June 25, 2015

Farewell Students,

As the last post of this school year, this one is tough to write.  I'd like to say thank you to all of  you for a wonderful welcome to Elma Primary.  You have made this transition comfortable and memorable.   Thank you for working so hard for me this year.  Thank  you for tolerating my "cramming one more thing in."  Thank you also for a special birthday celebration.  I wish  you all the best of luck in the middle school.  I will be watching and listening for your success!

If you would like to stay in touch, you can do so through this blog.  You can click on "No Comments" below to leave a comment.  Please remember to only put your first name on the web, and of course get your parent's permission before posting!

Have a wonderful summer!  Keep reading!  Keep writing! 

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

What we've learned!

June 24, 2015

Dear Students,

Hello!  Welcome to your last day of 4th grade!  I am going to be sad to say goodbye to you later today.  It has been a great year with all of you!

Please order your lunch, wash your hands and read the message.  Next, have your essay on your desk. Finally, please use your iPad to take a few pictures that represent your learning this year.  Your picture can include anything you learned throughout the year!  Once you are done with your pictures, you can have some free iPad time. 

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
finish essay

June 23, 2015

Hello 4th Graders!

I won't be able to say that much longer!  Happy Moving UP Day to you!  It will be a busy morning so please follow these directions! Move your stick to bringing, wash your hands and read the message.  Please put all of your homework supplies away.  If you haven't done so yet, please count up your books read and design your number.  If that's already done, you can pass out papers.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
work on essay

Moving Up tomorrow

June 22, 2015

Dear Almost 5th Graders,

Hello!  Happy First Full Day of Summer!  I hope your weekend was terrific.  We have three busy days of school left.  I look forward to spending these days with you!

Please order your lunch, wash your hands and read the message.  Next, you should complete page 23 in your Grammar Patrol booklet.  Finally, please spend some time completing a 4th Grade Memory for our memory jar.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

June 19, 2015

Dear Scholars,

Hello!  Welcome to Pioneer Day.  I cannot wait to see your outfits.  Your school marm will arrive right after your 9:15 assesmbly.  You will then spend the rest of the morning learning about life in the 19th century.

Please move your stick to bringing, wash your hands and read the message.  Next, you should spread out your homework and work with a partner to do your spelling test.  If you haven't finished your scrapbook page or your Father's day wrapping, you should do that next.  Finally, please read pages 68-74 in your Green Social Studies book to prepare for today. 

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

June 18, 2015

Dear Field Day Friends,

Hello!  Welcome to Field Day!  It is sure to be a fun-filled day.  I urge you to fully enjoy yourself today as this is the last time you will have this type of organized day full of fun stations!  We are going to start at 9:07, so please be efficient with your morning work.

Please spread out your homework.  Please also move your stick to bringing and wash your hands.  If you haven't finished your scrapbook page, you should do that now.  If you are finished with your scrapbook page, please finish wrapping your Father's Day gift.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Handwriting page 87
wear orange shirt
bring change of clothes

bring white shirt
return green chorus sheet

June 17, 2015

Dear Students,

Good morning!  Welcome to another busy day!  Please order your lunch, wash your hands and spread out your homework.  Today is Mr. Renn's last day with us.  Please take a minute to sign the card on the scrapbooking table.  Use a pencil that will show up!

Once you have signed the card, please work on your Father's day project.  If that is done, you can work on a Math ixl lesson of your choice.

___Hayden______, _____Donald_____ and __________ will share today.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Math P9-4, odd only
Handwriting p. 85

return orange slip
return green slip
white shirt by tomorrow
orange shirt on Thursday
Pioneer clothes on Friday

June 16, 2015

Dear Students,

Hello.  I hope you are well. I am sorry I can't be here with you this morning.  I hope that I can join you right after lunch.  In the mean time, please be your awesome self for the sub!

