Mr. Sassman's 4th Grade Class Blog
ANNUAL PEARL CREEK HARVEST FESTIVAL!!!!
A HUGE SUCCESS and a BIG THANK YOU to the Pearl Creek PTA and Garden Committee for organizing such a wonderful evening. The weather was perfect and food was even better!
We had a great week in class! Creamer's Field was a highlight and we capped off the week with a pancake breakfast on Friday morning. The kiddos worked hard and the benefits were well deserved!
Our class caterpillars have left the larvae stage and entered the pupae stage!!! They will go through a process called metamorphosis and become young adults in the next 7-10 days. After they shed their chrysalides, they will emerge as beautiful "Painted Lady" butterflies and we will set them free just before the fall ends!
Pearl Creek Olympics this week: Mr. Scott Dunavin has been working hard to organize and coordinate this special week, so a big THANK YOU to him!!!
Fourth grade has preliminary rounds from 9:30-11:00 am on Wednesday. Semi-finals happen on Thursday morning for those that move on, and the finals will be on Friday from 9:30-10:30. Awards and ceremony will be on Friday in the gym from 2:00-2:45 pm. PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO COME AND WATCH DURING ANY OF THESE EVENTS!
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE check your child's planner for homework and correspondence!
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:10
Planners
Class Meeting
9:10 - 11:00
DOL
Summer Reflections - Essays
Snack
Book Reports - Quilts and Retolds
Read Aloud - Shiloh
11:00 - 11:40
Library
11:40 - 12:10
Lunch
12:10 - 12:40
Recess
12:40 - 2:00
Math Block
2:00 - 3:30
Recess Part II
GeoNotes Week 3
Time for Kids: The Answers Issue
*Please note that Math, Specials, Lunch, and Recess are Intermediate schedules and stay in blocks. At times, curriculum instruction will be shuffled to accommodate different initiatives. For example, Monday 8-24-15, we had a special Pearl Creek Garden Tour at 10:20 am - 10:50 am, so English/Language Arts was moved to the afternoon.
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.
DUE BY Friday, September 18, 2015:
-- Book Report: "Retold" 1
-- Time for Kids: The Answers Issue
-- Summer reflections final copies (in-class)
-- GeoNotes Week 3 (in-class)
-- Planners signed by parents/guardians
-- PLEASE SEND IN $5.00 WITH YOUR STUDENT FOR THE FIELD TRIP (CREAMER'S FIELD IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, WE WENT LAST WEEK :)
DUE BY Friday, September 18, 2015:
-- Book Report: "Retold" 1
-- Time for Kids: The Answers Issue
-- Summer reflections final copies (in-class)
-- GeoNotes Week 3 (in-class)
-- Planners signed by parents/guardians
-- PLEASE SEND IN $5.00 WITH YOUR STUDENT FOR THE FIELD TRIP (CREAMER'S FIELD IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, WE WENT LAST WEEK :)
MATH HOMEWORK DUE THIS WEEK (only if you are in my math class)
Homework due Tuesday, September 15, 2015
-- Topic 1 Review (TEST TOPIC 1 TUESDAY)
Homework due Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Homework due Wednesday, September 16, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 2-1
Homework due Thursday, September 17, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 2-2
Homework due Friday, September 18, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 2-3
Homework due Thursday, September 17, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 2-2
Homework due Friday, September 18, 2015
-- Reteach/Practice 2-3
*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:
Friday, September 25, 2015
Intermediate Picture Day
Monday, September 28, 2015
Teacher In-Service Day (No School)
Monday, October 26, 2015 and Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Parent/Teacher Conferences
If you are interested in attending or helping out as a chaperone 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!
It's a good life!
Mr. Sassman
