Mrs. Chaparro's 4th Graders

NOTICE: THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST WILL BE USED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.  THEY MAY BE BROUGHT FROM HOME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SCHOOL.

I know how busy this time of year is and I want to help make it easier. I am giving the parents an option to pay a $30 donation to cover each student’s supplies.

You can start paying the $30 donation to the office at back to school night or anytime after school starts. I have already purchased these items for this year. If you would rather purchase them yourselves, they must meet the description I have listed below. It is more efficient for me to have all the supplies the same color and type.

I have already purchased the following items:

• Colored pencils (24 pack) and additional art supplies
• Plastic plain folders with metal paper holders and paper pockets. Blue, Yellow, Red, and Green. Folders are plain, no designs or images.
• Spiral notebook, plain cover in the colors Blue, Yellow Red, and Green.
• Composition notebooks-black, plastic front and binders
• Scissors/Pencils/Erasers
• Glue
• Copy paper
• Highlighter/Expo markers. Skinny black only 15-20.
• Party supplies/Birthday desk
• Prize bin: Fun stuff that cost less then $1 each
• Reward stickers: various variety
• Christmas/Mother’s Day gifts/Father’s Day gifts
• Service project card material
• Rendezvous supplies

Each student will still need to bring from home:

Headphones/earbuds-labeled with their name.
Pencil Box–1 standard size pencil box, must be able to hold 3-4 pencils, one box of colored pencils, one glue sticks, 2-3 pens, 1-2 highlighters, etc.

Backpacks are not to be brought. ONLY lunch bags are needed if they are bringing a lunch from home.

Water bottles are optional for students to bring for their use during class time. Please make sure it does not leak or spill if knocked or tipped over…Sorry Stanleys 🙁

Lanyards are optional, I will provide them with a shirt clip.

On Friday, May 3 we are creating our Solar Ovens to make some S’mores! We are in need of donations of ingredients and materials. If you are willing to bring something, please send your child with them no later than Thursday the 2nd so I know what I need to go get! Thank you 🙂

DONATIONS NEEDED:

• Graham Crackers
• Marshmallows
• Plastic Wrap
• Hershey’s Chocolate Bars

We are having a Utah Program at Quest (Q1) Academy, April 30 at 6:00PM. All of the 4th grade students will be singing different Utah songs for you. Best dress (what you would wear to a wedding or church) or school uniform please. Please have your students in my classroom no later than 5:50 to be ready to head to the gym as a class to start our program. Along with singing, a few students from our room will have speaking parts. These parts can be memorized. WE are excited to entertain you all! Invite everyone you know to come-no limit! 

All of the 4th grade kids have created something to show you about our beautiful state. To see what they have created, you may come before the program 5:00-5:30, or after the performance at about 7:00. Our class display will be in our classroom.

Parents-

We are reaching the end of our 4th grade year! WOW! We have a lot of fun activities planned and hope to be able to get to all of them to celebrate our hard work this year. In hopes of condensing your “homework,” here is a tentative schedule of fun things we have coming up and a permission slip to sign all at the same time! Some of these dates are subject to change. I will send more information for each activity as we get closer. For now, I have posted some information about our Utah History Program and our BFG projects below. Feel free to reach out with any questions about these activities.

SIGN THIS PERMISSION SLIP

Utah History Program

We are having a Utah Program at Quest (Q1) Academy. All of the 4th grade students will be singing different Utah songs for you. Best dress (what you would wear to a wedding or church) or school uniform please. Along with singing, 8 students from our room will have speaking parts.They have already accepted and have been practicing their parts. These parts need to be memorized. If your child does not have a speaking part, they are still a vital part of our program and their attendance is crucial to the success of our program.

We are excited to entertain you all! Invite everyone you know to come-no limit! All of the 4th grade kids have created something to show you about our beautiful state. They will be displayed afterwards in our class. 

BFG PROJECTS

The BFG is a Big Friendly Giant that wants to live among the “human beans.” Our task is to create a practical item that the BFG could use in our world. However, our regular size item will not be big enough.

BFG Project Requirements:

The item your child chooses to make for the BFG must be 4 times the size of a regular “human bean” item. Examples might include a toothbrush, books, car keys, socks, candy bar, etc. (We will go over the math needed to figure out how to enlarge an everyday item.)

