Friday Folders

There will be NO Friday Folders sent home this week, due to upcoming conferences next week. Any completed work will be sent home next Friday or with families following their conference. 

I look forward to connecting with all of you next week and if you are unsure of your time or still don't have one, please let me know! See the contact page at the top of the classroom website or click here. 

Thank you!!

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! 

Announcements

This note will be going home tomorrow (weather permitting) with students in their homework folders. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know! 

February 10, 2015

Dear Families,

Wow, can you say “SNOW!” We are having some cold weather for sure! Vacation week is only a few short days away and I wanted to share a few announcements and notices:

• I will not be sending home Friday folders this Friday. They will go home with students the Monday after vacation. Please let me know if you need any information sooner. 

• Over vacation, I will be scoring reading responses. I have seen some great responses and I want to share any feedback I have with you and your child. 

• This Friday, we will exchange Valentines for students who want to bring them in. Please make sure that your child brings in one valentine for each student. Attached to this note, I have included a list of student names. There won’t be a party, but rather a possible movie/popcorn afternoon as part of our whole school bead goal. 

Thank you so much for your understanding and support! We look forward to a great week and enjoying an exciting field trip to the Montshire Museum on Thursday. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or comments. 

Mrs. Moore

Shinning Stars

Dear Families,

On Thursday, the whole class took a really challenging long division assessment. Many students faced challenging moments where they had to make a decision to give-up or persevere and each one persevered. As a teacher, I was so proud of their growth mindset and determination.

Late Thursday night, I finally graded their tests (Baby Anali doesn't give me any time until she falls asleep). After watching the hard-work and determination, I just felt that each and every student deserved to be recognized for their effort. So, I contacted Mrs. Fillion to make sure that I could give everyone a shinning star, she said "No Problem!"

I apologize for not informing you prior to REP, but I made the decision at the last minute. I hope you know that they worked very hard for their shinning star and deserve all the glory!

Thank you 4th graders for making me proud to be your teacher!

Mrs. Moore

New Homework Expectations and Pictures

This year, I am loving the fact that I have a classroom filled with readers. Students are showing me that they are taking the strategies and skills we talk about in class and applying them to their independent reading.

With a group of students who love reading and yearn for more homework (a teacher's dream come true), I have decided to give students a revised homework response. Students will still continue to read their 30 minutes of homework, but will have a letter response they will be required to complete each night.

Tomorrow night, students will come home with a letter that outlines all the details. I hope the expectations are clear, but please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Next week, students will start having math fact homework each night. In 4th grade, we really expect students to know their multiplication and division facts. Since we will be working on our multiplication and division units, I have decided to assess students and provide them with nightly homework practice. I will have a note that will outline all the details. I just wanted to prepare you ahead of time.

On a lighter note, we have been working on QR Codes in math and reading. I have a few pictures to share with everyone! We were able to use our new iPod touches to scan our cards. You can see them on our Pictures page!

Thank you for all of your support as we shift the homework focus! :)

Mrs. Moore