Last Week of School...

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I can’t believe that we have reached the home stretch! This week, we will be wrapping up our independent writing projects and a few other little projects.

Announcements/Reminders:

I wanted to remind you all that we have scheduled a picnic lunch at Leonard Field on Thursday afternoon. This is a child-only event, as it provides them one last time to play together as a fourth grade group. Please send your child to school with a disposable lunch, but plenty of water. Also, they may bring a beach towel to sit on during lunch.

The children will be cleaning and organizing a bit this week. Please send in extra paper or plastic bags with your child so that they may pack anything that doesn’t fit in their backpacks.

Report cards will go home this Friday, June 24^th. Please make sure that you receive it when your child arrives at home!

I’ll update the blog later this week with some end of the year photos.

Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We had a wonderful day on Friday! I thought I’d share my perspective as the celebrities started filtering into the classroom.

Beethoven dimmed the lights and began dramatically playing his shiny black piano next to the beautiful Helen Keller, who was reading Braille. The Wright Brothers entered the classroom after safely landing their airplane out on Tufts Road.  The talented Lionel Messi happily dribbled his soccer ball around the desks, but tripped. Luckily, Clara Barton had just entered and was able to bandage the soccer player’s wound nicely. Across the room, Ma Yan and Sorojini Naidu discussed their personal diaries, and how it felt to inspire others. George Washington Carver munched on some peanuts in the classroom library as Albert Einstein and Ben Franklin discussed the similarities in their scientific thinking. Just then, Franklin Delano Roosevelt wheeled into the classroom in time to discuss the upcoming presidential election with Queen Elizabeth. The Brothers Grimm had been working on a new story, so when Jeff Kinney arrived, they asked him for literary advice. Suddenly, Houdini magically appeared in the writing center, leaving the audience in awe as he wrestled out of some handcuffs. At this point, Sally Ride politely excused herself, as she was running late for takeoff.

Well, maybe it wasn’t FDR in his wheelchair, but it sure looked like him. The children did a wonderful job reading their biographies and performing presentations to show what they learned. The highlight of the day was when our second grade buddies came to visit and shared that they are already looking forward to this assignment in fourth grade!

Classroom/Muraco Announcements

We will be taking a short “field trip” on Thursday, June 23^rd. Please send a bag lunch in on this day, as we will be enjoying a picnic lunch and play time at Leonard Field.

This Wednesday, June 15^th, we will be holding our annual fourth grade “Cultural Fair.” This is a morning that we set aside to celebrate what we have learned through our tour of the United States. We set up craft stations in the classrooms for the children to cycle through. I would love to invite you to come in to volunteer to run these stations! If you are available from 9:30-11:30 on Wednesday, please let me know and I’ll assign you a station! 

Field Day will be held this Friday, June 17th. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be June 20th.

I would like to also extend an invitation to our annual parent appreciation breakfast on Friday, June 17th at 8:00am in the Library. This is an adult only event, and will be held on the morning of June 20th in case of rain on the 17th. I appreciate all that you do to support our classroom!

Enjoy the pictures, and let me know if you’d like to volunteer on Wednesday!

Best, 

Jen and Denise

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Your children have been very busy over the past week! They completed their tour of the West as well as their rocks and minerals unit. We have moved on to a plant study in science, so we will be busy planting and observing over the next couple of weeks. In writing, the children have continued to work very hard to research information on an assigned state. They have also started an independent writing project, which will wrap up writing for fourth grade.

Classroom/Muraco Announcements

Our last BEA is due this Friday, June 10. Your children will share what they’ve learned in a “wax museum,” during which we will invite our buddies and other fourth grade classes in to visit.

Next Wednesday, June 15^th, we will be holding our annual fourth grade “Cultural Fair.” This is a morning that we set aside to celebrate what we have learned through our tour of the United States. We set up craft stations in the classrooms for the children to cycle through. I would love to invite you to come in to volunteer to run these stations! If you are available from 9:30-11:30 next Wednesday, please let me know and I’ll assign you a station! 

Field Day will be held on Friday, June 17th. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be June 20th.

I would like to also extend an invitation to our annual parent appreciation breakfast on Friday, June 17th at 8:00am in the Library. This is an adult only event, and will be held on the morning of June 20th in case of rain on the 17th. I appreciate all that you do to support our classroom!

Upcoming Curriculum Highlights

Science:                Plants

Social Studies:  Miss Lassins' personal road trip pictures through all regions

Math:                    Probability, Division

Reading:               Book Groups

Writing: Independent Writing Project (drafting, writing, revising and editing,    

                              final draft)

Please let me know if you would like to come in to volunteer next Wednesday morning! Enjoy the sunshine!

Best, 

Jen and Denise