Sunday, August 24, 2014

Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog

Welcome back and welcome to 4th grade! 

What a great first day of school at Pearl Creek Elementary School!

This is a great opportunity for ice breakers and team building activities!

I had the opportunity and pleasure to meet several parents during the annual Ice Cream Social and it was a huge success. Thank you for attending and if you were unable to make it, I am sure we will meet in the near future (Parent/Teacher conferences October 27th and 28th). 

I mentioned that I would maintain a class blog for you to see a "snapshot" of what lessons and activities we do in class. I will also include a rough sketch of our schedule for the week, highlighting some of our main events, but please keep in mind that things may change from time to time. At the bottom of the blog, I will list the homework that is due for the week, for your reference.

Our typical day looks like this:

9 - 11 am 

English/Language Arts instruction and special projects work

11 - 11:30 am

Special (Music, Library, PE)

11:30 - 12:00

Morning instruction continued

12:00 - 12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 1:00

Recess

1:00 - 2:15 

Math block

2:15 - 2:30

Movement activity or second recess

2:30 - 3:30

Science or Social Studies projects/unit work

*Please note that Special, Lunch, and Recess are school-wide schedules and at times curriculum instruction will be moved around to accommodate different initiatives.  

For example, Monday 8-25-14, we will have a special Pearl Creek Garden Tour at 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm.

This week we have some additions to the schedule:

Monday 8/25 - Counselors Lesson, Band Demos, and Garden Tour

Tuesday 8/26 - Queen Honey Bee in the commons, Universal RTI Screening

Wednesday 8/27 - Technology Session with computer specialist from the district, Universal RTI Screening

Thursday 8/28 - Reading Groups, Universal RTI Screening

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please feel free to call or email me anytime to discuss things further. I hope you find this information helpful and useful.

Homework Due Friday, August 29, 2014:
-- DOL TEST
-- Spelling Packet 1
-- Summer Reflections
-- Where is the United States

Sincerely,

Mr. Sassman