Dear Parents,
We had a great time at the field trip and we were able to see Governor Lynch. The kids were very well behaved and I was very proud of them. They also learned a lot at the History Museum at Eagle Square.
April is here and it is time for the NWEA testing in Math and Language Arts. We will be testing on Monday morning (4/9), Wed morning (4/11) and Friday afternoon (4/13). Please make sure your child has a nutritious breakfast and enough sleep. These tests are lengthy and require a lot of stamina.
Last week we had Alice Ogdon as our artist in residence. She showed the children how to weave a star. You may have seen other children bring their project home, but ours isn't done because we missed Art this week for the field trip. This project will be completed Monday and then the children can take home their project to show you.
Speaking of projects. I will be expecting the children to put their regions project together over April vacation. If you are going away, I would suggest the children get it done the week before. We have the research part almost finished and we will be typing it soon. The part I would like you to help your child with is the presentation. I spoke to them about using poster board or a presentation board to display their information. They should include a map of their region in the middle of the board. The map should include a legend of the products and natural resources of that region. Around the map I would like them to focus on some of the notable features of their region. For example, they will have information on tourist spots,geography, resources, traditions and famous people. There should be a little more information on one of these areas that they choose to highlight. We have talked as a class about how they can do that. Some have said they would like to make a diorama. That would be fun to do. I think if there was a war fought in their region, they might like to do that in a diorama. Another idea is a physical map where they could show the elevations. This is a major project and they have been working very hard on it. I look forward to seeing this all put together. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Dear Parents,
Tomorrow we will be experiencing basket making with our artist in residence. We thank the PFT for funding this activity, which I know the children will thoroughly enjoy. At the end of the week, the school will come together to share their products. It will be a great experience for everyone.
Our US region projects are continuing and the children are doing a great job at taking notes. Soon we will be putting the notes into writing.
Next Tuesday, we will be going to the State House and NH History Museum in Concord. I can't believe it is that time already! We are all set on chaperones, thanks for helping out.
Tomorrow we will be experiencing basket making with our artist in residence. We thank the PFT for funding this activity, which I know the children will thoroughly enjoy. At the end of the week, the school will come together to share their products. It will be a great experience for everyone.
Our US region projects are continuing and the children are doing a great job at taking notes. Soon we will be putting the notes into writing.
Next Tuesday, we will be going to the State House and NH History Museum in Concord. I can't believe it is that time already! We are all set on chaperones, thanks for helping out.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Dear Parents,
The children did a nice job on their personal narrative and they even typed them! Their stories will be placed in their folder to go on to Mountain View.
Now we are busy gathering information about the regions of the United States. This research part of the project will be done mostly in school. Some of the children are very excited about this. The end product will be of their choosing and it will be done at home. The end product could be a diorama, a poster board, etc. The children will have to present these projects orally. The reports will also accompany their other work when they go to Mountain View.
After they are finished, we will have a "science fair". The children will be able to pick an experiment and do it at home. Then they will present it to the class.
Hopefully, the weather will be nice from here on and the children will be able to get out and run around at recess and after school.
The children did a nice job on their personal narrative and they even typed them! Their stories will be placed in their folder to go on to Mountain View.
Now we are busy gathering information about the regions of the United States. This research part of the project will be done mostly in school. Some of the children are very excited about this. The end product will be of their choosing and it will be done at home. The end product could be a diorama, a poster board, etc. The children will have to present these projects orally. The reports will also accompany their other work when they go to Mountain View.
After they are finished, we will have a "science fair". The children will be able to pick an experiment and do it at home. Then they will present it to the class.
Hopefully, the weather will be nice from here on and the children will be able to get out and run around at recess and after school.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Dear Parents,
On April 2, Ms Swank's class and my class will be going to the State House in Concord. In order to go on this exciting, educational field trip, we need to have a CPR certified person as a chaperone. If you are willing to go with us, please send me a note or e-mail. We also will be going to Strawberry Banke in June and will need someone for that trip too.
Many people are finding good websites for the children to practice their math facts and spelling words. If you need help with Everyday math, you can go to the Everydaymathonline.com and they will walk you through the process for partial sums, product, or quotients. We are now working with fractions and will soon be moving on to measurements.
The children are working on their Personal Narrative. Some of the stories are very emotional and have a lot of voice to them. We have gone to the Smart Room to type them, and I hope to finish that up soon.
After vacation we will start a project involving the geographical regions of the United States. This project will be done mostly in class, but may need to have some research done at home.
The school year seems to be flying by now! We have a lot to do, yet.
On April 2, Ms Swank's class and my class will be going to the State House in Concord. In order to go on this exciting, educational field trip, we need to have a CPR certified person as a chaperone. If you are willing to go with us, please send me a note or e-mail. We also will be going to Strawberry Banke in June and will need someone for that trip too.
Many people are finding good websites for the children to practice their math facts and spelling words. If you need help with Everyday math, you can go to the Everydaymathonline.com and they will walk you through the process for partial sums, product, or quotients. We are now working with fractions and will soon be moving on to measurements.
The children are working on their Personal Narrative. Some of the stories are very emotional and have a lot of voice to them. We have gone to the Smart Room to type them, and I hope to finish that up soon.
After vacation we will start a project involving the geographical regions of the United States. This project will be done mostly in class, but may need to have some research done at home.
