Thanksgiving
During this time of year, we have lots to be thankful for.
Here are some things that I am thankful for:
- I am thankful that I live in a free country.
- I am thankful for the food that I have to eat each night.
- I am thankful for my family and friends.
- I am thankful for my silly dog, and for the long walks we go on.
- I am thankful for all of my students. Each of them makes my work day a little more exciting.
- I am thankful for the bright sunshine. I love being outside on a beautiful day!
Please leave me a comment with a list of things that YOU are thankful for 
Canned Food Drive
Don’t forget to bring in canned food for our food drive this week! It’s a great way to help out others!
Weather Test Update
Due to our days off last week, the weather test has been moved to Thursday of this week. Please study your study guide!
Better late than never!
Last Friday, October 30, we made edible maps of Virginia. We used different foods to represent the geographic features of each region. The students did a great job on these and had lots of fun eating them after they were finished making them.
Thanks to our parent volunteers who came in and assisted with this messy project!
Homework Page
Parents and Students…
Don’t forget that I post the homework on this blog everyday! Just click on the homework page link to the right. I try to update this page by 5:00pm each day. This way, if you’ve forgotten to copy your homework down, you can always check here to see what you need to do each night!
Don’t forget!
Students should be practicing with their fact triangles EACH night! This triangles are stapled in the students’ homework folders. These little cards are an excellent way to help the kids memorize their basic multiplication and division facts! If you can’t find your fact triangles, let me know and I can send a new set home.
Parent Conferences
Parents,
Forms are going home in tomorrow’s Thursday folder about Parent/Teacher Conferences. Please fill it out and send it back as soon as possible so I can add you to the schedule. Thanks!
Virginia Geography Test
We’re taking a test on TUESDAY 10/27 about the geography of Virginia. Study Guides will go home tomorrow. Use these maps to help you study!
MapofVAwithBorderingStatesandBodiesofWater.pdf
GeographicalRegionsofVirginia.pdf
Email Mrs. Ware if you have other questions!
Check us out…
Look at this beautiful collage made by the purple reading group last week. They made this after reading the book Starry Messenger which is a picture book about the life and contributions of Galileo Galilei.
They chose words that they felt defined the person Galileo was and then defended the words they chose through writing in their journals. I am so impressed with their awesome work!
If you’re interested in reading Starry Messenger, go HERE for more information. The purple groups would highly recommend it!
REMINDER!
Wednesday October 21, 2009 is Academic Night! The fun will start at 6:00 PM. Come visit and learn about the curriculum that we cover in fourth grade. I promise that it will be fun and informative!
Also, any parent who comes gets to bring a homework pass home to their child
