Classroom Updates

    Please take a moment to review the following information:

Early Release: Tomorrow is an early release at 11:30 as well as College Bound Wednesday!

Math Homework: Students worked on a task in class but are expected to finish it at home. The assignment is pages 585-586 from their Math book!

Science Google Slides: We have spent 3 class periods working on our Earth’s processes and changes google slides. We will no longer be working on this in class and they will need to complete it at home. This assignment is DUE BY THURSDAY, JANUARY 24TH. Should the assignment not be completed, they will receive a 50%. Below is how to log into google classroom from home! Google Classroom from Home (11)

Friday $1.00 Dress Down: Friday we will be having a $1.00 dress down. Please make sure your student comes to school with a donation if they wish to participate.

Have a great week!

    Please take a moment to review the following information:

Early Release: Thursday and Friday are early release days to allow teachers to meet with parents for conferences. Please make sure your student knows how they are getting home.

Monday, January 21st: We do not have school in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

Remind App: I received an e-mail this morning that any person who has the Remind App and Verizon as their provider will no longer receive texts. Here are the suggestions they have given:

How will this affect you?
Beginning January 28, 2019, the people in your classes who normally get your Remind messages as texts will no longer receive these messages if they have Verizon Wireless as their phone carrier.

What can you do?
To make sure people in your classes continue receiving your messages, ask them to download the mobile app or enable email notifications—both of which are free of charge. Our team’s also working hard on a solution that allows your classes to continue to use Remind by text, and we’ll share more details with you before January 28.

Thank you and enjoy the rest of your week!

   We have reached the end of our break! A few things to touch on:

Parent Teacher Conferences: The link was sent out on Sunday! Please take a moment to sign up for conferences for the week of January 14th. Slots will fill up quickly and it is important that we meet to discuss your students progress towards the 4th grade standards.

Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/login/entry/113702654785164200

Tissue Request: We have almost exhausted our supply of tissues from the beginning of the year. If you are able to donation tissues to our classroom, I know the students would prefer those over the paper towels!

Band: If your student has band, please have them bring their instrument on Monday!

Early Release: Wednesday is an early release at 11:30 as well as College bound Wednesday.

Enjoy your weekend and see you Monday!

    I hope you are enjoying your Winter Break and the holidays! Please take a moment to review the following information:

Grades: Grades were finalized Friday. Please log into Parent Vue or Student Vue to access your students Quarter 2 grades. If you are unable to log in, please have your student try their account as it should always work with their username and password.

Conferences: Conference week is January 14th-January 18th. Below you will find the sign up for conferences. Please take a moment to look at the available dates and sign up. Remember: Early bird gets the worm with the time slots available!

Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/login/entry/113702654785164200

Return date & Early Release: We return Monday, January 7th and there is an Early Release Wednesday, January 9th at 11:30. It is also college bound Wednesday which means students can wear college apparel with uniform bottoms.

Enjoy the rest of your break and Happy New Year! 

A few last minute updates:

Fractions Packet: Students took home their APTT packet that we passed out in November for those who attended. This packet is to reinforce simplest form and ordering fractions over break!

Conferences: Please be on the lookout for the sign up which I will send out within the next week!

Grades: I am finishing up a few assignments we did this week and will have grades finalized by next week. I will send an e-mail letting you know when you can log into Parent Vue to see your students final grades. Report cards will be given at conferences.

Thank you for everything you continue to do for your student! Be safe and enjoy your time with the family!

   Please take a moment to review the following information:

Galileo Scores: We have completed our Galileo assessments for the quarter. I will share all scores during conferences the week of January 14th.

Posadas at the Pointe: Join us Wednesday for our annual holiday celebration with performances, food trucks and crafts from 5:00-7:00! 

Holiday cookie decorating donations: On Thursday, we will be watching a movie and decorating sugar cookies. Below is a sign up to help with providing the materials for our classroom. If you are able to assist, please sign up! Please have all donations to school by Wednesday, so that I can purchase the remaining items.

Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/login/entry/355184860069

 No School Friday & Dress down Thursday: Thursday is our last day before Winter Break. Students will have a $1.00 dress down on Thursday!

Please let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

   Please take a moment to review the following information:

Galileo Testing: Tomorrow begins our week of benchmark testing. Students will be tested in 4 areas and we have worked very hard this quarter to increase our overall grade level scores as well as our personal scores! Please see the schedule below. Students will assess from 8-10 AM everyday expect Wednesday.

• Monday: Writing
• Tuesday: ELA
• Thursday: Math
• Friday: Science

   After further consideration, we have decided to create a sign up for the craft that 4th grade will be hosting at Posadas at the Pointe on Wednesday, December 19th.

   If you are able to make a donation to our craft, please use the link below to sign up. All donations should be turned in by Friday, December 14th. Please ignore the time stamp that is on the sign up, we were unable to edit that piece of the document!  

We are thankful for all of the donations our families have made over the course of this school year!

Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps: 
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/login/entry/11770136777212800123
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

    Please take a moment to review the following information:

$1.00 Dress Down Friday: Please send your student with a $1.00 donation if they intend to participate. On this day, students sweaters/sweatshirts/hoodies do not need to be solid or school appropriate if they dress down!

Winter Festival: Friday is the district Winter festival which is the biggest event in the Laveen District. Please join us beginning at 5:00 on Friday at the LEC on Dobbins Rd.

Cookie Dough: MONDAY is the ONLY day to pick up cookie dough orders! Please make arrangements to pick up the dough after school on MONDAY 

Spelling Bee: Last night I communicated about the spelling bee. We will have our classroom spelling bee on Wednesday next week 

Galileo Testing: Next week are Benchmark 2 assessments! We are working on increasing our overall grade level percent passing as well as individual percent passing. We have worked really hard and we are hoping it will pay off next week!

• Monday: Writing
• Tuesday: ELA
• Thursday: Math
• Friday: Science

    The annual spelling bee is right around the corner! We will be hosting our classroom spelling bee NEXT Wednesday, December 12th in my classroom. Students are encouraged to participate and can use the following attached list to study from! The winner will then participate in the Paseo Pointe spelling bee on Monday, December 17th.

Happy Spelling ‘ing!