You should begin as usual: read the message, order your lunch and wash your hands.  Next, spread out your homework.  For morning work, I'd like you to do the next page in your handwriting book.  Read the directions carefully and use your best cursive handwriting.  If you finish that, you can work on IXL skill E.17.

Even though I'm not here, I am going to trust you to use the scrapbooking tools.  If you are signed up to cut your pictures, you can head over to the table, two at a time.  Please just get your pictures cut.  Don't get any extra paper or do any gluing until I return.  You can story your cut photos in the envelope with your name on it inside your work folder.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Today's homework:
Read
Grammar Patrol, page 21-22
Handwriting, page 83
Spelling activity
Math P. 9-3

orange shirt on Thursday
white shirt by Wednesday
Pioneer clothes on Friday

Spelling suggestions:
believe          vertebrate     thesis     amphibian
veteran           Marilla        reptile    scrapbooking

June 15, 2015

Dear Citizens,

Hello and happy Flag Day!  We will have a special ceremony this morning celebrating our flag and all it means to us.  A few of you will have a chance to read during the ceremony.  See me if you are interested in this job.

Please order your lunch, wash your hands and organize your supplies.  Next, please read through the two new poems.  After that, I'd like you to number your spelling pretest paper.  Finally, please walk around the room and browse the scapbooks that I have put out. 

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

________, ____________ and __________ will share today.

June 12, 2015

Happy Friday!

I had a great time at the Genesee Country Museum yesterday; did you?  Be thinking about your favorite part.  I will have you share it during today's greeting!

Please order your lunch, read the message and wash your hands.  Next, you should spread out your homework and make sure Grammar patrol page 36 from yesterday is complete.  Finally, please meet with a partner to do your spelling test.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Today's homework:
Read
spelling activity

June 11, 2015

Dear Travelers,

I am so excited to travel to the Genesee Country Museum with you today.  The weather looks perfect for our trip.  We will leave right away today, so please be efficient with your morning work. 

You should move your stick to bringing, wash your hands and spread out your homework.  Next, please complete the first half of the paper I gave you.  (Where ever it says 2009, please make it say 2015!)  You should the go see Mrs. Stromecki with your lunch.  When all of that is handled, you can work on Grammar Patrol, page 36.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Grammar Cop p.7+8
Mumford Tomorrow- Bring lunch!!!

June 10, 2015

Dear Fabulous Fourth Graders,

Hello!  Today will be a crazy busy day.  I hope you are up for it!  Please order your lunch, read the message and wash you hands.  I will be sharing at morning meeting! 

After you have spread out your homework, please complete Grammar Patrol page 14.  I hope to go over page 14 and 16 this morning.  Once you finish that, please practice Math skill M.6 on ixl.com. 

I would love to have morning meeting before Music today so please try to be efficient!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Today's homework:
Read
X and / page, even sides
Grammar Cop page16
Spelling activity
Handwriting p. 81
field trip on Thursday

orange shirt
pioneer clothes

June 9, 2015

Dear Students,

Hello!  I hope you are well!  Please order your lunch, read the message and wash your hands.  While you are up, please also return your library books to the cart.  ALL of your library books should be returned today!

Those of you who had Band yesterday should do Quick Check 15-5 in your orange packet.  If you weren't in Band and you still have your packet, make sure QC15-5 is complete and then turn it in on the elmo.  Once that is done, please copy and complete the following list in your math notebook:

__60___seconds = 1 minute

__12___ inches = 1 foot

__16___ ounces = 1 pound

__24___ hours = 1 day

__100___ cm = 1 meter

_1000____grams = 1 kg
_1000___ meters = 1km

 

 

You might know those by heart, or you might have to use your planner or math text book as a resource.  Once that is done, you can have some free ipad time.  I am hoping to have AM meeting before Library, so please be efficient! Arrianna will share at morning meeting.

