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

Winter Update

Fantastic Fourth Grade Flash-December 

Dear Mavericks, 

Please read the information below on what is going on in fourth grade!

Sincerely,

The fourth grade team

Test Dates:

Math-Thursday, December 13
Reading-Thursday, December 13

Winter Parties:

Our winter party is on Thursday December 20 from 1:30-2:30.  Feel free to come by and join the fun!  Parents are invited to check their student out after to take them home for the day!

Report Cards:

Report cards go home on Friday, December 21.  Please remember to keep the papers inside and return the signed envelope in January of 2019 to your child's teacher.

Lost and Found:

Please look at the pictures directly below to see if anything in the lost and found could be found and make its way back to your home!

Back to school: January 8

To start off the third nine weeks, we will be implementing the behavior card once again.  We are using it as a communication tool with parents.  However,  you will not sign weekly and there will not be stickers given.  It is simply a way to let parents know what their kiddos are up to at school-positive and negative.

New Lunch Policy Starting in January for the building:  

Letter from Mr. Steele

Mathews Families,

I have exciting news. Beginning January 9th, parents may come to eat with their children. We want this to be a success, so please consider waiting a week or two before coming so that we are not overwhelmed with families the first week this is in place. In order for this to be a positive experience for all parents, children, and staff, please follow all procedures listed below.

* Please be sure to come several minutes early as you will need to check in at the front office and get a badge in order to go to the cafeteria. You will need a picture ID in order to check in. If you do not bring identification, you will not be allowed to come in for lunch. This is for the safety of our children. Feel free to bring grandparents or other family members as long as they have IDs as well.

* Since students tend to get very excited about a parent visit, please refrain from telling your child you are coming if you may not be able to do so.

* If you have multiple children who attend Mathews, you will need to go to each lunch individually, as we will not be able to pull them during a non-lunch time.

* Feel free to bring lunch for you and your child, or you may go through the cafeteria line. The cost of lunch is $3.75, cash or check, for adults. You may not bring lunch for other children.

* There are labeled tables inside of the cafeteria where you can eat with your child. We have a small cafeteria, however, we will do the best we can to accommodate our families as they arrive. Families must sit at one table per family. If more families arrive than available tables, we will have multiple families sit together due to the number of families. Lunch at Mathews is not a time for family friends or neighbors to come sit together during lunch.

* Other students may not come and eat with you.

* Please do not feed your child as they need to feed themselves.

* When lunch is over for your child, please go back to the office, turn in your badge and leave through the front door. While we understand you may like to take your child to class or leave out the doors by the cafeteria, you are not allowed to go to the classrooms, out to recess, or to other areas of the school and you must sign out before leaving the building. We do not want to interrupt instruction or playtime with friends.

* If we find that there consistently isn't enough space for the number of parents having lunch, we will look at specific days weekly or another manner in which to divide the time. However, it is our sincere goal to not limit dates or times.

*** If dropping off lunch for your child, beginning January 9th, please do so in the front office no later than 15 minutes before your child's lunch begins***

We hope you enjoy the opportunity to eat with your children. Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Ryan Steele

Mathews Principal

Lunch Schedule

Kinder 11:30-12:00                                 First 12:00-12:30                                    Second 10:30-11:00

Third 1:00-1:30                                      Fourth 12:30-1:00                                  Fifth 11:00-11:30          

Ryan Steele

Principal

Mathews Elementary 

Upcoming Information

Dear parents!

Please be on the look out for information about materials for our  marble run next week as well as a permission slip for the field trip to the Outdoor Learning Center!

Thank you so much!
-The Fourth Grade Team