Please mark your calendars for Back to School Night on Monday, August 14th, from 6-8 pm. Presentations will be given every 30 minutes starting at 6:00 pm, with the final session beginning at 7:30 pm.
On this night you can bring your child’s headphones, pencil box, and small water bottle. NOTE: No backpacks are brought to class. Only a lunch box if needed. We are a technology school and seldomly send anything home. Use the following link to make a classroom supply donation of $30 or pay the office on this night ONLINE PAYMENTS marking “other” and typing Chaparro’s Supplies. Thanks
I am very excited to welcome my new students into my class! Parents-in preparation for the upcoming school year, please subscribe to our blog by clicking on “Subscribe to our Blog“ (found on the right sidebar). In addition, under the “Parent Information” heading you will find additional information and links that you may need.
THINGS TO DO NOW: REFLEX PRACTICE! -Practice MATH FACTS during the Summer!!! You can use your Reflex account and earn a “GREEN Light” everyday! 😉 YOU WILL USE YOUR 3RD GRADE ACCOUNT UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
I BUY ALL THE SUPPLIES AND HAVE THEM READY FOR THE KIDS THE FIRST DAY 😉
I know how busy this time of year is and I want to help make it easier. I am asking guardians to pay a $30 supply donation fee to cover each student’s supplies. This way I can get all the needed supplies purchased and labeled before students come back to school.
You can pay at Q1 during Back to School Night or online here: ONLINE PAYMENTS marking “other” and typing Chaparro’s Supplies. If you would rather purchase the same items yourself, please send me an email prior to school beginning.
Additionally, students will need to bring the following items: Headphones/earbuds-labeled with their name. Guardians will be responsible to replace broken/damaged headphones/earbuds throughout the year. 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. SMALL bag if needed-A bag large enough to bring a cell phone or personal items they need at school. NO large backpacks are to be brought. We are a technology school, so we rarely send any papers home. ONLY lunch bags are needed if they are bringing a lunch from home. A back pack can be brought to transfer library books home once a week. Water bottle-Student may bring a small water bottle that they can have with them throughout the day.
Lanyards are optional, I will provide them with a shirt clip. NOTE: they cannot have the kind of lanyard that has an elastic pull feature.
I will purchase the following items for your child with the class donation:
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 notebooks/composition notebooks
Scissors, pencils, erasers, and glue sticks
Whiteboards with an eraser
(3) Highlighters, Expo markers (10-12), and small black Sharpie markers (2)
Party supplies, birthday prizes, rewards/prize bin supplies
STEM/Science lab materials
Rendezvous sign supplies
Multiplication flashcards/Math manipulatives
Mother’s Day/Father’s Day gift supplies
Art projects supplies
Christmas and other holiday projects/gifts
NOTICE: THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST WILL BE USED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. THEY WILL BE BOUGHT USING CLASSROOM DONATIONS. THEY MAY ALSO BE BROUGHT FROM HOME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SCHOOL.
Tomorrow, May 24 is field day. It is a free dress down day. The kids must still have their shoulders covered and modest length shorts. No flip flops/sandals are allowed and socks must still be worn. We will be playing in BOUNCE HOUSES and playing LASER TAG, no skirts/dresses. THANK YOU TO ALL THE FAMILIES THAT DONATED TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE! Put sunscreen on the kids before they come or send a small bottle with them. We will be in the sun for about an hour. Make sure they have a water bottle this last week of school-it is hot.***Please make sure your child has brought back all their books/paid the replacement fee***
School lunch will be a picnic in our classroom. The following students did not sign up for school sack lunches. Please make sure they come with a home lunch. School lets out at 3:20. If you would like to come help with field day, please email me. I need helpers from 1:00-3:00. You will get to rotate with your child and play laser tag with us 😉
Home Lunch Kids for FIELD DAY: LIAM, ASHTON, PAISLEY, TREYSON, KENDILYNN, ARI, ABBY, AVA, BIANCA, VANESA, JETT, DILLON, MADDUX
Thursday, May 25, is the school’s talent show. You are welcome to come watch 4th and 5th perform at about 10:00. THURSDAY IS NOT A DRESS DOWN DAY. THIS DAY IS A SHORT DAY.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! MAY 26TH, EARLY 1:20. IT IS A FREE DRESS DOWN DAY. Yearbook signing will be in the morning.
