Wow, this month has flown by...can not believe that we only have about 7 weeks left. I have a lot of dates for your calendar. If you are like me, the sooner you can plan, the better.
April
April 28-Race 8 test (only one more to go)
April 29 –Reading benchmark test
Math and Science night 6:30-8
April 27-29- Papa John’s Night
May
May 3-SS Benchmark
May 4- Math Benchmark
PTA meeting
May 5-Jamestown/Yorktown Fieldtrip
May 6-Interims
May 9-Race 9 (Yeah…all done with them)
SODA
May 22 –PTA Fun Carnival
May 24- SOL testing starts
May 31-No school, Memorial Day
June
June 7- SODA celebration at LDHS
June 8-Build Yehakin
June 15- 4th Grade Awards at 1:15
(Awards given-Principal’s List for the for the year, Perfect Attendance, Spelling Bee, PE Awards, Word Masters, Chess Club, and Race medals)
June 16- Field Day
June 17-Class Picnic(6:00 in school cafeteria. More info to come)
Early release
June 18-End of Year Auction (more info to come later)
Early release
Monday, April 26, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Thanks so much!!!
Thanks so much for all who helped with our Spring party. It was so much fun and the food was delicious! (Mr. Baskerville, the sweet potato biscuits were wonderful!) Have a great spring break and be safe. See everyone in a week:)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Update for March 23, 2010
Happy Spring everybody. Hope all is enjoying the warm weather! I have a few reminders for this week…
Reading Olympic completion is Friday. Students not in Ro will be having a pizza party. They will need to bring in $2 to cover the cost. They may give this to me anytime.
Students in RO got a schedule today. Parents will need to save this and bring it with them on Friday.
Students received information on the spring party today. Each child will need to bring in a clean ½ gallon milk/juice cardboard carton with their name on the bottom. It will be used in a craft.
Please call Mrs. Kemp 928-6500 if you could provide a snack or goodie for the goodie bag for the party
Fieldtrip to the battlefields tomorrow! It looks like we will have great weather! Students need to bring a bag lunch, drink, beach towel and trash bag (the ground will be damp, so we will put the trash bag under the towel)
Spring pictures will be March 30
Race 7 test will be March 31
End of 3rd nine weeks will be April 2. That is a whole day.
Spring party will be April 2 starting at 1:00
Happy Spring everybody. Hope all is enjoying the warm weather! I have a few reminders for this week…
Reading Olympic completion is Friday. Students not in Ro will be having a pizza party. They will need to bring in $2 to cover the cost. They may give this to me anytime.
Students in RO got a schedule today. Parents will need to save this and bring it with them on Friday.
Students received information on the spring party today. Each child will need to bring in a clean ½ gallon milk/juice cardboard carton with their name on the bottom. It will be used in a craft.
Please call Mrs. Kemp 928-6500 if you could provide a snack or goodie for the goodie bag for the party
Fieldtrip to the battlefields tomorrow! It looks like we will have great weather! Students need to bring a bag lunch, drink, beach towel and trash bag (the ground will be damp, so we will put the trash bag under the towel)
Spring pictures will be March 30
Race 7 test will be March 31
End of 3rd nine weeks will be April 2. That is a whole day.
Spring party will be April 2 starting at 1:00
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
update
Updates and reminders
Spring pictures will be taken Mar. 30
Our Spring party will be April 2 at 1:00
Battlefield fieldtrip will be Mar. 24th
March 19th is an early release day
Reading Olympics. Competition will be Mar. 26. The last day to print of records is Mar. 22.
I am ordering pizza for lunch that day for my students who are not in R.O. The cost will be $2. Students will bring their own drink.
Third nine weeks end April 2
The second AR test for the month on Mar. is due to be taken by March 31st.
Race 7 test is March 31
SODA is on March 23
Spring pictures will be taken Mar. 30
Our Spring party will be April 2 at 1:00
Battlefield fieldtrip will be Mar. 24th
March 19th is an early release day
Reading Olympics. Competition will be Mar. 26. The last day to print of records is Mar. 22.
