This year Quest wanted to provide our students with additional learning opportunities by providing clubs and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities. We unfortunately did not have unlimited funds and were limited with the number of students who could participate. In the future, we would like to offer additional club opportunities for everyone to enjoy. POQA has taken on the task of raising money and has chosen not to sell cookie dough or gift wrap but to provide an opportunity to showcase what our students have done at a dinner event and silent auction.

Basket Fundraiser (in support of STEM activities for our students)

•Each grade has provided a theme basket with gifts, treats, gift cards, etc. Baskets can be viewed in the Q1 foyer.

•Anyone can purchase ticket(s)
Ticket prices
$1=1 ticket & a sticker
$5=6 tickets & a pencil
$10=15 tickets & a ball

•Tickets can then be placed in the bucket that coordinates with the basket of their choice

•The evening of the Gala, a ticket from each basket will be drawn and the basket will be awarded to the ticket holder (need not be present to win).

Gala tickets are on sale again this week,before and after school, in the foyer of Q1. If you are unable to purchase tickets at that time, please email lblakely@questac.org with your name and phone number and we will contact you to make arrangements.

Thank you!

Hello my lovely 4th graders!
I hope you can contain your energy as Spring Break is still a while away. I know it’s starting to feel like spring. I feel it too, but I need to keep your bottoms in the chair and your brains on! I know I am such a big meanie.

Read – at least 20 mins a night. This week is the Dr. Seuss week challenge. If you want to participate please make sure you download the forms. They are on the blog. Scroll down to find them, print them out, and they are due back March 9th.

Math – there will be 2 assignments on Front Row. One is #54 which is what we learned last week and the other is #80 and that one is self-paced to where you currently are according to the measurement test.


Words Their Way
snakes
Mint

Sunflowers

Stars

Apple

Here’s a picture of one of our awesome STEM teams! They work together to get the job done!

Here is our latest and greatest stem project! Team 1, I still have your picture and will post it as soon as I blur out a name tag.

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Staker-Parson’s came and taught a really cool activity about rocks and mining that goes with our science curriculum. I hope you enjoy the pictures from that day.

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Dear parents,
We are in desperate need of hand sanitizer. We are on our last bottle. If you can donate any it would be greatly appreciated (especially seeing how cold and flu season has not yet ended). Thank you!

This is from our field trip! Two explorers in the museum!


And just because…this is Azrael. She is 6 years old. She has the prettiest blue eyes. Her hobby is occasionally biting Mrs. Stone and hissing at the other cats in the house (she doesn’t get along well with others).

Next week is Dr. Seuss week. Quest has partnered with Farm Bureau to give one lucky reader in k-5 a new bike. They can win by reading the most minutes. Attached is a reading log to track reading minutes for a week and a permission slip. You do not have to participate. If you want to participate please download both items, keep track of reading minutes, sign the permission slip and return both forms March 7th (I am not sure of that due date, but will update it if it changes or that is not right). Good luck and happy reading!
Daily Reading Log
Read-A-Thon Permission Slip

Parent/teacher conferences are this Thursday! They are until 5:30. If you haven’t seen me yet this year, please make an appointment.
3:30, 3:45, 4, 4:15-taken, 4:30, 4:45, 5, 5:15
Email me at kstone@questac.org
I look forward to seeing you!