Apangea Challenge

There is an Apangea Challenge going on for the month of November. The more kids log on and participate, the more likely we will earn a prize! Apangea is a great math website that kids can earn individual prizes and now for the month of November class prizes as well!

Book Club Online

Miss Young, one of our Gifted and Talented teachers, has set up a book club blog online for the kids at Mill Creek. Any student can participate at any time. Check out the books, read, and respond!

http://msdgtfamilies.blogspot.com

Have Fun!

Book Orders

I sent home a number of book order packets. There are a few ways to order. You can send the order form back to school with a check attached made out to Scholastic. Or you can order online! Go to http://www.scholastic.com/ and follow these steps:

1. go to book clubs page and sign up. Register and pick a password. When prompted, use the one time class code: HDX4T. This code ensures that the orders are sent to my class which earns us free books for the classroom!

2. Select the books you would like to order. There are many more books available online than just the ones I sent home.

3. Send your orders to me by the due date written on the paper orders sent home.

Progress Reports

Progress reports were ready last week, I hope you had a chance to see them. We have a great class this year and I hope it continues! We are learning a lot about how to respect each other, our teacher, and all the other teachers in the building. Let's make it a great year!

Welcome to 4th grade!

I am so excited to be teaching fourth grade! We are going to spend a lot of time learning, growing, and laughing! Come to this blog for important information regarding room 206.

Seeds and Plants

Our new Science unit will begin next week. I am asking for my students to please bring in one or two packages of seeds to share with the class for our seed study. They will also need an empty egg carton. At the end of the unit each student will bring home one dozen baby plants to begin growing at home! Thank you.

Spelling Changes

On Monday, I will give a pre-test of the 2nd grade words (not including the vocabulary words from the story). If they miss 2 words or less, I will move them to a different “just right” list based on the data I’ve collected in the classroom, (if you are curious stop on by and I’ll show you the theory behind it). The first 10 words are based on the rule, the rest are vocabulary words from the story. Students should know their words and what each word means. If a student misses more than 2 words, they will stay on the grade level list (list #1).

If a student loses a list or forgets what list they are on, you can go to spellingcity.com and print off a new list. Lists are now number (1, 2, or 3) for easy identification on spelling city. I will also send home a paper copy on Mondays. Please feel free to call or e-mail any concerns.

Here's the link to spelling city: www.spellingcity.com