Ready for Week 1?

I am so excited to be starting a new year!  Here is what we will be working on for the first week:
Reading:  We will be reviewing rhyming and upper case letters and will start building stamina in our reading centers.  Be sure to ask your child what "stamina" is, as we will be discussing it each day next week.
Writing:  We will be reviewing letters and will review writing first names correctly (only the first letter is an upper case letter).  We will also be learning about what our writing workshop will look like in our classroom and will be building routines for writing time.
Math:  We will work on learning routines for math workshop and will be reviewing shapes.
Social Studies:  We will start our first project of the year!  (Each unit in Science and Social Studies has a "problem" students will need to solve).  Our first "problem" is how we can help our school because we are now citizens of Magruder Elementary.  For the next two weeks, students will learn about how they can be a responsible school citizen or "Super Kiddo" and will develop a plan about how they can help our school.
Notes:  Please remember to send back all paperwork in the manila folder given to you at Open House.  After that, all paperwork will be sent home in a green take home folder.  Please send all notes and lunch money in this folder as Mr. Payne and I check folders each morning. 
I am looking forward to a fun first week!

Ready for a new year?

I am so glad I got to meet my new students yesterday.  I have been hard at work preparing our classroom for the new school year.  Just for fun, here are the before and after pictures of the classroom, as well as a picture of Tyrion ready to start his school year.  He is disappointed he can't come to Magruder, but he has his backpack packed and is all ready to go to dog school.

 

An End to a Great Year!

This has been such an amazing year.  Thanks to all my students and parents for helping to make this one of the most fun years I've had teaching.  We completed a project for almost every Science and Social Studies Unit, in addition to some other fun projects in Math (measurement fair anyone?) and Language Arts (DARE Commercials!).  While I do enjoy sleeping in and being able to go to the beach when I want and will definitely enjoy my wedding in just 5 days (!), I will miss everyone and I hope that everyone has a great summer.  Here are some last pictures from the measurement fair we had last week.  Remember to read this summer and come visit me next year in Kindergarten. :)

 
 

 

Homework (Last Week!)

Langauge Arts:  Read for 20 minutes

Math:  WS (Mon-Thurs)

Science:  WS (Tues), Quiz on Wed on Natural Resources, WS (Thurs)

Notes:  I need to borrow 3 corn hole (bean bag toss) boards for Friday for Market Day.  We also still need cereal boxes for the cereal box book report.

Have a wonderful week!

2 Weeks Left

We are getting so close to the end of the school year.  Only 9 more days to go!  I have some fun projects planned for the next weeks.  Students will be still be learning and working up until to June 12 and I will be taking grades up until June 10, so please encourage your child to keep doing their best at school. 
Here's a preview of what we are doing for the next 2 weeks:
Measurement Fair:  Students will be teaching the 2nd graders about measurement.  They will be operating their own booth and teaching about estimation and measurement.
Market Day:  Students will be running a corn hole (bean bag toss) tournament and then will be shopping at the 5th grade stores using Panther Dollars.  I need to borrow 3 corn hole boards.  Please let me know if you can bring one in on Friday.
Hungry for History Pizza Party:  This will be held on Monday, June 9.  Students will need to bring in the permission slip and $1.  Permission slips will be given once Hungry for History Tests 1-10 have been completed.
I have other fun activities planned to end out the school year also.  Please ask your child what they did in school today.

Homework 5/27-30

Language Arts:  Read for 20 minutes, Reading Log due Friday
Science:  WS (Tues)
VA Studies:  Hungry for History 9 and 10 due next Monday, VA Studies SOL next Monday
Math: WS (Tues, Wed, Thurs)
*Please note that Mrs. Crosby's math students will be joining my math class for the remainder of the year, so their homework will be the same as my math class.
Notes:  PTA Fun Walk on Friday from 6-7 (I will be out walking Tyrion, if you want to meet him!), We need cereal boxes and pencils.

A Short Week!

Things are starting to wind down in 4th grade, but there is still plenty to do before the end of the year.  I have been reminding the students that even though it is the end of the year, I am still taking grades and there are still  things that we need to work on before school is out for the summer.  Here is a glimpse of what we are doing this week...
**The VA Studies SOL is 1 week away!  Please keep working on Hungry for History and reviewing notes daily.  
**I am in need of cereal boxes for a cereal box Book Report Project the students will be working on next week.  Also, we need...pencils (yes, again)!   I am going to Sam's Club to buy one more big box on pencils, but if you send any in, I (and the students) would greatly appreciate it!