Chocolate overload!

Wow, I've never had so many Kit Kat bars! Thank you so much for all of the sweets today. I love the candy bars AND the bundt cakes. I also got a slice of cheesecake and a case of Diet Coke with lime earlier in the week. I will treasure all the sweet notes the kids have given me all week . Thank you also for the generous and abundant supplies that were sent yesterday. I sincerely appreciate all of your generosity! I looooove your children and adore them so very much!
We will have field day on Monday.
The kids have been working hard on Mother's Day surprises... I hope all the moms have a special day!
I am glad that I will be able to be with my wonderful mother. She has been living in Louisiana since November taking care of my grandmother. My precious grandmother went to Heaven last Saturday , so I our whole family will be in Shreveport this weekend for the funeral.
A big congratulations to:
Babacar
Jordan
Stephen
Zuzi
Aayush
Davan
Tyler
Cami
Alyssa
Lucy
for earning 75+ points to qualify for Splash Day on the 18th. Way to go!!

Relay Race pictures

We had both our boys and our girls come in third place today.  Everyone was a good sport about not getting to run on the track.  All my runners expressed that it was just not the same as running on the track.

Avery and Alyssa are my sweet girls that I taught 2 years ago.  They came to cheer on their brothers.
I looooove see former students!!

Relay Races this Friday

The relay races are this Friday at 8:00.  If you are attending, plan to be here early...parking will be an issue.

On Thursday we will be conducting a bird beak investigation.  We are learning about animal adaptations in Science.  We will need to borrow a few supplies.  Please send in pliers, tweezers, baggie of birdseed, clothes pins, and gummy worms.  If you send in the pliers or tweezers, they WILL be returned to you.  Please label them well.  Please send in the supplies tomorrow or Wednesday. (students will receive a fuzzy for bringing in science supplies)

Many students brought home a KIVA news application.  These are due on Friday, May 4th.  Students will also have an opportunity to try out for Safety Patrol.  These will be coming home at a later date.  Students will need to choose either KIVA or Safety Patrol.  They may not be on both.  They may try out for both, but will have to choose one of them to be on if they are accepted.

Field Day is on May 11th.  Please let Coach Rice know if you will be able to volunteer that day.

Teacher Appreciation is next week.  The students brought home a small flyer today in their Dolphin Folder with suggestions for each day.

Also in today's Dolphin folder students brought home a green Talent Show application.  Applications are due on May 4th.  The Talent Show will be on May 22nd.

Probability

No, we are not gambling!
The students are using the cards to find out the probability of turning over face cards. Yesterday, we rolled dice to find probability. Oh my, it does sound like we are gambling. :))

Read - A - Thon

Many students (and their teacher!) participated in Pajama Day today.  We had a Read-A-Thon from 8 - 9. 

There will be a Vocabulary Test on the 27th.  The students were given the words today.

On Monday I taped a blue envelope with some special instructions inside of it. Please send the envelope and note for your child back on Monday.

I hope all of you have a super weekend!

Way to go Math-A-Thon participants!!

I'm soooooo proud of my Math-A-Thon participants!  Our class had the most participants for fourth grade and I have the most from 4th grade going to the Math Celebration on Friday.  A big and humongous thank you to:  Brock, Stephen, Zuzi, Kennedy, Jessie, Davan, Wesley, Tyler, Cami, Alyssa, Josh, Mackenzie R, Mackenzie S, Justin, and Lucy for raising $650!!!!  I love your generous heart.  :))  The children at St. Jude will be so grateful.
Friday will be Pajama Day. Students may bring $1 and may wear their pajamas and slippers.  We will also have a Read-A-Thon from 8 - 9 with our buddies in Mrs. Tinker's 1st grade classroom.
Spring Picture $$ is due on Friday, April 27th.
The last day to take an AR test to qualify for Splash Day is may 11th.  After May 11th, students may still take AR tests to qualify to Free Dress.
Our 4th grade Award's Day is May 29th from 9:45 - 11:15.  Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend.
Have a fabulous week!!!

The Amazing Race

The students had a fun time yesterday solving math problems with a partner. The teams used iPads to scan math problems. They then took the iPad to a spot in the room to work out the problems. Students could not move on to the next level until the set of problems was correct. Josh and Stephen worked so well together and showed great teamwork. They were the winners of our Math Amazing Race! This was a different and exciting way to review for our Math Staar test.