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

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hi it's Abby and Faiza here!

This week and next week are very busy and packed with fun stuff! Here is what we're doing:

Star of the Week- This week is Christian and next week is Max!

Flexible Grouping- We are still doing flexible grouping! Ms. Seidel's group is doing summerizing articles and they made a song or rap out of it! Mrs. Emma is studying plants and seeds. Mr. Jewell's group is studying the 13 colonies.

Gym- We are doing Halloween games. Today we did graveyard pin guard!

HALLOWEEN!- Today is our parade and party. We can't wait!! Most of us have funny coustumes. Luke is Elvis.

Science- We are classifying leaves and we are making molds of animal prints to see animal adaptions next week.

Reading- We are going to start literature circles and we are going to read  biographies about famous people.

Math- We are starting division and multiplication mad minutes! We are also going to start Fast-Math!

Also, some other things to put on your calendar:

Report cards go home on Tuesday! Also, picture re-take day is Nov. 2! Ms. Parrilli is coming for conflict resolution on Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri. Thursday, Nov. 4th is parent-teacher confrences from 3:40 to 7:40. A reminder notice will be sent home next week! Tuesday Nov. 9th are the second parent-teacher conferences. On Nov. 11th we are honoring Veterans for Veteran's Day! Finally, Friday, Nov. 2nd is multicultural day.

Bye and have a Happy Halloween! From Abby and Faiza!

This week's spelling words...

With our Halloween celebration this Friday as well, please don't forget to study your words each night!

Regular List:

1.  pour
2.  orbit
3.  fourth
4.  source
5.  sports
6.  forward
7.  force
8.  order
9.  wore
10.  yourself
11.  suppport
12.  sore
13.  orange
14.  anymore
15.  ignore
16.  portrait
17.  border
18.  course
19.  tornado
20.  your

Challenge List: 

1.  auditorium
2.  moral majority
3.  territorial
4.  metaphor
5.  carnivore
6.  Singapore
7.  devoured
8.  adjourned

!!!The Cole And Tistan blog!!!

Hi im Cole, and Tristan and we have a lot to say!  We played soccer in gym and right now we are playing handball! In reading we are reading Look to the North and Wolf Pack. In art we are making scare crows! This weeks star of the week is KATIE SULLIVEN! Next week, Christian is up!  We arranged all our desks and Cole and I really like them.We have a math test today and a reading test on Wednesday then we have a Science family activity due next monday 10/25/10.

We are doing flexible grouping, its where everyone switches classrooms and learns about reading strategies and get an extra reading experience!  It's awesome!  Our book fair is this week until 10/21/10.

Next in the awesome school of Madison we are collecting paper goods for Make a Difference.  The grade level that collects the most will win an extra recess with Mr. Callahan!

In math, we are starting multiplication and division.

Well this is Cole and Tristan loging off, so see you later : )