Thank you so much for the thoughtful gifts, kind notes, and heartfelt appreciation you shared during Teacher Appreciation Week. I truly felt so loved and celebrated, and your generosity and support mean the world to me. Every card, treat, and surprise brightened my days and reminded me how lucky I am to work with such wonderful families. Teaching your children is a joy, and I’m so grateful to partner with you in their growth and learning. Thank you again for making me feel so special!

SOLAR OVENS AND S’MORES!

On Tuesday, May 27 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 Friday the 23rd so I know what I need to go get! Thank you 🙂

DONATIONS NEEDED:

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

BFG Project

Our class is reading the BFG! (Big Friendly Giant) It is one of our favorite read-alouds. One of our final projects we have in 4th grade is creating 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 configure to create these items, however, they might need a little guidance from you to finish this project at home.

Here are the 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, and socks. (Example if the toothbrush is 4 inches long, we times it by 4 and now we have a 16-inch toothbrush.)

The item must be practical. (We need to be able to carry the item to and from school.) Have fun with this as it is something for them to be creative and enjoy!

Students can start bringing in their items when they complete it, starting on May 19, but we will present our projects the day we watch the BFG movie and drink “frobscottle” on May 23. This will be a much-deserved fun project/party to celebrate all the hard work we have put in for testing! Thank you for your support- let me know if you have questions on this project!

Teacher Appreciation Week May 5th-9th. Here are a few of my “Favorite Things!”

End-Of-Year Field Trip- UTAH STATE CAPITOL PERMISSION FORM

On Monday, May 19th, we will be going on a field trip to the Utah State Capitol and the Daughters of the Pioneer Museum. We will leave Quest Academy at 8:40 and return to the school at 2:20. We will be traveling by bus. Six chaperones may accompany us on the trip, but all chaperones must ride the bus with us. Please fill out the form here!

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.

I am sending TWO review packets home every week for the next 3 weeks. Review packets are REQUIRED to be returned within two days. Monday’s packet is due on Wednesday. Wednesday’s packet is due by Friday. We will be reviewing packets on Friday. Packets returned are students’ entry into laser tag. I will be sending an email asking some students to stay after school to help assist and review packets during tutoring.

UPCOMING DATES:

Please note these dates on your calendars. Some of these dates are subject to change. I will send more information for each activity as we get closer. Feel free to reach out with any questions about these activities.

• April 11: Sundials and Shadows
• April 21-25: Sports review week
• April 25: ABC Cereal Party/Dollar Dress Down Day
• April 28: Acadience/Diagnostic testing
• May 2: Science Assessment
• May 5-9: Book Fair
• May 7-16: RISE TESTING
• May 16: Planet Chalk
• May 17: Quest Under the Stars
• May 19: Oreo Science Project
• May 20: Pioneer Day
• May 21: Obleck
• May 22: State Capital Field Trip
• May 23: BFG Party/Dollar Dress Down Day
• May 26: No School
• May 27-30: Early Out
• May 27: Solar Ovens
• May 28: Laser Tag/Field Day
• May 29: Talent Show
• May 30: Awards/Last Day of School!!

PLEASE HAVE THEM HERE FOR OUR REVIEWING WINDOW. APRIL 14-MAY 3rd. We have end-of-year testing right around the corner.  Your child MUST attend 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 7th – May 16th.

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.

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 7, 8:45-10:00
SCIENCE #2: THURSDAY, MAY 8, 8:45-10:00

ELA (English/Language Arts)/READING
ELA #1: MONDAY, MAY 12, 8:45-10:00
ELA #2: TUESDAY, MAY 13, 8:45-10:00

Math #1: WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 8:45-10:00
Math #2: THURSDAY, MAY 15, 8:45-10:00
Math #3: FRIDAY, MAY 16, 8:45-10:00

MAKE-UP sessions are held on Fridays.

Last Lessons in Math and ELA

SPRING PICTURES!!

FIELD TRIP- March 27!

We are kicking off our new science unit by going to the Clark Planetarium on March 27! Please fill out this form to give permission for your child to join. Please note that transportation will be through the Frontrunner. Read the information on the form carefully and reach out if you have any questions!

Technology/Board Game Party

We are working hard to earn a technology and board game party happening Friday, March 28th. Students have been asked to return weekly, homework, complete in-class assignments, and stay on task with minimal distractions. This is the time of year we are working hard to learn as much as possible in preparation for the end-of-year testing. Please fill out the Technology/Board Permission Link if you would like your student to participate.

SCIENCE: PATTERNS IN THE SKY!

• March 3-7 – Book Drive
• March 7 – Daddy-Daughter Dance
• March 9 – Daylight Savings Begins
• March 14- Mother-Son Dance
• March 17– St. Patrick’s Day
• March 21– $1 Dress Down Day
• March 27– Field trip Clark Planetarium (More info. to come)
• March 28- Free Dress Down Day – Spring Pictures
• March 28– Yearbook Sales Deadline
• March 31-April 4 – Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

NJHS Book Drive will be held March 3-7. Any new or gently used books you would like to donate may be dropped off in the lobby of either building

What we are learning this week>>>Finishing Lesson 28 – Time and Money. Introducing Line Plots, and Points, Lines, Rays, and Angles!!