The school year seems to be flying by now! We have a lot to do, yet.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Dear Parents,
The children had a great week, ending in a Valentine party. Thank you to all who supplied goodies for the children and thank you to Kim Kaslowski for organizing it. On Friday, we also baked bread to coincide with our reading unit on microbes.
We got the results back from the online reading test and all the children did very well. I was very pleased with the results. Then I received more good news when I scored the mid-year math test. It looks like the kids are secure in the skills that they need for fourth grade, so far. Soon you will be receiving the results of the NECAP testing which they participated in this fall. I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised, too.
Some students have been telling me that they would like to do some more math practice on line.
I have given them some sites, but would also like to share with you the Everyday math site.
You can get some tutorials there for anything we teach in fourth grade. Just go to Everydaymathonline.com and then click on algorithms. It is free!
The children had a great week, ending in a Valentine party. Thank you to all who supplied goodies for the children and thank you to Kim Kaslowski for organizing it. On Friday, we also baked bread to coincide with our reading unit on microbes.
We got the results back from the online reading test and all the children did very well. I was very pleased with the results. Then I received more good news when I scored the mid-year math test. It looks like the kids are secure in the skills that they need for fourth grade, so far. Soon you will be receiving the results of the NECAP testing which they participated in this fall. I am sure you will be pleasantly surprised, too.
Some students have been telling me that they would like to do some more math practice on line.
I have given them some sites, but would also like to share with you the Everyday math site.
You can get some tutorials there for anything we teach in fourth grade. Just go to Everydaymathonline.com and then click on algorithms. It is free!
Monday, January 23, 2012
January 23
Dear Parents,
Thank you so much for helping to raise money for the school through the fundraiser. Because our class raised the most money, we participated in the pig race against Mrs. Nicholson's class. We won! Soon we will be having a pizza party sponcered by Granite State Fundraiser.
The children are learning so much about the Civil Rights Movement. We are reading and discussing the times in Social Studies and Reading. Some children are even doing research on their own. I love to see them taking on their own projects.
Thanks to the work of Mrs. Bennett, we have math games to check out on a weekly basis. The children will be responsible for getting the games and the pieces needed for the game, back and forth to school. If they want to play with you, please encourage them. Extra practice gives them a deeper understanding.
Soon we will be having a Valentine's Day party. Mrs. K will be contacting you. We will need just a few people to bake.
Dear Parents,
Thank you so much for helping to raise money for the school through the fundraiser. Because our class raised the most money, we participated in the pig race against Mrs. Nicholson's class. We won! Soon we will be having a pizza party sponcered by Granite State Fundraiser.
The children are learning so much about the Civil Rights Movement. We are reading and discussing the times in Social Studies and Reading. Some children are even doing research on their own. I love to see them taking on their own projects.
Thanks to the work of Mrs. Bennett, we have math games to check out on a weekly basis. The children will be responsible for getting the games and the pieces needed for the game, back and forth to school. If they want to play with you, please encourage them. Extra practice gives them a deeper understanding.
Soon we will be having a Valentine's Day party. Mrs. K will be contacting you. We will need just a few people to bake.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Dear Parents,
We had some exciting news this week. Thanks to you and the children, our class was the top seller in the fundraiser. We exceeded $1,600. Now the children can participate in a "pig race" and if we win that, there will be a pizza party. Of course, the children are very excited. They really want to have some pizza.
Thank you for making sure that your child did the celery experiment at home. I told them that they could experiment with the materials needed, and they sure did. They were very willing to share their results. I'm sure they learned a lot.
We are ready for our chapter 5 test in Math. Also, I will be doing a timed test of their math facts soon. I hope to see a lot of progress.
We have been exploring historical fiction and non-fiction writing. I was able to share with them my grandfather's diary from 1905. They are very interested, although it isn't quite as exciting as the fictional diary of a girl in the 1800's. As soon as I started reading these things to them, they became fascinated with diaries. I will read some "Choose Your Own Adventure" books next. They are also historical fiction and we will do some independent research on the dust bowl, the civil war, etc.
From now on, I will be expecting the children to write their spelling words in cursive. Please have your child practice writing them at home in cursive.
Remember that there is no school on Tuesday, because of the primary.
Have a great week.
We had some exciting news this week. Thanks to you and the children, our class was the top seller in the fundraiser. We exceeded $1,600. Now the children can participate in a "pig race" and if we win that, there will be a pizza party. Of course, the children are very excited. They really want to have some pizza.
Thank you for making sure that your child did the celery experiment at home. I told them that they could experiment with the materials needed, and they sure did. They were very willing to share their results. I'm sure they learned a lot.
We are ready for our chapter 5 test in Math. Also, I will be doing a timed test of their math facts soon. I hope to see a lot of progress.
We have been exploring historical fiction and non-fiction writing. I was able to share with them my grandfather's diary from 1905. They are very interested, although it isn't quite as exciting as the fictional diary of a girl in the 1800's. As soon as I started reading these things to them, they became fascinated with diaries. I will read some "Choose Your Own Adventure" books next. They are also historical fiction and we will do some independent research on the dust bowl, the civil war, etc.
From now on, I will be expecting the children to write their spelling words in cursive. Please have your child practice writing them at home in cursive.
Remember that there is no school on Tuesday, because of the primary.
Have a great week.
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