Meretta, Liz, and Shane with the Poetry Alive! actors.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
3 Students Attend Writing Conference
Three North Winn 4th grade students attended a writing conference sponsored by Keystone AEA. The students were Meretta Peterson, Shane Sexton, and Elizabeth Smith. They were put to work by two enthusiastic individuals from Poetry Alive! Poetry Alive is a Poetry Company. The Poetry Alive actors have memorized hundreds of poems, from the classics to the popular to the contemporary. Those poems, presented in engaging and memorable ways, become the connection to enhanced reading and writing skills. During the day the students listened to poems performed, wrote their own poetry, and also looked at a poem and made it into a skit with other students. It was an amazing day for the students and they truly enjoyed their time there. Check out the website http://www.poetryalive.com/ for more information.
Meretta, Liz, and Shane with the Poetry Alive! actors.
Meretta, Liz, and Shane with the Poetry Alive! actors.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Moon Phases
Deirdre having fun with her Oreo moon phases.
Erik and Jill both helping Phoebe with her moon phases.
Gabe helping Natalie with her moon phases.
Shane's completed moon phases, made with Oreos!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Immigrant Immersion Projects on Display
Immigrant Immersion Projects Open House
4th Grade students have been working hard on learning how the immgrants of the late 1800's and early 1900's lived, worked, and came to their new country. To bring this experience to a close the students are asked to put together a project about all that they have learned and discovered. These incredible projects will be on display in the NW cafeteria the night of the Spring Concert. The Open House will begin at 6:15 and continue after the concert as well. Please come see their projects! If you miss it at the school you can see them at the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum the week of May 11th-17th from 1-5pm daily. We will have a Student/Parent Open House at the Museum on Thursday, May 14th from 4:30-6:30 pm.
4th Grade students have been working hard on learning how the immgrants of the late 1800's and early 1900's lived, worked, and came to their new country. To bring this experience to a close the students are asked to put together a project about all that they have learned and discovered. These incredible projects will be on display in the NW cafeteria the night of the Spring Concert. The Open House will begin at 6:15 and continue after the concert as well. Please come see their projects! If you miss it at the school you can see them at the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum the week of May 11th-17th from 1-5pm daily. We will have a Student/Parent Open House at the Museum on Thursday, May 14th from 4:30-6:30 pm.
Parent Letter 4-17-09
Hello! Well, the spring weather is finally here. We are enjoying it at school and look forward to even more warm weather to come our way. Please continue to remind your students about the choices they are making to wear to school. Our classroom is actually cooler than what it is outside, my recommendation is to dress in layers.
HOMEWORK: Homework is becoming more of an issue with the warm weather coming. Students are still required to get their homework finished and handed in during the morning hours. If they have difficulty please send them to school to ask me right away in the morning.
IMMIGRANT PROJECTS: Student projects are due on Monday. Students need both their immigrant project explanation and also their project on Monday. We will have them set up on Thursday evening before the concert at 6:15pm. Please bring family and friends to see the work your son/daughter has put into their immigrant projects.
GROCERY BAG WINNERS: Your son/daughter participated in the annual grocery bag contest. Each drew a picture about how important soil is to us. They drew these on a reusable grocery bag. These are being displayed at the Fareway store in Decorah. We had four winners in the 4th grade. Congratulations to Shane, Katey, Meretta, and Liz. They will be attending an awards breakfast with me on April 29th.
MAPS TESTING: The annual MAPS testing is coming right up. The students will be taking the MAPS testing on the computer during the week of April 27th. During this week please make sure your students are getting the sleep they need. Also, send a snack for them to have to feed their brain.
SCIENCE: Luther students have joined our classroom once again. There are currently three teachers in our room teaching us about the Solar System. We will have 3 more teachers in a couple weeks, followed by 3 more in early May. Ask your child what they are learning in Math. These teachers are amazing and are doing a fantastic job to keep the kids going and learning.
We only have 28 days of school left and plenty to do in 4th grade. Please remind students to try their best and work hard. The end of the year is difficult because of the warm weather but we do have lots of important things to cover. Please help your student remember that the end of the year is just as important as the middle of the year. Keep them on track. If you have any questions or concerns let me know.
HOMEWORK: Homework is becoming more of an issue with the warm weather coming. Students are still required to get their homework finished and handed in during the morning hours. If they have difficulty please send them to school to ask me right away in the morning.
