Dear Parents,
Hello!!! I am feeling good about getting on here and letting you know some updates. Things have been progressing at school just as I would expect them to. I am in contact with Mrs. Gammell and know what is going on in classroom. I am proud of the students and how they are moving forward just like the should even though Mrs. Sickels is not there. I hope to visit on Monday during the mass in my Iowa State gear!!!
I just want to share that my surgery went very well. I think even better than expected. The Dr. gave a time frame and he was finished earlier than he had thought which made my family a little nervous, but it was due to everything going smoothly. I asked up front how much hair would be taken, they told me all of it, so yes, I have very little hair. It is growing back quickly though. The only surprise to me was the size of the incision, but I didn't openly ask about it. It is exactly what the Dr. expected it to be. I just didn't want to know that going in. It was a shock to me, but normal for this procedure. I will say "God works in mysterious ways" because finding this and getting it taken care of now was a great blessing. The relief of a "benign" tumor also is a blessing. I have been thanking God every day since surgery for all the true blessings I have in life.
Math seems to moving along as it should be. Place value is the first chapter of the year and is one that takes some time getting the students back into a routine with school and thinking about Math. Mrs. Gammell did some assessing and is doing some reviewing in areas where there are weaknesses. We really reach up into those higher numbers. Some of the lessons seem so simple and others are very time consuming. Keep up the good work.
Social Studies is moving right along also. Your child should be seeing a test very soon in this area. I didn't visit with Mrs. G today to know if they are reviewing yet or not. If plans are on schedule they should begin a study guide today or tomorrow. Study skills will be a topic of discussion too. Your sub is a pro and teaching great study strategies.
I hope all of you are doing well. Again, I hope to stop by or a visit on Monday for Mass. Please, I guess, warn your student that I have no hair and will be wearing a hat/scarf. I don't want to shock them. I hope all of you had a great Labor Day weekend and are looking forward to the Food Fair. I know I am!!
God Bless
Mrs. Sickels
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Dear Parents,
It has been a nice 3 days. (Half days for me). We have accomplished a lot. Students are adjusting to 4th grade quite nicely. When the homework really kicks in, things might fall apart a little but we expect that. Once they learn the routine, and have a better feel of what is expected of them it will get better!
Math - We took a diagnostic test this week. This test tells me what the students know coming into 4th grade. It shows me areas of concern as whole class, it shows me areas that might not require as much attention. It also shows me individually how students are doing and what we need to focus on for them.
We start the year covering place value. We will learn to write numbers in standard form (1,582), written form ( one thousand, five hundred eighty-two), and expanded form ( 1,000 + 500 + 80 + 2). We will work with numbers up to the hundred millions place. We will work on ordering and comparing numbers. We will also work on properly counting money and properly counting back change.
Language Arts - We have a brand new series this year!! We are very excited about the new series and what it has to offer. I will miss a lot of my stories in my old text because there were some really good ones, but I intend on sharing some of those anyways. This year will be a learning year for me as well, to find my way around the teachers guide and pick the best way to present the lessons to the students. There is a lesson plan in the book but doesn't give us any idea how much time to spend in each area, so we will be doing that ourselves. I feel this series will truly benefit student learning, and in looking it over it also some great stories in it. Our first story is Because of Winn Dixie. This is a story the kids are familiar with so will be a good one to start with.
Social Studies - This year we focus on the United States. In the first 3 chapters we discuss the United States as a whole nation. We will focus some on Government. After that the book divides the states into 5 major regions, and we will study a region at a time. We learn about Native Americans, natural resources, and other interesting facts from each region. We will also begin to work on Social Studies projects. I will explain more of this around conference time because that is when we normally begin the separate regions. I know projects don't sound fun to the parents but this class usually ends up being the favorite of the year.
Science is taught by Mrs. Burg and Religion by Ms. Surma, I recommend you use the links on this page to their blog to keep up with what is going on with your child in those classrooms.
This concludes the first week!! I am off to surgery tomorrow! I am sure all will go as planned and I will be back before we know it!! Again, I hope you all feel blesses that Mrs. Gammell has taken over because she will give 100% to teaching your little ones and making sure they are learning in a safe environment.
God Bless,
Melissa Sickels
It has been a nice 3 days. (Half days for me). We have accomplished a lot. Students are adjusting to 4th grade quite nicely. When the homework really kicks in, things might fall apart a little but we expect that. Once they learn the routine, and have a better feel of what is expected of them it will get better!
