Tuesday

Happy Tuesday!  Reminder, tomorrow is Halloween and it is a CASUAL DAY.  If the children would like to wear their costume during the party, they may BRING their costumes and change into them.  If you signed up to bring a treat for the party, please remember there will be 24 children in attendance.

Homework:

Math- IXL 20 minutes
Read for 20 minutes

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday

Good afternoon!  We hope you are bracing for the windy weather coming our way...Reminder, this Wednesday is Halloween.  The children may bring their costumes in to wear for the party which will be at 1:45.  Additionally, Miss Thomas declared Wednesday a casual day!  Finally, please note for those of you who are sending in supplies for the party, two of our Arrowsmith friends will be joining us to celebrate this exciting day, so our final class count is now 24.

Homework:
Spelling Unit 8- pg. 59, spelling packets were handed out, but they do not have to be started until tomorrow.
Reading- Choose one chapter book to read (to completion) this week by Friday.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Happy Thursday

Good afternoon!  What beautiful weather we had today.  We hope you had an opportunity to enjoy it!  In Spelling, we are writing a poem from a pet's perspective.  In math, we are continuing to work on long division.  In all of our other subjects, we are very busy.  The children are doing a great job!

There is no homework tonight!  Enjoy the time with your children!!!

Reminder, tomorrow is a casual day.

Have a great evening-
Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Gage

Wednesday Already!!!

Where has the week gone?  It was a great day today.  We had am Enrichment Program entitled "Les Trouble P.I." which focused on getting along with people and dealing with disagreements in the appropriate way.  It utilized magic (a student was placed on a "bed of nails"), music, and fabulous acting with lots of student volunteers.  Ask your child all about it!  The program was a great hit!

Homework

Read for 20 minutes and record in the reading log
Math- (Mrs. Gage's class) complete multiplication page
Spelling- complete the spelling packet and study words for test on Friday

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday

Good afternoon!  We hope you had a great day.  The children had a fabulous day!  We were busy with Literature (we finished reading Jumnaji today), in Math we are working on division and in Social Studies we are getting ready to learn the States and Capitols!  And oh yes, our writing is keeping us busy as well.  Currently we are composing an opinion paper on "Our Favorite Season" (we just learned the writing process!). 

There is homework tonight:

Reading- 20 mins...fill out reading log
Spelling- work on your packet...test Friday

Casual Day is FRIDAY!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Happy Monday!

Welcome back!  It was nice to have that small break last week and the weather certainly cooperated with us!

Halloween update...Next week Wednesday is Halloween!  The room moms are planning the Halloween party.  Details will follow as to what is needed.  The children are allowed to bring their costumes to school to change into for the party.  They may not wear them to school.

This Friday is a casual day (last Friday of the month).

There is HOMEWORK tonight:

Math - complete the multiplication table
Spelling- Begin working on the packet, test this Friday

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Tuesday

What a great day!  We worked on so much including math, reading, the writing process and so much more! 

Tomorrow is PICTURE DAY!  Children may wear non-uniform attire.  Please send the picture envelope along with money if you would like to order prints.

Additionally, we are still in need of monies that were used to off-set the bus cost for the Lansing trip.  If you did not pay the $5.00 per child, please send that in ASAP.  If you chaperoned the event and rode the bus there is also a $5.00 charge per chaperone.  Finally, if you chaperoned there was an entrance fee of $4.00 for the "extra" parents.  If you did not pay this fee, please send it in as well.  Notes went home last Wednesday to let you know who needed to pay.

Homework:

Math- 2 sided math page
Spelling test Monday

Remember, we do not have school on Thursday and Friday.  The teachers will be at a conference.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday

Happy Monday!  We hope you had a nice weekend.  Reminder, it is only a three day week.  The teachers will be attending a conference Thursday and Friday.  Enjoy your time off with the children!

A BIG thank you to all the parents and grandparents who chaperoned our Lansing trip.  We had a marvelous time and the children learned a lot!

There is homework tonight:

Homework
Spelling- write 10 sentences using 10 spelling words
Reading- 20 minutes
IXL- 10-15 minutes

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Lansing!

What a great day!  Our trip was so much fun!  The children did a great job representing themselves, their families and St. Stephen.  The guide at the Capitol commented on what a great class we had.  Tomorrow we will (hopefully) post pictures of the trip on our Blog.

There is no homework tonight.  The children are exhausted from all of the walking we did.  Everyone should sleep well!

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday

Good afternoon.  We are getting ready for our trip tomorrow to LANSING!  The children are so excited!  We have sent home a letter outlining the departure times as well as some do's and don'ts for the trip. Please look for it in your child's backpack.  Additionally, please note our departure time from St. Stephen's parking lot will be at 8:15 versus the original 8:30.  Please make every effort to be here on time.  Also remember to send a sack lunch and a drink with your child.  No lunch boxes please.

