News From Room 207

Week of 11/12/12
I hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather of this Veterans Day weekend. I spent most of the weekend at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania watching my oldest son play in a lacrosse tournament. It was exciting to watch such talented teams play each other from all over NY, NJ, PA and MA. Thank you for taking time from your busy schedules to meet with me for parent conferences last week. We are off to a great start to our school year. I would also like to thank Michael Lovelace for coming in to speak with the class about the importance of Veterans Day and for sharing stories about the veterans in their family with us. Please note the message below about the 4 Grade Celebration and the additional dates added to the list on the left. Warmly, Sandra Travers T uesday In preparation for the 4th Grade celebration the PTO is putting together a slideshow of memories and we need your help! We are asking each parent to submit one baby photo (no older than age 2), one current photo, and one candid photo to: amienemesdesign@gmail.com. To assure we get your child's photo's we ask that you send them with the following name tags: Teacher's name-child's first & last name and then baby, current, or candid at the end. (ie: liporto janesmith baby photo) (ie: liporto janesmith current photo) (ie: liporto janesmith candid photo) * Please include all three photos in one email with your last name in the email tag. We hope to collect most of the photos ASAP so we can make a really great memory for your 4th grader. We appreciate all of your help and look forward to receiving your child's photos. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Thank you! Amie Nemes amienemesdesign@gmail.com
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Important Dates
11/12 No School Veterans Day 11/13 Math Club Monday

11/14 W ednesday ~States and Capitals Quiz ~Canned vegetables for the Thanksgiving Food Drive due 11/19 Rock Cycle Check-in 11/20 Math Club 11/21-23 Thanksgiving Break 11/26-11/30 Coats for Kids 12/24-1/1 W inter Break Monday

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Specials Monday-Art Tuesday-PE Wednesday-Health Thursday-Music Friday-Chorus Media Dates: Every Other Tuesday
11/13, 11/27, 12/11, 1/8, 1/22, 2/5, 2/26, 3/12, 3/26, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21

Quote of the Week

11/3 11/6 11/12 11/30

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Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.

Snack/Recess daily at ~10:45am Lunch 12:05-12:40pm

English Language Arts We will complete our trimester 1 personal narrative writing assessment. Additionally, we will work with partners to write an open response to a story, D iggin D irt. R ead Aloud We are enjoying watching and listening to the two stories unfold. Both stories are currently in New York City as both children try to connect with a missing parent. Science We will continue with our study of the Rock Cycle. Our Rock Cycle check in will be on 11/19/12. A study guide will come home on Tuesday.

Math We will complete Unit 4 this week. Your children need to practice math facts nightly. Please visit:
www.everydaymathonline.com

as often as possible. We are seeing great improvement with our math facts timed Friday check-ins with those children that are putting in the time and effort to practice. Keep up the great work. Social Studies Please practice the region's states and capitals using the site below. Our test is on 11/14/12.
(http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_gam es.htm)