I am excited about Student-Led Conferences. These conferences are led by your student, so please bring them with you. Use the link above to sign up for a conference time. They will be held on Wednesday, October 26th, and Thursday, October 27th beginning at 1:40 pm. We have short these two days. Additionally, don’t forget that students do not have school on Friday, October 28th.
If you can’t make these dates, please let me know. I still want to find another date/time to meet.
In preparation for our 4th-grade field trip on Thursday, October 6th, there are a couple things we need to make sure everyone is aware of.
Students and the chosen class chaperones need to be on time (8:25 am) to school that morning. Chaperones, please pay your admission fee at Quest ($7). The bus will be loaded promptly at 8:45am. We will be traveling by bus to “This Is The Place Heritage Park” in Salt Lake City. Since the bus ride is about an hour long, students are allowed to bring a book or small cards to play with on the bus. NO ELECTRONICS — including cell phones will be permitted. Cell phones will not be allowed because they can’t be safely monitored by teachers. Please go over with your student proper bus behavior before that morning. We should arrive at “This Is The Place” around 9:50-10:00 am.
Students will still be required to wear their school uniforms on the field trip. Students will also need to bring a light jacket or hoodie with them as we will be at the base of the canyon and it tends to have chilly mornings. They may bring along a small water bottle as well. Each student will also need a backpack that day to hold their jackets, lunches, and water bottles. If they ordered school lunch they would receive it that morning to carry. If they are bringing home lunch, make sure to bring it (students will not share food).
We will be reloading buses at 1:00 pm and will arrive back at school at about 2:05 pm. Your students will be back in time for the normal after-school pick-up.
If you have not already taken care of the $5 student fee, please pay at the office or online here: ONLINE PAYMENTS marking “other” and typing Garrett field trip. Please pay this fee A.S.A.P.
We hope for a fun day with all of our students.
Thanks
The 4th-grade teachers
IMPORTANT DATES:
Wednesday, Oct. 5th – Picture Retakes – See the flyer below
Tuesday, Oct. 6th – Field Trip – Required School Wide Evacuation Form Due!!
Tuesday, Oct. 11th – Evacuation Drill
Oct. 12-14 – NO SCHOOL! Fall Break
Monday, October 17 – Cookie Dough and Beef Jerky pickup
Friday, October 21 – End of Quarter Grades posted.
Oct. 26th-27th – Parent Teacher Conferences – Sign-ups will go out towards the end of next week
Friday, Oct. 28th – No School – Teacher Work Day
Halloween -Monday, Oct. 31st – Short Day, Halloween parade, and party!
Parents, this LINK must be filled out before October 6th, with acknowledgment of the evacuation drill, along with accurate information and the name of the person who will be picking up your student. All information about this Evacuation Drill will be found on the form.
Pick-up Times:
The below pick-up times are based on the LAST NAME OF THE ADULT who will be picking students up at the church.
Adult’s last name beginning with letters A-C: Pick up between 3:00 – 3:15
Adult’s last name beginning with letters D-J: Pick up between 3:15 – 3:30
Adult’s last name beginning with letters K-P: Pick up between 3:30 – 3:45
Adult’s last name beginning with letters Q-Z: Pick up between 3:45 – 4:00
Please feel free to contact the office with any questions you might have regarding this drill or the pick-up procedures.
This week in ELA we are learning…
This week in Math we are learning:
Lesson 7: Multiplication and Division in Word Problems and Lesson 8: Multiples and Factors.
HALLOWEEN – This year Halloween is on a Monday. We will be having a class party and I am looking for some amazing parents to help us run this day. I will be emailing out a Google Form asking for volunteers. I am so excited for this day!!!!
Thank you for participating in our cookie dough fundraiser. Remember, students have until the end of this upcoming Monday to sell items. All packets, including cash and checks, should be returned Tuesday morning. The Cookie Dough & Beef Jerky fundraiser will help fund student activities (ie field trips) and school improvements. Below is the video that Dr. Dave presented today during our kick-off assembly.
All orders need to be entered into the Scoreboard app (code QUE266)
Teacher’s name is: Mrs. Garrett
Watch this short, instructional video to get started on the Scoreboard app (there are also instructions in the student packet). The code you’ll need to enter in the app for Quest is QUE266.
