Important dates

Watch the Friday Folder for lots of important information. There is lots of things going ton next week.

Monday: We will be going on a field trip to Pattision Park. Students will learn about trees and maybe get to tap a tree for maple syrup. Please DRESS for the weather!!

Wednesday: Early Release day rescheduled

Thursday: Family Fun Night rescheduled

All students will have a spelling test tomorrow. My reading group will have a test on The Houdini Box. Students should be working on their literature project cereal boxes. Homework packets are due tomorrow.

We ALL learn about snow

Well, we are enjoying our 2nd blast of winter weather this week. Here are a few updates.

Homework packets are due tomorrow. Students also have a spelling test tomorrow. If there is no school tomorrow, these will be due on Monday. Friday Folders will come home on Monday as well.

Conferences are rescheduled for next Wednesday. They will be held at the same times. Please let me know if you had a conference scheduled and you can not attend.

Jesse learns about hurricanes

Today we had a visit from our favorite meteorologist, John Gumm from Local 12 News. Mr. Gumm does a great job helping us understand very complicated weather concepts. Here you can see him showing Jesse how hard it would be to read a forecast during a hurricane (Mr. Gumm looks like he is having lots of fun with his leaf blower). Be sure to ask your child to help to demonstrate for you what happens when a cloud can no longer hold its water!

Tomorrow is our Valentine's party. Thanks to all those who are sending in snacks and treats. We will be watching Hairspray since its story goes along with our recent novel unit. Please be sure to return the note giving permission to watch the movie since it is rated PG. Call if you have any questions!!

For those who are interested, we are going to meet at the movie theater on Friday afternoon at 4:50 to see the Spiderwick Chronicles. The movie is about an hour and a half long. The price of the movie is $7.00. Feel free to meet us there for the show.

Conferences are next Tuesday and Wednesday. Tomorrow I will send home the confirmation notes for those students who turned in their notes this week. Please call if you have not received a confirmation.

Enjoy the 4 day weekend. Mr. Gumm is calling for the possibility of snow on Sunday! Go out make Presidential Snowmen on Monday!

Good ole Punxsutawney Phil...

Well, it looks like Punxsutawney Phil might have been right. Weather forecasters are calling for quite the storm tonight! We'll just have to wait and see what happens. Ask the kids about what kind of air masses are moving in!

There is no spelling this week. There is a homework packet that is due Thursday. Also, Valentine parties are Thursday. We will be watching Hairpsray. It's content goes right along with the novel unit. The movie is PG so students need to return the permission slips even if they are not bringing in snacks for the party. My 5 year old has seen the movie several times, I think our 4th graders should be fine to watch it.

Remember to vote on the right hand side of the screen for which time you would like to meet at the movie theater to see The Spiderwick Chronicles.

Is it humid enough for ya?

What a great time to be learning about weather!! What a lot of unusual weather we have had over the past few weeks to observe! The water cycle and clouds are this week's focus.

My reading class is continuing to work on Watson's Go to Birmingham-1963. This has been the most fun I have had teaching this book! The book will take a very serious turn next week.

Tomorrow is our field trip to the hockey game. Don't forget to pack your lunch. Concession stands will be open, but you know sporting concessions-the items are usually pretty expensive!

This week is count week, so be here to be counted! Students who have perfect attendance this week will earn some sort of treat from Ms. Davis on Friday. If your child must be absent, be sure to send in a note explaining the absence.

Due this week: spelling homework, homework packet

Next Literature Project: FANTASY (We will all be doing Cereal Box reports and commercials. More to follow about this.)
Due: March 14

Valentine's Party is next Thursday. I will be sending home a letter soon. Please let me know if you can bring anything in. I would like to watch the movie Hairspray, which is set in the time of Watson's Go To Birmingham-1963. I think it will be a very fun way to close a great story!

Upcoming Events:
2/6: Hockey game
2/8: Interims
214: Valentine's Day Party 2:30
2/15: No School
2/18: No School
2/19: Conferences 3:30-6:30
2/20: Conferences 3:30-6:30
2/20: 2 Hour Early Release
2/29: End of Grading Period
3/7: Report Cards
3/14: Literature Projects due
3/21: Good Friday-No School
3/21-3/30: Spring Break-No School

Spirit Week

This week we will have Spirit Week. Each day student can show their school spirit. The schedule is:

Monday: Twin Day

Tuesday: Hat Day

Wednesday: Profession Day

Thursday: Mismatch Day

Friday: Blue & Gold Day

Happy February!

Well, we didn't get our snow day today! We didn't even get a delay!!

Today the students who were prepared presented their literature projects. Everyone did a great job! I am eager to see the remaining projects.

Conference forms went home today. They will be scheduled 1st come, 1st serve. If you would like a conference with Mrs. Humble or Mrs. Bower, please mark it on the form.

Remember the Cyclones trip on Wednesday. Students need to pack a sack lunch. Concessions are available and students can bring money to purchase snacks.