We will be having our annual 4th grade Rendezvous (a.k.a. the Economics Fair) the last week before Christmas Break on Thursday, December 19th at 2:15 PM. It will be held in the Q1 Gym. This is a fun activity for all who come! ALL are welcome including smaller siblings. Guests will receive complementary “pelts” at the door to spend too. 

To be ready for this event, students will need to make 24 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 is filled with free supplies.) Some examples are (but not limited to):           
Use your imagination. 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. The kids will be learning about economics this month. But as their parent, talk to them about why it is a good sales strategy to 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.

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 afterwards.
Whatever you choose to make should be homemade. Students should use materials that can be found around the house to make their product. Any cost involved in purchasing materials should be minimal. Students will need to make 24 items to sell.  Please let the students make this product/service with minimal help from grown ups.  Rendezvous items are due Monday, December 16. This will assure that students are ready to sell that week. It will also give time for teachers to help students price their product 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. 

Tomorrow —Friday is a Dollar Dress Down Day. All proceeds will go to help the Angel Tree in the Q2 building. You can also Stop by the tree in Q2 if you would like to take a tag and buy for a child in need. 

(Student participation in dollar dress down is optional. Students are welcome to wear a Quest Spirit shirt with uniform pants or traditional uniforms).

We are having a yearbook cover contest for our yearbook this year. We will have one yearbook for the elementary school, and one for the Jr High school. All entries must be done by the student and submitted by close of business on Thursday Nov 21st.  We will choose a winner and forward the info to Bell Photography. 

Winners will have to be chosen before we leave for Thanksgiving.  The student with the winning photo will also be given a free yearbook this year.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next week on 

Tuesday, November 5 and Thursday, November 7.  
I would love to meet with each of you, please sign up by clicking the following link:

Parent Teacher Signups

This Friday October 25th. 
Bring 3 or more CANS OF FOOD to donate and wear your favorite outfit!!!


*Bring 3 or more food cans for Dress Down Day  (Student participation is optional. Students are welcome to wear a Quest Spirit shirt with uniform pants or traditional uniforms).


More FUN upcoming events –
K-5th grade Halloween Parade at 900am in Q2 and EARLY OUT 100pm on Thurs. October 31

No School- Friday, November 1

Parent Teacher Conferences- Tues November 5th and Thur November  7th from 320-800pm both days
                       ***Signup post coming soon!

4th Grade Halloween Party is on Thursday, October 31st.
This is what our day will look like:

The Halloween Parade will start at 9:00 am, and parents are welcome to come and watch in the Q2 gym. Our class will walk the halls of Q1 and Q2 in costumes. Students will wear their Halloween costumes to school!  Please remember NO heavy face make-up, masks, blood, or weapons…I need to be able to recognize the kiddos. This school policy will be strictly enforced.
The classroom party will start at app. 10:00 and last until 11:40 (when the students go to recess and lunch). In fourth grade we combine our parties. I have my room of kids for 20 mins, then they are rotating into the other 4th Grade teachers rooms for the rest of the time.  I don’t need parent volunteers for this party BUT you are always welcome to come and move with your child into different rooms for the duration of the party.  Reminder it is an early out day-1:00 dismissal. When the kids come back from lunch at 12:35 we will be doing a short activity then cleaning up for the day.