Next Week...

A few reminders about next week:

1. Friday is our Fall Party. It will be held from 2:15-3:15 pm. Please know that everyone is more than welcome to attend! They do need candy or small goodies to fill treat bags. If you are willing to help out, please send them in with your child by Wednesday. Just a reminder that Halloween candy will be on sale this weekend!! Thanks!
2. The students got their IN History chapter 4 study guide today. We have a small amount of material to cover on Monday yet. On Wednesday we will be playing Jeopardy and having the test. Please make sure your child has highlighted the study guide and prepared for the test.

IN Awareness Day

IN Awareness day is next Friday afternoon! If any parent is available to help out during this time please send in the yellow paper! If you lost the yellow paper, just send a note in saying you are available to help!! I know the other classrooms are in need of volunteers. The other classrooms will be making a craft, playing games, and cooking food.

Thank you!

Sick Kids

Our class had been doing pretty good with only about one absent a day....and then today hit :( We had four students out today. Please be sure to keep reminding students to wash their hands and cover their cough. I am sure we will have more absent, but let's prevent what we can. Be sure we are pushing early bedtimes, plenty of fluids, and checking temperatures before sending them off to school!

Thanks and Stay Healthy!!

Flu Season....

As you have all noticed or heard, flu season is here. I have been constantly reminding the students to wash their hands after they cough, sneeze, or blow their noses. I have also been encouraging them to use the school hand sanitizer throughout the day. Hopefully we can keep our classroom as sanitary as possible. Please remind your students the importance of handwashing throughout the day. It is the number one way to prevent getting sick.

Science and IN History Tests

I will attempt to do a better job of giving parents a heads up of our upcoming tests. I understand there has been some confusion about the review Jeopardy game along with the test day. I usually try to give the study guides about a week ahead of time (not always, but usually). I will remind students to write this down in their assignment books as well as putting it on the blog. Hopefully this way everyone knows what is coming.

Thanks for checking the blog and providing great feedback!!

Ginger

Sauder Village Link

Click on the Sauder Village logo above to check out their website. Can't wait for our field trip next Thursday!!

Does Your Child Know His/Her Address?

Today in our word study we were working on correctly capitalizing and punctuating addresses. I wrote a sample of the school address on the board and the students were to use the sample to write their own address in their notebook. Well....several of them did not know their address! It is very important that your child know their address. You never know when they will need it in case of an emergency. Ask your child if they know their address, if not....then practice, practice, practice....or write it down somewhere for them to carry with them!

OCAS Buddy

They will be delivering a Halloween goody bag to our OCAS buddy on October 26th. So we will begin collecting items right away! Our buddy's name is Charlene. She is on a sugar free diet. She enjoys music and dancing along with word puzzles. She is in room 207 A if you ever want to stop by for a visit.

Hopefully we can have a goody bag ready to do! Anything such as fall decor, word puzzles, magazines, lotions, sugar free candy, etc. would all be great gift ideas!

Thanks in advance for helping out!

A Little of This, A Little of That....

1. We have done about two weeks of spelling now and the kids seem to be getting into the routine. Depending on which group your child is in, they will either get new words on Monday or Tuesday and take their test on Friday or Monday.
2. In math we are working on place value, rounding, adding, and subtracting. Please practice rounding and subtracting (from zeroes) with your child. These tend to give fourth grades the most trouble!
3. In reading we are focusing on different ways to respond to literature. Please encourage your child to write about what they are reading each night! This is a great free write to have them do once in awhile.
4. We have taken our first IN History test. I usually give the study guide about one week in advance. We play Jeopardy for review and then the test usually follows the next day.
5. Our first science test will be coming up soon.
6. At the beginning of the 2nd quarter we will be switching for science. Our class will go to Mrs. Powers beginning October 20th to learn about magnets and electricity.
7. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!