From the desk of Mrs. Prive

Greetings to all,
    
           Where has the year gone?    It is hard to believe that we are on the last leg of our journey in fourth grade!    The next seven weeks are chock full of new material, field trips, baseball, softball, and Spring Fling.
           Next week is Science NECAP.  We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.   Parents, please make sure your child gets to bed at a reasonable time the night before, eats a good breakfast, and leaves the house with lots of positive encouragement and kisses and hugs.  Studies have shown that all these make for better testing results.
          We will be starting our last unit in Reading Streets after NECAP, learning about the regions of our country, writing a compare/contrast essay, and doing an interesting book project.  We will be busy right up to June 20th
          The class is presently in "boot camp" training for 5th grade.    I heard their drill sergeant is tough!  Who will make it?    Stay tuned.

March 19, 2012

Greetings to all,

The research reports are in and all did a great job. Thanks parents for the positive comments regarding walking the children through this step by step. I have learned that this is the easiest way to approach this major task. Though we have spent almost three months on it, I feel that it was quality time well worth spent. Their biographies are most entertaining. They will be on the outside bulletin board in the very near future. Stop by and read a few.

March 4, 2012

Greetings to all,

Winter break is behind us. It is now time to think about the next seven weeks and look forward to spring, Easter, and our next vacation.

We are going to be very busy for the next thirty- four school days. The class will be finishing up their biographical research report and then move on to their third major writing project. Everyday Math has us working on Unit 7. The main focus being fractions. We continue to work on the Animal Kingdom in science and this will be followed by a unit on plants, ecosystems and biomes. In social studies we will start our tour of the United States learning about and comparing and contrasting the regions of the country. Reading Street has us currently working on unit 4. As you can tell we will be busy and will come up for air on April 20th.

January 8, 2012

Greetings to all,

A reminder that it is winter and the children need to be appropriately dressed for the outside elements. They are outside many mornings and then once again for twenty - five minutes for recess. Speaking of winter, cold season is upon us and we are going through tissues rather quickly. Donations will be appreciated.

The recent newsletter went home on Friday, January 6, 2012.

Homework reminder:

1. All should be reading 20 minutes every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and sometime over the weekend. Don't forget to sign and return reading logs.

2. Spelling words go home on Monday with followup assessment on Friday. All should spend a few minutes studying each evening.

3. We are getting into big time multiplication and division. The children are expected to have a pretty good grasp on basic facts by now.

4. There is also usually a written math assignment each evening.

Please check those agenda books.

January 1, 2012

The Maple Avenue Student Council extends a very sincere thank you to all who donated pajamas to our community project in December. We collected a record breaking 283 pair of new children's winter pajamas as part of The Warmth From the Millyard winter clothing drive. Your help was greatly appreciated.

January 1, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!

November 17, 2011

Greetings to all,

Parents, please see my newsletter headed home tomorrow, November 18th.

The Maple Avenue Student Council extends a very sincere thank you to all for your generous canned food donations. We collected a great amount of food to donate to the Goffstown Food Network. Thank you for allowing us to help others.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.