Working Hard & Having Fun!

What a great week in room 9! Everyone worked incredibly hard this week. In math we dived into multiplication. During health we learned about the negative impacts from tobacco use and in social studies we learned about the regions of Oregon. We also worked on our keyboarding skills and learned how to read a text closely. 

One of the most rewarding parts of the week was when students put together the final drafts of their "birthday" writing. Wow! Our class is becoming quite the group of writers. It is amazing to see the growth that has taken place over such little time! 

College & Career Day is Tuesday, October 29th. If you or someone you know would like to come speak to our class please let me know! I am also looking for volunteers that day for the 4th grade No Refferal Party.       Please let me know if you can help or donate a small treat. 

This weeks secret word is work. Thanks for supporting your child's education!

Things You Need To Know:

The box top brunch/bake sale is Wednesday October 23rd from 8:30-10 AM in the cafeteria.

No school this Friday

The soccer kick around starts is thisTuesday after school until 5 PM. Students must have a signed permission slip form to attend.

Help them to hope penny drive is still going on, bring those pennies!

We still are looking for ideas or $ to help purchase an iPad for our classroom.

Busy, busy, busy!

We have had a busy week and there are so many things I want to share! 

We have been working hard this week! Ask your students about onomatopoeia hooks and similes. We have been developing our writing to make it very interesting for our readers! In math we have been working on division and will be having a test on Monday. In health we studied the importance of sleep! Sudents then presented what they learned in the form of a skit. Thank you so much for your assistance in filling out our sleep journals. We were also privileged to have Ms. Fennwick teach a lesson on bullying. 

Next week is a full week of school! Please remind your child to complete his/her daily math and reading homework. Homework packets go home Monday and should be returned Friday. Students will also be attending the Young People's Concert on October 24th. A dollar donation to attend the Young People's Concert is greatly appreciated and your child may bring it anytime beforehand. 

College and career day is rapidly approaching. Please encourage your child to continue being safe, respectful, and responsible so he/she can attend the non-referral celebration. This months party is being hosted by me and I would LOVE some parent help! I would like to do an activity related to fall, possible have students make "pumpkin pie" in a bag. Please get in touch with me if you can help with this! 

The last thing I wanted to share is that I am looking to purchase a used iPad for instructional use in our classroom. The PTO has generously donated $200 for me to use in our room and I would like to put that towards an iPad. I have priced them on eBay and we are going to need at least seventy more dollars and then a case and stylist purchased as well. If anyone has any fundraising ideas, (maybe a pop can drive?) or is willing to donate/help with this it would be greatly appreciated! 

This weeks secret word is sleep. Thank you for all that you do!

Things You Need to Know-

The box top brunch/bake sale is Wednesday October 23rd from 8:30-10 AM in the cafeteria

The soccer kick around starts this Tuesday after school until 5 PM. Students must have a signed permission slip form to attend.

Ontario public library night is Tuesday the 15th

Help them to hope penny drive is still going on, bring those pennies!

Conference Week!

It's conference time already? Oh my goodness this year is flying by at warp speed! Conference time is one of my favorite things. It is thrilling to see students excitedly sharing their learning, growth, and accomplishments. A huge thanks to everyone who took time out of their busy schedules to support their student! It was wonderful meeting everyone and I look forward to meeting those who were unable to come. 

Due to conferences, this last week was a short one. We wrapped up our topic 3 math test on multiplication and will begin learning about basic division next week. Language groups also began on Tuesday. Remind your child to read each week night; students who turn in reading logs will receive a free pizza as part of the book it program from Pizza Hut!

Things you need to know:

No school next Friday (Oct. 11th) for Staff Development

Help them to Hope penny drive has started-bring in those pennies!

This weeks secret word is: conference 

Have your student share the secret word with me to receive a gator buck :)

Thanks for all that you do! 

Collaboration!

The theme this week is collaboration! The class has been working together fantastically! This amazing group of students have formed together as one strong learning community. In writing we have been working side by side, sorting details and forming paragraphs with strong verbs and descriptive attributes. 

