Tuesday

Homework for tonight:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: words
• Bring costume for dress rehearsal
• Bring any last minute gingerbread house decorating items :)

3 more days!

Monday

• Busy week ahead!  Please look for your child's Fourth Grade Follow Up in his/her yellow folder for details.
• Tomorrow is the Social Studies test (Economics).  Please study study study!
• Tomorrow is also prop rehearsal for the play...if your child's character will need a prop, please send that to school tomorrow.
• Wednesday is Gingerbread House construction day...if you haven't brought icing in, please do so by then!
• Wednesday is also our dress rehearsal for the play.  Please bring any costumes for Wednesday morning's practice.
• Thursday is the play at 1:15...there will be no night time performance.
• Friday morning, we have the assembly at 8:30, followed by a Christmas movie, and our class party at 1:00.  :)

Whew!  Don't forget reading logs and spelling words tonight, too.  Happy last week of school for 2011!

Tremendous Thursday!

Hello!  Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: study for test (know how to spell the word AND how to use it in a sentence)
• Social Studies: study for Economics test on Tuesday (a study guide came home yesterday)
• Bring money for Santa Shoppe--we will be shopping tomorrow at 10:45.

Also, don't forget a container of icing for Wednesday!
Thanks!

WACKY Wednesday!

Hello!  Thanks to all who were able to join us for Holiday Cafe today.  We had a great time, and we sold ALL of our ornaments!  We will be voting as a class on how to spend our profit.  Thanks again for all who helped!  Here are some pictures, courtesy of Katie's mom, from today's special day:

I apologize for not posting yesterday--the internet was down ALL DAY!  Here are some pictures from 4H yesterday, where we were able to dissect OWL PELLETS!  We found all kinds of bones, skulls, and fur...GROSS but fun!!  We were very excited, as you can see...

From owl pellets to reindeer...what a week!!!! :) :) :)

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: Study words for test Friday (it's a hard one!)
• Science: Study for test tomorrow...
• Use chapter 6 in the book
• Use study guide
• Use weather tools notes from class
• Bring icing for gingerbread houses
• Bring money for Santa Shoppe

Monday

Please check your child's Monday folder for lots of important information--most of which can be found on the pink or green Fourth Grade Follow Up. 

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: study words (they are TRICKY this week!!!)
• Science: Weather/Water Cycle Test Thursday
• Bring Money for Santa Shoppe

Thanks!

TGIF!

What a busy day!  Here are some pictures from our Holiday House Factory--everyone did a great job, and took their role very seriously!

 Mass Production on the Assembly Line!

Happy to Hot Glue.

Assembly Line I

CEO taking care of business.

Feel free to come purchase our handmade ornaments at the Holiday Cafe on Tuesday from 8:30-10:30--come get them before they sell out! :)

Have a fantastic weekend!

Thursday

Hello All,
Tonight's homework is as follows:

• Reading: log
• Spelling: study for tomorrow's test
• Study for DR quiz
• Don't forget icing, gingerbread house supplies (for 12/14/11)

Tomorrow is our Holiday House factory, where we'll assemble our Christmas ornaments to sell at Tuesday's Holiday Cafe!  Should be a fun, busy day!

Thanks!

Wednesday

Howdy!  It was great to see many of our students at "Reading Under the Stars" last night.  What a fun time we had reading by the campfire! 

Tomorrow is Spirit Day for SGES at Giovanni's.  Pizza Night for all!!!

Homework is as follows:

• Reading: Log
• Social Studies: finish Economics Open Response in journal
• Spelling: finish worksheet (most people finished in class)

Have a great night...
SJP

Tuesday

We had visitors from the Ruritan Club today who donated a thesaurus to each 4th grade student!  How nice! 

Also, I hope you saw the green letter about our many upcoming events.  If you are able to donate items, please return the bottom portion of that letter so that I will know what to expect, and what to shop for.  Thanks! :)

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; finish Holiday House job application and cover letter (a few finished in class)
• Spelling: Study words for Friday's test

Thanks :)
SJP

Monday

Welcome back!  Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break.  Please look for your child's yellow folder today, filled with lots of great information.  Don't forget that tomorrow night is our "Reading Under the Stars" Family Literacy Night from 6:00-7:30.  We really hope you can make it--it's going to be so much fun!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: study new words
• Read through yellow folder together, and return green slip
• Look for Fourth Grade Follow Up (newsletter)!

