Team Building With Marshmallow Towers

Another Duo! "Let it Go"

Performance of "Shake it Off"

Sandra, Kristy, Camryn and Persephone!

Soccer Skills

Egan saving every goal!

Ado with a mighty kick!

Macallan with a straight shot!

Singing Duo!

Alyssa and Lexi sang "Hello"

Class Talent Show!

Sebastian the Great Magician!

Olympic Day Pictures

Enjoy our pictures from Olympic Day!

Homework:

Reading:

• Book club
• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com

Math:

• Worksheet

Social Studies:

• Study for test

Don't forget to wear flip flops to school.

  HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

Written By: Alyssa Bell

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com
• Reading group 

Math:

• Worksheet

Social Studies:

• Study for test

 HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

Written By: Alyssa

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com
• Reading group book

No math homework. Yeah!
HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

         Written By: Alyssa Bell

3 More ALEKS' Pizza Party Participants!

What's Happening in Room 30....

Important Announcements:

• We will visit GEMPP Conservation Area on Tuesday.  The students need to bring a sack lunch and drink, and I would recommend applying sunscreen before school.

• Crestwood will be raising money for the National Children's Cancer Society this week; "Penny Wars for Sun Safety".  Each day this week, the students can bring in loose change and help spread the word about protecting your skin against skin cancer.  (See the daily themes below).  The winning Penny Wars grade level will receive a special reward on Olympic Day!

• Twelve students have completed the 4th grade ALEKS pie! Wow! These students will celebrate with a pizza lunch on Wednesday.

Dates to Remember:  

Monday: "Protect Your Face and Wear a Hat!
Tuesday: "Be Cool and Wear Your Shades"
                  GEMPP Field Trip - Bring a sack lunch and drink
                  Environmental Club at 3:30
Wednesday: "Aloha" to Cancer - wear Hawaiian clothing
Thursday:   "Flip Out for Sun Safety" - wear flipflops                        
Friday: Olympic Day! 

   

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop: 

• The students will continue reading their fantasy fiction book with their book clubs.  They will write questions from their reading to promote discussions during their meetings.  

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will continue to research a country's government and create a presentation to share with the class.  Presentations will begin on Friday.

Math:

• We will spend time working in math stations this week and review 4th grade concepts in small groups.
• I will introduce negative numbers to the students and teach them how to add positive and negative integers.

Science

• The students have enjoyed spending time outside as they study and observe nature in our school ecosystem.  We will end our unit with a field trip to GEMPP Missouri Conservation Area on May 17th.

Social Studies:  

• The students will continue to learn about the government of the United States, the 3 branches of government and the responsibilities of each.

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com
• Reading book club

Math:

• 3 topics on ALEKS
• Extra: ALEKS

Research on the extra project if you are doing it.
 HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE DAY!

Written By: Alyssa Bell

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com
• Book Club pages/assignment

Math:

• Fraction worksheet
• 3 topics on ALEKS

Tomorrow bring in a bagged lunch and drink for the field trip to Daniel Boons Home.
HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

ALEK'S Queen!

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20 minutes
• Reading Plus.com
• Reading groups

Math:

• 4 division problems
• ALEKS due Friday
• Extra: ALEKS

Bring in money if you want awesome books.
  HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

               Written By: Alyssa Bell

What's Happening in Room 30.....

Important Announcements:

• We will be going to the Historic Daniel Boone Home on Wednesday.  We will leave school promptly at 9:00 a.m., so please make sure your child is at school on time.  The students will eat lunch there, so they will need to bring a bagged lunch and drink.

• Scholastic Book Fair is at Crestwood this week!  The items are buy one get one free.  We will preview the fair on Monday and the students can purchase Tuesday through Friday.
• The students have until Thursday to complete the ALEKS pie to participate in the pizza party!  We have 10 participants and hoping to have more by the end of the week.

Dates to Remember:  

Monday:  Book Fair Preview
Tuesday: Service Team
Wednesday: Field Trip - bring a lunch and drink
                         PTO Meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Friday:  No School - Professional Development Day for Teachers
Saturday:  Spirit Fest Parade - 9:00 a.m. Sperreng
   

What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop: 

• The students will continue reading their fantasy fiction book with their book clubs.  They will write questions from their reading to promote discussions during their meetings.  