Feb. 14th Valentine’s Day
Feb 17th NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day
Feb. 27th Novel Study Due (Indian in the Cupboard)
Feb 28th Dollar Dress Down Day

Valentine Friend-Grams- This is an opportunity for students to surprise someone in the school with a fun token of friendship. Students may purchase cute Valentine cards that will be attached to a small treat and delivered to the classes on Valentine’s Day (Friday, February 14) Please see below for additional details:

FAST and FLUENT UPDATE:

In addition to the weekly Fast and Fluent homework is a 5 question math review paper. We are circling back on math standards starting with Place Value. Please remind your student to complete reading phrases, fluency passages, and math questions daily. These are required homework packets and are to be returned on Fridays. Tickets will be given to students who return homework packets on time.

Utah County Report!

Parents,

We are working hard to be ready for our Utah Program on Thursday, February 6. As part of our Utah History Curriculum, each child will research a county in Utah. Your child has selected a Utah county to research and create a collage of information for their county. They have started their research at school but will need assistance with their project. At home, please find pictures that represent their county to show in collage form. If you need any help printing pictures, please email them to me and I can print them out at the school. I will send posters home on Monday, January 27. Be creative-there is not one right way to create their poster. Think drawings, printing, stencils, color, and fun!  Please return finished by Monday, February 3, as we will be compiling all of our counties to create a collage of the state of Utah! Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to sharing all the things we have learned about Utah!

Example:

Book Fair Fun

Valentine’s Day

The stores have Valentine’s cards for sale, if you are ready to buy those now here is some information to know: If you fill out THIS PERMISSION FORM your child can have and pass out candy or trinkets on this day. There are 27 students in our class. Please have students only sign their card with their name. Do not address the card/prize to specific kids. We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb 14th from 11:20 until lunch. We will pass out Valentine’s, eat cookies, and drink juice The kids are encouraged to bring a decorated box/bag on the morning of Feb 14th. They will need to decorate them at home. If you have questions, please let me know. Thanks!

What we are learning this week>>>

It’s that time of year again. Mid-year Parent Teacher/Student-Led Conferences. Please don’t wait to sign up.

Mark Your Calendars!! Utah History Program- February 6 @ 6:00

We are having a Utah Program at Quest (Q1) Academy, February 6th, at 6:00 PM. All of the 4th-grade students will be singing different Utah songs for you. As part of our Utah History Curriculum, attendance is required. 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 need to 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.

JANUARY HAPPENINGS>>>

Jan. 8-15th: Middle of Year Testing
Jan 10th: Energy Assessment
Jan 13th: Dibels/Acadience Testing
Jan 16th: In-house Field trip: Museum on the move
Jan 20th: No School- Martin Luther King Jr Day
Jan 27th-31st: Book Fair
Jan 29th-30th: Parent/Student Led Conferences EARLY OUT (1:10)!!
Jan 31st: No School!

What is happening during the weeks of Jan. 6th -17th…

NEW SCIENCE UNIT: WAVES!!!

• December 6th: Dollar Dress Down Day
• December 16th: Rendezvous projects are due.
• December 17th: Wrapped gifts for our gift exchange are due.
• December 19th: 4th Grade Rendezvous 1:45-300pm (shopping will be as follows: students only from 1:45-2:25 pm then families and friends at 2:30) Visitors will receive “complimentary” pelts to spend.
• December 19th-20th: Free Pajama or Christmas Sweater Day.
• December 20th: 4th grade Polar Express Party and class gift exchange (4th grade Free PJ day)
• December 23rd-January 3: Winter Recess – see you back on Jan 6th.
• January 9th: December Novel Study Book due back.

RENDEZVOUS
We will hold our annual 4th-grade Rendezvous (a.k.a. the Economics Fair) on Thursday, December 19th, the last week before Christmas Break. More information on the previous post.

To be ready for this event, students will need to make 30 products or plan a service to “sell” during the rendezvous (please keep the expense very low. I recommend making each item well under the value of $1. Be creative and use things you already have. Nature if filled with free supplies.) Some examples are shown below. Please no food or Orbeez.

Polar Express Party-Winter Party

Students who have reached 99% in REFLEX will be invited to come to Polar Express Party.

To celebrate, we are going to be watching the movie for our winter party. The party will be on Friday, December 20th. This movie is rated “G.” Please let me know if you would like your child to participate in another activity that day instead of watching the movie. We will be having hot chocolate, popcorn, and fun!

Students may wear clean pajamas to school that day. They can bring a small pillow, blanket, and stuffed animal to use during the show. Kids can snack on treats they brought from home (it can be healthy or sweet). Remember NO PEANUTS or snacks containing peanuts. They can bring a closable drink too.

NOTE: anything they bring may not be shared with other students Remember we have a short day this day.

PLANNING AHEAD: Besides watching the movie, we will have a gift exchange. Please send your child with a $3-$5 gift to share with either a boy or girl. They may also regift a gently used item/toy. Please bring the gift wrapped. I will gladly accept any extra gift you can send for a children that don’t bring on. I will not need any volunteers for this day. If you would like to participate in the fun, you can sure stop by for a little bit.

What we are learning Dec. 2nd-13th.