I am ordering pizza for lunch that day for my students who are not in R.O. The cost will be $2. Students will bring their own drink.
Third nine weeks end April 2
The second AR test for the month on Mar. is due to be taken by March 31st.
Race 7 test is March 31
SODA is on March 23
Monday, March 8, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Ask your child about the special visitor that came to class today – Mr. Johnny Clem! Mr. Clem was a nine-year-old drummer boy for the Union during the Civil War. The students were able to ask him a series of questions about his life during the Civil War and he even brought two special treats to share with the class! The first “treat” he brought was hardtack, a hard, flat, cracker/biscuit that soldiers ate during the Civil War. The other treat was apple cake, a special treat that the young soldier’s mother would make for him. Here are the recipes for these two treats so you can try them at home!
Hardtack:
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons salt
2 cups water
Mix the flour and salt together. Add enough water to wet the mixture (may not need all 2 cups). Roll out the mixture on a pan and bake at 300 degrees until hardened.
Apple Cake:
1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs 1 cup milk
2 ½ cups flour 2 cups apples, chopped to small pieces
½ cup butter/margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla
Grease and flour a 13”x9” pan (or cupcake pans). Cream the sugars and butter. Add eggs. Mix dry ingredients and add with milk. Add apples and vanilla. Pour in pan and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon (chopped walnuts are optional). Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Hardtack:
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons salt
2 cups water
Mix the flour and salt together. Add enough water to wet the mixture (may not need all 2 cups). Roll out the mixture on a pan and bake at 300 degrees until hardened.
Apple Cake:
1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs 1 cup milk
2 ½ cups flour 2 cups apples, chopped to small pieces
½ cup butter/margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla
Grease and flour a 13”x9” pan (or cupcake pans). Cream the sugars and butter. Add eggs. Mix dry ingredients and add with milk. Add apples and vanilla. Pour in pan and sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon (chopped walnuts are optional). Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
March 3, 2010
Greetings All!
Since we are nearing the end of our literature circles I would like to take the opportunity to get everyone up to speed with where we are right now and where we are going in the near future.
Students are reading each assigned section of their chosen book and completing their assigned literature circle role for that section. They are then meeting for a book talk with their group where students share and respond to each other’s contributions. I am very proud of the effort students are putting into each of their roles so far and I am looking forward to exploring their Literature Circle Response Journals when they turn them in to be graded. It is always interesting to see what each student has gotten out of the different parts of the book they chose to read.
As we are finishing up our books, I do want to remind you all of our Book Celebration Day that is quickly approaching us on March 12, 2010. I will be bringing in a special treat that relates to each of the books and each student’s Book Response Project will be due on that day as well. Each student will share his or her book response at the celebration. I would also like to extend an invitation to any parents, grandparents, or other family that would like to join us to please feel free to do so. The Book Celebration Day promises to be a fun (and tasty) way to conclude our literature circles and we would love to have you there to share in the excitement! I will provide more details on the times and schedule of events later.
As always, let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or celebrations!
Thanks for reading!
Ms. Burnett
Since we are nearing the end of our literature circles I would like to take the opportunity to get everyone up to speed with where we are right now and where we are going in the near future.
Students are reading each assigned section of their chosen book and completing their assigned literature circle role for that section. They are then meeting for a book talk with their group where students share and respond to each other’s contributions. I am very proud of the effort students are putting into each of their roles so far and I am looking forward to exploring their Literature Circle Response Journals when they turn them in to be graded. It is always interesting to see what each student has gotten out of the different parts of the book they chose to read.
As we are finishing up our books, I do want to remind you all of our Book Celebration Day that is quickly approaching us on March 12, 2010. I will be bringing in a special treat that relates to each of the books and each student’s Book Response Project will be due on that day as well. Each student will share his or her book response at the celebration. I would also like to extend an invitation to any parents, grandparents, or other family that would like to join us to please feel free to do so. The Book Celebration Day promises to be a fun (and tasty) way to conclude our literature circles and we would love to have you there to share in the excitement! I will provide more details on the times and schedule of events later.
As always, let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or celebrations!
Thanks for reading!
Ms. Burnett
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