Thank you for your support!
THIS IS THE PLACE!
Parents, remember to fill out the form allowing your student to participate in our first field trip to “THIS IS THE PLACE” on Thursday, October 6th. Please pay field trip funds to the office or online by September 30th.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, Sept 26th – Mrs. Garrett’s Birthday!
Monday, Sept 26th – End of Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Tuesday, Sept 27th – Dr. Dave’s Birthday!
Friday, Sept 23rd – If you are ordering a sac lunch for the field trip, today is the last day. Four lucky chaperone winners will be picked for our field trip Friday, Sept. 30th – Dollar Dress Down Day. Field trip donation deadline $5
Thursday, Oct 6th – This is the Place Field Trip 8:35-2:30. Depart from Quest via buses
We are excited for our Cookie Dough Fundraiser!!! Please watch this video for an explanation of the fundraiser and to better understand the contents of the packet being sent home with your child today.
Our long anticipated classroom desks are finally being delivered, and we need YOU! We are asking for help in unloading the desks from the truck and transporting them down to classrooms. Desks are scheduled to be delivered on Monday, September 19 at 1:00pm We are hoping they will be delivered as scheduled, but we are asking any volunteers to be a little flexible with that time frame.
Teachers will be reaching out as well to solicit volunteers for adjusting legs on their desks before they can be placed in the classrooms.
Please add your name HERE if you are able to help for any amount of time that day.
Remember to return the book “Bunnicula” by Tomorrow, Thursday, September 15th.
Friday, we will be watching the ABC Weekend Specials – “Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit” (Complete Broadcast, 10/29/1983) in celebration of finishing our first novel study book.
Please fill out this link allowing your student to participate.
ABC Weekend Special “Bunnicula the Vampire Rabbit”
Our first field trip will be Thursday, October 6th, 2021. We will be going to “This is the Place Heritage Park” in Salt lake city.
I have attached a google form with information that you will need to fill out for your child. I have attached part of the form so you can read about it in advance before filling out the form.
FYI I need a form filled out for each of my students before they can attend our field trip.
A bus will take us to the park from Quest at the beginning of school and bring us back to Quest that afternoon. The suggested donation will be $5 per student to cover all expenses for this field trip. Please pay your funds to the office or online before Friday, September 30th so we can get a good count.
Also, please indicate on this form if your student is going to attend and what they will be doing for lunch (whether it’s home or school lunch)
Also, we will be taking four chaperones to attend with each class. Chaperones chosen will ride the bus with us and have a group of students they are in charge of throughout the entire field trip. The chosen chaperones will need to pay the Quest office a $7 field trip fee. Please indicate if you are willing to attend and pay the chaperone fee and I will be randomly select the 4 lucky chaperones. I will let you know who is picked.
Please Note: Younger siblings are not allowed on the field trip since we will be taking the bus and do not have room for them to attend.
HAPPENING IN OUR CLASS THIS WEEK…
ELA
This week in math we are reviewing a few of our substandards. Rounding Whole Numbers and Adding Whole Numbers. I will be emailing parents inviting students who are not proficient in power standards to come to tutoring this week. For the month of September, I will not be tutoring on Thursday afternoons.
I hope you had a fantastic Labor Day and that you enjoyed your long weekend! I’m so impressed with the way my students have learned the routines of our classroom and how excited they’ve been to dive right into the important standards in fourth grade!
Just a reminder that if you have not paid your $30.00 donation for school supplies you can pay it in the office or online under “Current Families.” Choose “Online Payments” and enter “Mrs. Garrett” and the amount.
We have started our novel study! The book “Bunnicula” was sent home in a baggie on September 1st. Students have until September 15th to read the book and return it to school. This is a great way for students to accomplish their 20 minutes of daily required reading. Make sure your student is READING every night!!
Novel Study Book for September!!
REPORT HOMEWORK!!!
Starting this Thursday night and every Thursday night moving forward, parents and students will be asked to fill out the REPORT HOMEWORK link found here on my blog!
Report Homework Link!!
TUTORING will begin this week!
All students are welcome to come to tutoring however, students who are not proficient in MATH standards will be asked to come to tutoring until the standard is proficient.
