Last Day of School!

Today's Final Assembly was lovely and I am so proud of each and every girl from our class. They grew so much this year physically, emotionally, socially, and academically. The girls are ready to cross the Green but I certainly will miss them! My door is always open and I look forward to staying in touch. Thank you families, for all of your support.

I added a page at the top of the blog called "Summer Learning" that includes the summer learning requirements for 5th grade. I also sent home a hard copy of the math packet for fifth grade.

Have an amazing summer and thank you for everything!

 Last Scavenger Hunt Question!

Weekly Update

On Monday, we have a special event. At 8:45, we will walk over to St. Christopher's to attend the 4th grade boy's Business Expo. This will be a great way for the boys and girls to interact in an academic environment. The girls do not need to wear field trip attire for this but their regular clothes.

With so few days left in school, the girls are working hard! They have enjoyed a pretend shopping project to practice adding and subtracting decimals. They had a $200 budget to work with and went "shopping" on several different websites. They have really enjoyed this project!

In their assigned groups, the girls are researching one of the five regions of the US and are choosing a way to share their research. We will finish this up next week.

Yesterday in pairs, the girls created videos using Flip.com for next year's Fourthies. The videos are precious so I want to share them with you.

Holloway and Anela

Amelia and Eleanor

Meriwether, Vivian, and Sanaa

Jane Randolph and Queen

Anna and Wallis

Virginia H. and Virginia M.

Hampton and Gabby

Reminders

• Carpool helper: Amelia
• Fourthie End of Year Party: Thursday, May 25 from 11:00 - 2:30. Girls will have a special pizza lunch and do not need to bring lunch if they normally do. They may bring a blanket for the movie.
  

• Final Assembly will take place on Thursday, June 1 from 11:00 - 12:00 for grades 2-4. The girls should wear nice clothes for this occasion. They may wear a dress, skirt, or nice pants. They do not need to wear white for this. There will be a special reception on the Kenny Center Patio for Fourthies and their guests after the program concludes.
  
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teacher
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

 

Weekly Update

I am so proud of the girls for their hard work and success on 101 Dalmatians. We spent much time preparing and it paid off. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers for helping to make the musical so spectacular. It meant very much to the senior girls! Here are a few pictures from the musical.

I look forward to next week getting back to a normal schedule as we approach the final weeks of school. The girls will have their final ERB Milestone tests next week. 

Our final Lower School Service Project runs from May 5-15 to support CARITAS as they help homeless families get set up in homes. We will help to provide basic cleaning supplies as they set up a new home. 4th grade should bring in a broom and dustpan. Thank you!

Reminders

• Carpool helper: Eleanor
• If you daughter is interested in applying for 5th grade robotics, the link is here. The application is due by Friday, May 19.
  
• Fourthie End of Year Party: Thursday, May 25 from 11:00 - 2:30. Details to follow.
  
• Final Assembly will take place on Thursday, June 1 from 11:00 - 12:00 for grades K-4. The girls should wear nice clothes for this occasion. They may wear a dress, skirt, or nice pants. They do not need to wear white for this.
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teacher
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!

 

Weekly Update

The girls have had a great week! Our schedule has been all out of sorts with many rehearsals for the musical. It is really coming together and we are very excited to share it with you next week on Wednesday, May 10, at 9:30 in Endeavour Hall. Thank you to the parents who are helping with the make-up and costumes.

The girls have earned another round of 25 class compliments to bring us to a grand total of 125! Since the class will be gone next Friday to Busch Gardens, we will celebrate the following week.

Our final Lower School Service Project runs from May 5-15 to support CARITAS as they help homeless families get set up in homes. We will help to provide basic cleaning supplies as they set up a new home. 4th grade should bring in a broom and dustpan. Thank you!

