Hi, families! Happy Valentine's Day and Weekend! Much to the disappointment of a few of our 4th grade friends, we did not replace our writing, reading, and math classes with a party all day! :) But we did have a really fun celebration the last 45 minutes of the day exchanging cards and treats. We want to send many thank you's for Mary O's delicious brownies, Michele P's ice cold milk, and a Bingo game with prizes by Stephanie B and Betty S, along with the great help of these moms in our room to help out.
Remember that this coming Monday is a Professional Development Day for school staff, so there will be NO school for our students.
By Tuesday of this coming week, I will be able to send home a confirmation sheet of our scheduled Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences to be held during the first two weeks of March. Thanks for the quick responses, and for your flexibility with my adjusted schedule of days.
We also have all of our permission slips turned in to attend our 4th grade Field Trip to Capitol Square on February 26th! Yay! So far, we have just two parents who have let me know they can join us for the day to chaperone. I would really like about 3 more parents to come along, so if you are able to fit this day into your schedule, thank you for letting me know!
Our students have urged me to send along this link to you - it features numerous 5 minute video clips about the physics of many Olympics sports events. We have been watching some of these in class when we can fit them into our days, and they show some amazing action, along with teaching some basic laws of physics!
During the school day on February 27th, the day after our field trip, every grade level will be traveling with classroom teachers and Mr. Yentsch, our music teacher, to the MHS Performing Arts Center for an hour's rehearsal. This is in preparation for that evening's 6:30 pm West Middleton choral music performance (students should arrive at 6:15). All students are to wear their WM tie dye t-shirts for the concert. See you there!
Our Writer's and Reader's Workshops this past week have been filled with hardworking sessions, writing our realistic fiction stories, and digging deep into informational resources that are revealing some eye opening facts about our state's history - we are all learning so much, including me! Our students have become both teacher and student during these research periods, and what a wonderful way for all of us to learn! In 4th grade math, fractions are the new focus, and with each day, the new concepts have become more clear to our students - it takes time and patience on the part of students who are used to catching on quickly - it does get better each day! Much of our work is a preview to more in-depth work later this year and in 5th grade.
I will continue to keep you updated on all of our news, and I look forward to seeing all of you in person in March! Sincerely, Melanie Hannam
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