Miss Seidel is now Mrs. Schroeder!

Hi Everyone!
Welcome back!  I hope you all had a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving Break with friends and family.  Just a few friendly reminders as we're back in school for a few weeks.

I have to go through a lot of steps in order to "offically" change my name through the county, social security, drivers liscense etc... before the district will change my e-mail.  I'll send home a hard copy and update in our blog when that change is ready.

Now that our weather is offically freezing it's important to remember to send your child to school with all their winter "gear." Hats, scarves and gloves etc... An extra sweatshirt or light jacket is fine to keep in the classroom too if it gets chilly.

Your child is coming home today with a pink letter about Mrs. Pine's last week next week.  She has been in our classroom since the beginning of the year observing and teaching some lessons, attending meetings and parent teacher conferences.  She's a student at North Eastern University and will be getting her own classroom soon (hopefully!)  Because of this, I'm asking for small donations to help her start her first classroom.  There are suggestions on the pink letter going home.  Any item(s) donated would be much appretiated.  I'd like to give her the basket of goodies next Wednesday.  Thank you!!!

Next Tuesday, 12/7 is Pasta Dinner Night here at Madison.  I'll help serve from 6:15-7:00...hope to see you there!

Thursday, 12/16, is our Madison Winter Concert and it's all grades this year!  Expect it to be very crowded both in the school and parking.  More updates to follow in Madison Memos and from me.

Friday 12/17 is our Winter Party in the afternoon and then Winter Break from 12/18-1/2/11

Again, thank you all for all your kind words and support throughout my engagement!  I loved seeing some of you at the wedding, it meant so much!  The classroom surprise shower and gift were wonderful and I truly LOVE my classroom book! It will be something I'll cherish forever...many, many thanks!
Mrs. Schroeder :)

Math Websites for practice...

Math Websites

COMPUTATION:

Practice Multiplication!

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

Math Mayhem (+, -, x, ÷ ) ... a game where one child can play against other children online to see who can do the most facts within the given amount of time:

http://members.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem/free.asp

MONEY:

Cash Out! Game:

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cashd.htm

 Making Change:

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/cr.cgi?A1=s&A14=hard&INSTRUCTS=1

OTHER GREAT SITES:

A great resource for you as a parent plus a few games for students:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/g_4.html

Math games for a variety of topics:

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

It's Multi Cultural Week!

Reading: We're learning about Literature Circles! This week we're dioing them on our own.

PACE Reading: We just finished Esperanza Rising!

Math: We're doing multiplication and division! Next up, long division!

PACE Math: We're learning about the Order of Operations.Also we're playing 24! Yes!

Science: We made footprints out of plaster and are observing them for adptations.We used the Smartboard to put them into categories of webbed, claws, and hooves.

Gym: We're playing Olympic team handball and it's really fun!

Music: Our class is working on the songs for the Winter Concert! Laaaaaaaaaaaa!

Spelling: This week we have Focus Words.

* of the Week: Luke is this week!

Other news: - We will be honoring veterans on Thursday, Nov. 14, with a flag raising ceremony, presentations, and an All-School assembly.

-Friday is Multi Cultural Day!!! 4th Grade visits South America! We can't wait!

Art: We are making "old" Indian messages!

Well that's it from Antonio and Jack :)

Welcome November!

Hi Everyone!

*Just a friendly reminder that parent teacher conferences are tomorrow, 11/4 and next Tuesday, 11/9.  Reminder sheets did go home with your child if you signed up for a conference.

*Report cards went home yesterday. If you haven't done so already, please review them with your child and return them, signed by next Tuesday please.

*Burr...COLD WEATHER!!!  As it's getting colder outside, it's important that we dress for the weather.  Please start to send your child to school with appropriate "gear..."  Coats, hat, gloves, etc...thank you!

*Also, an invitation for my wedding ceremony went home on Monday.  I hope that you and your immediate family can make it!  Thank you for all your kind words and excitement, it would be really great to see the kiddos at the ceremony:)

*This week's spelling words:

Challenge List:
1.  billionaire
2.  Bel-Air
3.  questionnaire
4.  silverware
5.  pallbearer
6.  transparent
7.  sphere
8.  transferred

Regular List:
1.  cared
2.  dairy
3.  unfaire
4.  rarely
5.  stared
6.  dared
7.  glare
8.  airplanes
9.  barely
10.  farewell
11.  software
12.  staircase
13.  everywhere
14.  declare
15.  square
16.  therefore
17.  despair
18.  prepared
19.  beware
20.  repair

***We will be studying the FOCUS spelling words next week due to Multi-Cultural Day next Friday. The list went home at Curriculum Night on bright green paper, but I will send a hard copy reminder next week as well. :)

Miss Seidel