Gearing up for 2010/2011

Hello parents and upcoming 4th graders.

I hope that all of you are enjoying your summer with relaxation, reading and just all around fun. The new school year is approaching and I know that some of you have seen the supply list at local Targets and Walmarts. Some of the items on the supply list are not needed in class:
This year please send with your child:
1 box of colored pencils (They last longer than crayons)
4 glue sticks
2 packs of loose leaf paper (wide rule)
1 pack of # 2 pencils
1 box of tissue
1 pencil pouch / zippered or box
2 pocket folders
3 ring binder, 1 inch (White with the Clear sleeve in the front)
1 book bag/back pack (no wheels)
Hand sanitizer (Purell/Dial/GermX)

I have purchased notebooks for each student for their writing, so they do not need any extra notebooks in class. Any extra notebooks, crayons, etc. should be kept at home so students will have access to supplies if they forget items at school.
The 3-Ring Binder will be the student's primary use. They will be able to keep a lot of papers orgainzed and hopefully not loose them.

I am looking forward to a productive year full of learning.

See you soon!

end of year.

I hope everyone has a great Summer. remember to rest up and read. Find something you're interested in reading and get hooked.

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End Of the Year!

Hi Everyone.
Well, We've Made It!!!!!

It's hard to believe that on August 25th our students came in as beginning 4th graders and now, they are preparing to leave as prepared 5th graders. Even though this is the last week of school, there are still a few activities that our class will be involved in.

Reading: We are going to work on Mystery at Biltmore House this week. I am not sure if we will wrap up the story by Thursday but we will give it our best.

Math: We are going to work on some of the higher multiplication problems as well as division. This is something that students will be doing in 5th grade, so a little extra wouldn't hurt.

Science: We are continuing to look at Force and Motion. I am planning on doing some demonstrations with the class to help illustrate the concepts.

Spelling this week is going to be taken from our Wordbuilder activity books.

As always, thank you for your help in making our students successful.

End of School is June 10th

Dear Parents,

As we draw closer and closer to the end of the school year, our students are getting more and more "energized." Please help us teachers remind our students that the last day of school is officially June 10th. We have some exciting things lined up for the end of the school year, but students are still required to follow the PBS rules set by Gibson Elementary.

Thanks for you support in this matter,

B. Gordon

This week April 19-23

                Hello everyone.

I'm sure that most of you have noticed that your child is bringing home information regarding the upcoming EOG. 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes are doing a count down to the EOG in preperation for the test. Each day we will be working on a topic from Reading/Math.

Currently, we have 19 days until the EOG.
Along with this, the students in 3rd-5th grades have signed a Student Contract which is shown below. This contract is asking for students to give 100% in preperation for the EOG. We will review over this contract daily so please do the same at home.

Reading: We are finishing up our Sister's Grimm story. I am pleased that the class has found a new series that they are interested in.

Writing: Our class is wrapping up our third story entitled "Mr. Potato Head." Just as a reminder, our stories are modeled up on the smartboard so everyone is following along and creating the same theme....but we work to put it in our own words.

Math: We will continue to work on Math EOG Prep as well as new concepts in Probability and outcomes. At home, it would be awsome for you to continue to work with you child on math facts. Simple division and multiplication will greatly help in their understanding.

Wordbuilder: We have started "acting out" our words. Each week, Wordbuilder starts us on new root words. Our job is to apply the suffix or prefix to he root word to recreate something new.
Our prefix for this week is "SUPER--" which means "Over or above; beyond."

The Week of 3/1/2010

Hi Everyone,
Another week and we are at the beginning of March. We have a lot of things on our plate right now and we are gearing up for a lot of working. So....here goes:

Reading: We are still working on Bud, Not Buddy and the kids have discovered the turning point. We are also dealing with Comparing and Contrasting characters, setting, etc. The students will be introduced to metaphors and similies this week. We are tying that into our writing.

Math: We have journeyed into the world of decimals. We are also tying the work these decimals into Fractions. This is going to provide the students with extra fraction experience as well as working with calculators to figure out changing fractions to decimals.

Writing: The next couple of weeks, the students will be working with their Young Author Day books. These are the same type of books that the students did in 3rd grade. They are the author and illustrator so their creativity is key to this process.

And that's it. It doesn't seem like much but our days fly by way too quickly and time is something that we cannot get back.

Water Water Everywhere....except in Hati

Hi parents,
Just a reminder to please send in bottles of water for Hati. We are collecting this bottles at the front office and in the classroom.

Thanks for you support.