Math - We took a diagnostic test this week. This test tells me what the students know coming into 4th grade. It shows me areas of concern as whole class, it shows me areas that might not require as much attention. It also shows me individually how students are doing and what we need to focus on for them.
We start the year covering place value. We will learn to write numbers in standard form (1,582), written form ( one thousand, five hundred eighty-two), and expanded form ( 1,000 + 500 + 80 + 2). We will work with numbers up to the hundred millions place. We will work on ordering and comparing numbers. We will also work on properly counting money and properly counting back change.
Language Arts - We have a brand new series this year!! We are very excited about the new series and what it has to offer. I will miss a lot of my stories in my old text because there were some really good ones, but I intend on sharing some of those anyways. This year will be a learning year for me as well, to find my way around the teachers guide and pick the best way to present the lessons to the students. There is a lesson plan in the book but doesn't give us any idea how much time to spend in each area, so we will be doing that ourselves. I feel this series will truly benefit student learning, and in looking it over it also some great stories in it. Our first story is Because of Winn Dixie. This is a story the kids are familiar with so will be a good one to start with.
Social Studies - This year we focus on the United States. In the first 3 chapters we discuss the United States as a whole nation. We will focus some on Government. After that the book divides the states into 5 major regions, and we will study a region at a time. We learn about Native Americans, natural resources, and other interesting facts from each region. We will also begin to work on Social Studies projects. I will explain more of this around conference time because that is when we normally begin the separate regions. I know projects don't sound fun to the parents but this class usually ends up being the favorite of the year.
Science is taught by Mrs. Burg and Religion by Ms. Surma, I recommend you use the links on this page to their blog to keep up with what is going on with your child in those classrooms.
This concludes the first week!! I am off to surgery tomorrow! I am sure all will go as planned and I will be back before we know it!! Again, I hope you all feel blesses that Mrs. Gammell has taken over because she will give 100% to teaching your little ones and making sure they are learning in a safe environment.
God Bless,
Melissa Sickels
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Hello Parents!!!
I am very excited about the upcoming year. I hope all the students have had a great summer and are ready to come back and be ready to learn. This year is going to quite different for the students in the beginning and here is why:
On July 21st I had a seizure and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. I ended up being admitted to spend the night. In the ER they ran a CT scan and the next morning an MRI on my head. They found a small lesion (tumor) on the frontal lobe of my brain. Wednesday the 24th, I visited a Neural surgeon in Des Moines to discuss the lesion. He has decided it is in my best interest to remove it. It is very small, so they can not tell 100% what it is. They are pretty certain due to calcification around the lesion that it will be benign but won't know until the tumor is removed. Which is why it is important for it to be removed. This has been a lot for me to process, but I will be moving forward with surgery. My surgery date is Friday, Aug. 23rd. I will be present for the first three days of school for half days. I am allowed 4 hours of work a day right now, because I have had a couple more minor seizures since the first one. After the surgery, depending on how well I do, I will need 30 days of recovery time. Unless I am doing very well, then it could be less. soooooo.....
I will have a substitute teacher during the time that I am gone and that will be Mrs. Margy Gammell. She has spent some time with me discussing the room and how I run the class. You may need to be patient with her when it comes to this blog, we have looked at it and I have told her this is where the parent letters will need to be. I also intend to update the blog on my progress maybe once a week to keep you informed about when my return will be. Mrs. Gammell will be an excellent substitute for me, and will do an excellent job with your children. She is a very caring person who has a talent and love for educating youth and doing what is best for them.
Please discuss this with your child and tell them whatever you feel comfortable with. Please feel free to ask any questions you have for me or for Mrs. Gammell. She will be present at the open house also. I understand this is quite a disruption to the classroom and believe me, wish it was not happening. Timing is definitely not perfect but it never is. Please pray with your children for a successful surgery and easy recovery for me. I in turn will pray for Mrs. Gammell and all the students while I am away, anxiously awaiting my return.
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
I am very excited about the upcoming year. I hope all the students have had a great summer and are ready to come back and be ready to learn. This year is going to quite different for the students in the beginning and here is why:
On July 21st I had a seizure and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. I ended up being admitted to spend the night. In the ER they ran a CT scan and the next morning an MRI on my head. They found a small lesion (tumor) on the frontal lobe of my brain. Wednesday the 24th, I visited a Neural surgeon in Des Moines to discuss the lesion. He has decided it is in my best interest to remove it. It is very small, so they can not tell 100% what it is. They are pretty certain due to calcification around the lesion that it will be benign but won't know until the tumor is removed. Which is why it is important for it to be removed. This has been a lot for me to process, but I will be moving forward with surgery. My surgery date is Friday, Aug. 23rd. I will be present for the first three days of school for half days. I am allowed 4 hours of work a day right now, because I have had a couple more minor seizures since the first one. After the surgery, depending on how well I do, I will need 30 days of recovery time. Unless I am doing very well, then it could be less. soooooo.....
