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Classroom Supply List!

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Hello Parents and 4th Graders!

I hope that summer is going well for you!  I am  looking forward to our year together! Below is a list of supplies that are recommended for 4th grade!

 

 

 

Items that are required:

  • A pair of gym shoes. (These should be kept in your locker.  They do not need to be new, just clean.)
  • A large backpack or tote to carry your belongings.

Suggested Items:

  • 5 pocket folders –  (A different color for each subject will be helpful.)
  • 2 or 3 composition notebooks
  • A pencil box
  • Pencils, pens, and highlighters
  • a pair of scissors
  • 1 or 2 packs of sticky notes
  • Fine tip dry erase markers
  • Glue sticks
  • Colored pencils or crayons
  • box of klennex to donate to the classroom

Welcome To Fourth Grade!

 
 
WELCOME TO FOURTH GRADE!   We are going to have such an amazing year together!  I can’t wait to meet you and come together as a class! 🙂   Have a safe and happy summer and I’ll see you August 28th at our Open House! I will be working the open library at Georgetown on June 18th..come visit me! 
 
Please take time  to subscribe to my blog so you will receive e-mails about blog updates.  Our class blog will be the site for information about school supplies, curriculum, assessments and much more.  A school supply list will be posted on July 1.
 
Also, remember to sign up for email updates on the Georgetown School Blog ( you will  find the link on the right column of my blog).  Make sure  to visit the school blog to view the  2013-14 classroom list for our amazing 4th grade class! 🙂 The school blog will provide updates all summer long about school wide events and important calendar dates.

Did Someone Say Ice Cream? :)

 

We will be going to What’s The Scoop as a class on Thursday afternoon at 1:15. If your child wishes to eat some ice cream please have them bring money on Thursday with them to school. I am limiting their orders to 1 item and it has to be $5.00 or under. There is no tax on ice cream items. You are welcome to join us there if you wish. 🙂

Monday Beach Day

On Monday, May 20 some of our kids will be leaving to enjoy a Whitecaps baseball game while the rest of us will be back at Georgetown doing different activities.

To make our day a bit more fun we decided to make Monday “Beach Day!” So bring in those beach towels, sunglasses and sunhats!  We will be spending some time outside!

What’s Coming up- Week of May 20

Miscellaneous:

  • Watch for a camp information/schedule note that will be coming home on Monday, May 20th.

  • Please have any medications for camp placed in a ziplock baggie with your child’s name printed on the baggie. Thank you.
  • Bugs are suppose to be terrible this year. Make sure you send bug spray to camp with your child!
  • Just a reminder that drop off time for your camper is on Wed. morning at 8:45 by the front doors. We need to have the paper turned in letting us know who will be picking your child up on Friday. Then pick up time for your tired camper will be at 1:45 on Friday afternoon by the front doors.

Whitecaps Game:

Monday, May 20 the safeties are headed to the Whitecaps game that begins at 11:00.  We will be leaving school around 10:15.  Parents are welcome to join their son/daughter on the bus or drive separately to the ballpark.  There is a chance of rain on Monday so please watch the weather to determine what is the best attire to wear to the game (raincoat, sweatshirt, etc).  Safeties also need to bring some money for lunch because food can not be brought into the ballpark.  Don’t forget to bring your ball glove because you might be lucky enough to catch a foul ball.  Please email Mr. Gort (mgort@hpseagles.net) if you have any questions.

 

Calling 5th Grade Parents

 

We are still in need of parents willing to volunteer or  donate items for our 5th grade celebration on Wed. May 29th. Please click on the links below to donate a few hours of your time for this memorable event or to donate an item for the kids to enjoy! Thank you in advance!

 

Click this link to sign up to bring a food donation. Welcome to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:http://vols.pt/R6UAZ4

Click this link to bring you to the place you may sign up to volunteer your time! http://vols.pt/rBAsiU

What Is Happening the Week of May 13th!