We will be going on a field trip to the Utah State Capital on May 16. While there, we will also visit the Daughter of Pioneer Museum. We will leave Quest Academy at 8:40 and return to the school at 2:15 – traveling by bus. Three chaperones may accompany us on the trip. If you are wiling to come, please email me. You must ride the bus with us.
Quest’s annual talent show will be held on Thursday, May 25th. Kindergarten and 1st grade will perform at 8:40am, 2nd and 3rd grade will perform at 9:15am, and 4th and 5th will perform at 9:50am. Students in the PM Kindergarten class will perform in the afternoon for their classmates (watch for an email from Ms. Monique). There are limited spots per grade level, so sign up quickly. Students will be selected on a first come, first served basis, and talents should be limited to 3 minutes or less. An email will be sent out if your child has been selected to participate in the talent show. Click here to sign up. Thanks.
Our class has just finished reading the BFG! In addition, these awesome students have worked incredibly hard this week and will continue to work hard next week and have earned a party. We have decided to celebrate with a BFG party Friday, May 12. This will consist of presenting BFG stories (something they have been working on in class), watching the BFG movie, (Permission Form Here) and presenting giant sized objects that would be suitable for the BFG to live among the “human beans.” Your kids are aware of the math they need to do to configure giant items, but could probably use a little guidance from you on this project.
BFG Project Requirements:
The item your child chooses must be 4 times the size of a regular “human bean” item. Examples might include a toothbrush, books, car keys, socks, candy bar, etc.
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!
May 1-12 Lots of Testing– Just a little more. They are doing GREAT!!
May 8-12: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 10: Library books due back for the year.
May 12: Class Celebration done with all the TESTING!!! BFG Party. Permission Form Here.
May 14: Mother’s Day
May 15-18: iREADY diagnostics
May 17: 4th Grade Olympiad Q1 gym
May 19 from 5-7 – Quest Under the Stars Q2 gym
May 23: 4th grade Utah History Program Q1 for school 8:45
May 23: 4th and 5th Guest speaker-Savannah Lyle Q1
May 24:Field day-Volunteers welcome-Contact me if you would like to help.
May 25: 3-5 grade Talent Show 9:45 am (Early out 1:20)
May 26: Yearbook signing, last day of school (Early out 1:20)
Meet an Astronaut
ALL are all invited to Quest Under the Stars: Destination MARS!Friday, May 19th 5:00-7:00pm Q2 Gym. Students and their families will have a chance to talk to the astronaut one-on-one, ask questions, and get a picture taken with him. This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many of your students.
Ask questions of a real astronaut
Get a picture taken
Learn about his mission to repair the hubble space telescope
Play Your Way to Mars
There will also be lots of fun games to play as you pretend to journey to mars.
Astronaut training challenges.
Feel how much you would weigh on Mars.
Build a Mars habitat.
Go on a space walk in a spacesuit and use radios to communicate with mission control.
Find signs of life on Mars.
Eat some astronaut food and put together an astronaut menu.
Even test your luck surviving an asteroid impact.
Beat the astronaut! The astronaut will be playing all these games too, so this is your chance to see how well you can score against a real astronaut. Can you beat him? Could you be the next astronaut to go to space?
Next week we start end of year testing. These amazing kiddos have been reviewing all we learned this year. They are ready! Keep encouraging them to end strong. They have worked so hard! All of our tests are first thing in the morning starting Monday morning May 1. Our testing window is April 26 – May 10.
I will let the children chew sugar free peppermint gum 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.
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DONATE GUM, PLEASE SEND IT WITH YOUR CHILD ANYTIME BEFORE HAND. **IT MUST BE SUGAR FREE PEPPERMINT**THANKS IN ADVANCE 😉
