Friday Notes

Red Writing Hood

The class did a great job on our play and we had quite a large crowd. Thanks to all those who were able to make it. We recorded the play and will be watching it in class next week.

Fine Arts Night

The 4th Annual Iowa-Grant Fine Arts Night will be Tuesday, March 10 at the High School beginning at 5:30 pm.  Every kindergarten through sixth grade art student will have at least one piece of art on display.  There will also be forensics performances, high school artwork, and band & choir performances by the high school students.

Reading Calendars

The February Reading Calendars are due on Monday, March 2. I will be sending home the March calendars tonight as well.

Lego Club

Where: Cobb Public Library

When: Saturday, March 7

    @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Who: All ages are welcome.

~ LEGOs provided

~ FREE

Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Unpack Your Adjectives

We have spent some time in language arts discussing adjectives. Here is the School House Rock video that goes with it. We watched it in class today.

Play Tomorrow

Just a reminder that the play is tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 26) at 10:05 in Room 100. It will only take 15-20 minutes to finish. If you are able to make it that is great.

Also, some of the kids will be wearing clothes to match their character. They can certainly change into them at school and after the play.

PJ Day

On Friday, February 27 Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle School will be having an all school pajama day. Have your kids bring their pajamas and slippers so we can have a relaxing day.

This also lands on a good day for our classroom as we do not have gym on Friday. If the kids would like they can wear their boots to school and just switch into slippers at school. They would obviously still change into boots for recess.

Play Coming Up

Before we switch to the new reading series we are going to a play from our old books, Red Writing Hood. We will invite another class to come watch too, but if parents or grandparents want to come they certainly can too. Here are the details:

Red Writing Hood Play

Mr. Van Overmeer's Fourth Graders

Thursday, February 26 at 10:05

Room 100

New Reading Series

Xtra Math

Congratulations to McKenna for passing the addition portion of extra math!

Journey's Reading Series

In a couple of weeks our class gets the opportunity to pilot a new reading series. Iowa-Grant is in the process of researching different reading series to find for future years.  Our room will be trying out the Journey's series.

I am looking forward to trying something new, but many of the aspects will remain the same. We'll still have a story to read each week. There is a writing, vocabulary, and a grammar section each week just the old series. In early March the students may be bringing home a spelling list that looks a little different, but we'll still have spelling words just like normal too.

I have just started to look into the new book, but am looking forward to trying it. I think it'll have more stories to read each week. There also seems to be more nonfiction stories in the textbook too. I think that'll be good too, as most students primarily fiction for their independent reading.

Valentine's Day Party

Thanks to our Valentine's Day committee for preparing our party. Jeran, Kennedy, Mackenzie, Raymond, and Sarah did a great job of being prepared and having everything ready. Also, thanks to everyone for having Valentine's Day cards for all the students in the room.

I apologize for sending home the the unfinished para-cord bracelets. My plan was to make them during language arts as a reading/following directions activity. Unfortunately, I didn't know that we needed to cut the cord into two pieces. I didn't have and couldn't find any craft glue or clear nail polish to keep the ends from fraying. Hopefully you will be able to help your child create them at home. You can also use a lighter to stop the fraying ends, although we obviously couldn't use that option at school.

Half Day Tomorrow

A reminder that tomorrow, February 11, we have an early release.

Livingston Library LEGO League

2^nd Saturday of the Month

February 14^th

10-11 a.m.

All ages are Welcome

(Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied by an adult)

Shrine Circus

The coupons for the Zor Shrine Circus will be coming home tonight with your child. The show is in Madison on February 13, 14, and 15. For more information you can check out the link.

Zor Shrine Circus


Caps for a Cure Tomorrow!
Don't forget that students can wear their caps to school tomorrow if they turned in a dollar they can wear a hat to school. If they haven't turned in their dollar yet, they can still do it on Friday.

Congratulations

Reading Calendars

Great job to those who turned in their January reading calendars. I sent home their Pizza Hut coupons on Tuesday. Great Work! Here are the students who turned in their calendar: Jalyssa, Teejay, Mackenzie, Kennedy, Indigo, Sarah, McKenna, Raymond, Alex P., Ty, Ashley, Jeran, Alexiyia, Richard, and Evie

Xtra Math

Great job Ashley for completing your subtraction and multiplication levels on xtramath.org! 

Only division left!

Happenings @ the Cobb Library

LEGO Club

Where: Cobb Public Library

When: Saturday, February 7

              @ 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Who: All ages

~ LEGOs provided

~ FREE

~ Children 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

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MOVIE MATINEE

WHERE: Cobb Public Library

WHEN: Wednesday, February 11

             at 1:30pm - 3:00pm

MOVIE OVERVIEW:

This is a story of a boy and his rescued pet raccoon, an animal whose talent for causing loads of mischief is equaled only by his power to trigger tons of laughter!

RATED: G

~ Children 6 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.