IMPORTANT REMINDERS!!!!!!!

• Picture Day is tomorrow.
• Fundraiser Money is due tomorrow.
• Grandparent's Day is Friday, the program will begin at 9:30. Grandparent's Day is a time for the children to invite grandparents, godparents, or special visitor.
• The children's special visitor may check them out after the program. I will need a to know how many plan to stay the whole day on Friday, so I can let the lunchroom know.
• I need to know if there are any parents that can drive on our field trip to the Cultural Arts Center. Please let me know ASAP!!!
• We will be wearing a White or Red Shirt and Blue Jeans for our Grandparent's Day Program.
• Also, I still need $1 for the pizza money for the field trip from some of you.
• The kids do not have school Monday, Oct. 6.

Andy Warhol Exhibit Field Trip

We are going to go on a field trip to the Andy Warhol Exhibit at the Johnson Cultural Arts Center downtown on Wednesday, October 8. I am so excited about this, it is such a wonderful show!

We will need enough drivers for both 4th grade classes (38 kids). The office must have a copy of any driver's license and insurance. The drivers will need to meet at school at 9:00am on the 8th.

After we get loaded into cars, we will then go to Murphree Park for Break (your child can bring break from home or buy something from the cafetorium before class starts).

After we have break, we will go to the exhibit. Our museum time is from 10:00am - 11:00am, then after the museum we will have a pizza picnic on the square. You will need to send $1 and a drink for lunch.

Please let me know ASAP if you can help us by driving. Thanks!

This Week Reminders

• Progress went home yesterday in their communication folders.
• I need to know who will be ordering Lunch Friday. Please discuss this with your child.
• Please remember to send $2 for potato salad and pound cake for the barbeque. I is being delivered to us on Friday.
• Also, remember we will be dismissed from school at 1:00 on Friday.
• School pictures will be Tuesday, September 30.
• Grandparents day is October 03.
• Andy Warhol Field Trip - October 08.
• FALL BREAK: October 13-17.

Schedule for Friday, September 26

• I need a head count for how many students plan to get lunch from the cafeteria on Friday. I will need to let the cafeteria know on Thursday. All lunches Friday will be a sack lunch (hamburger or hotdog and chips). We will eat lunch in our room.

• At 11:30 all students will line up for the Wagon Parade.

• The Pep-Rally will begin at 12:00., and we will dismiss from school at 1:00 after the Pep-Rally.

HOMECOMING!!!

Our "TV Re-Run" for Homecoming is FULL HOUSE! We are so excited. We will be working on our bulletin board in the Cafeteria tomorrow and Monday.

Everyone needs to bring $2 to buy potato salad and cake for the our classes part of the barbecue. It will be easier for you to send the money and Mrs. Barron and I will order it.

The dress up for Homecoming next week is:

• Monday-Proud to be a Patriot
• Tuesday-Lone Ranger and Indians
• Wednesday-Wacky-Tacky
• Thursday-Bulletin Board Class Theme
• Friday- Elementary dress for Parade Theme.

The office has tickets for the barbecue that will be next Friday for Homecoming. Plates will sell for $8.00. If you know of anyone that would like to sell some tickets, please see the office.

We will dismiss early next Friday. I will let you know more next week!

Reading VOCAB

As you know, Reading tests are on Thursdays. Everyone usually does very well on the story and notes comprehension, but we are having some trouble with VOCAB. I have posted the vocab under announcements - to help you study at home. We write the definitions on Monday, but I know things can be misplaced throughout the week. :). Most of the definitions are in the back of the book, but we do sometimes have to use a dictionary. VOCAB is due on Thursday before we take the test, as well as the Reading notes and "Think About It". Everyone need to make sure they are studing VOCAB as it is a major part of each Reading Test.

Reading - Literature Circles

As well use our reading textbooks, I plan for our class to participate in about eight Literature Circles this year. Our Literature Circles will be used to get the students excited about reading with the help from their classmates, this is NOT a major grade. So you know what to expect here are some circle guidelines:
For each circle the class will be divided into teams of 6 students and each team will read a different book. (The teams will change for every circle.)
The team will read a book together over 2-3 weeks, they will be given “circle time” during reading every day.
The circles will end with a team presentation. The presentation will be something the students put together during their circle time that will give the other students in the class an overview of their book.

Grandparrent's Day

Grandparent's Day is October 3rd and the program will begin at 9:30am for grandparents or special visitor. Both 4th grade classes will participate.

Monday 09/08/08 Folder Note

• If you pick your child up from the “Big School” we are dismissing from school at 2:50 everyday to help with the flow of traffic – If your child meets a younger sibling at the “Little School” the time is still 3:00.
• The new Pike Lib T-Shirts are on sale in the library for $15
• Please send Color Pencils and Watercolors to add to our boxes for art
• Send a student dictionary to use for Reading VOCAB
• Also, remember to send an old t-shirt or button-up for Art to cover your child's clothes
• Gift wrap fundraiser starts today.
• Please make sure you are checking my Blog at www.pikelib.com!!
• Library day is Wednesday please make sure your AR’s come to school!
• PLEASE SIGN BY EACH GRADE IN THE FOLDER SO I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN IT

Addresses and Pen-Pals

We are working on a Unit on Letters/Envelopes in Language - It is VERY important that your child knows their ADDRESS! This is also needed for their Pen-Pal Letters as they need to write their address in the heading of their friendly letters. Please work at home with them this!!!

Also, for Pen-Pals I have told the kids that they may use their "School Addresses" for the envelopes (or outside of letter, they do not have to put their letter in an envelope).
"School Address" Example:

Georgia Adams
1st Dest, 4th Row
Mrs. Robison's Room

Or something similiar - They can have fun with this!

PS Thanks Georgia for always being my example! :)

Literature Circle 2

This Monday we will start our 2nd Literature Circle. I think the whole class has really enjoyed this activity and is really into reading! I worked with the everyone in the Library Wednesday to make sure that they have their books for Monday, and I am pretty sure we all do. If not, there are more copies of each book in the PLAS Library and I have a couple copies of each book in my room. As a reminder I am posting the next circle groups:

Circle 2: September 08

Team 1 - Stuart Little: by E.B. White
Austin Allen
Susie Stell
Gage Brady
Savannah Hollis
Jackson Murphy
Bailey Garrett

Team 2 - The Mouse and the Motorcycle: by Beverly Cleary
Addyson Bryan
Gibson Byars
Mia Smith
Tyler Floyd
Callee Jinright
Colton Meeks

Team 3 - James and the Giant Peach: by Roald Dahl
Georgia Adams
Graham Williamson
Bailey Black
Benjamin Smith
Danielle Brown
Tyler Hussey
Cade Calhoun

September 02 - Folder Note

• Progress Reports were sent home Friday


• If you pick your child up from the “Big School” we are dismissing from school at 2:50 everyday to help with the flow of traffic – If your child meets a younger sibling at the “Little School” the time is still 3:00.


• The new Pike Lib T-Shirts are on sale in the library for $15 - there are child and adult sizes


• Please send Color Pencils and Water Colors to add to our boxes for art


• Your child also needs a student dictionary, they can be found at Dollar General, Dollar Tree or Wal-Mart for about $1


• Also, remember to send an old t-shirt or button-up for Art to cover your child's clothes


• PLEASE SIGN BY EACH GRADE IN THE FOLDER SO I AM SURE YOU HAVE SEEN IT