Thanks!

Thursday

Hi All!
Tonight's homework is:

• Spelling: study for test
• Reading: study for reading quiz on Encyclopedia Brown
• Study for DR Quiz

If you still have a midterm, please sign it and return it to school.
Thanks!

Wednesday

Hi everyone,
Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; test Friday on Encyclopedia Brown
• Spelling: wkst; study for Friday's test

Auditions for the 4th grade musical are Friday.  Students who were interested in speaking parts or in being part of a small singing ensemble brought home the audition material today--please practice with them! :)

Also, midterms came home today.  Please sign and return these as soon as possible.

Thanks!

Monday

Yay! Our last test is complete (until Friday, that is!).   I did forget to include the reading quiz on our Fourth Grade Follow Up--it will be Friday, as usual, on Encyclopedia Brown: The Case of the Slippery Salamander.  Please look for lots of important fliers in today's yellow folder!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; read Encyclopedia Brown
• Spelling: Study words

Thanks! Have a great night, and don't blow away!!

Friday

Well, we made it through the big day...barely!  Tests look ok, the Veterans' Day celebration was great, and ... well ... it's Friday.  :) 

Have a great weekend, and don't forget about Monday's Science Test.
SJP

Thursday

Study day! Study day!  Tomorrow's tests include math, spelling, reading, and DR Quiz. 

The only homework we have for tonight is:

• Spelling: finish worksheet; use to study for test
• Reading: Log--which you can use Houdini Box to study as log time!
• Math: Study for division test! (use form A and form B study guides)
• Study DR's for quiz tomorrow.

Also, don't forget about the science test on Monday...in case you misplaced (or didn't see) the study guide, here it is:

Study Guide

Earth Science Test I – Earth Materials

Monday, November 14^th

1.  Be able to match the following words and their definitions:

Earthquake: vibration or shaking of the Earth

Fault: Break in the crust along which rocks move

Focus: point underground where movement first takes place

Epicenter: point on the surface right above the surface

Magma: melted rock inside the Earth’s surface

Lava: melted rock that reaches the Earth’s surface

Fossil: preserved clue to life on Earth long ago

Fossil Fuel: things such as coal, natural gas, and oil that formed from once-living organisms

2.  Given a diagram of the layers of the Earth, be able to match the words inner core, outer core, crust, and mantle to their appropriate spot on the diagram.

3.  There will be some multiple choice questions involving topics such as the following:

a.   What type of rock can fossils be found in? (sedimentary)

b.   Name types of fossils (bones, teeth, mold, footprints, etc)

c.   Properties to observe of minerals and rocks (texture, hardness, color, shape, size, streak)

d.   Rapid Changes to Earth’s surface (earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricane, tornado, flood, etc)

e.   Examples of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, oil)

f.    Definition of weathering (natural process that breaks down rocks)

g.   Scientist who studies bones, fossils, etc (Paleontologist)

h.   Examples of Renewable Resources (solar energy, wind, water, etc)

4.  ORQ Topic: FOSSILS

Be able to give an example of a fossil, name something you can tell about an organism from a fossil, and tell a reason why fossils are important to scientists.

Wednesday

One test down!  I think overall students feel good about the SS test!  Yay.  Friday is a big day, filled with the usual tests (DR Quiz, Spelling Test, Reading Quiz), and our Math Test on Division.  Students completed the second study guide today, and should have it in their folders.  Anything written in red was an answer given by me, but everything on the page is information that they are responsible for except for the divisibility tests near the end of the study guide (which they mostly understand, but is actually a 5th grade skill).  Monday is the Science Test on rocks/minerals--a study guide came home on Monday.

Tonight's official homework:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: study words
• Math: study for test Friday
• Science: Test Monday

Thanks :)

Lots of Info -- Check it Out!