I will have a substitute teacher during the time that I am gone and that will be Mrs. Margy Gammell. She has spent some time with me discussing the room and how I run the class. You may need to be patient with her when it comes to this blog, we have looked at it and I have told her this is where the parent letters will need to be. I also intend to update the blog on my progress maybe once a week to keep you informed about when my return will be. Mrs. Gammell will be an excellent substitute for me, and will do an excellent job with your children. She is a very caring person who has a talent and love for educating youth and doing what is best for them.
Please discuss this with your child and tell them whatever you feel comfortable with. Please feel free to ask any questions you have for me or for Mrs. Gammell. She will be present at the open house also. I understand this is quite a disruption to the classroom and believe me, wish it was not happening. Timing is definitely not perfect but it never is. Please pray with your children for a successful surgery and easy recovery for me. I in turn will pray for Mrs. Gammell and all the students while I am away, anxiously awaiting my return.
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Dear Parents,
This is my last parent letter for the year. I appreciate all you have done to help your student this year. I appreciate you sharing your wonderful child with me. I have totally enjoyed teaching this group this year. They have been a lot of fun. They are a great group. I highly recommend working with your child with division and multiplication over the summer. There is a website called bedtimemath, go there and they will give you a problem a day to work. You don't have to use this at bedtime but you could use at breakfast, lunch, or during a down time in afternoon. If you are a parent that works, leave it in the morning and give them all day to work the problem, then go over it together when you get home. It's a great idea!! Also find them a good book to read!! Enjoy the summer vacation and all you do!! Stay safe!!!
Language Arts - Well, we have taken the Unit 6 test, which you will find the results for in the folder today. We took the End-of-the-Year test today. I will have those results ready for next Tuesday. We will finish up by looking at corrections on this last test and share their Author reports. I am very pleased with overall scores on the Unit 6 test. All students did very well on the comprehension section. I was excited!!
Math- We are working in Geometry this week and finish the last couple of days reviewing fractions. They have enjoyed these last few days of geometry. I think some have found it fun. We discussed a lot of terms this week: point, line, line segment, ray, angle, right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle, straight angle, parallel lines, intersecting lines and perpendicular lines. That is a lot over two days. We will take the end of the year Math test on Tuesday morning.
Social Studies - We have been reading about the West. We finished one chapter today and will start the last chapter in the book tomorrow. We will pick up on the most important things in this chapter Friday and Tuesday. We took our first states and capitals test yesterday. I handed all but 4 back today. We will take another one tomorrow. The final one will be Tuesday where they have to label the states and capitals on a map. If they are struggling on these small ones the last one will be difficult. I will give them a map of the West to practice on. That is the only region they didn't get to study on.
I hope all of you have a great long weekend!! I also wish all of you the best summer ever!! I really hope they read a couple books, participate in lots of out door activities, spend time with family and friends, and most of be safe!!
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
This is my last parent letter for the year. I appreciate all you have done to help your student this year. I appreciate you sharing your wonderful child with me. I have totally enjoyed teaching this group this year. They have been a lot of fun. They are a great group. I highly recommend working with your child with division and multiplication over the summer. There is a website called bedtimemath, go there and they will give you a problem a day to work. You don't have to use this at bedtime but you could use at breakfast, lunch, or during a down time in afternoon. If you are a parent that works, leave it in the morning and give them all day to work the problem, then go over it together when you get home. It's a great idea!! Also find them a good book to read!! Enjoy the summer vacation and all you do!! Stay safe!!!
Language Arts - Well, we have taken the Unit 6 test, which you will find the results for in the folder today. We took the End-of-the-Year test today. I will have those results ready for next Tuesday. We will finish up by looking at corrections on this last test and share their Author reports. I am very pleased with overall scores on the Unit 6 test. All students did very well on the comprehension section. I was excited!!
Math- We are working in Geometry this week and finish the last couple of days reviewing fractions. They have enjoyed these last few days of geometry. I think some have found it fun. We discussed a lot of terms this week: point, line, line segment, ray, angle, right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle, straight angle, parallel lines, intersecting lines and perpendicular lines. That is a lot over two days. We will take the end of the year Math test on Tuesday morning.
