Almost Friday!

The popcorn party was a success, but oh my your children get all sorts of crazy when soda is consumed. :0) Fun times. They truly did earn it so it was great!

We are about to finish Ch. 2 in math. There will be the unit tests next week.

Conferences were scheduled today. Your notices will go home next week. If you did not send back your preference sheet a time was just selected for you. Any and all changes will have to be made through the office. Conferences will be held on Nov. 3-5th. Remember that students will get out at noon on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of that week. Please be thinking about any questions or concerns you might have when we meet for our twenty minute time slot. I will have stuff to share, but I LOVE to discuss your concerns/questions even more.

A reminder that next week is Drug Free Week. I still need permission forms from Hanna and Lailyn to participate. Don't forget to get that Hawaiian outfit ready for Monday to Lei off Drugs!

If your family checked the Yes slot for the Trick or Eat volunteer opportunity, and oh my am I proud of this class, students will bring home the ten flyers attached to plastic bags tomorrow. Please make a time to deliver these this weekend. Then on the 29th please don't forget to go back and pick them up and bring them into class on Friday or email/call me to arrange pick up. Again, I am proud to be your son/daughter's teacher. Amazing families at Bitterroot! Our pen pals are also doing this same project in North Carolina. Wonder who will collect more???

Have a great evening!

Wow Wednesday!

For $100 bonus...ask your students what/who these pictures are of and about the oovoo experience we had yesterday in science class. There are three weather instruments on the last picture. If your student can name and explain all three, then write them on their planner by your signature. Get 2 of the 3...$50. Earn another $50 if your child can remember the teacher's name that is standing in the second picture, which is the same teacher that oovooed in to us yesterday! Write his name by your signature as well.

As you know, or at least I hope you know, next week is Red Ribbon Week. A detailed information sheet came home on this last night. It requires your permission and signature. I also sent home information on the October Volunteer Opportunity. Please return both of these slips tomorrow with your child if you have not done so already. ALSO, conference request slips are due today, tomorrow at the latest. I will be scheduling those tomorrow at our staff meeting. Let's make it a time that works for you!

I have posted a survey question off to the right. Please vote today. This night would be partnered with our friends at Burlington Elementary that we oovoo often with! How fun to have a night for two 4th grade classes to get together to create a slide show of your family using technology! Quality time with the kids!!

Don't forget your drink for the popcorn party tomorrow.

A-ha Time for Teacher...

Sub tomorrow! I am at my technology class. Can't wait to see what I will learn next!

Popcorn party moved to Thursday.

So proud to be a teacher and to have such wonderful kids and parents!

Holy Cow Wow Science!

Hello! Below you will find just some of the many videos I took yesterday of your children presenting their science projects to their classmates. Overall, I was super impressed. It was fun to listen to their explanations, but even more than that, it was SUPER fun to see and hear their excitement for learning. They had fun, and it showed in their faces! I will also be emailing you the videos of your child in action today or tomorrow. I am sorry I could not put them all on the blog, but I picked a variety to show you the different ways kids were learning. Some of the videos are hard to hear, so I could not use them. Why is is that 4th graders are loud in class and at recess, but not on video? Isn't video their generation? Hmmmm...

Today we will wrap up our weather unit by having an oovoo session with a science teacher, Mr. Beals, from Sr. High. He spent 6 weeks in Greenland conducting weather experiments to discover how the atmosphere was changing over time. He will be sharing some of the tools he used and some first hand "what does weather have to do with us" knowledge. Next, we will be going into force and motion. We will be pairing up with Mrs. Hankin's class for some fun and crazy experiments. She attended a workshop in DC on this very subject. Can you say...climb up on a roof and do an egg drop...oh my!

Have an excellent day!

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