Hello, hello! 
I'm sure you've noticed a heavy backpack on your kiddo's shoulders...we are wrapping up the units we've been studying in most subjects.  Here is a schedule of upcoming tests:

• Wednesday 11/9: SS Test on Southeast States
• Friday 11/11: Division Test; and the usuals--DR Quiz; Spelling Test; Reading Quiz-The Houdini Box
• Monday 11/14: Science Test on Rocks/Minerals (a study guide came home today)

We reinforced the importance of studying and budgeting our time, so that everything doesn't pile up and things don't get too stressful.  Hope this transcends at home! :)

Please look for your child's Monday folder--today's Fourth Grade Follow Up is included!
Happy Election Day tomorrow!

Thursday

Hello everyone!
Don't forget that tomorrow night is our Dinner and Auction!  Hope you can make it.

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log (don't forget about AR tests and points!)
• Spelling: Study for test tomorrow
• Social Studies: test next Wednesday 11/9/11 over Southeast States and Capitals

Don't forget that today is our Spirit Day at Giovanni's! Pizza on a cold, rainy night...what could be better?? :)
Thanks,
SJP

Wednesday

Hello,
Tonight's homework is as follows:

• Reading: Log
• Social Studies: Test on Wednesday (11/9/11). 
• Be able to label Southeast States and Northeast States
• Match SE states' capitals (no Northeast capitals on this test)
• Math: finish worksheet
• Spelling: worksheet (endings, root words)

Tomorrow is Giovanni's Spirit Day--please plan to eat dinner there if you can (and lunch for your office too??? They deliver!)    :)

Thanks!

Tuesday

Hello! I apologize for not blogging yesterday! Hope you had a wonderful Halloween!  Here's a little peek at Chef Price and her lobster stew:

We had a very busy day today of technology, an assembly, Zumba class, and 4-H.  Be sure to ask your child about our fun (and what we learned) today!  Also, I'm sending home yellow folders again today because there are LOTS of important things you need to see, and since I wasn't here yesterday, I'm sending it today.

Tonight's homework is not too bad:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: Study words
• Bring any gift card donations--due tomorrow! (HUGE thanks to all who donated!)
• Come bid on silent auction items in the hallway!
• Read through items in your child's yellow folder (since I wasn't here yesterday, a lot of information didn't get sent home--now's your chance to see it!)

Thanks!

Thursday

Hi!  In celebration of Red Ribbon Week, we completed a schoolwide walk, and we heard from two guest speakers about staying away from drugs and alcohol.  Tomorrow, we will wear black and orange to "Say 'BOO!' to Drugs!"

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log (will be turned in tomorrow)
• Spelling: study for test tomorrow
• Science: Rock Cycle worksheet
• Study for DR Quiz

I'm giving you the night off from math homework!        :) You're welcome. :)

Wacky Hair Wednesday

Hello!
Let me begin by explaining our math situation.  I am fully aware that many 4th graders are struggling with long division.  I actually haven't taken a grade on any division homework yet--just giving participation grades for turning it in and attempting it because I know so many are having a hard time.  We are spending hours each day working on math (my brain is MUSH! :) ), and I keep reminding students to not give up and keep practicing.  Please do not panic if your child is confused!  The best advice I can give is to keep practicing at home, and google any division math games (there is a great practice game at http://www.mathplayground.com/, http://www.ixl.com/, http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/).  Good luck!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: worksheet (some will finish in class)
• Math: worksheet (2 or 3 digit quotients)

Also, tomorrow for Red Ribbon Week we are wearing our green SGES shirts.

Have a great night!

Tuesday

Hello! Here's tonight's homework:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: worksheet...continuing long division...
• Square 1 Art orders due November 10th
• Bring gift cards for basket (see newsletter!)

Don't forget to wear RED tomorrow, and it's also CRAZY HAIR DAY!!!!!

Monday

Howdy! We had a great kickoff to Red Ribbon Week, remembering that staying away from drugs is "no sweat."  Tomorrow, remember to wear jerseys as we "Team Up Against Drugs!"

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; finish character trait map
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: finish worksheet

Thanks!

Friday!

Don't forget that next week is Red Ribbon Week!  A red note was sent home today detailing what to wear next week.  Monday is...wear sweats!!! :)

Have a great weekend!

