Welcome to Fantastic Fourth Grade!  

This is the "downhill slide" to fifth grade.  Unbelievable!  This is a good time to make sure that needed supplies are available in class:  pencils, pen, highlighter, colored pencils, and planner.  Completing work on time and turning it in on time is also vital.  Please encourage them to always do their best and to turn in assignments in a timely fashion for credit.

Pto has revised their remaining meetings for this school year.  It is as follows:

Here is the amended schedule:

February 20th: Dance/raffle drawing

March 27th: Spring plant sale pickup

April 25th: Spanish themed carnival

May 7th: Art and Music Gala

We have studied the causes of day/night and the seasons.  Our next stop is the moon.  Specifically, we will be discovering the phases of the moon.

Don't forget to have your child access the OAS website at home as practice for the CRCT. 

Practicing math facts is vital.  Students will not be able to successfully divide or solve other problems if they don't know their facts quickly.

If your child is participating in the science fair, please make sure he/she has returned the form declaring their participation.  We have done a mini science experiment to get ready for the science fair.  Students have made a mini-backboard while conducting the experiment.  The science fair will be held on February 24.  A letter with some preliminary information was sent home.  Participation in the science fair is voluntary.  An extra credit test grade will be given for those who do participate and follow the scientific method.

Our school's website now has links for the online textbooks.  Check for it there if you have not already added the links to your favorites.

Don't forget that uour child's science book is now online!  To access the book, go to www.hspscience.com.  From there you will click on the ThinkCentral icon.  Once on this site, your child must log on.  Enter the state, county, and school system with the pull-down arrows.  The username and password are the same.  It is your child's number that he uses for lunch, library, etc.  Let me know if you have any problem accessing the book.  NO assignments or tests will be displayed.  We do not have access to everything as teachers yet.  You may access the glossary and other activities from the learning site shown.

Being in the castle, we are very aware of the weather. We didn't have many rain days last year. To be prepared for any rain days, a rain poncho is beneficial. Umbrellas are too awkward to carry with other items and may pose a safety hazard.

Just a reminder: Cafeteria prices have changed this year: Breakfast is $1.00 and Lunch is $2.00. Jumbos are $3.50. If you did not receive a copy of the breakfast/lunch menu, please let me know. You may also access the menu from Columbia County's website.

Please continue saving boxtops and send them to the classroom. Our school greatly benefits from this promotion.


Just to let you know:

Safety is important: Your child needs to have a note to ride on a different bus. I will need to initial this note and then the note is to be given to the bus driver.

Students will be participating in Accelerated Reading once again as part of their language arts grade. Students take AR tests as one measure of their comprehension of reading material. We ask that no adult, other than the child's teacher/s, be present in the same room the test is being taken. Thanks for your cooperation and understanding.

If you are joining your child for lunch, please sit at the designated table for visitors with your child. Please do not sit at the tables with signs that reserve the table for classes. Due to our large size, seating is at a premium. If there is room at the class tables, you are welcome to join your child there. Thanks.

Also, just a reminder that fast food is not allowed in the cafe during school lunch hours.

Mrs. Friel