Miscellaneous:

  • A sack lunch note will be coming home for the students that want to order a sack lunch for Field Day.  Field Day is Tuesday, June 4th.
  • Look for a camp pick-up note to come home on Monday.  Remember camp is from Wednesday, May 22 to Friday, May 24.  We want the kids to come to school after all the other students have arrived and made it to their classroom; so make arrangements to drop your child off in the turnaround of the school on this day.  Pick-up will be about 2:00 on Friday.
  • Hudsonville Field Day T-Shirt forms are due May 17th.  Students should have received the red forms this week from the PE teachers.
  • 5th Grade Celebration is May 29th. Follow the links and check out the earlier blog post for more information.

Click this link to sign up to bring a food donation. Welcome to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot:http://vols.pt/R6UAZ4

Click this link to bring you to the place you may sign up to volunteer your time! http://vols.pt/rBAsiU

Science: We are headfirst into our unit on Force and Motion. We have worked on defining, describing, and graphing motion. We have also worked on measuring speed by doing data collecting experiments with the use of tape measures and stopwatches.

ELA: This week our kids will begin their rough draft based on the research they have done in Social Studies.  Each student will write an opinion piece from the point of view of either a pre-revolutionary Patriot or Loyalist.

Math: In math, we have started our unit on metric conversions and understanding volume by studying cubes and prisms.

Social Studies: This week we wrapped up our research using primary and secondary history sources describing the major events that lead up to the Revolutionary War. We will wrap up our study of history this school year discussing the Revolutionary War.

Camp Reminders

  • We look forward to seeing all of you on May 7th from 6:00-7:00 p.m.  for a 5th grade camp meeting at Georgetown Elementary in the cafeteria.  Due to the size of our group and limited space we ask that this be a parent only meeting.  We will have a separate meeting with the kids here at school.
  • Please have all camp paperwork returned by May 7th.  Remember we need a pink Health History form, a gold Medication form, and a green YMCA Facility form from each camper and chaperone.

What’s Happening the Week of May 6th

Miscellaneous:
  • We look forward to seeing all of you on May 7th from 6:00-7:00 p.m.  for a 5th grade camp meeting at Georgetown Elementary in the cafeteria.  Due to the size of our group and limited space we ask that this be a parent only meeting.  We will have a separate meeting with the kids here at school.
  • Please have all camp paperwork returned by May 7th.  Remember we need a pink Health History form, a gold Medication form, and a green YMCA Facility form from each camper and chaperone.
  • A reminder that the safeties will be heading to the WhiteCaps game on May 20th. They need to bring money for lunch.
  • Keep an eye out for a list of specific donation wishes for 5th Grade Celebration. A list will be posted on our 5th grade blogs in the next few days. If you are interesting in volunteering please contact Yvonne Clark at myvictory@att.net or 616-662-1406.
     

What’s Coming up-Week of April 29

Miscellaneous:


  • Mark your calendars on May 7th from 6- 7 o’clock for the parent camp meeting.

  • A reminder that the safeties will be heading to the WhiteCaps game on May 20th. They need to bring money for lunch.

  • Please contact Yvonne Clark at myvictory@att.net or 616-662-1406 if you are interested in volunteering or donating to Fifth Grade Celebration.

Science:

  • We just finished up the animal adaptation/classification unit. The students loved studying about how all the cool creatures on our planet are classified and survive through adaptations.

  • We will finish out the year studying force and motion. This unit has many hands on activities that the students will enjoy.

ELA:

  • The 5th graders have been working hard collecting research and writing a persuasive essay. They are learning how to take a position on a topic and supporting their thoughts with examples and supportive data.

Math:

  • We have begun a unit about division.  In this unit students will be learning long division so they are able to divide a 3 or 4 digit number by a 1 or 2 digit number.  Please continue to work on basic multiplication facts because this will make this division unit a little easier.

Social Studies:

  • We have begun studying about some of the events that led up to the Revolutionary War.  We will continue to learn about Loyalists and Patriots and we will also be writing a speech from the point of view of a Loyalist or a Patriot.

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