Tutoring Times: Tuesday Mornings- 7:55-8:20, Wednesday and Thursday after school- 3:20-3:50.
I HAVE AN AWESOME CLASS!This week in ELA!This week in Math!First Unit of Science!
We have had an amazing first week of school!! I have a fabulous class and I am so excited for this year! REMINDER for the upcoming week. Tuesday, August 30th is picture day. Your student will be coming home with a picture order form. You will also be able to order pictures online by clicking on this link. Bellphoto Use code: QuestAcadESFall2022 when ordering.
WOW, you are a 4th grader! I am so excited to meet everyone! I hope you have been having an AWESOME summer!
Back to School Night on August 15th. The first day of school is August 17. Students will have a 3 day week (August 17-19). The first three days are early out days with dismissal at 1:20 (NEW this year).
KIDS~REFLEX/FRAX/READ-READ-READ It is important that you don’t forget those MULTIPLICATION FACTS. REMEMBER you got an ice cream topping party last year? Well……you will forget them if you don’t practice a bit over the summer. I already set up your REFLEX accounts. Please earn “3 Green lights” per week. You can even start passing off your FRAX missions. The account will only let you pass off one mission per day. Lastly, you need to READ-READ-READ!!! 20 min a day. Here is how you log in to REFLEX and FRAX: Website: reflexmath.com/go Username: mrsgarrett4 Password: rams***ALL lower case letters***
PARENTS~~Here are a few things you can do now:
1) Please “Subscribe to our blog” by clicking on the right and inputting your email address. You will be sent a confirmation email. You need to click the link on the confirmation email to complete your subscription. Once this is complete, you will receive an email each time I update the blog. This is important to stay updated!
2) Under the “Parent Information” heading you will find our…
Supply list. **Please read and sign before school starts!!
3) Please fill out this survey so I can get to know your child: Parent Survey
Mrs. Garrett’s Class Supply List 2022-23
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 on Back to School Night or beforehand. You can easily pay online here: ONLINE PAYMENTSmarking “other” and typing Garrett’s Supplies. If you would rather purchase the same items yourself, please send me an email prior to school beginning.
NO BACKPACKS- I do not allow backpacks in my classroom. Students are allowed to bring a small fanny pack or small (very small) backpack to school if needed.
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.
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 backpack can be brought to transfer library books home once a week on Wednesdays. Water bottle-Students may bring a small water bottle that they can have with them throughout the day.
I will purchase the following items for your child with the 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 notebook, plain cover in the colors Blue, Yellow Red, and Green.
Mother’s Day/Father’s Day art projects supplies
Scissors/Pencils/Erasers/Glue
Whiteboards with an eraser
10-15 Highlighter/Expo markers, small permanent sharpie markers (2)
Service/STEM/Science lab project materials
Rendezvous sign supplies
Multiplication flashcards
Reward stickers: various types including water bottle stickers
Subscription to online science program: Generation Genius.
Lanyard
Additionally, donations will be used to buy these supplies:
Christmas and other holiday projects and gifts.
Anti-bacterial wipes, hand sanitizer.
Party supplies and birthday prizes
Prize Bin: Fun stuff that cost less than $1 each
Box of tissues/paper towels/bandaids
Field trip transportation
End-of-year activities
NOTICE: THE ITEMS ON THIS LIST WILL BE USED DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY. THEY MAY BE BROUGHT FROM HOME ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, OTHERWISE, THEY WILL BE FURNISHED BY THE SCHOOL.
We rocked the test and it’s time to party!! Friday, May 20th, we will be having a Read-a-thon, Movie, and Ice Cream Party!! Please take the time to fill out this form allowing your student to participate. Students can bring a small blanket, pillow, and snacks to eat during the read-a-thon and movie.
Monday, May 23rd, 4th-grade students will participate in an“Egg drop challenge.” Students will create their own egg drop designs to protect an egg from breaking when it is dropped from a height. Students will need to make these at home and bring them to school by Monday morning. Have fun and be creative. (Bring everything built with the egg ready to be dropped from the top of the school)
If you have not paid for the field trip or field day please take care of this ASAP!!
Remember to bring your “Bunnicula” book back to school by tomorrow!! Students who do not bring books back will be asked to pay for them.
