Week 10

The kids wrote an AMAZING mission statement this week that really shows their desire to better themselves this year.  Yes, it's a little long, but it has contributions from everyone and includes all of the things they truly value.  Here is what they came up with:

We the responsible students of Mrs. Bennett’s rockin’ 4^th grade class promise to go above and beyond to learn new things.  We will be true Olympians, supporting each other and showing the rings.  We promise to have fun and to learn from our mistakes.  We will never give up because failure is not an option for us.  Not only will we meet our goals, but we will extend our learning and only be satisfied with our personal best.  This is our promise to ourselves and to each other.

You'll have to stop by and see the amazing way we have displayed it in the room!

Here are this week's events:

1)  Report cards go home Monday.  You will need to sign your child's card and return it in the provided envelope.  Feel free to make copies of the report card for your own records, but remember to send back the original.  Please click here if you need to review the information I gave you last week about what will be included and what you should expect.

2)  This week's homework menu has just one item.  The students need to create their Idiom Day costumes so they can wear them to school on Thursday.  We will learn a spelling pattern in class this week, but the kids will do the homework for this pattern next week.  (Hopefully this will make homework go faster next week since they will have all of this week to collect their words.)

3)  This week is Red Ribbon Week.  Each day there is a theme to help the kids remember to stay off of drugs.  Here is what your child should wear each day:

• Monday: Tie Out Drugs - Kids wear a crazy tie.
• Tuesday: Give Drugs the Blues - Kids wear all Academy blue clothing.
• Wednesday: Put a Cap on Drugs - Kids wear their favorite cap.
• Thursday: Sock It to Drugs - Kids wear crazy socks.
• Friday: Shade Out Drugs - Kids wear sunglasses.

4)  If you haven't sent $10 for our class project yet, please do so as soon as possible.  Your child should have brought home a flyer about this last week.

5)  Most kids are doing a terrific job of keeping up with their reading and posting.  Please make sure your child has posted on the class blog this week.  The new question will be up sometime on Sunday.

6)  Your child should have finished his/her 8th book this week.  He/she needs to post each book on the wikispace to receive credit.

7)  There is an Awards Assembly on Friday at 8:00.  If you child is going to receive an award, I will email you Monday to let you know.