Updates from 4th grade 4/25

The end of the year is quickly approaching!  Please make a note of the following dates:

• Spelling Test 25 is Monday.  Please remind your child to review their Spelling notes and Words to Learn!
• Book Fair is next week!  All classes are browsing on Tuesday and shopping on Friday.
• Fine Arts Festival is on Tuesday, April 30.  Please make sure your child is ready and by their locker at 6:45 pm.  The show will be about a half hour and the Book Fair will be open that evening.  
• The Math review sheet will go home on Friday, May 3.  Unit 11 Test is Wednesday, May 8.
• Our Nature Center Field Trip is Tuesday, May 7.  Please make sure your child brings a disposable sack lunch and wears comfortable shoes.  Your teacher will let you know who will be chaperoning.  Our PTO covered the majority of the cost for this field trip!  Thank you, PTO!
• Last week of Library is the week of May 13.  
• There is No School on Monday, May 27, for Memorial Day.
• Field Day is Tuesday, May 28.  (Rain Date 5/28).
• Last Day of School is Thursday, June 6! :)

4th Grade Updates 3/22

• Spelling Test 21 Monday. No new spelling next week.
• All missing/late work needs to be turned in first thing Monday morning!  Report Cards will come home with students on Thursday. 
• Students need to turn in their last March Is Reading Month Tracking Sheet slip by Thursday! Don’t forget to turn in your March Book-It Calendar and Book Review Thursday, too!!
• Math Unit 9 Test Wednesday. Review sheets will be passed out Monday and we'll review in class on Tuesday.
• We are having our 4th Grade Read-In on Wednesday afternoon! Please make sure your child brings several different books/magazines to read (both fiction/non-fiction)! We'll be reading all afternoon!! They may also bring a beach towel to sit on, as well as a snack/drink to enjoy, if they would like. :)
• There is NO SCHOOL March 29-April 5. School will resume on Monday, April 8th. We hope you have a relaxing Spring Break! :)

Updates 3/6

• Tomorrow is Reading Night from 6-7pm.  Hope to see ya there!  
• Don't forget the first week March is Reading Month Slip is due Friday!! 
• We are going to the Capitol on Friday!  Make sure to pack a disposable lunch, as we will be eating on our field trip.  Students do not need any money...there is no gift shop.  Chaperones may follow the bus or meet us at the capitol.  Maps will be coming home today.  If you plan to follow the bus, please make sure to be at school by 9:40 am.  Each class will tour as a whole group in a quiet line.  Please remind your child this is a government building and we are expected to tour quietly, as business is taking place.  We are sorry that all chaperones from the first planned trip could not go this time.  We had to decrease number of chaperones due to rescheduling.  Remember the Capitol building is open to the public and you can take your children any time!  We are working on a spring field trip that will provide more chaperone opportunities. :)    
• Spring Forward this weekend!  Don't forget! 
• Math Unit 8 Test is Monday.  Review sheets are coming today, we will review tomorrow and Friday morning, and test Monday.  
• Unit 19 Spelling Test is Monday.
• Spring conferences are Thursday, March 21.  These are scheduled on an as-needed basis.  We will be letting you know this week if a conference is scheduled for your child.
• There will be no school Friday, March 29 through April 5.  Classes resume April 8!  Happy Spring Break! :)
• Mark your calendars....Fine Arts Festival for 4th grade is Tuesday, April 30.  More info coming!

Updates from 4th Grade!

*The Hutchings Carnival is TONIGHT from 6:00-8:30pm!  Thank you for all your raffle basket donations! :)

*Progress Report Slips will come home today.  Please sign and return Monday.  Thanks!

*We are going to the Capitol on Friday, March 8.  Information was sent home on Wednesday.  Please sign and return the new permission slip as soon as possible.  We will notify chaperones next week. 

*Spring Photos on Thursday, 2/28.  Forms were sent home last week.  Please contact the office if you need a new form.

*Penny Drive ends next Friday, 3/1. 

*Reading is Out of this World!!  March is Reading Month! :)  Kick –Off will be on March 1 with "Dress as your Favorite Dr. Seuss character" spirit day.  More info will be coming home next week about Reading Month.

*Family Reading Night is 6-7pm on Thursday, March 7.  Students must be
chaperoned and can wear pjs.  There will be reading games in the cafeteria, and Interplanetary Photo Booth on stage, Read Alounds in the Media Center, and tons of fun!