Social Studies - We have been reading about the West. We finished one chapter today and will start the last chapter in the book tomorrow. We will pick up on the most important things in this chapter Friday and Tuesday. We took our first states and capitals test yesterday. I handed all but 4 back today. We will take another one tomorrow. The final one will be Tuesday where they have to label the states and capitals on a map. If they are struggling on these small ones the last one will be difficult. I will give them a map of the West to practice on. That is the only region they didn't get to study on.
I hope all of you have a great long weekend!! I also wish all of you the best summer ever!! I really hope they read a couple books, participate in lots of out door activities, spend time with family and friends, and most of be safe!!
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Dear Parents,
Happy Thursday!!! One more Thursday after today. One more post or letter for the year. We will be doing a lot of assessing over the next week. Almost every night your child should have something they are looking over. We have two end of the year tests to take. One in Language Arts and one in Math. The math one they took at the beginning of the year, so we will see how much they have grown. I will be sad to see this class go, they have been a fun group.
Field Trip - Thank you to all the parents who drove last Friday. We had a very nice day!! The weather was a little chilly but sunny. Some of you have great pictures of the day because your child took pictures of everything!!! We would like to thank Grandma Kay KInsella for treating all the students to an ice cream cone at Dairy Queen before heading home. That was a nice surprise!!
Language Arts - We are finishing up the last story this week. We will do the Unit 6 test next week and maybe start the End of the year test also. The last story is a fun one but a long one!! It is about a guinea pig which is a class pet and it was lost. Someone left the cage open. When the students finally find the guinea pig named Chocolate, they have a pleasant surprise. Ask your child what that surprise was. Parents, don't panic, these last tests are hard to study for. For the unit test you can go over the target skills in the book, but the end of the year, there really is not studying for. We are assessing what the students have retained this year.
Social Studies - Projects are winding down. The class has all ready taken their last test for me. We will be moving right into the Western Region today. We will work hard covering the material on the West right up until the last time we meet. I am sure you are all ready to kill me because I keep giving all these great ideas for family vacations. I am sorry. There are so many great things to see outside of our Region. Things that your students really seem interested about. I think it is fun to take them places and show them those things they are truly interested in. Molly is really wanting to go to South Dakota. Maybe I can make that happen!!
Math - We are taking a test over Chapter 7 (division) today. I am looking forward to see how the students are doing in this area. They have done a good job of working hard to learn the process. Some have had to work harder than others. We will be working on some geometry and fractions up until the end of the year.
My Blog - Some of you have signed up to receive notifications from my blog and said it is not working. When you sign up for notifications it will send you an email verifying your sign up. You have to go into that email and click on the link to verify. If you have not done this than you will not receive notifications. Go back and check your email or sign up again! Thanks
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
Happy Thursday!!! One more Thursday after today. One more post or letter for the year. We will be doing a lot of assessing over the next week. Almost every night your child should have something they are looking over. We have two end of the year tests to take. One in Language Arts and one in Math. The math one they took at the beginning of the year, so we will see how much they have grown. I will be sad to see this class go, they have been a fun group.
Field Trip - Thank you to all the parents who drove last Friday. We had a very nice day!! The weather was a little chilly but sunny. Some of you have great pictures of the day because your child took pictures of everything!!! We would like to thank Grandma Kay KInsella for treating all the students to an ice cream cone at Dairy Queen before heading home. That was a nice surprise!!
Language Arts - We are finishing up the last story this week. We will do the Unit 6 test next week and maybe start the End of the year test also. The last story is a fun one but a long one!! It is about a guinea pig which is a class pet and it was lost. Someone left the cage open. When the students finally find the guinea pig named Chocolate, they have a pleasant surprise. Ask your child what that surprise was. Parents, don't panic, these last tests are hard to study for. For the unit test you can go over the target skills in the book, but the end of the year, there really is not studying for. We are assessing what the students have retained this year.
Social Studies - Projects are winding down. The class has all ready taken their last test for me. We will be moving right into the Western Region today. We will work hard covering the material on the West right up until the last time we meet. I am sure you are all ready to kill me because I keep giving all these great ideas for family vacations. I am sorry. There are so many great things to see outside of our Region. Things that your students really seem interested about. I think it is fun to take them places and show them those things they are truly interested in. Molly is really wanting to go to South Dakota. Maybe I can make that happen!!
