Hello families!
Tonight, look for your student's report card to come home in a manila envelope. The report card is yours, but please sign and return the folder and envelope. Your student will receive a green slip if they bring it back tomorrow. :)
Tomorrow is our first Trading Post. Your student should know if they are participating or not (based on the green slips they earned). It will take place at 2:45pm and should be complete by 3:30pm. Students are encouraged to bring items from home to sell. These can be, but are not limited to: old toys, games, puzzles, homemade bookmarks, drawings, books, and stuffed animals. We only ask that they not bring electronics (due to the actual cost) and food items (due to food allergies). Students do not have to bring anything to sell if they do not want to, but the more we have the more fun it is for everyone!
Also, don't forget tha tomorrow is also Licorice Friday. For only 25 cents your student can buy 2 pieces of licorice to eat at last recess.
Have a great week off and a very thankful Thanksgiving holiday!
Mrs. Spenner
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
End of Trimester 1
Hello families!
We have made it through the first trimester of the year! I am finishing up report cards now and will send them home on Thursday, November 21st.
As part of our 4th grade behavior rewards, we will have "Trading Post" next Friday. Any student that has earned 45 green slips may participate. Students not participating will be doing an alternate activity during that time. During Trading Post, students may bring any item from home that they do not want any more to sell. (This is like a garage sale or flea market.) We only ask that students do not bring food items, due to allergies, or electronics, due to cost. Students set the price to buy and sell items using the classroom money they have earned. (Each green slip= $1.) We will be doing this the last hour of the day.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASS!! Our generous students raised $189.51 toward feeding hungry families for Thanksgiving! I am so proud of their generosity! They were rewarded with an ice cream party from Albertsons on Thursday afternoon.
Finally, we have a new student, Meila, joining our class on Monday. The kids (Especially the girls...since they will now outnumber the boys!) are excited to get to know her and welcome her into our classroom!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Spenner
We have made it through the first trimester of the year! I am finishing up report cards now and will send them home on Thursday, November 21st.
As part of our 4th grade behavior rewards, we will have "Trading Post" next Friday. Any student that has earned 45 green slips may participate. Students not participating will be doing an alternate activity during that time. During Trading Post, students may bring any item from home that they do not want any more to sell. (This is like a garage sale or flea market.) We only ask that students do not bring food items, due to allergies, or electronics, due to cost. Students set the price to buy and sell items using the classroom money they have earned. (Each green slip= $1.) We will be doing this the last hour of the day.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASS!! Our generous students raised $189.51 toward feeding hungry families for Thanksgiving! I am so proud of their generosity! They were rewarded with an ice cream party from Albertsons on Thursday afternoon.
Finally, we have a new student, Meila, joining our class on Monday. The kids (Especially the girls...since they will now outnumber the boys!) are excited to get to know her and welcome her into our classroom!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Spenner
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Moms and Muffins
Hello families!
We have a busy few days coming up as we finish out the 1st trimester of the year. We are working on a personal narrative in class and will be typing, illustrating, and recording our stories over the next few days. We have been doing a lot of end of trimester assessments as well. I will be working on report cards next Friday (11/15/13) when the students are out of school and we will send them home on Thursday, November 21st.
Tomorrow is Moms and Muffins. I hope that all our moms (or any other important lady in your student's life) are able to come and share in a muffin before school beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Spenner
We have a busy few days coming up as we finish out the 1st trimester of the year. We are working on a personal narrative in class and will be typing, illustrating, and recording our stories over the next few days. We have been doing a lot of end of trimester assessments as well. I will be working on report cards next Friday (11/15/13) when the students are out of school and we will send them home on Thursday, November 21st.
Tomorrow is Moms and Muffins. I hope that all our moms (or any other important lady in your student's life) are able to come and share in a muffin before school beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Have a great evening!
Mrs. Spenner
Friday, November 1, 2013
November
Hello families!
Thank you to all the families that helped out (with supplies, food, or activities) with our Halloween Party! Everyone seemed to have a great time. I appreciate your willingness to be a part of our fun!
We have started a new spelling assessment. Hopefully you saw it yesterday. Since students are supposed to be using the correct spelling in everyday writing, we are now going to be practicing this for our weekly test. I have sentences written, some are correct and some have errors (spelling skill related). Students are to find the misspelled words and write them correctly. This is a difficult new skill for them and last week the tests were not incredibly stellar. That was to be expected! The students now know what to look for and felt more comfortable today. I will have the tests graded and returned next week. I think this will be a better format for assessment with regards to our reporting topics in English Language Arts (ELA). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
The November Scholastic book orders came home yesterday. If you missed out on a book at the Book Fair here at school, here is your chance to still get a book! The orders are due next Wednesday. If you would like to browse or purchase on-line, the instructions are on the right-hand side under "Scholastic Book Orders."
Have a great weekend and remember to set your clock back 1 hour Saturday night! Enjoy that extra hour of sleep!
Mrs. Spenner
Thank you to all the families that helped out (with supplies, food, or activities) with our Halloween Party! Everyone seemed to have a great time. I appreciate your willingness to be a part of our fun!
We have started a new spelling assessment. Hopefully you saw it yesterday. Since students are supposed to be using the correct spelling in everyday writing, we are now going to be practicing this for our weekly test. I have sentences written, some are correct and some have errors (spelling skill related). Students are to find the misspelled words and write them correctly. This is a difficult new skill for them and last week the tests were not incredibly stellar. That was to be expected! The students now know what to look for and felt more comfortable today. I will have the tests graded and returned next week. I think this will be a better format for assessment with regards to our reporting topics in English Language Arts (ELA). Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
The November Scholastic book orders came home yesterday. If you missed out on a book at the Book Fair here at school, here is your chance to still get a book! The orders are due next Wednesday. If you would like to browse or purchase on-line, the instructions are on the right-hand side under "Scholastic Book Orders."
Have a great weekend and remember to set your clock back 1 hour Saturday night! Enjoy that extra hour of sleep!
Mrs. Spenner
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