Mrs. Newell's Fourth Grade Classroom

Last Week of School

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Monday: Memorial Day, no school
Tuesday: Field Trip to the Zoo (weather permitting) and remember your lunch
Wednesday: A Little Surprise
Thursday: Pizza Lunch and Movie
Friday: Games/Dismiss at noon

Field Trip

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On Wednesday, May 11th, we will be attending Aviation Days in Laurel. Please remember to wear appropriate clothing (for the weather), comfortable shoes, and bring your lunch. It should be a great day! We would like to say "Thank you" to the Kincy family for paying our transportation expenses to attend this event.

The Talent Show is on Friday.
Click here for luncheon information.

May 3

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On Wednesday, May 4th, our class will be running the 800 meter run.
In Social Studies we are assembling research on Montana. Each student has an assigned project. The project is due on Monday, May 16th. (See List)

Notes for April

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On Wednesday, April 20th, the fourth graders will be presenting a recorder concert at 8:45 a.m. in the gym. We hope that you will be able to attend. Dismissal will be at noon that day. There will be no school on April 21 - 25th.

NWEA Testing Dates

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Remember the Book Fair this week.
No school on Monday, April 4th.

NWEA Testing in Math on Wednesday, April 5th.
NWEA Testing in Language and Reading on Friday, April 8th.

Montcas Tests

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On Monday, March 7th, through Friday, March 11th, all of the fourth grade students will be taking the MontCas tests.
For students to do well, it is important that they get enough sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and bring a healthy snack.

Notes of Interest

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Homework: Go to our Math page and choose one of the sites for practicing multiplication or division.

March 4th: items are due for our school carnival class basket. The theme is fitness. Thanks for your help with this project for the PTA.

March 7 - 11: Montcas Testing

Dates to Remember

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Next week, February 7 - 11th, students may bring their Valentine boxes to school.
On Monday, February 14th, we will be having a Valentine's Day party in the afternoon.
On February 16th, school will dismiss at noon; then, there is no school February 17th - 21st.

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State Reports are due on Tuesday, February 1.
Thursday, February 3: NAEP Testing

Working on Multiplication Facts

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On Wednesday, January 26th, we will be having a test on these multiplication facts; so, don't forget to learn them!
Click on this connection for some practice time on the computer.

Merry Christmas

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Our last day of school before Winter Break is Wednesday, December 22nd. There will be a Skyview Concert that day at 1:15.
Check out the activities for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" on our Reading page.
Have a wonderful Christmas holiday and we'll all be back together on January 3, 2011.

Linus explains what Christmas is all about.
Christmas Around the World (w/pictures)
Christmas Around the World
"Twas the Night Before Christmas" 1902
"The Night Before Christmas"

First Weeks of December

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There will be a musical holiday performance on Wednesday, December 8th. Students in grades 4 - 6 will perform at 8:45 a.m. Students in K - 3 will perform at 1:15 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Midterms come home on Friday, December 3rd.

Nov. 15th - 23rd

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Nov. 15th - 19th is our Food Drive week. Please bring non-perishable food items to school. The class that contributes the most will be awarded a pizza party.

During the week of Nov. 22nd, we have school on Monday and Tuesday only. On Tuesday the students will be dismissed at noon.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

November 8 - 12

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It was wonderful to talk to parents this last week. I enjoyed that opportunity. Now we are back to a regular schedule. Remember that our Spelling test will be on Thursday.

November 1 - 5th

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Field Trip to Alberta Bair Theater, MAD SCIENCE presents Star Trek Live on Wednesday morning.
Remember that school will dismiss at noon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday due to Parent-Teacher conferences.

Note: No new Spelling list this week due to the shortened days.

Check out our "Reading" tab for information on "Owls in the Family."

Dates to Remember

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Monday, Oct. 11th: Field Trip to N.I.L.E. (Dress warmly and wear walking shoes)

Wednesday, Oct. 20th: Dismiss at noon (Early Out Day)

Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21, 22: No School (Teachers' Convention)

Oct. 4 - 8th

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On October 11th, the three fourth grade classes will be attending NILE to participate in a program about how agriculture effects their daily lives. A permission slip will be coming home this week. Please sign and return.

Sept. 20 - 24th

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Remember that on Thursday of this week, we have an early out day so the children will be dismissed at noon. The Boys and Girls' Club bus will not be picking up children that day. Midterms will be coming home on Friday.

Note: On the top of the page we have two new page links: Reading and Parents. Check out those pages.

The week of September 13 - 17th

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This week our class will be taking the NWEA tests in Math, Reading, and Language. These tests are used in the fall and in the spring to provide a measure of our students' growth during the year. Testing days will be Monday and Tuesday.
Also, remember that Friday is "Picture Day" at our school. Our students brought home information in their Wednesday envelopes.

As you have probably heard, our class has the privilege of using an iPad for the next few months. We will explore using it as a teaching tool with the entire class as well as providing each student a chance to use the educational applications. Those apps include math drills, states and capitals practice, AR books, and a couple of drawing options.

Open House

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Tuesday, September 7th, at 6:30 - 7:30 we are having our annual Open House and Ice Cream Social. There is also a Book Fair in the gym. See you there.

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Our Specialists' Schedule
Monday: Music
Tuesday: Library
Wednesday: Health, Music
Thursday: Art
Friday: P.E.

We had a great beginning last week and now face the challenge of our first full week of school!
Planners are available to purchase for $2.00; however, they are not mandatory. If your child does not purchase one, there is an available form that may be used for recording daily assignments.
Fourth graders eat lunch at noon this year so it is a long morning. I have invited them to bring a healthy snack to help keep their minds and bodies functioning at an optimal level. Thanks for your help with this situation.

2010-08-11T21:04:00.000-07:00

The summer has passed so quickly, hasn't it; however, it will be exciting to be back in school and meet each of you in our classroom. I look forward to some great days ahead with all of you. Our first day together will be on Wednesday, August 25th so I will see you then.