Math - We are taking a test over Chapter 7 (division) today. I am looking forward to see how the students are doing in this area. They have done a good job of working hard to learn the process. Some have had to work harder than others. We will be working on some geometry and fractions up until the end of the year.
My Blog - Some of you have signed up to receive notifications from my blog and said it is not working. When you sign up for notifications it will send you an email verifying your sign up. You have to go into that email and click on the link to verify. If you have not done this than you will not receive notifications. Go back and check your email or sign up again! Thanks
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Dear Parents,
Happy Thursday!!! Only two more letters from me this year!! WOW!! Where has the time gone. Tomorrow is going to be a great trip. Thank you to all the parents who were willing to drive for me. I had more offer than I normally do. We are still working very hard in all subjects. We will continue to do so up until the end. I have some very important things for them before the end of the year. My cell phone is 641-202-1580 in case you need me tomorrow. If you do send me a text and I will get back to you when appropriate.
Field Trip - Friday is out field trip. I have received all permission forms and money!! YAY!! Good job parents. Remember tomorrow we need to leave by 8:00 A.M. This does mean that bus kids need to be here. If they ride the bus they will miss going. I would like drivers to arrive by 7:45 and students in my room by 7:50. We will be arriving home around 3:30. Please make arrangements for your child to be picked up. You can text me and ask if we are on time. I also call the school and make Mrs. Lane aware of our arrival time.
Language Arts - I am planning on the students taking a Unit Test over Charlie and The Chocolate Factory next week. It is a short one page test with matching, true/false, short answer and essay. They will all do fine. I also plan on their projects being due May 20th. I am just asking all projects to be due that day. We will share the candy ones first then if I have to delay presenting til Tuesday and Wednesday that will be those written projects. I am sure the students are working hard on those projects all ready. At the end of the year we will take a Unit 6 test plus an End of the Year test. Next week we will read our last story in the book and then begin preparing for those two things.
Math- In math we are still working on Division. I will finish that chapter up next week and we will take a chapter test. I am curious to see how they are improving in Division.We will also take an End of the Year assessment in Math. We have all ready taken it at the beginning of the year. We will take it again to see if there was any improvement. That will all begin happening after chapter 7 test.
Social Studies - We are moving through the Southwest and will be testing again soon. I will not spend 3 days on this test, because we need to move on into the West region. I will most likely give them the study guide and the answers. I will have them put answers on the study guide and then review for a test on the next day. End of the year comes and a lot of assessing needs to happen. This doesn't make for a very fun end of the year but it is worth the reward of summer.
Happy Thursday!!! Only two more letters from me this year!! WOW!! Where has the time gone. Tomorrow is going to be a great trip. Thank you to all the parents who were willing to drive for me. I had more offer than I normally do. We are still working very hard in all subjects. We will continue to do so up until the end. I have some very important things for them before the end of the year. My cell phone is 641-202-1580 in case you need me tomorrow. If you do send me a text and I will get back to you when appropriate.
Field Trip - Friday is out field trip. I have received all permission forms and money!! YAY!! Good job parents. Remember tomorrow we need to leave by 8:00 A.M. This does mean that bus kids need to be here. If they ride the bus they will miss going. I would like drivers to arrive by 7:45 and students in my room by 7:50. We will be arriving home around 3:30. Please make arrangements for your child to be picked up. You can text me and ask if we are on time. I also call the school and make Mrs. Lane aware of our arrival time.
Language Arts - I am planning on the students taking a Unit Test over Charlie and The Chocolate Factory next week. It is a short one page test with matching, true/false, short answer and essay. They will all do fine. I also plan on their projects being due May 20th. I am just asking all projects to be due that day. We will share the candy ones first then if I have to delay presenting til Tuesday and Wednesday that will be those written projects. I am sure the students are working hard on those projects all ready. At the end of the year we will take a Unit 6 test plus an End of the Year test. Next week we will read our last story in the book and then begin preparing for those two things.
Math- In math we are still working on Division. I will finish that chapter up next week and we will take a chapter test. I am curious to see how they are improving in Division.We will also take an End of the Year assessment in Math. We have all ready taken it at the beginning of the year. We will take it again to see if there was any improvement. That will all begin happening after chapter 7 test.
Social Studies - We are moving through the Southwest and will be testing again soon. I will not spend 3 days on this test, because we need to move on into the West region. I will most likely give them the study guide and the answers. I will have them put answers on the study guide and then review for a test on the next day. End of the year comes and a lot of assessing needs to happen. This doesn't make for a very fun end of the year but it is worth the reward of summer.