Thursday

Hope you're staying dry and warm!  Here's tonight's homework:

• Math: finish division worksheet
• Spelling: study for test tomorrow
• Reading: Log

Next week is Red Ribbon Week.  We will be having a different theme each day about choosing to stay away from drugs and alcohol, as well as guest speakers on Friday.  Here are the special things to do/wear for next week:

Monday – Sweats or jogging suits – Living Drug Free is No Sweat

Tuesday  - Jerseys – Team up against drugs

Wednesday – Wear Red (shirts, socks, ties, feathers,etc)  and Crazy Hair Day – Don’t let drugs be a hair raising experience – Say No

Thursday – Wear SGES shirts that we got this year – Pair Up Against Drugs

Friday – Wear Orange and Black – Say Boo To Drugs

Have a great night!

Oh Hiiiiiiiiiii There...

Please excuse my absence from our blog!  I'm baaaaaack!  Here's what's happening...

• Report cards were sent home today.  Also included in the blue envelope were test scores from 3rd grade.  Please review these with your child, sign the report card, and return only report cards and blue envelopes as soon as possible.
• Pictures also came home today.  If you would like to order a picture package, please return the form and money as soon as possible.
• As mentioned in the Fourth Grade Follow Up on Monday, our PTO Fall Auction is quickly approaching.  Our class basket is "Gift Cards."  If you can, please donate a gift card for our basket that can be auctioned off on November 4th after the supper.  Walmart, gas station, restaurants, local shops--ANYTHING would be great!  Thanks for being so supportive!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: finish worksheet (some finished in class)
• Math: finish worksheet (some finished in class)
• Book Orders due FRIDAY

Thanks!

Tuesday

Hello again!  A few notes about our last day before Fall Break:

• Reading: Log; finish an Open Response Question for reading, which most people finished in class today (about "Dump Cake")
• Social Studies: STUDY for Northeast States test tomorrow!
• Drug-Free Bookmarks are due tomorrow
• Science: Fossil Crossword (Extra Credit for this past 9-weeks!) due TOMORROW

Thanks!

Multiplication Monday :)

Helloooooo!

First of all, please look for the Fourth Grade Follow Up in your child's yellow folder, which is full of information you might need to know!  A few of the highlights and other things:

• Multiplication Quiz tomorrow.  This will count as 2 daily grades in math.  A study guide came home today for practice.
• No reading quiz, spelling words, or DR quiz this week since there are only 3 days of school.  Yahoo!
• Northeast States test on Wednesday over states, capitals, and other information about the Northeast.  A study guide came home last week, and SS books were supposed to come home today.
• Reading Log is still homework (use it for reading about the Northeast!) :)
• There is a fossil crossword puzzle that is extra credit for Science.  It is not due until Wednesday, and is optional...although based on the science tests of some, I think you might want to require it!  Students are required to correct any missed questions, and any F's on the TEST require a parent signature. (The test is the one with the ORQ at the end--the Ecosystems Quiz was the shorter of the two.)

Hope this helps.  Two more days! Two more days!
SJP

Thrillingly Busy Thursday

We apologize for the test overload tomorrow...although really there's only ONE extra!  No written homework tonight--just study, study, study.

Reading: Log; test over The Stranger story and vocab
Spelling: study for test
Science: Study for test
Study for DR Quiz

Good luck...
SJP
PS.  There are lots of online games to help with some of the content on tomorrow's test...
A cute lil website for producers, consumers, & decomposers is http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/producersconsumersgame.htm

Wacky Wednesday

Well, day 2 of mad math multiplication went much better than day 1!  TOnight's homework will be for a grade, so please let your child do as much of it on their own as possible so that I can see who needs help, and who has the hang of it.  Thanks!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; test Friday over The Stranger
• Math: finish worksheet (problem side only--not word problem side)
• Science: Test Friday (I reminded students to take books home today)
• Spelling: finish worksheet; study words

Tomorrow is also Spirit Day at Giovanni's.  Please try to plan to have pizza for lunch or supper (or both!).

Two-Digit Multiplication Tuesday...