We also were able to celebrate being safe, respectful, and responsible at the Gator Buck Store. Students receive Gator Bucks for being safe, respectful, and responsible and then on College & Career Day each month they get the opportunity to go shopping at the Gator Store. The class also can receive "Class Gators" for great behavior and after receiving ten we have some sort of celebration. Today we celebrated 10 Class Gators with a computer game party. Celebrating success sure is fun!

This year at Aiken we will also be having a monthly celebration for students who have not received any referrals that month. This will take place on College & Carrer Day. Students whom receive one or more referrals will attend a class during this time to help them work on becoming a Greater Gator. Keep encouraging your students to be safe, respectful, and responsible! The fourth grade is also working on a Great Behavior Goal of not receiving more than 99 referrals as a group. I know if they work as a team they can do it! 

A few things to remember:

Next week are conferences! I look forward to seeing you!

Cookie dough orders need to be turned in October 1st.

I am looking for speakers to come talk to our class on the next College & Career Day.

This weeks secret word is collaboration! 

A successful trip to the Gator Store! 

A Busy Week

This week was a fast one for me. Unfortunately, I had to miss the last half of the school week to attend a funeral service. I am so greatful to have an excellent group of students that have welcomed and adjusted to having a guest teacher while I am gone. They truly are an amazing group of kids! 

On Tuesday we celebrated and learned about Constitution Day, be sure and ask your students what Constitution Day is all about. We also had our first Master of Multiplication test. Several students are very close to becoming Masters of Multiplication. We must all keep working hard at memorizing our facts. I cannot stress the importance of this enough.

Next week College & Career Day is on Friday. If anyone is interested in coming and speaking to our class please email me at kcreason@ontario.k12.or.us  Next week students will also be starting language groups. 

This weeks secret word is, Constitution. Thank you so much for supporting your child's education, I look forward to teaching them next week!

Another Great Week!

I can't believe how fast the weeks are flying by! The year is off to a wonderful start and our learning community is really coming together nicely. This week we continued to collaborate together with the other fourth grade class on the solar oven project. The students first tested their ovens and then created a re-design and tested again. 100 percent of students achieved success with their re-design! The highest temperature recorded at 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit!

A big thanks to those who were able to make it to the multiplication class, I know it was well worth your time! We continue to work each day on being able to quickly recall our multiplication facts. This week we also had our first math test. Students are tracking their pre and post tests so we can celebrate learning gains and success! 

Calling all volunteers! If you are available to volunteer please get the proper paperwork filled out and turned into the office. We will have some volunteer opportunities coming up and I am looking forward to working with you!

Stuff You Need to Know- 

Starting in October there will be a monthly reward/celebration for students that do not receive a referral all month. Encourage your students to continue being safe, respectful, and responsible. 

College and Career Day is September 27th and if you would like to come be a guest speaker in our classroom please email or call me! 

This weeks secret word is "reward." :-) 

Open House

Open house was a great success! A huge thanks to everyone who was able to come visit room 9. If you were unable to come I look forward to meeting with you at conferences! It was wonderful to see students excitedly sharing what they have been learning. The solar oven project is a favorite! 

Please take a look around our classroom blog. I will be making a post each week and invite you and your child to regularly check it. I have added some links to popular educational sites and strongly encourage students to regularly use these. 

This week I would like to share with you the importance of your child learning his/her multiplication facts. I cannot stress the importance of knowing these facts enough! A child should be able to say a fact as quickly as he/she can answer their name. 

Each morning we have been working on our multiplication facts and we also have a "fact of the day" that we work to memorize. One way you can help support your child is by asking them the "fact of the day" each night. We also play games and use other strategies to help memorize our facts. Ask your child to teach you to play and help them practice. Together we can help your child become successful at multiplication facts.

Next week you and your child will have the opportunity to attend a multiplication fact class taught by the wonderful Mr. Wyborney. Students that attend will receive 7 gator bucks from me! This is an event you won't want to miss!  This class will be on Thursday September 12th and starts at 6:30 PM. 

I also would like to encourage students to be regularly reading our class blog. Each week I will have some type of code word or fact. If your child comes and tells me the code or fact he/she will receive 1 gator buck. Hint: This weeks word is italicized. :)