Coins / Fundraiser / Passwords

FUNDRAISER - Due FRIDAY October 23rd.  We mistakenly wrote tomorrow as the due date.  Please help raise money for our school by participating in the fundraiser.  The money raised helps to support field trips, enrichment activities, author visits and so much more!    So far, our homeroom has completed / brought in only ONE fundraiser.    Please consider participating and sending ion all money and forms by Friday, October 23rd.

COINS for the LIBRARY! - Today was the first of

 THREE days to bring in coins for the Shrewsbury Public Library construction.  So far, our class has made only $2.48 in contributions.  If our school goal is to raise $1000.00 we realized that every student in our class needs to bring in between $2.00 - $3.00 to help out!   We only have two more days to bring in coins!  I sent a new form home today. Please consider having your child bring in their counted coins either Tuesday or Wednesday.  Let's all do our part!

PASSWORDS - Most of our students have brought in their passwords for the iPad use.  Some families created passwords, yet never entered them into Power School.  I will be reaching out to those families that still need to enter via a separate email.   Please make sure this is done this week. 

Techology Password Needed!

TECHNOLOGY PASSWORDS
I'm pleased to share that all fourth graders across the district will have access to shared iPads this school year.   The iPads will be used in school only.   Please check your child's homework folder this evening for a parent letter regarding iPads.

The first step in getting the use of the iPads  up and running is to have your child and you create a secure password. Your child had a lesson in class about regarding creating a secure password.  We ask that you please work with your child to create a password. There are some tips on DO's and DON'T's included with the parent letter.

You are also asked to go into your child's Parent Portal in Powerschool and enter this password.  Please do this as well as making sure your child's secure password is sent back to school by THIS Friday, October 16th.

MEDIA
Media is tomorrow - Thursday, Oct. 15th.  Please make sure your child returns at least one of their media books!

VOCABULARY
As you may have noticed, we have begun a new routine regarding vocabulary.  The students are being introduced to 5 vocabulary words every other week.  (One week will be spelling, the other week will be vocabulary.)  In school we are practicing various activities to help the students solidify an understanding of these words.  As this is new to us, we are working through it with the students.  As we become more familiar with the routine, both in school and at home, we will work on the assessment pieces of these words. 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.  Thank you for your continued support.

Weekly Update

1.  MEDIA is tomorrow!  We hope each week that students return at least ONE of their books so they can check out a new one.  As of today, several students still had two books checked out.  Please remember to bring them if you are finished.

2.  READING TAKES YOU PLACES - The reading program has begun.  Children should be turning in their Reading Takes you Places slips ones they have completed them.  My assigned nightly reading counts for this program too.  the end of the year reading medal, students need to turn in 10 slips!  Each slip turned in earns the students a ticket to spend at school store!  Please start turning in your slips!

3.  SOCIAL STUDIES TEST - The East.  The students have their social studies map test on the east tomorrow.  We assigned it 10 days ago.  They need to know the states, the physical features and the water ways.   Capitals are a bonus!!   Please make sure they review BOTH sides of the study map!

4.  NO SCHOOL FRIDAY and MONDAY - Just a reminder that their is no school on FRIDAY October 9th as it is a professional development day for staff.  The school is closed on Monday, October 12th,  due to Columbus Day.

5.  FUNDRAISER - The school fundraiser went home on Tuesday of this week.  Please consider participating in the sales.  All the proceeds go to support the school / children through the enrichment programs and field trips!  All order forms are due by October 20th.

Thank you all for your continued support.  If you have any questions/ concerns, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Congratulations are in order for Aarushi, Thiago and Viviane.  They have been elected as our student council representatives for our homeroom. 

ALL of the students deserve a round of applause as they wrote wonderful speeches and were risk takers reading their speeches in front of their peers.

Give that 17 out of 20 students were interested in running for student council, it is clear that many of them are interested in leadership positions.  There are plenty of ways we can have all the students helping out in some capacity.  Please know that we will do our best find ways for all the students to pitch in and help out.

Congratulation again to Aarushi, Thiago and Viviane!

Miss Finneran

STUDENT COUNCIL SPEECHES MONDAY

The student council speeches / elections for our homeroom were delayed Friday due to an absence.  The elections will take place on Monday, October 5th as long as we have all student who are interested in running for student council are present.   The three student council members elected by their peers from our homeroom will be announced once elections take place.