Get ready, parents!  Homework might be a bit challenging tonight.  We are working on two-digit x two-digit "long" multiplication...and my oh my, have we had a rough time!  Rest assured, we have done many practice problems in class...with that, I wish you good luck.  I narrowed it down to odds only...and we're spending tomorrow on the same skill, if that helps?!?! :)

Homework is as follows:

• Math: worksheet--odds only
• Reading: Log; quiz Friday over story and vocab
• Spelling: test Friday

Also, if you'd like a website with great math practice games, try http://www.mathplayground.com/ or http://www.ixl.com/ ...

Marvelous Monday

Hi everyone! Hope you had a relaxing weekend.  Please look for a hard copy of our Fourth Grade Follow-Up newsletter (it's orange!) in your child's yellow folder.  Also, a notice about upcoming academic team tryouts (it's red!) came home today.  If you're interested in the after-school tryouts, please return the bottom portion of that letter.  Please look through the other papers in your child's Monday yellow folder, and keep them at home. :)

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; read The Stranger in reading book
• Spelling: study words
• Science: test Friday

Have a great night!

Thursday...

Hi All,
We have had a very busy day today, and tomorrow should be a big day, too.  Tomorrow is our end of the month celebration, and we are switching to October's character trait, which is creativity.  We are asking students to wear tie-dyed shirts if they have them, or brightly colored shirts.

Homework for tonight is as follows:

• Reading: Log; study for reading test over Kapok Tree story and vocabulary
• Spelling: study for test
• Math: finish worksheet
• Study for DR quiz

Many students pulled sticks today for not having a reading assignment finished.  We are also having a great deal of DRAMA beginning in our class...with boyfriends and girlfriends, with lying, with tattling, and with not treating one another respectfully.  Please reinforce with your child the importance of focusing on what's important at school. Thank you.

Wonderful Wednesday

Did you know that today is "Read a Child a Book You Like" Day? This day celebrates the birthday (1856) of Kate Douglas Wiggin, author of Rebecca at Sunnybrook Farm and other wonderful children's stories. Share a book you've loved for a long time with a child you love now!

Tomorrow is Picture Day! Please send your child to school in their picture day clothes, as we usually do pictures in the morning.  Don't worry about gym--Mr. Fields usually doesn't require gym shoes on picture day.  Also, even if you don't plan to order a package of pictures, please return the form anyway with your POSE SELECTION marked.  This is the pose they'll use for the yearbook photo.

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; quiz on Friday on Great Kapok Tree
• Math: finish "Estimating Products" worksheet (most finished in class today)
• Spelling: study words; worksheet

Have a great night!

Terrific Tuesday

Hello everyone!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; quiz over Great Kapok Tree on Friday
• Spelling: Study Words
• Math: worksheet 5-1 on multiplying by 10 and 100
• Return Picture Forms (even if you're not ordering a package, I still need to know what pose you'd like for the yearbook)

Thanks! Have a great night!

MANIC Monday!

Hello! Hope you had a restful weekend.  Please be sure to check your child's yellow folder today--it is FULL of important information and graded papers!  (More graded work will come home this week--I still have a few math papers that need to be recorded.) 

Also, posting the newsletter to my website has proven to be a more difficult task than I hoped it would.  Please look for a hard copy in your child's yellow folder.  If you'd like to receive an e-copy, please let me know via email and I'll forward it to you! 

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; Read story The Great Kapok Tree (pp. 364-377).  (*You can use this for your reading log time!)  ALSO, this story is 0.5 AR points!
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: finish Prime/Composite Worksheet
• Review and Return emptied yellow folder

Have a great night!

Too busy Thursday. :)

Hi all!  We are in the midst of so many projects, it's kind of overwhelming!  Today students presented some awesome Winn Dixie projects, worked on some wonderful habitat posters, and added to our hallway Ocean Habitat for Kentucky Kids' Day tomorrow.  Hope you get a chance to come tour our wild and crazy hallways at SGE!

Don't forget to wear your ELECTRIC yellow SGE shirt tomorrow! 

