Parents and students, Our class has been invited by the Ogden Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers to participate in an essay contest. The contest is divided into three categories, 1) pioneers arriving before 1869, or the coming of the railroad, 2) pioneers arriving between 1869-1896 when Utah was granted statehood, and 3) those ancestors that settled in Utah after 1896 through today. Also, instead of an ancestor, a student may choose to write about a trapper, explorer, mountain man or a Native American tribe that participated in the settling of the Utah Territory. Each school participating will choose a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner to submit to the contest committee. The school winners will win a cash award of: • 1st Place- $25.00 • 2nd Place- $15.00 • 3rd Place- $10.00 A representative of the Sons of Utah Pioneers Essay Committee will collect the winning school essays. The committee will then choose Chapter winners of: • 1st Place- $50.00 and an award plaque • 2nd Place- $25.00 and a certificate • 3rd Place- $15.00 and a certificate The essay must have a cover page listing the essay’s title, the student’s name, their school, and their teacher’s name. PIONEER ESSAY CONTEST

Mr. Bokinskie’s class….YOU ROCK!! You did a super stupendous job with your Wax Museum project. BEST CLASS EVER!!! I am so proud of you…keep up the great work…like I know you will…GREAT WORK!!

FUN ACTIVITIES AND A FUN WEEK!! Best class ever!! Read on for details… DR SEUSS WEEK

THE FOURTH GRADE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE “NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM”. THURSDAY, THE 28TH FROM 5:30-7:00. DON’T MISS IT!! Remember to invite your family and friends to our Thursday night presentation of “Night at the Museum”. This Thursday, the 28th from 5:30-7:00. Parents, thank you for your support and help this year. It is much appreciated! Also parents, THANK YOU for your generous contributions to our Prize Box and THANK YOU for donating your time to help us with the Prize Box. BEST CLASS EVER!!

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The fourth grade presents, “A Night at the Museum”. The details are attached. We will have two “performances”. One performance on February 26th (for students and staff) and the other on February 28th (for parents, grandparents, family members and friends). On the 28th we will perform our “Night at the Museum” in the lunchroom from 5:30-7:00 pm. Come and join us!! Biography Wax Museum

STUDENTS…CHECK IT…. INFORMATION ON THE OGDEN STANDARD EXAMINER’S 2013 ARTS AND HUMANITIES CONTEST. Four different contests for you to choose from. Enter and “strut your stuff”. We have a very talented class, I believe someone from our class could win…..REALLY!! 2013ARTS CONTEST INFORMATION

The time has come for Mr. Bokinskie’s fourth grade class to get their Water Cycle poster skills on. I want you to create a Water Cycle Poster that is the Best of the Best. Use a regular sized piece of poster board (white works best) and include all the processes that make up our Earth’s amazing Water Cycle. Be sure to include the following. Use color and word processing to take your poster to “the next step”. Your poster is due on or before February 25th. BEST CLASS EVER!! o Transpiration o Percolation o Evaporation o Precipitation (all four types) o Condensation o Collection o Explain/demonstrate how each process works. o Show the two characteristics specific to Utah’s Water Cycle. (give examples) o Describe how energy from the sun powers the Water Cycle. o Show lakes, rivers, reservoirs, oceans, trees, and underground water systems.

Hello wonderful parents, I am finally back, for good!! I have recovered and am excited to work with your students as we approach the half way mark of the year. End of term two is January 18th. All missed assignments and any late work your student might have MUST be handed in by Friday the 18th. I will be sending home a list of missed assignments later in the week. I have appreciated your thoughts and well-wishes the past few weeks. Thank you so much for this….. Also, thank you for your help with prize box and all help you have given our class this year. It really makes a huge difference when families get involved in their students’ education. THANK YOU!! Mr. Bokinskie