Reminders

• Carpool helper: Virginia H. and Wallis
• Special Week: Amelia
  
• Rehearsals and performance schedule for musical - Click here
• Our class will visit the library for the Book Fair on Wednesday, May 10, from 12:10 - 12:30. Please join us in the library or send in money with your daughter.
• Fourthie End of Year Party: Thursday, May 25 from 11:00 - 2:30. Details to follow.
  
• Final Assembly will take place on Thursday, June 1 from 11:00 - 12:00 for grades K-4. The girls should wear nice clothes for this occasion. They may wear a dress, skirt, or nice pants. They do not need to wear white for this.
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teacher
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!
  

Weekly Update

This was a great week ending with Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day this morning. The girls were gracious hostesses and seemed proud to show off their skills and talents to their family and friends. 

Our next event is preparing for the 4th grade musical. We have many helpful parents organizing the costumes and make-up. Here is a list of what they need to bring in from home for their costume. They need to have the items in by Tuesday, May 2.

The girls have their orientation for Middle School next Wednesday, May 3 and the program begins promptly at 8:00 am. Please make sure your daughter arrives a few minutes early on Wednesday.

Reminders

• Carpool helper: Gabby and Anna
  
• Special Week: Virginia H. 
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teacher
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!
  

Weekly Update

 

Since I am meeting with all of you for conferences, this post will be full of reminders and important upcoming events. Things are busy around here!

Upcoming Events: 

1. Outdoor Adventure Day is Monday, April 24. Information is here from the PE department.
2. Rehearsals for the musical begin next week. Click here for the schedule.
3. Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day is next Friday, April 28. The timelines is as follows:
• 8:30 - 9:00: “Grandparent Carpool" Drop-off is in the Lower School Carpool Loop
• 9:00 - 9:50: Time in classroom
• 10:00 - 10:30: Performance in Endeavour Hall
• 10:30: Early Dismissal from Classroom
4. Information from the Middle School about Fifth Grade Orientation
5. Musical for Parents: Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 in Endeavour Hall
6. Our class will visit the library for the Book Fair on Wednesday, May 10, from 12:10 - 12:30. Please join us in the library or send in money with your daughter.
7. Fourthie End of Year Party: Thursday, May 25 from 11:00 - 2:30. Details to follow.
   
8. Final Assembly will take place on Thursday, June 1 from 11:00 - 12:00 for grades K-4. The girls should wear nice clothes for this occasion. They may wear a dress, skirt, or nice pants. They do not need to wear white for this.
9. The Middle School Spanish classes are supporting the Pulsera Project. If your daughter would like to purchase a bracelet or purse please send in money next week. Bracelets are $7 each and purses are $15.

Reminders

• Carpool helper: Meriwether
• Special Week: Virginia M.
  
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teacher
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this! 

Weekly Update

 

We had a fabulous trip in DC! The girls behaved so well and really impressed me with their attention at the Portrait Gallery. They listened so well to the docent and had such great answers to her questions. It was a great day and a memorable trip!

I look forward to meeting with most of you next week for our spring parent-teacher conferences.  

We have moved into the decimals unit in math. The girls will learn the concept of decimals, order and compare decimals, and add and subtract. We will tie in our unit on money into this chapter since they go hand in hand.

All of the students have now finished their animal research report. They wrote a report from the perspective of the animal they researched and then recorded themselves. Here are their videos.

Reminders

• Carpool helper: Amelia
• Remember to check SeeSaw for updates from Specials teacher
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this! 
• Outdoor Adventure Day is Monday, April 24. Information is here from the PE department.
• If you have not yet completed the dismissal form for Grandparent's and Special Friends' Day on April 28, please do so here.
• For those of you that completed the Grandparent's and Special Friends' Day before it closed, your daughter should have brought home invitations that need to be mailed or delivered to their grandparents.
• Upcoming Dates:
  

• Conference Day: Friday, April 21 
  
• April 28: Grandparents' Day
• April 29: Daisy Days
• May 10: 4th Grade Musical for Parents at 9:30 am

• Surveys to complete from the school:
• Lower School Survey Link
• Schoolwide Spring Survey