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: finish worksheet (sort); use to study for test tomorrow
• Math: finish review worksheet
• Study for DR Quiz 6 tomorrow

It's almost Friday!! :)  Tomorrow should be a very exciting day!

Wacky Wednesday!

Reading: Log; Bring Project tomorrow!!!
Spelling: Study words
Math: finish worksheet
Science: bring anything that you'd like to use for your habitat poster tomorrow (printed pics, markers, etc)

Tremendous Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; continue book report project
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: finish worksheet (most finished in class); study Mad Minute paper for re-quiz on Thursday (so basically study all facts 0's through 5's)

Also, tomorrow is Library day, so be sure to return any books that were checked out before the book fair!

Have a good night!

Marvelous Monday

Hi everyone!  Hope you had a great weekend--here's tonight's homework:

• Reading: Log; Book Project due Thursday
• Spelling: Study words
• Math: worksheet on multiplication patterns
• SS: Study for test TOMORROW!

Thursday

Don't forget that tomorrow is our Fall Fair.  Games begin at 5:00, and pre-sale tickets will be on sale tomorrow morning at 10/$1.00.  They will be 10/$1.50 at the Fair.  Hope to see you there!  Also, tomorrow is the last day for the Book Fair.  It will NOT be open during the fair tomorrow night, so please send money with your child if you'd like them to shop during our library time tomorrow.

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; book report due one week from today
• Spelling: study for test
• Math: Practice X facts (we did 2's, 3's, and 4's today at school!)
• Study for DR quiz tomorrow

Have a great night!

Multiplication Meltdown...and Wacky Wednesday

Today we all realized a very scary fact.  4th grade math is going to be extremely PAINFUL for everyone if a bunch of 4th graders I know don't learn their BASIC MULTIPLICATION FACTS!  Whoa--in a one minute timed test (not for a grade), I had students who hardly got any correct (some only got one correct answer...).  We looked through our math book at what is coming our way (4-digit times 1-digit; 2-digit times 2-digit)...and we officially panicked.  I am declaring from experience that MEMORIZING basic multiplication facts will make all of our lives much much better.  I beg of you...please quiz your child!  Find multiplication games online (take them to http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ and choose from a variety of multiplication drill games--we looked at a few in class).  Make flash cards together, or purchase an inexpensive set from the Dollar Tree or Walmart.  But please oh please make this a homework priority!  I suggested just ten minutes a night would be better than nothing at all.  (Can you tell I'm a bit panicked?)

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log; Book Project is due Thursday 9/22/11 (a letter came home about this today)
• Spelling: study words- test Friday
• Math: 10 minutes of multiplication drill (or more!!!)

As always, thanks for your support!
SJP

Terrific Tuesday

We had a fabulous bunch of parents and grandparents with us today!  It was so good to have 15 students with visitors--I met many wonderful family members, and got to brag on my sweet class.

Don't forget that tonight is Chick-Fil-A night for SGES!  Hope to see you there between 5:00-7:30. 

"Eat mor chiken!"

Please return your child's signed midterm as soon as possible.

Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: finish sort worksheet, study

Have a great evening!

Marvelous Monday

HOMEWORK:

• Math: finish worksheet
• Reading: Log
• Spelling: study words

Also, please be sure to get your midterm signed and returned. 

Also, from Mr. Krueger:

BUSY WEEK AHEAD!

PTO is gearing up for the Fall Fair.  If you are signed up to bring in a 2L of soda, send those in anytime this week.  Baked goods for the Cake Walk can be brought to the office on Friday.  Finally, don't assume other parents are working for your class game - check with your child's teacher to see when they need help!

TOMORROW is Stamping Ground day at Chick-Fil-A.  Go to the school website for details, and download the flyer (which will also be sent home today) in the Forms and Downloads section!  Our time slot is 5:00-7:30.  We will also have a special visitor here to remind the kids about it as they leave school!

Grandparents week is upon us!  We look forward to having many special visitors the next three days.

The book fair is going on this week, too! 

Thank you for supporting our school and our PTO.  Your support is one of the things that makes SGE great!!

