Notes Near the End

  Summer Activities

The summer activities sign up for Livingston and Montfort are coming home tonight. Mrs. Slack came by on Friday to drop them off, but we were at the Capitol. They are asking students to turn those forms in before the end of the school year.

 

Library Book

All library books for our room have been turned in! Thanks for getting all those in.

Registration Forms

I have almost all these forms in too. Just one or two left.

Fifth Grade Transition

Tomorrow (Wednesday) the fourth graders will have a fifth grade transition activity. Several of the current fifth graders, with the help of Mrs. Belken, will show them some of the changes coming in middle school. Some kids get quite nervous about what middle school will be like, so hopefully this will help a little.

Because of Winn-Dixie

We have finished the book Because of Winn-Dixie and will be watching the movie to go with it on Thursday. We will also have a party that mimics the book's party. George, Sawyer, Rylee, Harrison and me (Mr. V) are all bringing in treats. If you don't know what they are supposed to bring in I sent a letter home, but can let you know again.

Last Day

Just a reminder that the last day of the year is on Friday, June 3 and we dismiss at 11:20 and do not have lunch served.

Capitol Trip

Kids Run For Kristi Video

Channel 3000 was at the Kids Run yesterday and put a video up for the 10 o'clock news. Below is the link if you'd like to watch:

Channel 3000 Video

Kids for Kristi Fun Run

Farm Visit

Here is a group picture of our farm visit yesterday. The kids were excited to go. It was very informative and well planned!

Montfort Pool

 

There is a new Montfort Pool Information sheet coming home tonight. The old one had the wrong dates for swimming lessons!

The pool opens Memorial Day Weekend!

New Teacher

Congratulations to our student teacher, Kyle Riemenapp, who accepted a job at Iowa-Grant! He will be teaching in the middle school so some of the students will see him again.

Registration Forms

The registration packets for the 2016-2017 school year are coming home tonight. Please fill those out and return them as soon as you are able. The longer they are out the harder they are to find. :)

Have a great weekend!

Crazy Schedule!

The end of the year is always crazy, and this year is definitely no different. We have lots of different activities going on at the end of the year. Below is the schedule with some more details.

May 13 - Online Author - Kate DiCamillo
        - Video Conference from 9:30-11:00
        - Author of Because of Winn-Dixie which we start reading on Monday
May 14 - 12 Million Word Recess
        -The class has read over 12 million words as a class
        - We set this goal at the end of first quarter
May 15 - MAP Test - Math
        - Our class will test 12:50-2:00
        - These tests usually get done in less than an hour
May 17 - MAP Test - Language Arts
        - Our class will test 10:15-11:30
        - These tests usually get done in less than an hour 
May 18 - One Room Schoolhouse
        - We spend the afternoon going to the school room across the road
        - The students get a taste of what a one room schoolhouse was like
May 20 - Platteville Field Trip
        - The Mining Museum
        - Afternoon only
May 23 - Leix Farm Visit
        - Fourth grade will go from 1:00-2:00
May 24 - Kristi Kid Run
        - No times yet, but I'd guess we're in the afternoon
        - May 25 is the make-up day
May 27 - Capitol Tour
        - We leave around 9:00 and will be gone all day
May 30 - Memorial Day - No School!
June 1 - Kickoff to Summer Reading
        - In the Afternoon
        - More information to come
June 3 - Last Day of School!
        - Dismiss at 11:20
        - No Lunch Served

Kind Kids For Kristi

As many of you know, Kristi Loeffelholz, a bus driver for over 20 years with Iowa-Grant, was recently diagnosed with acute chronic leukemia.  Kristi’s love for children has always shone throughout the years.  She greets each child by name as they get on and off her bus.  She has organized the Livingston Easter Egg Hunt for many years and began the program Books on the Bus, providing books for children to read while on their bus route.  We believe that it is time that we give back to Kristi.  We would like to invite the IGEMS students to participate in the “Kind Kids for Kristi” Fun Run taking place at IGEMS on Tuesday, May 24^thduring the school day (rain date – May 25^th).  Ms. Martinez and the PE department are organizing the run into three grade level sections: K-2 (1 mile course), 3-4 (1.5 mile course), & 5-8 (2 mile course).  We are asking that each child interested in running/walking donate to the Fun Run.  For K-2 children, the requested donation is $1, and children in grades 3-8, the requested donation is $2 per child.  If you would like to donate more than that, GREAT!!  All monies collected will go to Kristi to assist her family with the mounting medical bills. We are looking for 100% participation from every IGEMS student.   

A permission slip will be with kids today! Please fill out and return at your earliest convenience. Thank you!


I sent home the permission slips last week, but I have more if the students need.

Extras!

We have a couple of extra, earned rewards coming up in the next few weeks. I like to have some big goals for them to work for at the end of the year. The idea is that it gives them a common goal to work towards as the weather gets longer and their focus gets shorter. :)

Electronics Day

 The students collected their PAWs to have an electronic day. They can bring in their electronic device on Tuesday, May 10 to use at the end of the class period. We have two days out of six where we don't have a special at the end of the day. One of those days are Tuesday, so they will use their electronics at that time at the very end of the day. I asked the students to keep their electronics in their desk on that day. Mr. Riemenapp or I will be in the room the whole time or we will lock the door when we leave to ensure that the electronics stay safe!

Extra Recess

The students are also on their way to earning an extra recess for reading. When the class reached 12 million words I told the they could get an extra recess. We are currently at 11,900,000 so we should easily reach our goal next week. The extra recess is scheduled for Monday, May 16. If the weather is poor we will reschedule though.

News and Notes

Capitol Permission Slips

The Capitol Field Trip permission slips are coming home tonight. We are not able to go to the movie theater this year, so there is no money that needs to go with the permission slip. The field trip will be on Friday, May 27.

Forward Exams

We are all finished with the Forward Exams! The students finished up their last section today. They did a great job of working on those the last couple of weeks. The best news is we had ZERO absences, so nobody will need to do make-up tests.

Kindergarten Buddies

Our year with the kindergarten buddies is winding down. Fourth graders will read to their buddies for the last time on May 6. We will meet with them briefly on May 12 to give them cards, then on May 13 we will watch the kindergarten videos with them. This is fun because we get to watch the current kindergartner's video along with the fourth grader's kindergarten video.