Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
Read-a-thon sheets were due last week, as well as money collected. WOW!!! We have EXCEEDED our goal for our Twin Bears Camping Excursion. We still have some funds coming in this week, so I will post a final tally on the next blog post. We will use those funds to finish out our year, so please make checks payable to Pearl Creek Elementary or send your student in with the cash they collected. So...
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP, EFFORTS, AND ONGOING SUPPORT! I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT PLACE-BASED, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, HAVE PROFOUND AND LASTING EFFECTS ON STUDENTS. YOU HAVE ENABLED US TO EXPAND OUR CLASSROOM WALLS AND UTILIZE OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY. FAIRBANKS IS RICH IN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND WE WILL HAVE THE FUNDS FOR SEVERAL FIELD TRIPS TO END OUR AMAZING YEAR TOGETHER!
COMPASSION AND INVOLVEMENT ARE TWO VALUES WE HOLD IN HIGH REGARD HERE AT PEARL CREEK, SO WE WILL PAY IT FORWARD. WE WILL MAKE A CHARITABLE DONATION TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION HERE IN FAIRBANKS AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WILL MAKE UP A LIST AND VOTE!
IDEAS...EMAIL ME!
Also...we spoke about a class party to celebrate our read-a-thon accomplishment if we made our goal. Mrs. Hammer's class (they also reached their goal) and ours will have an after school reward party THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 from 5-9 PM. We will use some our funds to purchase hoagies/subs/grinders (whatever you call them), use the gym for an hour, and play a movie for the students. Please be on time when picking up your kiddos! Thanks!
COMPASSION AND INVOLVEMENT ARE TWO VALUES WE HOLD IN HIGH REGARD HERE AT PEARL CREEK, SO WE WILL PAY IT FORWARD. WE WILL MAKE A CHARITABLE DONATION TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION HERE IN FAIRBANKS AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WILL MAKE UP A LIST AND VOTE!
IDEAS...EMAIL ME!
Also...we spoke about a class party to celebrate our read-a-thon accomplishment if we made our goal. Mrs. Hammer's class (they also reached their goal) and ours will have an after school reward party THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015 from 5-9 PM. We will use some our funds to purchase hoagies/subs/grinders (whatever you call them), use the gym for an hour, and play a movie for the students. Please be on time when picking up your kiddos! Thanks!
Report Cards went home last Friday!
TESTING THIS WEEK
Our dates are: Tuesday, March 31 (MATH), Wednesday, April 1 (ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS), and Friday, April 3 (SCIENCE). We will have a nice art project to work on in the afternoons of the test days and there will not be homework assigned this week. Please remember that the students should have a good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast each morning. These details make a big difference! Please make sure that your kiddos are in school and on time during testing days.
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| I hope the test covers all of these areas too! Just sayin'! |
FEEDBACK FORMS went home regarding student placements for next year. If you have a classroom preference for placement next year, please fill it out and send it back in NO LATER THAN APRIL 6, 2015. DISCLOSURE: THIS IS PREFERENCE FORM, AND EFFORTS TO ACCOMMODATE REQUESTS WILL BE MADE. IT IS NOT A "GUARANTEE" FORM.
MONDAY looks like:
9 - 9:20
Arrival and class meeting
9:20 - 11:00
Science SBA packets
Test taking strategies
11:30 - 12:00
Music
12:00 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 1:00
Recess
1:05 - 2:15
Math Block
2:15 - 2:30
Recess Part II
2:30 - 3:30
LAPTOPS - Biography PowerPoints
HOMEWORK HOMEROOM
-- READ-A-THON PLEDGE FORMS AND MONEY DUE THIS WEEK IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY TURNED THEM IN
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)
-- NONE
-- NONE
*Please keep in mind, projects or tests we have in class may have to be brought home to be finished or to study. Please ask your child if they have completed their work before you have signed their planner.
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - Friday, April 3, 2015
-- AMP Statewide Testing
-- SBA Science Testing (grade 4 only)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
UAF Museum of the North - Art Expedition
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Trip to the Fairbanks Courthouse - Mock Trial with Alaska Superior Court Judge Kauvar
Trip to Morris Thompson Cultural Center - picnic lunch downtown
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - Saturday, May 16, 2015
Twin Bears Camp - Details to follow
Last week of school - Arctic Bowl, Field Day at Pearl Creek, Musk Ox Farm Expedition, Birch Hill. Times and days TBD.
Please Note: There will be several field trips in May - the schedule and details are still being finalized.
-- AMP Statewide Testing
-- SBA Science Testing (grade 4 only)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
UAF Museum of the North - Art Expedition
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Trip to the Fairbanks Courthouse - Mock Trial with Alaska Superior Court Judge Kauvar
Trip to Morris Thompson Cultural Center - picnic lunch downtown
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - Saturday, May 16, 2015
Twin Bears Camp - Details to follow
Last week of school - Arctic Bowl, Field Day at Pearl Creek, Musk Ox Farm Expedition, Birch Hill. Times and days TBD.
Please Note: There will be several field trips in May - the schedule and details are still being finalized.
If you are interested in volunteering on a field trip, you must be cleared with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District...see me for a packet. If you would like to simply help out in class or volunteer, just let me know, and we can arrange it so!
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
