Friday, December 18, 2015

December 21, 2015 - January 1, 2016


  • Van Arsdale is helping with the Grub Club Food Drive. Grub Club is a bi-weekly program in which homeless and emancipated Jeffco students receive boxes filled with three days worth of food, as well as personal hygiene products. They are working to collect 1,800 pasta dinners, for homeless Jeffco students. Fourth grade is having a friendly competition to see which class can bring in the most dinners! The food drive will be running until January 15th, so you have until then to bring in your donations. Please note: these students do not have can openers, please donate canned pasta dinners with a "pop-top".
  • There will be no blog updates until after we return from winter break. Please have a restful, fun, wonderful winter break! See you in the next year!
  • Santa's Wishlist: Parents, if you are in need of some stocking stuffers, we have a small Santa's Wishlist at the bottom of this blog update.
Dates to Remember:
  • December 21 to January 5 - Winter Break
  • January 6 - Students return




No take home note or reaction sheet for winter break! The only homework over winter break required from student's is the Reading Log. Enjoy your holiday break!


We have been working very hard this year, and been very good, learning and growing as fourth graders (aka fifth-graders-in-training). Unfortunately, our supplies are dwindling! If you need some ideas for stocking stuffers, we are running low on spiral notebooks, pencils, composition books, and dry erase markers.

Friday, December 11, 2015

December 14-18, 2015


  • No take home note or reaction sheet for winter break! The only homework over winter break required from student's is the Reading Log. Enjoy your holiday break!
  • Santa's Wishlist
Dates to Remember:
  • December 17 - Geo Bee
  • December 21 to January 5 - Winter Break
  • January 6 - Students return



Literacy - Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
Math - As always, continue to practice your multiplication facts! See the "Classroom Resources" on the left hand side for math games and videos.

We have been working very hard this year, and been very good, learning and growing as fourth graders (aka fifth-graders-in-training). Unfortunately, our supplies are dwindling! If you need some ideas for stocking stuffers, we are running low on spiral notebooks, pencils, composition books, and dry erase markers.







Friday, December 4, 2015

December 7 - 11, 2015



  • Students continue to impress me with their writing and taking the time to brainstorm, plan, edit and revise both their in class writing! Thank you for having conversations with your son/daughter regarding the writing they have completed in the classroom and at home. I was pleased to see so many students are using strong descriptive words, had a clear beginning, middle, and end to their writing, and took the time to edit and revise.
  • Please be practicing your math facts. There are math games linked in the "Classroom Resources" as well as multiplication videos.

    Dates to Remember:
    • December 17 - Geo Bee
    • December 21 to January 5 - Winter Break




    Literacy - 
    • Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
    • Work on President's Piece (Olivia) 
      • Remember to be using rich vocab, details and beautiful descriptive language! Please see the rubric listed as "Writing Rubric" under Classroom Resources.
    Social Studies -


    Clink on the link and watch the video.  
    Tell me four things you know now, that you didn't know before you watched the video.
    Please type your sentences, 14 pt. font, double spaced, name and number

    http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?videoId=0cZYuBiVVYE



    Math - 
    • Practice your multiplication facts! See the "Classroom Resources" on the left hand side for math games and videos.

    Friday, November 20, 2015

    November 23rd - 27th, 2015

    No blog, reaction sheet or homework over our Thanksgiving holiday break! ONLY READING MINUTES WILL BE REQUIRED! Enjoy.

    Friday, November 6, 2015

    November 9-13, 2015



    • Grandparents Day: Friday, November 21st from 1:35 to 2:30. Students are encouraged to dress up on this day in order to represent our school and show respect to our guests. Also, we are looking for someone willing to contribute some snacks for our guests on Grandparent's Day. 
    • Report cards will be sent home on Friday, November 13th. Please sign and return the outside envelope.
    • Thank you to all the parent helpers and contributors to our fall party. We had a wonderful afternoon of games, crafts, parade, and food! Thank you for spoiling us! <3
    Dates to Remember:
    • November 13 - Report Cards
    • November 20 - Grandparents Day (1:35 - 2:30)
    • November 23th - 27th - Thanksgiving Break


    • Weekly Reading Log (150+ minutes)
    • There is no President's Piece this week. Next week we will have Madison as our president!
    • "Dress This Turkey!" Writing
      • This Turkey Needs Dressing! Students received a turkey copied on card stock. Cut out the turkey, and use scraps of cloth, paper, foil, glitter, and your imagination to dress up a spiffy he or she turkey. Be sure to name him or her and then, write a story about your terrific turkey. Your dressed turkey, and turkey story are due Thursday, November 19th. See the rubric below.