Wonderful (& wet!) Wednesday

Hello again on a rainy, gloomy day.  We have been very busy today! 
Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Log
• Spelling: Finish worksheet
• Math: Finish worksheet (#1-12 ONLY)

Please also use the link on the right to visit Mrs. Fredericks' blog--there was a good entry yesterday about AR books and tests. : )

Thanks!

Hope you had a great long weekend.  There is no written homework tonight--just reading log, study spelling words, and surf through the yellow folder full of goodies.

Happy Tuesday--
SJP

Fantastic Friday!

Don't forget that there's no school on Monday for Labor Day.  Hope you have a great (LONG) weekend!

Tremendous(ly busy) Thursday!

So sorry I didn't post yesterday!  My to-do list could literally be written on a scroll, it's that long.  Hope you made it through without me! ; )

Tonight's homework is:
Math: finish worksheet
Reading: Log
Spelling: finish worksheet and study for test tomorrow
Study for Daily Review Quiz tomorrow

Don't forget that tonight is Giovanni's night!  Hope you'll have some pizza for supper. :)  Also, tomorrow we are wearing YELLOW because "Knowledge is Electric!"

TGIaF!

Terrific Tuesday

Tonight's homework is:

• Science: Finish life cycle diagram (must choose between a snake, frog, butterfly, plant, or snail)
• Reading: Log
• Math: Study old test for tomorrow's re-test (see newsletter for explanation)

Just a heads-up...when reviewing math today in class, I noticed that many students are struggling in two major areas.  One is comparing decimals by looking at their place value (ex.  Is 0.29 <, >, or = 2.29?), and the other major concern is changing numbers from word form to standard form (ex.  "Which of the following says 'nine million, two hundred twelve thousand, fifteen?'").  PLEASE study with your child tonight--they have the opportunity to raise their math grade tomorrow--I hope they make it worthwhile!

Don't forget to return the Fall Fair and Grandparents' Lunch forms that came home in yesterday's yellow folders.  Happy homeworking!

Marvelous Monday

Hi All,
Please be sure to check your child's yellow folder for lots of important notes, news, and graded papers. 
Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: log
• Spelling: study words
• Math: RE-Test on Wednesday for anyone who scored 85% or below.  (See the newsletter for an explanation--or your 4th grader)...

Have a great night!

FANTASTIC Friday

Don't forget about the PTO movie night tonight beginning at 7:00.

Have a great weekend! :)

Terrific Thursday!

Hello!  Don't forget that our Back to School Movie Night is tomorrow night.  Concessions begin at 7:00, and the movie begins at dusk.  Hope to see you there!

Tonight's homework is:

• Math: Study for TEST tomorrow (use two study guides from class)
• Spelling: finish worksheet; study for test tomorrow
• DR Quiz tomorrow--review DR's from this week

:) Have a great evening!

Wonderful Wednesday

Hi All,
Sorry I didn't write yesterday, but I was home with a sick baby and it completely slipped my mind!  Hope everyone stayed in line while I was out. :)  We had lots of fun today in science looking at microscopic organisms--ask your 4th grader all about it!

Tonight's homework is:
Math: Study Guide #1 (Test is FRIDAY)
Spelling: finish worksheet (most students finished this in class); study words for test
Reading: Log & get signed

Have a great night!

Marvelous Monday

Hello!  Another busy Monday in 4th grade. Today in math, I showed students a website with games they could play to help them recognize decimals in picture form.  Here are quick links to those sites:

Fruit Shoot Place Value: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/fruit_shoot_place_value.htm

Matching:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/DecimalModels10.htm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/DecimalModels.htm

Newspaper Delivery Place Value:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals/scooterQuestDecimal.htm

Tonight's homework is:

• Math Decimal Worksheet 12-1
• Reading Log
• Study Spelling words
• Return Yellow folder (please look inside for lots of graded papers & important info)

Thanks! The newsletter will be posted in e-form later this evening (I hope). :)
SJP

Fabulous Friday!

