Congratulations! You made it through your first couple days as a fifth grader! THat wasn't so bad, huh??
I have had such a great week with you this week! How lucky I feel! I look forward to meeting all of your parents next Thursday at Curriculum Night! I hope you have a great weekend. If you are still missing a transportation sheeet or an emergency sheet, please bring it Monday. Also, if you did not share your "Me" bag today, please try to bring it Monday. See you Monday morning!
Secret word: Ethiopia
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Welcome to 5G!!
Hi everyone!
I am so excited to have you as part of our learning community. You are looking at this blog because you are part of our classroom community! You might be a student or a parent. You might be a grandparent, a friend, an aunt, or a neighbor. You are, in some way, an influence on what we are doing in our classroom. It is an important job, so please let me know if there is any information you might need (on this blog or another form of communication) in order to be an effective part of our class! There will be a lot of information shared within the next couple weeks, so check in often! Thank you for your support and I look forward to an amazingly fun year!
I am so excited to have you as part of our learning community. You are looking at this blog because you are part of our classroom community! You might be a student or a parent. You might be a grandparent, a friend, an aunt, or a neighbor. You are, in some way, an influence on what we are doing in our classroom. It is an important job, so please let me know if there is any information you might need (on this blog or another form of communication) in order to be an effective part of our class! There will be a lot of information shared within the next couple weeks, so check in often! Thank you for your support and I look forward to an amazingly fun year!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Our last week of school....
I can't believe it is the last week. It has been such a great year. On Monday, we will update our goal books and see the amazing progress we have made as 4th graders! Many 4G students have increased their words per minute by more than 50 over the course of this school year. Many have increased their math by more than 50 digits answered as well. AMAZING! We have a busy, but fun week planned, so check out the things going on this week over in the margin to the right! Be sure you dress for the activity. Also, for our FIELD TRIP on Friday to Naper Settlement, students need to bring a disposable lunch (which means they can throw everything away when they are done) with their name on it. We will go rain or shine, so check the weather and dress appropriately.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
weekend thoughts
We sure have a lot of fun things to look forward to in the last few weeks of school. The most important thing I would like to see is everyone making the best decisions, about our work, our behavior, our attitude and energy... thinking about the way we behave and how it reflects our character. Are we being our best selves? This is the time for everyone to remember that our actions represent our thoughts, and that old adage,"If you have nothing nice to say (or do), then don't say (or do) anything at all." Be your best!
I have been very impressed with the blogging that has been going on on the Blackboard site. Remember to do at least 2 blogs per week (Friday a.m. - Friday a.m.).
4th grade math will have a test this week over our short Chapter 10. It has been fun learning about reflections, symmetry, and images. We will be learning about positives and negatives this week and, of course, reviewing many skills we have studied from past units. THank you for all the support you can get at home!
Happy Mother's Day, Moms!
I have been very impressed with the blogging that has been going on on the Blackboard site. Remember to do at least 2 blogs per week (Friday a.m. - Friday a.m.).
4th grade math will have a test this week over our short Chapter 10. It has been fun learning about reflections, symmetry, and images. We will be learning about positives and negatives this week and, of course, reviewing many skills we have studied from past units. THank you for all the support you can get at home!
Happy Mother's Day, Moms!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Soon to be 5th graders....
Yikes! I have just been thinking this weekend about how much I have to do with my class before school is up for the year. I have to send them to 5th grade with so many skills. I know this because I taught 5th grade for a few years! One of the things I am most proud of is the fact that the strong majority of our class is on Otter Creek division facts and moving rapidly through those. Yay! Our class is so supportive and cheers the progress made by others.
I hope that we all do our very best to have a great end to the school year. I will try to keep this updates, at the very least with the upcoming announcements! Don't forget to do your 2 reading blogs a week. SOme of you are doing a great job blogging about what you are reading! I really enjoy reading the posts and the comments you are all making to each other. THey have been positive and encouraging. I hope you all are taking the time to go back to your posts and read what others are commenting on!
You are all awesome!
I hope that we all do our very best to have a great end to the school year. I will try to keep this updates, at the very least with the upcoming announcements! Don't forget to do your 2 reading blogs a week. SOme of you are doing a great job blogging about what you are reading! I really enjoy reading the posts and the comments you are all making to each other. THey have been positive and encouraging. I hope you all are taking the time to go back to your posts and read what others are commenting on!
You are all awesome!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
New blogging site
Hi everyone!
There is something new in 4G. Reading Blogs on Blackboard!
There was a letter sent home Friday about this. The letter explains what Blackboard is and how to access it from home. A new part of our reading grade will be to show that students are reading at home by writing a brief reading log (3 or more sentences) 2 times per week. If a computer is not avaiable, the logs should be written on paper. Logs or blogs are due by Friday each week. Please eplain the importance of your child keeping their ID and password private - this may be their first experience with the world of online communication and we need to approach it with safety as our first priority. Be aware that ONLY kids from 4G are able to access these reading blogs. I am able to see every entry, deletion, and comment made on each student's site. Sitting with your child to experience this would a great way to read and talk about reading together (all while setting expectations and rules about behavior). Thank you for your support. As always, email me with questions (christi_grezlik@ipsd.org). Have a great break!
There is something new in 4G. Reading Blogs on Blackboard!
There was a letter sent home Friday about this. The letter explains what Blackboard is and how to access it from home. A new part of our reading grade will be to show that students are reading at home by writing a brief reading log (3 or more sentences) 2 times per week. If a computer is not avaiable, the logs should be written on paper. Logs or blogs are due by Friday each week. Please eplain the importance of your child keeping their ID and password private - this may be their first experience with the world of online communication and we need to approach it with safety as our first priority. Be aware that ONLY kids from 4G are able to access these reading blogs. I am able to see every entry, deletion, and comment made on each student's site. Sitting with your child to experience this would a great way to read and talk about reading together (all while setting expectations and rules about behavior). Thank you for your support. As always, email me with questions (christi_grezlik@ipsd.org). Have a great break!
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