Have a great Weekend!!
God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Dear Parents,
Happy Thursday!! May 2 and SNOW!! I can't believe it!!! Someone has made Mother Nature mad and I sure wish they would apologize to her!! Maybe then we can have Spring. The end of the year is drawing near. It seems very quick for me because I am planning all the things we need to accomplish before we say good-bye. I have really enjoyed this class. They have been a lot of fun but also challenging. Thank you for sharing your precious gifts with me!
Field Trip - We will be going to Boone Iowa to ride the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad on Friday, May 10th. Please fill out field trip permission form and return by Wednesday, May 8th. We need to leave at 8:00 A.M. so I ask that all kids arrive in my classroom by 7:50. It is about a two hour drive. We will board the train at 10:30 and the ride is an hour and 45 minutes long. This year we will eat our sack lunches on the train. When we return to the station at 12:15 we will clean up and have a museum tour from 12:30-1:00. The museum is new. Last year it wasn't open yet, so this will be my first experience touring. There is also a gift shop that I allow the students to go into. The cost for the trip has gone up due to the renovations they have made. I ask that each student bring in $5. This fee includes the train ride and the museum tour. I plan to arrive home by 3:15-3:30 that day. The students will miss the bus so arrangements need made to be picked up. Don't forget lunches!! Also, this crazy Iowa weather, please pay attention and dress accordingly.
Iowa Assessments - The results for your student's Iowa Assessments are in. I have them in my room. You may stop in anytime to pick them up from me. I am available from 7:50-8:20 each morning but Tuesday because I have morning duty. I am available Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11:50-12:40. (please contact me if coming then so I don't leave for lunch). Also 3:15 -3:45 every day depending on my older girls sports schedule. Again just check with me!! I would love to show you how your student did.
Social Studies - Projects start coming due next week. I have had to change a couple of due dates due to conflicts so make sure you ask your child about changes. We are testing today over chapter 10. We will go through chapter 11 just as quickly so we can start on the Western Region. It is my favorite region because I love the Rocky Mountains. We will cover that region kind of quickly also. They are all used to the way we cover a chapter so stepping up the pace this time of year is fine. Hard to believe I am planning for the end!
God bless,
Mrs Sickels
Happy Thursday!! May 2 and SNOW!! I can't believe it!!! Someone has made Mother Nature mad and I sure wish they would apologize to her!! Maybe then we can have Spring. The end of the year is drawing near. It seems very quick for me because I am planning all the things we need to accomplish before we say good-bye. I have really enjoyed this class. They have been a lot of fun but also challenging. Thank you for sharing your precious gifts with me!
Field Trip - We will be going to Boone Iowa to ride the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad on Friday, May 10th. Please fill out field trip permission form and return by Wednesday, May 8th. We need to leave at 8:00 A.M. so I ask that all kids arrive in my classroom by 7:50. It is about a two hour drive. We will board the train at 10:30 and the ride is an hour and 45 minutes long. This year we will eat our sack lunches on the train. When we return to the station at 12:15 we will clean up and have a museum tour from 12:30-1:00. The museum is new. Last year it wasn't open yet, so this will be my first experience touring. There is also a gift shop that I allow the students to go into. The cost for the trip has gone up due to the renovations they have made. I ask that each student bring in $5. This fee includes the train ride and the museum tour. I plan to arrive home by 3:15-3:30 that day. The students will miss the bus so arrangements need made to be picked up. Don't forget lunches!! Also, this crazy Iowa weather, please pay attention and dress accordingly.
Iowa Assessments - The results for your student's Iowa Assessments are in. I have them in my room. You may stop in anytime to pick them up from me. I am available from 7:50-8:20 each morning but Tuesday because I have morning duty. I am available Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 11:50-12:40. (please contact me if coming then so I don't leave for lunch). Also 3:15 -3:45 every day depending on my older girls sports schedule. Again just check with me!! I would love to show you how your student did.
Social Studies - Projects start coming due next week. I have had to change a couple of due dates due to conflicts so make sure you ask your child about changes. We are testing today over chapter 10. We will go through chapter 11 just as quickly so we can start on the Western Region. It is my favorite region because I love the Rocky Mountains. We will cover that region kind of quickly also. They are all used to the way we cover a chapter so stepping up the pace this time of year is fine. Hard to believe I am planning for the end!
Have a great weekend!!
God bless,
Mrs Sickels
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