Writing STAAR reminders

Happy Monday!

This week is Book Fair week!  The kids are so excited.  We also have our STEM and Family Festival night on Wednesday, April 3 from 6-8pm!  Please come join us!

Next Tuesday we have the first STAAR test for fourth grade.  Please make sure that your child gets a good nights sleep and a healthy breakfast in preparation.  We highly recommend that you send your child to school with a jacket, healthy DRY snack, and water bottle that does not sweat and has a securely sealed top.  We want students to be their best on this big and stressful day. 

Please reach out to your homeroom teacher if you have any questions.

-The Fourth Grade Team

Texas Day!

Fourth Grade Families-

It is almost time for Texas Day in 4th Grade!  Save the date, Thursday, April 18th to help make the day a success.  

Opportunities to volunteer are below.  

Volunteer Signup

Thank you for all that you do!
-Fourth Grade Teachers

A Message from Mrs. Toler

Dear Parents,

Please click on the link below to read a message from Mrs. Toler about an optional program that you may attend.

Thanks!

The fourth grade team

Symphony Field Trip

Greetings Parents!

We hope you are having a lovely, relaxing and memorable spring break! Ms. Greenblatt is in Iceland chasing waterfalls/the norther lights, climbing glacier ice caves and exploring black sand beaches!   Mrs. Mosbarger celebrated her birthday and being Irish!  Mrs. Dowd's Aggies are home from break and her niece, and family, from Hawaii are visiting later in the week....Aloha, ya'll!

Symphony-Tuesday, March 19

Here is some information about our field trip to the symphony and a few days where we have a slight schedule change. 

Dress Code

This year we are lucky! Spring picture day is on the same day as the symphony!  Please make sure that students are wearing nice attire. This means no athletic clothing will be allowed. Please also try to refrain from wearing jeans.

Lunch and Snack

Students must bring a lunch from home on this day. We will be eating in our classrooms when we return from the symphony. The cafeteria will be closed by the time we return to school. To help students appetites please try to send a snack on this day so we can eat it before we load the busses.

Schedule

Specials 7:50-8:40 (class pictures)

Block 1 8:40-9:40

Block 2 9:45-10:45

Symphony Field Trip 10:45-12:45ish

Lunch 12:50-1:20ish in fourth grade classrooms

Block 3 1:25-2:40

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, March 19- Picture day AND Fourth Grade Symphony field trip
Thursday, March 21- Math MAP testing
Friday, March 22- Report Cards go home
Tuesday, March 26- Reading MAP testing
Wednesday, March 27- Science MAP testing
Monday-Thursday April 1-April 4: Book Fair Week
Tuesday, April 9-actual STAAR Writing Test
Thursday, April 18-Texas Day

Wednesday and Thursday March 20 and 21 Lunch/Recess

We will have a slightly modified schedule on this day. We will have lunch and recess at a different time. Our lunch will be from 11:00-11:30 and recess from 11:30-12:00. The rest of our schedule will remain the same. 

Thank you for reading!  Please reach out to your student's teacher if you have any questions, comments, concerns or praises!  Have a wonderful rest of your break week!

-The Fourth Grade Team

Upcoming Dates!

Dear Parents,

Mathews online Auction is open!  Please go check out the link below.  We love our PTA!  This along with many other fundraisers helps to give Mathews the funds to do so many of the wonderful things that make Mathews unique!  The auction will close at 10PM on the 28 of February.  To access-click the link below:

http://tiny.cc/MathewsSilentAuction

Read Across America Day- Dr. Seuss' Birthday!

This year for Read Across America Day we are encouraging students to dress up like a character from a book!  Please help us promote school spirit, positive reading habits and some old fashioned fun by participating on Friday, March 1!

Mock STAAR Writing Test

On Tuesday March 5 we will be giving students a practice STAAR writing test so they are accustomed and more comfortable with the format of the test on the big day.  Please send your student to school with a dry snack.

Upcoming important dates:
Thursday, February 28-Silent Auction ends at 10PM
Friday, March 1 Book Character Dress up Day
Tuesday, March 5 Mock STAAR Test for all of fourth grade
Thursday, March 7- Open House
Friday, March 8- End of 9 Weeks Party
Tuesday, March 19- Picture day AND Fourth Grade Symphony field trip
Thursday, March 21- Math MAP testing
Friday, March 22- Report Cards go home
Tuesday, March 26- Reading MAP testing
Wednesday, March 27- Science MAP testing
Monday-Thursday April 1-April 4: Book Fair Week
Tuesday, April 9-actual STAAR Writing Test
Thursday, April 18-Texas Day

Book Fair Week-April 1-April 4

Please add Spring Book Fair week to your calendars!  There will be more information to come soon.  Each class will sign up for a date and time.

Thank you for reading!  Please reach out to your student's teacher if you have any questions, comments, concerns or praises!  Have a wonderful week!

-The Fourth Grade Team

Water Bottles

Water Bottle Information

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much for teaming up with us to promote healthy habits for your children and our planet!  We have had a few waters bottles break and would like to encourage you to send students to school with metal or plastic water bottles that have sturdy caps or straws.  Please remember that the only liquid that should be in their water bottles is water.  Gatorade, Powerade, Lemonade, Soda, Soft Drinks, Juice, Tea, Coffee, etc can be consumed at home, at school we want our minds to be feed with knowledge and nutrients that do not cause distraction for our fourth graders.  

Thank you for support in our students future!

the Fourth Grade Team

February

Hello Lovely Parents!

Please see below for important dates and information regarding your fourth graders!

Perot Museum Field Trip- Friday, Feb. 8 (Wear a Mathew's or Green Shirt and pack a sack lunch and drink)

Unit 4 Reading Test- Tuesday, Feb. 12

Book Report- We will start working on these in class towards the end of February.  For now please make sure your students are reading them and using them to fill out their reading logs

Friendship Week dress up days (Feb. 11-15)

     Monday-Warm Ups/Sweats

     Tuesday-Clothes inside out

     Wednesday-Country Western

     Thursday-Red, white or pink

     Friday- Toystory/Disney

Friendship Party-Friday, Feb. 15 at 1:30

President's Day- No School for Students Monday, Feb. 18

Thanks for the support!

-Your Fourth Grade Team