No homework--HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

By the way...
Here is the schedule for Grandparents Week, which is the week of September 12-16.  This is also Book Fair week, so invite grandparents to come dine and shop with us! :)

Teacher	Times
Monday - Napier	11:00 – 11:25
Tuesday - Barmore	11:10 – 11:35
Wednesday - Nicholson	11:20 – 11:45
Monday - KinderPals	11:25 – 11:50
Tuesday - Crace/ Monroe	11:30 – 11:55
Wednesday - Bays	11:35 – 12:00
Monday - Walker	11:40 – 12:05
Tuesday - Carpenter	11:50 – 12:15
Wednesday - Holbrook	11:55 – 12:20
Monday - Fredericks	12:05 – 12:30
Tuesday - Price	12:10 – 12:35
Wednesday - Fryman	12:15 – 12:40
Monday - Briggs	12:20 – 12:45
Tuesday - Duncan	12:25 – 12:50

Tremendous Thursday!

Hi All!
Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: Read and get log signed
• Spelling: Review worksheet; study for tomorrow's test (multiple choice)
• Study Daily Review questions for tomorrow's morning work (should be found in back folder in binder)

Thanks :)

Wonderful Wednesday!

Good afternoon!  Tonight's homework is:

• Reading: read and get log signed
• Spelling: worksheet

Have a great night!

Tremendous Tuesday!

Wow--what a busy, busy day! We met with Boy/Girl Scout leaders today, and learned that signup night is this Thursday at 7:00 for both. Also, fundraiser information came home today! Our goal is for each student to sell 6 items. Order forms and money are due on Monday, August 29th.

Don't forget about tonight's PTO meeting! Even if you haven't signed up yet, enrollment is FREE this year, and you can sign up at tonight's meeting! Hope to see you at 6:00 at school.

Tonight's homework is:

• Writing: Thoughts about This Year worksheet
• Reading: read and get log signed
• Get agenda signed

Have a great night!

Marvelous Monday

Hello All! Please note that an ecopy of today's newsletter is available here on the blog! -->

Tonight's homework is:
Math: Finish worksheet- evens only (many students finished this in class, but it should be in their homework folder if you want to check)

Reading: Log

Spelling: Study words

Also, please look for your child's yellow folder, because LOTS of important information is inside! PTO t-shirt orders are on the back of the PTO Newsletter--please return that form. Also, PTO is FREE this year, so feel "free" (haha) to sign up! The first meeting is tomorrow night at 6:00--hope to see you there.

Have a great evening!

TGIF!

No homework over the weekend--and agenda's do NOT need to be signed on Friday's. 

Have a great weekend!!! :)

Thursday, August 11th

Today was our first (mostly) routine day...and things went really well!  Students got to meet Mrs. Fredericks, and begin their first Social Studies and Language Arts classes.  We also took the Math Inventory Assessment to identify student strengths and weaknesses in the area of math.  Whew--What a busy day!

Tonight's homework is to complete the writing worksheet called "Sharing Thoughts and Feelings."  Also, if students have not yet returned room fees, please do so as soon as possible. 

It's almost FRIDAY!!! :)

Wednesday, August 10th

Happy Second Day of School!  Today we discussed lots of important "back to school" things, including bus safety.  Here we are reviewing the rules for riding the bus!

Tomorrow we will begin getting into our normal routine--this includes Language Arts class with Mrs. Fredericks, and PULLING STICKS!  We have had a great (but VERY CHATTY) two days...hopefully tomorrow will be better!

Tonight's homework is:
Write 3 questions for Mrs. Fredericks.  They can be about Social Studies, Language Arts, or just questions for Mrs. Fredericks.
Also, don't forget to get agendas signed! :)

First Day of School

Well, we had a GREAT first day!  It was so exciting to get to know a new group of 4th graders, and hopefully they enjoyed getting to know each other.

Tonight's homework (gasp!) should appear in your child's agenda.  They have two jobs:
1) Complete "2 Facts and a False" with your help
2) Get agenda signed. (This is a nightly responsibility of theirs--THEY should come to YOU!)

Looking forward to another great day! :)

WELCOME!

• Class lists are available on the district website under forms/links.
• Open House is Friday, August 5th, from 6-8pm.  Specifically, 4th grade's presentation is from 7:00-7:30 in the library.
• The first day of school is Tuesday, August 9th--the tardy bell rings at 7:40.  See you then!