IMMIGRANT PROJECTS: Student projects are due on Monday. Students need both their immigrant project explanation and also their project on Monday. We will have them set up on Thursday evening before the concert at 6:15pm. Please bring family and friends to see the work your son/daughter has put into their immigrant projects.
GROCERY BAG WINNERS: Your son/daughter participated in the annual grocery bag contest. Each drew a picture about how important soil is to us. They drew these on a reusable grocery bag. These are being displayed at the Fareway store in Decorah. We had four winners in the 4th grade. Congratulations to Shane, Katey, Meretta, and Liz. They will be attending an awards breakfast with me on April 29th.
MAPS TESTING: The annual MAPS testing is coming right up. The students will be taking the MAPS testing on the computer during the week of April 27th. During this week please make sure your students are getting the sleep they need. Also, send a snack for them to have to feed their brain.
SCIENCE: Luther students have joined our classroom once again. There are currently three teachers in our room teaching us about the Solar System. We will have 3 more teachers in a couple weeks, followed by 3 more in early May. Ask your child what they are learning in Math. These teachers are amazing and are doing a fantastic job to keep the kids going and learning.
We only have 28 days of school left and plenty to do in 4th grade. Please remind students to try their best and work hard. The end of the year is difficult because of the warm weather but we do have lots of important things to cover. Please help your student remember that the end of the year is just as important as the middle of the year. Keep them on track. If you have any questions or concerns let me know.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Parent Letter 4-3-09
Wow! Another week of school flying by, I find that as the year goes on the weeks seem shorter because time seems to go by quickly when you have items you want to cover before school gets out. To add to the weeks going by quickly there are is a lot going on over the next two months both in our classroom and also within the school. Just to mention a few:
*Early out Thursday, April 9th
*No School—Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th
*Vesterheim Trip—Tuesday, April 14th
*Old Creamery Theater—Monday, April 20th
*Vesterheim Projects Due—Monday, April 20th
*Vesterheim Trip—Tuesday, April 21st
*Spring Concert—Thursday, April 23rd
*Colin O’Brien Concert—Friday, April 24th
*MAPS Testing—Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of the last week in April
As you can see we have a busy month and the month of May is just as busy. Please keep looking at your son/daughter’s assignment notebooks as class time is precious and homework may be coming home. I need students to keep up on work or they will be staying in for recess and with the beautiful spring weather (hopefully soon to come) the students won’t want to be inside doing homework but outside playing. I would appreciate your support with the last two months of school.
OCEAN ANIMAL MUSEUM to be open on Wednesday, April 8th at 8:30-9:30 and again on Thursday, April 9th from 12:45-2:00. Please join us to see our Ocean Animals and hear us talk about the ocean animals we have been studying. We will start at 9:30/12:45 with a class and run a new session every 15 minutes. Please join us for one of the sessions! If you have questions please e-mail or call me at school.
Thanks for the continued support of the students in 4th grade. I couldn’t be as good of a teacher without the help of the parents that stand behind their students.
*Early out Thursday, April 9th
*No School—Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th
*Vesterheim Trip—Tuesday, April 14th
*Old Creamery Theater—Monday, April 20th
*Vesterheim Projects Due—Monday, April 20th
*Vesterheim Trip—Tuesday, April 21st
*Spring Concert—Thursday, April 23rd
*Colin O’Brien Concert—Friday, April 24th
*MAPS Testing—Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of the last week in April
As you can see we have a busy month and the month of May is just as busy. Please keep looking at your son/daughter’s assignment notebooks as class time is precious and homework may be coming home. I need students to keep up on work or they will be staying in for recess and with the beautiful spring weather (hopefully soon to come) the students won’t want to be inside doing homework but outside playing. I would appreciate your support with the last two months of school.
OCEAN ANIMAL MUSEUM to be open on Wednesday, April 8th at 8:30-9:30 and again on Thursday, April 9th from 12:45-2:00. Please join us to see our Ocean Animals and hear us talk about the ocean animals we have been studying. We will start at 9:30/12:45 with a class and run a new session every 15 minutes. Please join us for one of the sessions! If you have questions please e-mail or call me at school.
Thanks for the continued support of the students in 4th grade. I couldn’t be as good of a teacher without the help of the parents that stand behind their students.
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