No homework tonight...just be rested and ready for the trip tomorrow!

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Terrific Tuesday

Good afternoon!  What a beautiful day!  We had a great time in school and learned so much!

Reminder to have your child bring in his or her permission slip and money for our field trip to Lansing on Thursday.

There is homework:
Math - IXL
Reading- 20 minutes of reading
Spelling- pg. 40 in your book

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Monday, Monday!!!

Good afternoon!  What a beautiful day it turned out to be after the cold start.  We had a great day in school and learned so much!

Reminder, please turn in your child's permission slip and $5.00 for the Lansing trip on Thursday.  Don't forget to pack your child a lunch and a drink.  Our bus will be leaving St. Stephen at 8:30 and returning just before afternoon pick-up.  All parents who wish to ride the bus will need to pay $5.00 to cover transportaion.  If you drive, you will have to pay for parking at the Capitol Museum. We have plenty of chaperones, but if you would still like to attend, you may.  The first 6 adults who chaperone do not have to pay the admission fee into the museum.  For those of you beyond the 6th, you will need to pay the $4.00 admission.  Mrs. Gage will send out notes tomorrow if you are one of the "extras" who need to pay.

Homework:

Reading- Read for 20 mins.
Math- Practice 9 facts

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Thursday and Art Prize!

Art Prize!!!  We had a great field trip.  The children had a great time and represented us very well!

Reminder, permission slips and money for the Lansing trip are due next week Tuesday.  If you are interested in chaperoning, please complete the bottom of the permission slip.

Homework 

Journal writing- Write about Art Prize.  What were you top 2 favorite entries?  A minimum of 5 sentences is required.  Due tomorrow.

Spelling- Test tomorrow

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Wednesday...

Good afternoon!  Even though the weather wasn't great, the learning was!  Our class is AWESOME!

Don't forget, our Art Prize field trip is tomorrow.  We will leave (via buses) at approximately 10:45.  Please double check the weather to see if a jacket is required.  It is a uniform day.  Additionally, please take a look in your child's backpacks for a note on our trip.  Please send a healthy snack with your child tomorrow so he/she can have it when we return.

Permission slips went home today for our Lansing field trip.  Please sign and return no later than Tuesday of next week.  There is a $5.00 fee per child to help pay for the bus (it is a charter bus).  Home and School will pick-up the majority of this expense.

Homework:

Reading - Read for 20 minutes
Math- Practice your 8's (multiplication facts)

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Terrific Tuesday!

Today was a great day to be in 4th grade! We were busy learning and still having a great time!  A big thank you for getting 100% participation in the Education First Goal Setting.  Our class will go into a drawing for a classroom raffle. 

Please look for the Lansing permission slip by the end of the week I (Mrs. Strong) thought I could get it done this afternoon.  Oops!  I was wrong.

We are excited to inform you about an exciting enrichment program Mrs. Murray has initiated for the 4th grade.  It is called "Book Chats."  Basically it is a book club that meets during lunch to discuss a selected title.  Please be assured that the children will not miss any recess time.  All students will have an opportunity to participate throughout the year.  Mrs. Murray will be sending home a detailed letter in the near future.

Homework:

Enjoy the beautiful weather and time with your family! In other words, there is no homework!!!

Have a wonderful evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong

Welcome to a new week!

Greetings from the 4th grade!  There is so much going on this week.  We had our spelling pretest today and the spelling packets went home.  Please have your child study so he or she is ready for their test on Friday.

This Thursday is our Art Prize field trip.  We have plenty of chaperones for this trip (Stephanie Stotts, Lora Bennett, Clare Portinga, Wendy Moore and Jackie Wesche).  Please check to see if your child will want hot lunch on Thursday.  We need to get a count to Mrs. Renee by tomorrow.

Next week Thursday will be our field trip to Lansing.  We will be taking a charter bus to the Capitol.  Home and School will be picking up the majority of this cost, however we are asking each student to pitch in $5.00.  If this is a problem, please let Mrs. Gage know.  We will be leaving at approximately 8:30 AM and returning right before 3:00 pick-up.  Please remember to send a bagged lunch and drink (no soda please) with your child on that day.  There is also a gift shop that your child may shop in after lunch.  Permission slips for this field trip will go home tomorrow.

MAPS testing started today.  It will go on throughout this week and next.  4th graders have only four sessions so not to worry!  They are not testing everyday.

Homework:
Spelling packet
Read for 20 mins.
Practice multiplication facts, 7s specifically.

Have a great evening!
Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Strong