*Valentine’s Day: The class had great fun during their Valentine’s Party! All were excited about the activities they made and played! Thank you so much to Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Bekius, Mrs. Freytag, Mrs. McWilliams and Mr. Coble for assisting me with the party stations and everyone who shared donations. The fourth graders truly enjoyed themselves. 
Outstanding!! It makes my heart so happy to continually see our fourth grade students represent themselves in such respectful and responsible ways, both in class and around our school. I’d like to thank and celebrate these Jameson, Kinsley, Quintin, Mia and Rowan who SOAR’ed this past month and earned an Outstanding!
Thank you!!: Thank you to those who kindly donated hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes to our classroom. We have been diligently working to be aware and stay healthy in the midst of this cold and flu season. ***We are still accepting donations for disinfectant wipes. Thank you for any help you can provide!
Here’s what we’ve been studying in Fourth Grade!
Math: Unit 4: Equations and Word Problems – We completed our unit! The class gained great experience and practice in decoding word problems and organizing their information in the many multi-step word problems. They applied their skills and tackled the problems well.
Writing: Literary Essays – We are now independently developing a thesis, or big idea, as a take away from our readings and are writing a literary essay that contains supporting evidence. The class has a good grasp of the structure of an essay and how to construct it.
Important Information and Reminders:
*Early Release Day: We will dismiss at 12:15pm on Friday, March. 6. Please let your child know if you would like them to order a sack lunch that day.
*Book-It Calendar: Don’t forget to return your February calendar at the end of the month for a personal pan pizza coupon. It’s exciting to see how many minutes you have read!
*Parent Teacher Conferences: Take place the week of Mon., March 9. A slip with your requested day arrived home last Monday, Friday, Feb. 17. Please be sure to make note of our upcoming conference. I look forward to seeing you soon!
*Book Fair: Our class will visit on Mon., March 9 & and have an opportunity to purchase on Wed., March 11 from 12-12:30pm. The Book Fair will also be open to families during parent teacher conferences.
*Spring Break: No School on Fri., Apr. 3 through Fri., April 10. School will resume on Mon., April 13.
*Homework: Reading: Read a minimum of 20 minutes every night. Remember to log the time and pages on your reading log and return it to school each day. Math: 2 pages, twice a week.
Wishing you a very happy start to the upcoming month of March!
: ) Mrs. Estefan