Important Events Happening in February:

Feb. 14th: Valentine’s Day- Please fill out this permission form
Feb. 19th: NO SCHOOL Presidents Day
Feb 23rd: Dollar Dress Down Day
Feb 29th: Novel Study Book Due- Indian in the Cupboard

Valentine’s Day will be coming up quickly. Students will be allowed to bring a decorated Valentine’s box or envelope from home and Valentine’s to share with each other. We have 26 students in our class. Students will be allowed to bring store-bought CANDY Valentines in addition to prizes! We do have students in our class who have allergies to gluten, so please look for GLUTEN-FREE candy. Please fill out this form allowing your child to participate in the Valentine’s Party. This will be held during the last 30 minutes of class.

Our Student Council will be selling Friend-Grams can be purchased Feb. 5-9th starting at 7:45 in the lobbies of both Q1 and Q2. The Friend-Grams will be $.25 each. This is a fun way for students to share a message of friendship with a classmate or staff member. Each Friend-Gram will have a small treat attached and delivered to classrooms on Wednesday, February 14.

New Novel Study Book!

Indian in the Cupboard is a fun book for the students to read. This book will need to be returned on February 23,2024. This is the last Friday of the month. If your child is having a hard time reading this book, have them try doing a read-aloud and follow along with the reader. You can usually find a read-aloud book on YouTube. Please make sure your child is following along in their book. If your student has the book, “Tales of Fourth-Grade Nothing”- have them return it to class A.S.A.P. Another class is waiting to read this book.

Student-Led Conference sign-up link!!

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…