FIRST DAY - August 30, 2016

Families of Room 31!!

What a wonderful first day we all experienced!!!   I was so excited to have my room filled with eager and excited students!  

Today we spent some time with Miss Fallis – our music teacher.  We spent some time unpacking and labeling our supplies.   Some supplies  -  the extras we did not ask for, were sent home (or to be kept in their backpacks) as we don’t have room to store them in our small buckets. 

Today the children will come home with their planners and homework folders. The homework folder and planner are to travel between home and school on a daily basis.   In their homework folder are three forms that need to be signed and returned tomorrow.

    •  Fair Play Slip
    •  Nature Trail Form
    •  Bullying Pledge

Please review these forms tonight and send them back with your child in the morning.   I also ask that you:

    •  send your child to school each day with a WATERBOTTLE and SNACK. 
           Remember to be allergy aware!
    •  sign your child’s planner EVERY NIGHT throughout the school year.

Please clean out the blue communication folder and send it back to school tomorrow!

Tomorrow the students will have ART.   Our PE class will be on Thursday. Just a reminders - Friday is a day off for students as teachers attend a professional development training.

I look forward to a GREAT YEAR!   Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Miss Finneran

COMPLETION CEREMONY

Just a reminder that the Completion Ceremony for our 4th grade class is tomorrow - Monday June 20th at 9:30.  Please make sure your child arrives to school at the usual time as we need to get the entire 4th grade assembled as a group before the ceremony begins. 

We ask that your children dress for the occasion.  They children may bring a change of clothes to school to change into after the ceremony.  We have other activities later in the day.  They may feel more comfortable in more comfortable, cool clothing!

I's also like to take the time to thank all of my families for a wonderful year!  I have thoroughly enjoyed working with your children.  Not a day went by that they did not bring a smile to my face.  I am so proud of the growth they have made academically as well as emotionally.  They are most certainly ready for firth grade.  If ever you or your child have a question, please don't ever hesitate to get in touch.

It has been an HONOR and PRIVILEGE to have been your child's teacher!

End of Year Update

The end of the year is fast approaching.  I want to send out a few a few important reminders.

1.  BACKPACKS - We are beginning to send things home a few items at a time.  Please make sure you / your child cleans out their backpack EVERY NIGHT.  The only item they should have in there in the morning is their planner / homework folder.

2.  HOMEWORK FOLDERS / PLANNER -  the last day the students need to bring their planner to school is FRIDAY.  Please have them bring only their homework folder on Monday to being home any loose / final papers.

3.  COMPLETION CEREMONY -  Please join us on MONDAY, June 20th at 9:30 for our 4th grade Completion Ceremony.  All the students will be receiving their Reading medals during this ceremony.  We do ask that the student dress appropriately for the occasion.  They may bring a change of clothes to change into for the remainder of the day.  The ceremony should be over around 11:00.

4.  T-SHIRTS - The students will be receiving their 4th grade T-shirts on MONDAY.  We do ask that they wear them to school on Tuesday, June 21st, our final day of school.

5.  LAST DAY - it is half day the final day of school (June 21st).    Dismissal will be at 12:15.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Field Day / Tracks for Technology

                                         
Just a reminder that Friday, June 10th, is FIELD DAY and TRACKS for TECHNOLOGY.
IF your child did not purchase a lunch in advance, please make sure you send them to school with a BAGGED / DISPOSABLE lunch.  Please write their name of the lunch bag.    It is suppose to be a nice, cool day yet we will be in the sun.  Please apply sunscreen on at home before they leave.

                          TRACKS FOR TECHNOLOGY

In the afternoon, Coolidge is also holding its annual TRACKS for TECHNOLOGY.  Thanks to those families that have already send in their donations / fundraising.  All donations  / fundraising can be accepted up to tomorrow's event. 

Looking forward to the kids having a great day!

IMPORTANT DATES: Week of May 31st

We have a few events this week that you need to be aware of.

                            EVENING CHORUS CONCERT 
                                    Wednesday, June 1st

Miss Fallis should have sent home information about this evening events.  Please make sure your child wears their CHORUS attire to school and in the evening for the concert.  The children should know what this is.  We will have a dress rehearsal during the day for the rest of the school.  I hope to see many of you there this evening.

                                            FIELD TRIP
                LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
                                    Thursday, June 2nd

Students must be dropped off at school by 7:50 A.M.

The buses will be leaving promptly at 8:00 A.M.

 

      

•   The students and chaperones need to report directly to their classrooms when they arrive.  Chaperones are to check in at the office.  The buses will be leaving at 8:00 AM sharp!  We will return to Coolidge for the usual dismissal.

•  Pack a bag lunch that can be completely thrown away when finished.   Lunches need to be in a plastic or paper bag with a name and teacher's name clearly printed on it BEFORE arriving at school.  NO GLASS containers please!!  Remember our time for lunch will be limited by the programs' schedules, so please be sure that your child's packed lunch is reasonable and nutritious.  

•  Cameras are allowed.  Rules of the museum regarding photography will have to be followed. 

•  IPods and tables are okay to use on the bus, BUT games / music MUST be appropriate.  Please be aware that electronic devices with the exception of cameras will be LEFT ON THE BUS during the field trip and may be unsupervised.  To avoid potential problems, it's strongly suggested that they be kept at home.    

•  Program requires some outside walking, rain or shine.  Wear comfortable shoes / sneakers and dress appropriately for the day's weather! 

 

TRACKS for TECHNOLOGY

FRIDAY, JUNE 10th

The 2016 Tracks for Technology commercial is now out and playing on channel 329.

Below is the link to the commercial:

Tracks for Technology 2016 Commercial

Information will be coming home soon.  The event will take place on June 10th after Field Day!
Your children have all been direct recipients of the technology fundraising of the past years - whether if be with the iPads we use daily or the Interactive White Board Projectors in our room.  It is this fundraising event that has helped Coolidge build their technology capacity! 


Thanks in advance for your support!

PARCC REMINDER

Monday through Thursday, May 16th – 19th, our fourth grade students will be taking the MATH portion of the PARCC performance based assessments. The students are well prepared and their math skills have grown throughout the year.  It is time for their talents to shine!

Here are a few reminders that we’ve discussed with the students:

1.  ARRIVE TO SCHOOL ON TIME! 

This is key for those students that do not take the bus.  PARCC testing is scheduled to begin shortly after 9:15 on each of the days. It is important that we have time to talk with the students prior to beginning the day’s assessment, so arriving on time is essential. The students will have a 60 minute time limit for test taking each day. Time management will be essential!!

2.  Get a good night’s sleep!

3.  Eat a healthy breakfast.

4.  Bring a WATER BOTTLE to school!

5.  Wear comfortable, appropriate layered clothing.

6.  Remember to use all the strategies that they have learned and practiced.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch!