Classroom Update

I can't believe our first quarter of school is already half over! Time seems to be flying by! I can’t stress enough what a truly WONDERFUL group of kids this is! I am so impressed with their maturity and kindness towards all of our friends in our classroom community. They make me so proud of today’s youth each and every day! Congratulations to all of you for raising such great kids. You deserve a big pat on the back, moms and dads!

I hope that you got a chance to view your child's progress online through the district Skyward Family Access system where you are able to view your child's grades any time. As you probably already know, fourth grade is a transition year in which your child will still receive M's and N's on specific skill indicators, but overall subject grades (A’s, B’s, etc.) will be given as well. I am so proud of all of my students’ hard work and positive attitudes that are reflected in the grades they have earned so far.

We are looking forward to Grandparent’s Luncheon on Friday, September 24th. Fourth grade will eat from 1:05-1:40. I look forward to meeting the grandparents who will be able to join us, and they are welcome to spend some time with our class back in the room before or after the luncheon. (We may even have a fun interview for them to complete with their grandchild and a special project to present to them during that time.) I’m sure it will be a “GRAND” day! 4th graders who don’t have special visitors on that day are serving as school ambassadors to escort grandparents to classrooms and help younger students who don’t have visitors. They will be a big help to ensuring a successful day for us all!

Finally, please notice that there is a new "Spelling City" link on the side of my blog. (We got tired of the old spelling game sites already.) I have already entered the weekly spelling lists in my Spelling City account, so your child can access them from home and play the fun games available online through this neat website. I hope this makes it easy and fun for your child to practice at home for the weekly spelling test. Students were able to familiarize themselves with the site during literacy centers last week and should be able to navigate Spelling City on their own. Have fun!

Mrs. Bond