Welcome!

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone is okay and emerging from Hurricane Irene with no lingering effects.
School will start on September 8th. A newsletter was mailed out last week to the address you have in the school computer. The letter contains information about this class and its routines. It also contains a list of supplies like the one sent out with your child's third grade report card.

As stated in the letter, this is the class blog. Information about class events and units of study will be provided here. There are also links to games and educational resources that are connected to fourth grade topics. Most students make it a habit to vote on the poll underneath the calendar. This blog is updated weekly (usually over the weekend)  so please check in at the beginning of the school week. Thank you for checking in!

Please enjoy the rest of these sunny days. See you next Thursday!

"Farewell! We Split! We Split!"



"Malvolio" strikes again!



This has been a fun, joyful, and unfortunately quick year. I will remember this class fondly. It was a privilege to work with a group of children known for their exceptional humor, talent, and good will. To quote another Shakespeare play: "Parting is such sweet sorrow!"

"Tis very midsummer madness!"

What has made saying goodbye a little easier is knowing that they will enter fifth grade with two wonderful teachers. Mrs. Greller has group 5-306 and Ms. Fought has group 5-307. They have been a collaborative and energetic team for many years. The children will be in for a fantastic senior year!

The American Revolution board game.
Congratulations to William for 100% attendance!

Finally, I have to thank everyone for their beautiful messages, kind wishes and lovely gifts. To the many parents who have stepped up and volunteered throughout the year, I am most grateful. I felt like the luckiest teacher with the best class ever and never more so than this past week!



Thank you!



Have a wonderful summer! Be well and see you in September!

Last Days :(

Wow! What an awesome display of talent this Wednesday. The class was brilliant in Twelfth Night! We've gotten very positive responses from the audiences. Thank you for your compliments and praise! The DVD shot by a parent volunteeer is currently being reproduced and each child will get a copy to keep at the end of the year.

We are now at the end of our school year. Students have been taking home notebooks and the work they have accumulated through the year. Please make sure your child empties their book bag  this weekend. We still have more materials to take home. Children have already taken home their Writing folders. Test folders will be among the materials taken home on Monday.

Tuesday is the last day. It will be an early dismissal at 12 noon. Report cards will not be given out until then. If your child is not attending school that day, you may pick up the report card from the main office after 12 or send a stamped self addressed envelope so that the report card can be mailed to you.

Finally, the answer to the poll question: If four hats cost $16 dollars, three hats would cost $12. Good thinking!

Have a happy weekend!

Tomorrow's Performance

It's Showtime!!!
There will be Shakespeare in the MMR, courtesy of our talented fourth graders. We will begin seating everyone @1:45. Please try to be on time as we aim to start the show soon after.

Students were asked to wear a black bottom (pants, short or skirts)  and secure shoes.

The kids have worked hard and are very brave to perform. They are so very good and we're sure our audience is in for a fabulous show!

Monday Updates

The Battle at Yorktown Diorama

The Battle at Saratoga diorama



Concord and Lexington



A Stamp Act Tax on the Bible!

We finished our Social Studies presentation today! The American Revolution was a fun topic to explore!


This week will be quite busy for us. We had our first full dress rehearsal and it went very well. There were quite a few laughs and some brave comedic choices! Our families are in for a treat this Wednesday! Please be at the show at 1: 45.

We will celebrate our performance and the end of the year this Friday afternoon. Please provide your child with a healthy drink (vitamin water, iced tea, or low sugar juice) to go with the pizza we'll have.

Students will begin to bring home materials from the fourth grade this week. Today, we took home any unused notebooks from this year. These can be used for the next year. Student folders and notebooks will be making their way home each day this week. Some parents are looking to create a portfolio for Middle Schools so please look through the materials before you dispose of any of it. Some items to keep are 2-3 best writing samples, some tests and the final report card.
Please be on the look out for any class library books you may have in your house. They need to be returned to the classroom for future use.

We will have our final meeting with our Buddies this week. The time is yet to be determined and may happen on Friday or Thursday. Please keep an eye out for the reminder in the homework folder.

Have an awesome week!