Miss. Ebeling's Weekly Update
April 12, 2024
Hi!
Thank you for taking the time to read through this newsletter. I am glad you are here :)
Please read all the new things that are coming up here in 4th grade!
Have a wonderful and safe weekend! :)
Solar Eclipse Information and Resources
MSTEP TESTING
We had our MSTEP Testing this week. Students spent the week rotating to different classes and refreshing their minds about different strategies and skills. Wednesday the students were given study bags with a few study treats: water, smarties, mint, and a granola bar. Wednesday they took the ELA version. Friday was math.
Penny Wars: April 15th -April 19th
Upcoming Field Trips
We are going to the ZOO!! This year one of our 4th grade classes wrote awesome persuasive essays convincing their teacher they should go to the zoo since they missed out in first grade due to COVID. So, with a lot of hard work and effort from Mrs. Sikkema's class, we are all getting to go. We will be going at the end of April.
We are having a smencil and smens sail in order to help with cost so it doesn't have to come from families. The flyer is posted below for the dates they will be sold.
We will also be going to Saugatuck Dunes. We will spend the day taking a dune ride and eating lunch at a park.
Below you will find a letter (also sent home with students in hard copy) that has information about the google form you can fill out if you want to go on either trip. There are limited chaperones for both trips. The letter has more information.
Please note: If more parents are interested in a trip than there is space to accommodate, I will have to do a lottery of names. Signing up does not guarantee you a spot but expresses your interest. I will confirm with you one way or another if there is a spot for you on the trip you sign up for.
FILLING OUT THE FORM
To fill out the form, click the linkable title below. It should bring you to a google form to fill out. I tested it and it worked for me. Please let me know if it doesn't work for you.
This Week in Fourth Grade
- ELA weekly concept: Figurative Language
- ELA Story: N/A Testing week
- Spelling Pattern: N/A
- Writing: Rock the Test
- Math: Chapter 12 Perimeter and Area
- Science: N/A
2nd Semester Special Schedule
Monday: Library & Art
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Art & Music
Thursday: PE
Friday: Music
*Reminder: Bring Library Books to be returned on Mondays
*Reminder: Bring Gym Shoes Tuesdays and Thursdays
Classroom Supplies Needed
-glue sticks
-pencils
-snacks for snack time (goldfish, animal crackers, granola bars) anything that can be stored in the classroom and doesn't need to be cold
Important Dates
- April 25th: Spring Concert 5:45
- April 29th: BOTB Gaming Truck
- April 30th: Zoo Field Trip
- May 6th: Schoolwide Kickball Tournament
- May 16: Track and Field Day
- May 23rd: Saugatuck Field Trip
- May 27th - No School - Memorial Day
- May 31st - Half Day - Last Day of School
Communication Options with Miss. Ebeling
BrightArrow Through PowerSchool
Phone Calls
Homework
This school year, I have decided to send home weekly homework packets. They will be given out to your child every Friday. They are to be returned the following Friday.
Items that will be in the packet each week are
Weekly reading log
Math Spiral Review
Word Pattern Work
Occasionally, there may be math fact practice sheets for students to complete as well.
The student can pick when to complete theirs throughout the week. If you feel that your child is responsible enough they may bring the packet to school and work on it anytime that they finish early or there is extra time. However, not all students are responsible enough to bring their work back and forth. So I will let your child and you make a judgment call on that.
Every Friday, we have “Fun Friday” at the end of the day. Students earn this by completing their weekly class work as well as turning in their completed homework packet. If your child fails to complete all of their work, they will have to spend their Fun Friday time making up for their missing work. If students turn in their packets Friday morning, they will receive their Fun Friday time as well as mini-money.
Every now and then there might be more sent home in regards to homework. This could happen because,
We are working on a harder concept in class and I think the students need extra practice.
or
We did not accomplish everything in class that day for reasons of being off task or not following directions and the students need to complete that work on their own time now.
But I suspect this to happen very rarely.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I’d be happy to discuss them with you. Thanks for all your support!
Today your child should have brought home their first one.
Spelling Tests
Additional Resources
Math Resources
Reading Resources
Typing Resources
Miss. Ebeling
Website: page.tkschools.org/
Location: 3675 Bender Rd, Middleville, MI 49333, USA
Phone: (269)795-5400