Summer Reading Blog....
Hopefully this will be a fun way to continue the reading conversations that were happening in the classroom during the school year!
Happy Summer!
Here is the web address:
http://lewispapershredder.blogspot.com
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Summer Reading Blog
Hopefully this will be a fun way to continue the reading conversations that were happening in the classroom during the school year!
Happy Summer!
Region Videos and Time Capsule Ceremony
Success Day
Thanks
to everyone that was able to come to our Success Day last week! The kids were very excited and proud of the
work they were able to show you.
I
am posting the videos that the kids worked on for Success Day. It was hard to hear them in the
classroom. Enjoy!
J Pacific Northwest-
Jake, Eva, and Nolan
J Southwest- Celina
and Jessy
J Midwest- Dan, Joe,
Lucas, Domonick
J Southwest- Taylor,
Sydnie, and Sam
Here
is the link for the Regional Olympic Games that we held a few weeks ago to go
along with our math unit and the regions.
Regional Olympic Games
Time
Capsule Closing Ceremony
Just a reminder that
the Time Capsule Ceremony will be held on Tuesday at 9:00. If you are planning on dismissing your child
after, please make sure you send in dismissal form by tomorrow! (This was sent home a few weeks ago!)
Thanks for a great year!
I hope everyone has an amazing summer!
~Jen
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Getting Ready for Success Day!
Success Day!
Fly-Up Day to Quinn
Time Capsules
We are almost ready to put the finishing touches on our times capsules. The kids need to bring their time capsules to school on Thursday. (It would be helpful if they hold off until Thursday so that we have space in the classroom to set up for Success Day.) Later this week, we will add a few special items that I have been holding onto throughout the year into the time capsules. The kids will be ready to share all of their time capsules with you at the Time Capsule Closing Ceremony on the last day of school, Tuesday, June 23rd at 9:00!
I have gotten some questions about the Time Capsule Closing Ceremony. This ceremony is a moving on ceremony from elementary school to middle school. All of the fourth grade classes will be involved in the ceremony at 9:00 on the last day of school.
Farley Fun Day
Farley Fun Day will be held on Thursday (rain date is Friday). Our class will be going to field day in the morning. There are some water activities, so you might want to have your child bring a change of clothes that day.
I can't believe we only have a little over a week left of the school year! The excitement is certainly building in the classroom! I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday at our Success Day!
~Jen
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
LL38's Olympic Games
I reminded the kids this afternoon that we will be holding our Olympic Games tomorrow. Since we will be using water balloons, I suggested that they bring a change of clothes.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Library
Field Trip…
Just a reminder
that we will be walking to the Hudson Public Library and Wood Park on
Wednesday.
Please make sure
your child has proper footwear, a bagged lunch, and a water bottle. (Lunches will be transported by car to Wood
Park, so your child won’t need to carry their lunch in a backpack.) Also, please apply sunscreen and bug spray at
home.
If you have any
questions, please let me know!
Summer Reading
Last
week we started to talk about the importance of summer reading. You child will be coming home with a Summer
Reading folder that has resources that can be used when school is out. I am also posting these resources on my blog
so that you are aware of them.
To
start off our summer reading discussions we looked at the graph below. It is a really powerful way of showing kids why
it is so important to read during the summer.
Ask your child what they learned from
looking at the graph!
To Be Read Lists….
We also
learned that there are a lot of great websites to go to when we aren’t sure
what to read. The kids started to create
a “To Be Read” list last week.
Here
are some of the websites that were helpful in creating these lists….
·
Click KIDS
·
Click BOOKS and AUTHORS
Other
types of reading…
Reading blogs written by other
kids is another way for your child to get their “daily” reading in. Here are a few blog websites:
·
Sports Illustrated for Kids-click: BLOGS
Summer
Reading for Quinn…
This week we will be looking at the books choices that Quinn
Middle School is providing for students.
Each student will need to choose one of the books from the list to read
over the summer. They will be recording
their thinking and will be placed in a Book Club at the beginning of 5th
grade to discuss the book with other students that also read the book.
We
will be watching book trailers and browsing the books during our field trip to
the Hudson Public Library. Students will
be encouraged to check out a book during our library visit (possibly one of the
books from the Quinn list). Each student
will make their choice in school by the end of the week.
Book
Orders….
If you are planning on ordering
any books from the Scholastic Book Club, please order by Tuesday. I want to make sure that we get the books
before the last day of school.
Success
Day!
Next Wednesday,
June 17th is fourth grade Success Day. It will be held at 1:00. Last week I sent home the dismissal slip for
Success Day. If you are planning on
dismissing your child before the end of the school day on the 17th
please send the slip back with your child by this Friday.
It certainly is a busy time of year! I can't believe we only have a few weeks left of the school year. I hope everyone has a great week!
~Jen
Friday, June 5, 2015
Library Field Trip
As you know, on Wednesday we will be walking to the Hudson Public Library and Wood Park. If you are interested in chaperoning our field trip, please let me know as soon as possible. We will leave around 9:00 and be back mid afternoon. It should be a fun day!
Monday, June 1, 2015
End of the Year Book Orders
Today your child will be coming home with several book orders. The following note will be attached to help you in choosing books for the summer. These are just a few of the great books offered by Scholastic Book Clubs.
June 2015
Dear Parents,
Attached you will find copies of the
last Scholastic Book Club orders. These
magazines are filled with many great books that we've talked about in class all
year and would be great for summer reading (and Scholastic books tend to be
cheaper than the bookstore!). If you'd
like to buy some of these books you can either go online or send in cash/check. The online code is GXC4P. These orders are due by June 9th, to
ensure that books come in before the end of the year. As I already said, there are many great books
in these magazines. I've tried to
highlight some of the great books below:
J Lucky- June: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
J Summer Reading-
May: Game Changers by Mike Lupica
J Summer Reading-
May: Holes by Louis Sachar
J Summer
Reading-May: The One and Only Ivan by
Katherine Applegate
J Summer Reading-May: Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick
J Summer
Reading-May: 10 True Tales by Allan
Zullo
J Summer
Reading-May: National Geographic
Kids: Everything
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
I hope this helps. Happy reading!
Mrs. Lewis
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