Parent-Teacher Conferences

Spring Recess Letter

**This letter is going home, in homework folders, today March 19th. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Dear Parents,    

                                              

With spring weather (hopefully) upon us, the 4/5 team has decided to more fully embrace the idea of natural consequences regarding outside clothing for recess times.  This means that if a child decides to go outside without wearing a jacket, he or she might have to deal with the natural consequence of being cold.  If a child decides not to wear boots or snow pants, goes in the snow, and gets wet, he or she will have to deal with wet shoes and clothing for the rest of the day.  We encourage you to help your child make appropriate clothing choices when thinking about what the weather will be like on a particular day, and we will be encouraging independent and appropriate decision making, as well.  Thank you for your support.

The TVES 4/5 Team

March Madness & Snowshoeing

As we are in the midst of March, we are beginning our own March Madness excitement. In 4th and 5th grade, we are always sharing our favorite book titles with each other. Since we love books, we are choosing to vote for the top book of 2015! Students have completed their own Book March Madness bracket and each week we will be voting. Students will slowly hear the announcement of winning books. We are so excited and many of us can't help but speculate which title will win!! We will keep you posted...

Next week (beginning March 16th), Mr. Walling will be taking students snowshoeing for gym. Please make sure they bring appropriate clothing. This will be the last week. Thank you for your help!

P.S. A HUGE "THANK YOU" to our para Lia Kingsley for creating a beautiful bulletin board!