 

Kindly,

Mrs. Harvey

Spelling Suggestions:
independent      government     George Washington
boycott              mammal           reptile
amphibian          herbivore         carnivore
omnivore            coyote 

Read
spelling activity
Math P15-5
Handwriting p.80

June 8, 2015

Dear Clever Kids,

Hello and happy Monday!  I hope your weekend was fabulous.  We are in for another fun-filled week!  Please order your lunch, wash your hands and read the message to get started!   _Arrianna___________, _____________ and _________ will share today.

I have TWO poems for you to read this week.  As you read them, think about what the poems have in common and how they differ.  We will discuss this shortly.  After your poems are safely tucked into the clips of your poetry folder, please number your spelling pretest paper.  Finally, practice the fluency passage on page 208 of your PC.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Today's homework:
Read
study for SS

return form

June 5, 2015

Good Morning Purple People!

I am excited to spend a fun day with you at the 4th Grade Picnic.  This is a day of celebration and friend making.  I hope you are ready for it!

Please move your stick to "bringing", wash your hands and read the message.  Next, use your purple pencil to take this week's spelling test.  Finally, use please color the gorilla picture.  We will use these pictures to finish decorating the room!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Today's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Math P15-4
Study for SS
picnic tomorrow: wear sunscreen and sneakers, no lunch needed

return form
orange shirt

June 4, 2015

Good morning,

I hope you are well today.  Today will be a busy day.  Please read the message, order your lunch and wash your hands to get started.  ____Tre_____, _____Nathan_____ and ____Donald_____ will share.

After you have spread out your homework, please work with a partner to complete the following jobs:

These kids will help us learn more about the Revolutionary War later today.

• Read pages 50-55 in your Red Social Studies book
• Complete page H5 in your Red packet

If you finish that, you should study for the Revolutionary War test with your partner.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Math P15-, odd only
study for SS

finish Mr. Fenz card
orange shirt
return instrument slip

June 3, 2015

Dear Friends,

Hello!  I hope you enjoy getting started today to the tune of Bruno Mars.  This is one of the songs we are supposed to know for Friday's sing-a-long.  Please listen to the words as you order your lunch, wash your hands, read the message and spread out your homework.

For your morning work, please practice our last fluency passage with a friend.  I believe we were last working on PC page 190.  I will have a few of you perform that passage at morning meeting.  Once you have practiced a few times, please trace and cut out two hands from the purple paper that I will give you!

If we have time, we can practice "Count on Me" karaoke style by using this link.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's Homework:
Read
Spelling activity
Math P15-2
finish MS paragraph

orange shirt
Art Night

June 2, 2015

Dear Students,

Hello!  I hope you are well!  Today, you will visit the Middle School to learn more about what you can expect when you make that switch next year.  I hope you are looking forward to the tour!

Please order your lunch, return your library books and wash your hands.  After you have read the message, you should spread out your homework.  Finally, please complete the Middle School visitation page.  If you should finish that, you can steal a few minutes to read.

__Chris_______ will share his Horatio the mouse project today.  I hope to have morning meeting before we leave!

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey

Tonight's homework:
Read
Update "Books read" list
Math P15-1
Spelling activity
Handwriting p.79

orange t-shirt

Spelling suggestions:
revolutionary       Ticonderoga    patriot     loyalist
official                  independence  obstreperous marble
sequence               irrigation         preposition

Dear Students,

Hello!  I am glad to be with you today.  It is going to be busy, fun-filled week!  It is June 1st today which means we have a new word/phrase.  We will discuss "Sharpen the Saw" at morning meeting today.  Speaking of morning meeting, I'd like to have that BEFORE Phys. Ed. so please be super efficient this morning. 

Please order your lunch, wash your hands and read the message.  Next, please partner up with someone and do last week's spelling test.  After that, please number your spelling folder for this week's pretest.  Finally, while you wait for everyone else to be ready, please complete page 399 in your Math text book.  You can do this work in your Math log.

Kindly,
Mrs. Harvey