Thursday, October 31, 2013

School Pictures

Lots of great pictures from fun activities from this week are now posted on the class blog.  Check them out!

Owl pellet activity

Minute-to-win-it game

Mummy wrap game

Nature's Nursery

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

Mummy wrap

Students played a"Mummy Wrap" game at their party.  It was a lot of fun!  We went through a lot of toilet paper, though!






































Minute to Win It!

As part of our afternoon party activities, students played a Minute to Win It game in Mrs. Dressel's room.  Students had 1 minute to see how many pieces of candy corn they could toss up to a cup held on their heads.  They had a BLAST!  Below are the top "Catchers".

  • Sean - 20
  • Brock and Jacob C. - 11
  • Ben - 10
  • Jeff and Keegan - 9
  • Travis - 8
  • Brendan and Abby - 7
  • Spencer, Morgan, and Haley - 6

 



















Team Mindcrafters Daily Update 10-31-13

Parents,

Nature's Nursery.  We received a nice e-mail from Nature's Nursery after their presentation yesterday.

Had a great time with all the kids yesterday! They all had great questions, you can tell they have worked hard. I wanted to say thank you again for ALL the great donations, we really appreciate it!! Please tell the kids thanks for us. 


Katie Mantel

Nature's Nursery

Education Coordinator


Thank you!  Thank you so much for all of the great party donations.  We played some fun games as a team and enjoyed some delicious treats, too.  We will try to post some more pictures of the party to the class blog over the long weekend.

Upcoming schedule:
  • Friday Nov. 1  - No school
  • Monday Nov. 4 - No school (Parent Teacher Conferences 12-8PM)
  • Tuesday, Nov. 5 No school (Teacher inservice day and Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Regular day of school
  • Thursday, Nov. 7 Regular day of school & Parent Teacher conferences in the evening
  • Friday, Nov. 8 Regular day of school
Reminders:
  • Grade cards envelopes need to be signed and returned.
Have a great night,
Mrs. Dressel and Mr. Pransky

Reading/Language:  
AR goal for Friday - 22%

Social Studies:
None

Science
See quiz results here.

Math:  
AM Practice due Wednesday


Spelling:  
Lesson 10 - no test next week
Test for Dressel is Thursday, Nov.14
Test for Pransky is Friday, Nov. 15

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

--
Shane Pransky
Whitehouse Primary
4th Grade

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Team Mindcrafters Daily Update 10-30-13

Parents,

Nature's Nursery presented today, and it was a big hit!  The students got to see 4 different species of owls, and learn even more information than they got throughout our research.  Thanks again to all who sent in donations.  We took some nice pictures, and will add to the blog soon!

Upcoming schedule:
  • Friday Nov. 1  - No school
  • Monday Nov. 4 - No school (Parent Teacher Conferences 12-8PM)
  • Tuesday, Nov. 5 No school (Teacher inservice day and Election Day)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Regular day of school
  • Thursday, Nov. 7 Regular day of school & Parent Teacher conferences in the evening
  • Friday, Nov. 8 Regular day of school
Reminders:
  • Grade cards envelopes need to be signed and returned.
  • Pre-conference parent questionnaire - please return tomorrow (form is attached if needed)
  • Fact packets (for students who have not mastered addition or subtraction) are due tomorrow.
Have a great night,
Mrs. Dressel and Mr. Pransky

Reading/Language:  
*Please note - different homework for each class.
Mr. Pransky - homophone sentences (to help with spelling list)
Mrs. Dressel - owl comprehension story
AR goal for tomorrow - 11%

Social Studies:
None

Science
None

Math:  
Quiz over data and graphs tomorrow - Practice test is on Moodle here.  


Spelling:  
Lesson 9 - tough list, students need to know how to spell the words, and when to use each homophone.
Test for Dressel is Thursday
Test for Pransky is Thursday.

Class Blog- frequently used links and daily updates.

Owl pellets













The students had a blast today!