Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
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HERE WE GO...FINAL STRETCH! 6 STRONG WEEKS OF SCHOOL LEFT AND WE HAVE A TON PLANNED!!!
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This week we have the mother/daughter duo Klara and Mary Maisch returning to Pearl Creek for a very special, weeklong Artists in Residence! On Tuesday, our class will spend the morning Printmaking. Specifically we will be relief printing. A relief print is created by from raised areas of a plate. The kids will use a variety of materials to create their own relief plates, roll ink onto the surfaces, and apply pressure to specific materials and transfer the ink for beautiful artwork! We will do this at 9:15 AM in the commons if you would like to join, learn, help out, and/or make your own!
This Friday is our annual Speech Festival at 9:15 AM, in the gym. Students from grades 4-6 have been working on speeches in the following categories: Extemporaneous, Serious (Dramatic) Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, and Original Oration. They have been reciting and competing during recesses last week and will continue this week. The finalists in each category will compete on Friday! Feel free to come by!
If you have:
- Half-gallon milk cartons, please send them in with your kids (preferably cleaned out:) We will be using them next week for some engineering activities and lessons!
- During our Twin Bears Camping Trip, we will tentatively be having a Recycled Goods Art Gallery and Fashion Show, so please save your recycled goods for us! It should be fun and educational!
Mrs. Hammer and I made a trip out to Twin Bears last Thursday and WOW! This is going to be epic! We are currently in the planning process and we would like to host a parent information meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM. We will go over logistics, agenda, packing lists, student checklists, check the status of parent volunteers, and answer any questions at this time. PLEASE BE THERE!
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE DATES TO REMEMBER SECTION! THERE HAS BEEN SOME ADDITIONAL TRIPS ADDED!
Additional info:
- New Pearl Creek PTA T-Shirts and sweatshirts are available. This is a PTA fundraiser!
- I believe that many of us have heard...next year's school budget has been reduced significantly. This will certainly have an effect on our schools, classrooms, and ultimately your children. I promise not to rant either way (we realize I am biased), but I will provide you with some links to make your voice heard if you choose to do so. I will say that parent and community advocacy make a HUGE difference to our legislators. Our budget has been cut by $11.2 million so far, and we are set up to lose another $6.1 million from the state. This is going to run deep! If you don't want class sizes to increase, lose hard-working staff on multiple levels, and eliminate valuable programs (Music, Art, RTI, Counselors), please say something. Thanks so much for your help and support! That is all.
EMAIL: senator.firstname.lastname@akleg.gov
OR CALL
PHONES:
877-465-6601 Senator Dunleavy
877-665-3709 Senator Kelly
866-465-4945 Senate President Kevin Meyer
MONDAY looks like:
9 - 9:20
Class Meeting
9:20 - 11:00
Social Studies: Regions of the United States
PenPal Letters
Biography PowerPoint Presentations
11:00 - 11:35
Library
11:35 - 12:00
Read Aloud - Tale of Despereaux
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 and Expository Essays
HOMEWORK HOMEROOM
Friday, April 14, 2015
-- Expository Essay (in-class)*
-- PenPal Letters (in-class)*
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)
Tuesday, April 13, 2015
Tuesday, April 13, 2015
-- Practice Sheet 14-1/14-2
Wednesday, April 14, 2015
-- Practice Sheet 14-3/14-4
Friday, April 16, 2015
-- Practice Sheet 14-7/14-8
Wednesday, April 14, 2015
-- Practice Sheet 14-3/14-4
Thursday, April 15, 2105
-- Practice Sheet 14-5/14-6-- Practice Sheet 14-7/14-8
*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, April 28, 2015 DEPART AT 9:15 AM - Still need parent volunteers
UAF Museum of the North - Art Expedition
Wednesday, Aril 29, 2015
TWIN BEARS PARENT MEETING IN THE COMMONS FROM 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - DEPART AT 9:30 AM - Still need parent volunteers
Trip to the Fairbanks Courthouse - Mock Trial with Alaska Superior Court Judge Kauvar
Trip to Morris Thompson Cultural Center - picnic lunch downtown
Monday, May 11, 2015 - Still need parent volunteers
Field Trip to Birch Hill - Picnic and outdoor activities
Monday, May 18, 2015 - Still need parent volunteers
Arctic Bowl and Pioneer Park Field Trip
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - Saturday, May 16, 2015 - Still need parent volunteers
Twin Bears Camp - Details to follow
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - Thursday, May 21, 2015
Early dismissal at 2:00 PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Last Day of School May 21, 2105 - Field day in the AM
Cookout and picnic at 1:00 PM
UAF Museum of the North - Art Expedition
Wednesday, Aril 29, 2015
TWIN BEARS PARENT MEETING IN THE COMMONS FROM 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - DEPART AT 9:30 AM - Still need parent volunteers
Trip to the Fairbanks Courthouse - Mock Trial with Alaska Superior Court Judge Kauvar
Trip to Morris Thompson Cultural Center - picnic lunch downtown
Monday, May 11, 2015 - Still need parent volunteers
Field Trip to Birch Hill - Picnic and outdoor activities
Monday, May 18, 2015 - Still need parent volunteers
Arctic Bowl and Pioneer Park Field Trip
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - Saturday, May 16, 2015 - Still need parent volunteers
Twin Bears Camp - Details to follow
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 - Thursday, May 21, 2015
Early dismissal at 2:00 PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Last Day of School May 21, 2105 - Field day in the AM
Cookout and picnic at 1:00 PM
If you are interested in volunteering on a field trip, you must be cleared with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (it's a very simple process)...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
