Parent Teacher Conference/Student-led Conferences

Student-led Conferences will be held on Wednesday, January 31, and Thursday, February 1.  Please note: These will be early out days (1:10pm). There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 2.

I would like to meet with each of you. If you can’t make it on one of these dates/times, please let me know. We can find another time that works better for you.

Click on this link to sign up for a time that works for you!

• January 8-16– Middle of Year Diagnostic and Acadience Dibels Testing
• January 12– 2nd Term Ends- Report Cards available online in Aspire
• January 15– No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• January 31-February 1- Parent Teacher Conferences and Early Out 1:10pm
• February 2– NO SCHOOL

Parent Teacher Conference/Student-led Conferences

Student-led Conferences will be held on Wednesday, January 31, and Thursday, February 1.  Please note: These will be early out days (1:10pm). There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 2.

I would like to meet with each of you. If you can’t make it on one of these dates/times, please let me know. We can find another time that works better for you.

Click on this link to sign up for a time that works for you!

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING THIS WEEK…

• December 11: Rendezvous projects are due.
• December 14: Wrapped gifts for our gift exchange are due
• December 14: 4th Grade Rendezvous 2:00-300pm (shopping will be as follows: students only from 2:00-2:30pm then families and friends from 2:30-3:00pm) Visitors will receive “complimentary” pelts to spend.
• December 15:  4th grade Polar Express Party and class gift exchange (4th grade Free PJ day)
• December 18: Last day to sign up for mini cheer clinic.
• December 18-January 1: Winter Recess – see you back on Jan 2nd.
• January 5: Yearbook cover entries due.

Yearbook Cover Competition:

The time has come for us to select a yearbook cover for our 2023-24  elementary yearbook. We will be holding a Yearbook Cover Contest to select two students whose artwork will be featured on the front and back cover of the yearbook. This year, students can choose to do artwork that is created digitally or hand-drawn. Each entry must meet the following criteria:

•  Printed on a white 8 ½ X 11” paper
• First and last name printed on the bottom of the page
  

We will be looking for entries that represent how we can BE GREAT at Quest. 

Entries are due by Friday, January 5, at 8:30 am.

List of digital art programs suitable for children: Adobe Fresco, Gimp, Krita, Artweaver Free, ArtRange, Sketchpad, Astropad Studio, Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, Vectr, FireAlpaca, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, Procreate, Tux Paint, Drawing for Children.

Thank you, and happy drawing!

MINI CHEER CLINIC:

Weekly Lesson: Ela, Math

I will be sending the book “How to Eat Fried Worms” home on Nov. 17th so students can start reading it over Thanksgiving break. The book will need to be returned, on Dec. 15th.

Multi-Step Word Problems Lesson #10

Reindeer Run

We are excited for our upcoming Annual Reindeer Run and Breakfast with the Grinch. We hope to see all of you on Saturday, December 2. Sign up now to get early bird pricing. Click here to register: Quest 5K and Fun Run Registration

60 Second SWEEP Challenge!

We are learning about FACTORS and MULTIPLES this week. The kids have been challenged to learn the 60 SECOND SWEEP game. Here is how to play…

December 7 at 2:00. We will be having a Mountain Man come and teach us about Rendezvous. This is part of our 4th grade Utah History study.

Upcoming Rendezvous– We will be having our annual fourth-grade Rendezvous (a.k.a. the Economics Fair) on Thursday, Dec 14th. It will be held in the Q1 Gym at 1:45. This is a fun activity for all who come! ALL are welcome including smaller siblings. Guests will receive complimentary “pelts” at the door to spend too.

In the next month, we will be learning about economics and rendezvous as part of our Utah history lessons. This activity will help students gain a better understanding of basic economics as well as how mountain men and early pioneers made and sold products. This activity is part of our social studies curriculum. All students are encouraged to participate and will need to be present on the day of the activity.

To be ready for this event, students will need to make a product or plan a service to “sell” during the rendezvous. Some examples are (but not limited to):

We have had in the past: flower pens, play dough, slime, hand warmers, jewelry, and other simple crafts. You pick what you would like to bring BUT no food items will be allowed. Remember what you have learned about economics, make something that no one else has. That way, you can charge more for the product because you won’t have any competition. HIGH DEMAND = MORE SALES/PROFIT  😉 Your overall profit will reward you with bragging rights. We don’t use any “real” money. We will be using rendezvous “paper pelts.”From now until the rendezvous, students will have the opportunity to earn “animal pelts.” This is our form of money/currency given out by 4th Grade Teachers to be used to buy things at the rendezvous from other students. You will turn in your paper pelts afterward. Whatever you choose to make should be homemade or a kit (Amazon has several orders soon). Don’t stress about this project, you can paint/use markers to color rocks and call it good. Remember***you want to have a product kids want to buy in the end though*** Students should use materials that can be found around the house to make sure their product doesn’t break the bank. Any cost involved in purchasing materials should be minimal. Students will need to make 30 items to sell. Please let the students make this product/service with minimal help from grown-ups. Rendezvous items are due Monday, Dec 11th. This will ensure that students are ready to sell on Thursday and give time for me to help students price their products and make a poster in class.  AGAIN, the product posters are being made in class. 

Lastly, please fill out this Google Form to allow your student to participate.

Feel free to email me with any additional questions.

Polar Express Party-Winter Party

We have been working very hard to be proficient in multiplication facts! We have a few kids that are still trying to master these skills. Please help them by practicing at home.

Students will need to know their MULTIPLICATION FACTS! Please have your child work on their facts at home whenever you can. If they have reached 99% in their REFLEX account have already qualified. Any student under that percent will need to prove to me that they have them learned before the party (verbally, using flashcards, or passed off one at a time on the “multiplication mastery” board. 

To celebrate, we are going to be watching the movie for our winter party. The party will be on Friday, December 15. 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.

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). 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. 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 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.

Please fill out the Polar Express permission form here.

Upcoming Events:

• November 5: Day Light Savings
• November 7-9: Choir Practice
• November 14-16: Choir Practice
• November 17: Dollar Dress Down
• November 20: Choir Performance-Roy City Lights
• November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break
• November 25: Choir Performance-West Haven Lights
• November 27: Choir Performance-Ogden City Village

Math November 6-10: Mult/Div Word Problems Lesson #7

Nov 6-Nov 17: ELA-Wonders Lesson-UNIT #3 Week 1-2