Writer's Workshop:

• This week the students will write from the perspective of an object after reading The Day the Crayons Quit.  It is a fun piece of writing and your child will share with you later this week.

Math:

• We will spend this week working with more challenging math concepts.  The students will learn to divide by 2 digit numbers, add fractions with unlike denominators and add negative numbers.
•  The students will also work in math stations this week and have classroom opportunity to work on completing 4th grade ALEKS.  We currently have 10 students participating in the Pizza Party for completing ALEKS!  Your child has until May 12th!!

Science

• The students have enjoyed spending time outside as they study and observe nature in our school ecosystem.  We will end our unit with a field trip to GEMPP Missouri Conservation Area on May 17th.

Homework

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com
• Book club assignment

Math:

• Time worksheet
• Extra: ALEKS

Science:

• Study for your test tomorrow 

Those people who haven't brought their permission slips please bring them if you want to go to the field trips.
  HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

         Written By: Alyssa Bell

Worm Observations!

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes 

•  Reading Plus.com

Math:

• Time worksheet
• Extra: ALEKS

Science:

• Study for test
• Finish worksheet in science notebook

Don't forget to bring in permission slips for the field trips.
  HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY! 

Having Fun With Maker's Space in the Library!

TWO MORE!!

Homework:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes
• Reading Plus.com

No math homework yeah!

Don't forget to bring in permission slips.

  HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!

 

                                                      Written By: Alyssa Bell

Another Pizza Party Participant! Yea, Lexi!!

HOMEWORK:

Reading:

• Read 20-30 minutes 
• Reading Plus.com

Math:

• Extra: ALEKS

Don't forget to bring the permission slips even if you did already bring it in again because the date was wrong.

  HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR DAY!                             Written by:  Alyssa  

What's Happening in Room 30.....

Important Announcements:

• The students worked SO HARD this past week on the MAP test!  I am so proud of every single one of them.  As I watched the students test, I noticed they were highlighting passages and key words, using the elimination tool, rereading passages and typing notes on the online "sticky notes" to prove their answers.  Wow!  They pulled together all the different strategies we have been working on all year and worked so diligently.

• The students will take the MAP math section this week on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.

• We will begin practicing cursive writing within the next week.  All the students know how to write their first and last name in cursive and now we will take more time to practice writing and reading cursive.

• If you have not done so already, please send in the 2 permission slips this week for our upcoming field trips. We will be going to the Daniel Boone Historic Home on May 11th!

Dates to Remember:  

Monday:  MAP Testing - Afternoon
                  Book Battle Club - 3:30
Tuesday: MAP Testing - Morning
                 Environmental Club - 3:30
Wednesday: Volunteer Breakfast - PLEASE JOIN US as we celebrate and thank                           you for all you do at Crestwood!  Whether you have helped at parties, field                       trips or events; we want to THANK YOU!

Thursday: 4th Grade Strings Concert - LHS at 6:00
    
What's Happening in Our Room....

Reading Workshop: 

• The students will begin book clubs this week.  They will be assigned daily reading and writing/discussion tasks to prepare themselves to discuss their books with their peers.  

Writer's Workshop:

• The students will finish up their poems this week, revise and edit before publishing for our class poetry anthology.  Each child will be given a class book of poems to keep!

Math:

• During the school year, I noticed that the students are struggling with telling time. Even though it is not a 4th grade standard, we will be working on telling time for the next couple of weeks.  Please encourage your child to use an analog clock to practice telling time.  We will use different terms like "a quarter after, 1/2 past, a quarter til, 15 minutes until.." to practice and help them gain better understanding with telling time.
•  The students will also work in math stations this week and have classroom opportunity to work on completing 4th grade ALEKS.  We currently have 8 students participating in the Pizza Party for completing ALEKS!  Your child has until May 12th!!

Science

• The students have enjoyed spending time outside as they study and observe nature in our school ecosystem.  We will end our unit with a field trip to GEMPP Missouri Conservation Area on May 17th.