kids reading their Valentines. There will not be any formal party.
If your child didn't bring home the class list for the cards you can find it on the previous blog page.
If your child brings in cards please make sure that they bring them for everyone.

Testing and Valentine's Day

We are on the last leg of our month long testing. The children have been troopers I am THIRLLED with the test results that I am seeing and cannot wait to share them with you at conferences!


Conference sign up will again be online.  This will be a student led conference. This means that your student will do the majority of the reporting to you.  You will only meet with me for ten minutes to summarize.


A January book order was sent home today. Please notice that the due date is Jan. 30th.


Rather than have the Truman celebration the first Friday in February we have decided to have it on Feb. 13th so that we can celebrate Valentine's Day.  Your child may bring in Valentine's for the class. HOWEVER, they must bring for all the kids or none at all.!


I have included a list of kids below for your child to use for their Valentine's Day cards.


Mrs. Thompson
Mrs. S
Mrs. Woods
Kaleb
Kelsey
Amanie
Sean
Ryleigh
Kate
Savannah
Lexa
Spencer
mason
Annie
Lauren
Bryanna
Alyshia
Jenna
Jadyn
Jalen
Darren
Colby
Ian
Abby
Olivia
max
Gabe
Drew
Keyara

Spelling For the Week of Jan. 19th

     Spelling for the week of Jan. 19th will be a review.  I will send home the spelling list with the children on Tuesday.  Children should be able to get 100% on this review test.
We are still testing away.  Please make sure that your child is at school if at all possible so they don't get behind on the district tests.  We have completed the math testing.  We have also completed the State Fast reading test. I will have test scores for you at conference time.


We will be having our monthly school celebration on Feb. 13th for Valentine's Day.  More information will be sent out at a later date.

A note from the PTO President

Dear 2nd and 4th grade Parents,

Your child's classes have been asked to help at the upcoming PTO dance in February. The dance will be on Friday, February 6th from 6-8pm. Many of you have already offered to help with this event and you will be hearing from the PTO soon. If you are able to attend this weeks PTO meeting on January 15th at 6pm to help plan this event, it would be much appreciated. If you have any questions please let me know.

Thanks,
Alice Murray
PTO president
alice_murray@msn.com