The item must be practical. We need to be able to carry the item to and from school easily 😉

Have fun with this project as it is something for them to enjoy using their imagination and creativity for the hard work they have put in all year! Thank you for all you do and your continued support this year!

YEARBOOK INFORMATION: All purchases are online only and may be made through this link HERE. The link may also be found on our website under “Payments” (See snapshot)

• Elementary ID code: 15110624
• Junior High ID code: 15110524

PLEASE HAVE THEM HERE FOR OUR REVIEWING WINDOW. APRIL 15-MAY 3rd. We have end-of-year testing right around the corner.  It is very important that your child attends school during the review weeks and testing days. Please let me know if your student will not be attending school on any of the testing days.  WE ARE REVIEWING EVERY DAY!  It is also important that they get a good night’s sleep, a good breakfast, and here ON TIME. All of our tests are first thing in the morning. Our testing window is May 8th – May 17th.

I will let the children chew sugar-free peppermint gum or mints during the RISE test.  Research does show that peppermint helps calm anxiety in students. Please let me know if you do not want your child to have gum during the tests. Please sign this form to allow your child to chew gum during testing. 

SIGN HERE

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE GUM OR MINTS FOR THE CLASS, PLEASE SEND THEM WITH YOUR CHILD ANYTIME BEFOREHAND. **IT MUST BE SUGAR-FREE PEPPERMINT**THANKS IN ADVANCE 😉

Please note these dates on your calendars:

SCIENCE #1: WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 8:45-10:00
SCIENCE #2: THURSDAY, MAY 9, 8:45-10:00

ELA (English/Language Arts)/READING
ELA #1: MONDAY, MAY 13, 8:45-10:00
ELA #2: TUESDAY, MAY 14, 8:45-10:00

Math #1: WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 8:45-10:00
Math #2: THURSDAY, MAY 16, 8:45-10:00
Math #3: FRIDAY, MAY 17, 8:45-10:00

MAKE-UP sessions are held on Fridays.

Please fill out this Google Form to give your student permission

Please pay the Quest Q1 office the following donation: (this donation just helps offset fees)

Adult chaperones: $8 *if chosen as a class chaperone.

Student planetarium: $3

FIELD DAY FUN: $2 *While you are paying these fees, please pay the field day donation too. 

I will be lottery-choosing 6 chaperones for the Field Trip. Please indicate on the Google form if interested.

We will be using the Frontrunner. Students will need to be dropped off and picked up at the Roy station by their guardians. There will NOT be transportation from Quest to or from the train station.

DROP OFF: Students should plan to arrive at the station no later than 8:00 AM.  THE TRAIN will pull out at 8:15am  THERE WILL NOT BE A TEACHER AT THE STATION BEFORE 7:45am TO TEND ANY CHILD.

PICK-UP: We will arrive back at the Roy station at 2:45 PM. STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP BETWEEN 2:45-3:00 pm. 

Please indicate on the Google form if your student will be needing a school lunch or home lunch. If you didn’t order a sack lunch from the school, send your child with a lunch that day that doesn’t need to be refrigerated. They will carry their own lunches. If they did order school lunch, it would be given to them that morning. 

Send your child with a small jacket, bags/backpack to carry their lunches, and a water bottle. No electronic devices (games/phones) are allowed on the field trip. They may bring something small to play with on the Frontrunner. For example, a deck of cards, a small pack of crayons/notebook, or a figurine/fidget toy. Nothing that will bounce away from them or cause a mess. No gum. Apply sunscreen beforehand and send some if your child may need more. We will be eating lunch outside.

Email your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Fourth Grade Teachers

Upcoming Events in March

• March 10– Daylight Savings Begins
• March 15– Spring Pictures
• March 15– Daddy/Daughter Dance 6-8 pm
• March 15– 3rd Term Ends- Report Cards available online in Aspire
• March 17– St. Patrick’s Day
• March 22– Mother/Son Dance 6-8 pm
• March 28– Field trip Clark Planetarium 8:30-3:00
• March 29– $1 Dress Down Day
• March 29– Yearbook Sales Deadline
• March 31– Easter Sunday
• April 1-5– Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

SPRING PICTURES

Friday, March 15 will be our Spring Picture Day. Students will be allowed to wear the clothing of their choice for photos, so this will be a free dress down day for all students.

Please see the attached flier for information on ordering a photo package.

**Please note that Lifetouch will be photographing only those students who have prepaid for a photo package. **

Math: We are Starting Converting Measurement and reviewing Line Plots