Grade 4 News - February 4th

Student Conferences are next week! What can you expect?

On February 10th or 11th you will be guests at your child's portfolio conference. When you arrive, you will come to the cafeteria. Your child will find a place for your conference and invite you to be seated. Then he or she will gather the portfolios for each core course: Religion, Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science/Health.

During the time of your conference, your child will share these portfolios with you, along with a self-assessment of study skills and a self-assessment of behavior. Your child will discuss strengths in each curricular area as well as the areas that need improvement. You can review projects and assessments in the portfolio. Feel free to ask questions, but let your child lead the process as much as possible. Your child will also share with you the goals he or she has set for the remainder of the school year.

Teachers will be circulating among the tables in the cafeteria, so if you have a question for a particular teacher, you will have the opportunity to speak with that teacher. You may stay as long as you wish to cover the material in the portfolios.

Finally, you will be asked to complete a Parent Response to the conference - a few questions that require only brief answers. You may also indicate on this sheet if you think a follow-up conference with a particular teacher is needed.

We look forward to seeing you there! - Mrs. Smith, Mr. Rendon, & Mrs. Lewis

Manna in the Morning - Tuesday Feb. 8th we are in charge of helping feed the hungry. We will be making 20 lunches (40 sandwiches) on this date. To help you plan ahead for your shopping, here are them items that students in 4B have signed up to bring:

Ziploc baggies & napkins - Mitch

Carrots/celery – enough for 5 lunches - Teresa, Nick, Dominick, Ivy

Oranges/apples- enough for 5 lunches - Quinn, Cole, Klaire, Nathan

Chips- enough for 5 lunches - Max, Vince, Hannah, Maddie

Cookies- enough for 5 lunches - Craig, Ethan, Julia, David

10 juice boxes - Clay, Sophie

Bread- two large loaves -Heather, Antonio

Sliced deli meat- one pound - Payton, Victoria, Mara

Sliced deli cheese- one pound - Kaitlyn, Eddie, Jack

Thanks in advance, for sending these items in with your child on Feb. 8th!

Valentine Boxes - Students will need to provide a box or bag to collect their valentines on Feb. 14th. Students should also come with a valentine for each student in their homeroom. We will be distributing these in class prior to the party.

Family Fun Night - February 15th. This has been rescheduled due to the weather this week. Students may purchase raffle tickets for $2 each any time between now and Family Fun Night. We hope you'll be able to support this cause.

The Elevator Family - Now playing at Columbus Children's Theater! Click here for details: http://www.colschildrenstheatre.org/2010-11_season/upcoming10-5.html