Dear Families:
Thank you to our wonderful PTA parents for the yummy BBQ luncheon. It was lip smackin’ good. We always love our Friday feasts.
Thank you for attending our recent parent-teacher conference. I appreciate you taking the time to meet with me, and I hope that our conference was able to provide you with some valuable insight into your child’s progress in school. I look forward to our continued partnership throughout the remainder of the school year. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child or our classroom, please do not hesitate to contact me.
LOOK FOR IT…Thank you to our dedicated Room Moms, (Simone Zeschuk, Kim Van de Vere, Liz Ewald, Collen Davey, Kelly Clark and Erin Patterson) who will help ensure a fun-filled, rich and educational experience for your child. A letter will be coming come in the Tuesday folder regarding our Annual 4th grade events and activities. Class donations will be due no later than October 10th. Please remember, your donations help provide supplies for our special events. Also, keep a look out for communication coming via our Homeroom Moms, Simone and Kim. Our first event, Pumpkin Math will be held on Wednesday, October 29th. We truly appreciate all your support!
PROGRESS REPORTS FOR ALL…Progress reports will be sent home in this week’s Tuesday folder reflecting grades prior to September 24th. Please log onto HAC (Home Access Center) for the most current averages and grades for your child.
EDUCATION, GO GET IT WEEK…Thank you for talking with your child all week about the value in attending college. It was obvious in our classroom discussions that your child and you were having some great fun discussing your college days as well as our words of the day; major, dormitory, scholarship, professor, and application. Stop by and view our graduation "Wall of Dreams!"
SERVICE PROJECT… 4th graders are excited about launching our Denim Drive on October 6- October 17th. Information will be going home in this week’s Tuesday Folder. Ask your child how they are contributing to make this service project a success!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION…It’s that time of year again! There will be 5 classrooms receiving prizes, including the usual Grand Prize Pizza Party. The dates to submit your box tops are 9/8-10/3. The dates for the special HEB promotion are 9/17-9/30. Thank you to all who have contributed box tops so far!
NOW SHOWING...BOOKS-. I strongly encourage every student to participate in the fall library enrichment program. Minutes logged for our class Reading Log can be used! Congratulations to Noemie, Daniel, Kelvin, Lauren, Lucy and Leah for receiving a colorful “movie ticket” this week!
NEED UNWANTED MAGAZINES…For our upcoming unit on Nonfiction Text Features, please send any magazines to school by Monday. Thank you in advance.
Next Week's Learning:
Math: Continue with fractions, Mixed Numbers, Decimals
Reading: Test on Tuesday over Wonder, Nonfiction Text Features
Writing: Personal Narrative vs Expository (Nelda and Erwin) September Night Writes are due on Monday, September 29
Science: Temperature, States of Matter
Social Studies : Map Skills
Upcoming Dates:
9/29 Night Writes due
10/13 Student Holiday
10/18 Singing Stars at the Texas Stars game at 7:00 pm
10/30 Picture Retakes
Enjoying your children,
Joni