3rd and 4th Grade End of Year

This week is our Workles Auction and Movie Day for 3rd and 4th Grades.  Your child should have brought home a letter about each.  Just in case they didn't, I have posted copies of the letters here.  The letters explain the requirements to participate in the Auction and the Movie.

4th Graders will need to be prepared on Tuesday, June 2nd.
3rd Graders will need to be prepared on Wednesday, June 3rd.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

3rd Grade Movie Permission Slip

3rd Grade Silent Auction

4th Grade Movie Permission Slip

4th Grade Silent Auction

There will also be lunch in the classroom for those students who mastered 100% on their Khan Academy.

I look forward to a fun time with the students.

Kindergarten

This week was our last week of Kinder GT.  We had so much fun.  We took off our shoes and socks and painted Jackson Pollock style!  It was messy and beautiful!  After we finished our masterpieces, we cleaned up ALLL the paint off the floor, then got something from the treasure box.  What a great ending!  I wish these sweet kiddos the best as they move up next year and hope to hear wonderful news of their accomplishments.  Enjoy the pictures of our fun!

Last Week of Home Extension Work - All Grades

This will be the last week of regular GT classes.  Below are the expectations for each grade level.

• 4th Grade - Students will come on Tuesday, 5/26/2015 - Students should have finished their book Bridge to Terabithia in order to watch the movie in class the last week of school.  Students should be working on achieving 100% mastery on 4th Grade Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school.   
• 3rd Grade - Students will come on Wednesday, 5/27/2015 - Students should have finished their book Night of the Twisters in order to watch the movie in class the last week of school.  Students should be working on achieving 100% mastery on 3rd Grade Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school. Students should have shown you the Silent Auction paper for the last week of school.
• 2nd Grade -  Students should be working on achieving 100% mastery on Early Math Session of Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school.
• 1st Grade -  Students should be working on achieving 50% mastery on Early Math Session of Khan Academy in order to eat lunch in the classroom the last week of school. 
• Kindergarten - Please watch the video below to learn about Jackson Pollock and action painting.  We will be doing action painting in class this week.  Please be sure to dress your child in clothes you don't mind getting dirty.  Mrs.  Bunnell's class will come on Thursday, 5/28 and the other classes will come on Friday 5/29.  

GT Expo Projects and Next Week's Classes Info - All Grades

Good morning,

Thanks to everyone who supported us last night.  The kids love telling what they learned and it's great practice for their public speaking skills.  I will get the pictures posted next week.

For next week, I'd like each student and their family to write a small reflection of their Expo experience.  You can post it on our facebook, email it to me, write it down, or however you want.  Please feel free to share whatever comes to your mind, but if you are feeling stuck, here are a few questions to prompt you and your child.  I'd like to hear from students and parents.  Reflection is a great tool!

• What did you enjoy the most about the Expo?
• What was the hardest part for you?
• How will this experience help your child in the future?
• If you had more time, what would you have done differently?

Third and fourth grade students should be finished with their books by the week of May 18 so be sure you are reading.  1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders should also be working on reaching their Khan Academy goals.  Kinder students, we are learning about our last author next week.  I will post your video homework soon!

Classes Next Week:

Kindergarten:  Bunnell on Thursday; All others on Friday
1st Grade - Monday
2nd Grade - Garcia & Soto on Monday; Jenkins & Richie on Wednesday
3rd Grade - Wednesday
4th Grade - Tuesday

Here at the links to your children's projects that are posted online.  There are three or four projects that we will have to post from school.

Videos

Mrs. Pogue's You Tube Channel

Each grade level has it's own play list to make finding your child's project easier.  Right now all videos are public.  If you would like me to change your child's work to unlisted (where only people with the link can access it), please let me know.

1st and 2nd Grade Slide Shows - Over the next couple of weeks, we will make their slide shows into videos

1st Grade

2nd Grade

If your child is in 3rd or 4th grade and they did a google slide show, they have access to their slide show in their google drive.  I am also going to help them turn their slide shows into videos.  I think this adds an extra bit of creativity and personality to the slide shows, as well as another skill learned.

GT Expo This Friday Night May 8, 2015 6:30 pm - All Grade Levels

This Friday night is our annual GT Expo.  Students need to be in the cafeteria at 6:15 wearing their best school clothes and/or church clothes.  Third and fourth grade students may also dress in costume for  their Genius Hour project if they would like.  For example, if they researched being a veterinarian, they can dress the part of a veterinarian.  I would like all of the students to be in their places before the parents and guests enter the cafeteria.

The purpose of the GT Expo is for students to get to show off their work and practice their public speaking skills.  Please make time to talk to as many students as possible.  They have all worked hard.

At 7:00 pm, I will be calling students by grade level for their snacks.  At the conclusion of the evening, you may take your student's projects home.

As usual, I would like some families to volunteer.  Here are the shifts available:

Set up 3:30 - 5:30 (2-3 families needed)
Serve Snacks 7:00 - 7:30 (4 adult volunteers needed)
Clean Up  ((2-3 families needed)

Please let me know if you can help.  If you have teen age children who would like to volunteer for service hours, I would welcome their help, too.

Thank you so much and feel free to email me with any questions you may have.