Happy Friday!
This week, students were able to make spring rolls in the Charlie Cart kitchen! Most of the students really enjoyed the process of peeling and cutting vegetables and getting to roll up the rice paper wrappers, while they had mixed reviews of tasting it :). Thank you again to all of our incredible parent volunteers - it truly would not be possible to give our fourth graders this opportunity without all of you! We also continued practicing writing fan fiction stories with well-known heroes, and practiced summarizing nonfiction articles.
Next week is Valentine’s day already! Please see the details below to help us make sure it is a smooth and enjoyable day for everyone!
Reminders:
Valentine’s Day: (From the parent handbook): Valentine's Day Exchanges are held on February 14, or the last day of school before a four-day weekend. These “exchanges” are very low key and typically students bring a bag/box to collect Valentines as well as a Valentine for each student in their classroom. Ultimately our focus is on giving students time to exchange and open Valentines, therefore we do not need parent volunteers, room decorations, and organized games. Teachers schedule the day as they wish to make it work with their particular schedule.
In fourth grade, we will have a normal day of school, with some time at the end of the day for students to have a popcorn snack and exchange valentines.
Students will need:
-A box or bag large enough to collect valentines. Please send these to school on Tuesday, February 13th.
-A class set of valentines to pass out. Class lists are in the weekly update email.
No School - Friday, Feb. 16 - professional development day for teachers
No School- Monday, Feb. 19 - President’s Day
Spring Conferences Starting Feb.20: It's time for Spring conferences! We will be reviewing your child's middle-of-year data. All conferences will be in person, in the classroom. Please email me directly if you would like to meet virtually and I will send you a link. Time slots are only 15 minutes, so thank you for being on-time! We look forward to chatting with you!
CMAS testing - April 8 - 12: Please schedule appointments/vacations outside of these dates.