28 January 2010

No School Friday...and a few other things!

Just a reminder that there is No School for students tomorrow, January 29. Don't forget that Book It calendars are due on Monday for January's 400 minutes!

Thank you for the carnival basket raffle donations that have come in so far! Please send donations in by Monday, February 15. (Bradner/Palo - Fun and Games, Highum - gift cards, Burch - A Day at the Beach) Thanks so much!!

Unit 6 Math Test for all 4th grade classes is Thursday, February 4.

Burch/Highum Social Studies Chapter 6/7 Test is Friday, February 5.

Report Cards will be sent home with students on Friday, February 5.

Have a nice weekend! :)

22 January 2010

Important News and Notes!

Please send in Cranbrook permission slips and $16 donation as soon as possible. We need to reserve busses and pay for our admission before we go. We are only allowed to take 5 chaperones per class. Cranbrook will not allow additional parents to drive separately and tour with our class. We would like to give parents who have not chaperoned the chance to chaperone, so you will be notified if you are chosen to chaperone. Thanks for understanding.

Carnival Basket donations needed! We are making baskets to raffle off at our school carnival on Friday, February 19th. The money we earn will be used for our classrooms. Burch's theme is "A Day at the Beach." Highum's theme is "Gift Cards." Palo/Bradner is "Fun and Games." Fun and Games can include any games (sporting, board, outdoor, indoor...anything FUN:) If you would rather send in cash donations, we will make purchases for the baskets. We are asking for all donations by Monday, February 15th. If any parents are interested in assembling baskets, please email your classroom teacher.

Spelling Test unit 15 on Monday. Don't forget to study notes and Words to Learn!

PJ Day is Thursday, January 28. Students may wear appropriate PJ's to school for 50 cents. Donations will go into our grade level Penny Drive jar! Our goal is $400 per grade level.

Second Quarter ends Thursday, January 28. Report Cards will go home on Friday, February 5.

There is NO SCHOOL for students on Friday, January 29.

4th Grade Super Bowl (Chargers vs. Wolverines) is Friday, February 5th, from 10-11am. It will be held in the Hutchings Gym.

Schedule of Events:
10:00am – Warm Up
10:05am – Player Introductions
10:10am – National Anthem
10:15am – Begin Game
10:30am – Half Time Show10:35am – 2nd Half
10:50am – Trophy Presentation

All families of players or halftime show performers are invited to attend the 4th Grade Super Bowl. There will be a professionally edited DVD of the Super Bowl & Halftime Show available for purchase approximately 1-2 weeks after the game ($3.00). See Mr. Horne for details.

15 January 2010

Important 4th Grade News

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 18, 2010. No school in honor of this day!
  • Penny Drive going on now! The goal is $400.00 per grade level. All coins and bills are accepted as positive points for our grade.
  • Campbell Soup label and box top competition going on now! Keep sending them in!
  • Spelling test 13 is Tuesday, January 19th for ALL fourth grade classes!
  • Southeast region (states and capitols) map quiz is Thursday, January 21st for ALL fourth grade classes!
  • Carnival Baskets--we are making baskets to raffle off at our school carnival on Friday, February 19th. The money we earn will be used for our classrooms. Burch's theme is "A Day at the Beach." Highum's theme is "Gift Cards." Palo/Bradner is "Fun and Games." Fun and Games can include any games (sporting, board, outdoor, indoor...anything FUN:) Please start sending donation on Tuesday. We will also accept cash donations to make purchases for the baskets. We are asking for all donations by Monday, February 15th. If any parents are interested in assembling baskets, please email your classroom teacher.
  • Look for field trip information sheet coming home today! We are going to Cranbrook on March 16th. We also have a field trip to the Nature Center on Friday, May 21st.

08 January 2010

news and notes 1/8/10

Join Hutchings for a Rollerrama skate this Tuesday, January 12. Notes have been sent home with more details.
There is a parent meeting in the cafeteria on Wednesday, January 13, at 7pm to talk about, generate ideas, ask questions, etc. with members of the PTO in regards to the carnival to be held in February.


*For Burch/Highum classes: We are in need of any small plastic containers (dip/butter) for a Science project. Please send in small plastic containers by Friday, January 15. Thanks!!

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, January 18, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

In the event of any snow days on January 26, 27 and/or 28, the high school exam schedule would be delayed accordingly. This impacts all K-12 students because, should school be closed on any of those days, the scheduled “no-school” day for students on January 29 would be changed. The "no school" day would be bumped into the next week depending on how many snow days occur. (ex. If one snow day occurs Jan 26/27/28, the teacher work day would be Monday, Feb. 1.)

Enjoy the cold, snowy weekend! :)