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Welcome to Mrs. Thompson's fourth grade class. This will be my second year teaching and I taught fourth grade last year. Over the summer I got married and you may have known me last year as Ms. Brunelle. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer vacation so far. School will begin on August 22,2011 and I'm so excited to meet all of my new fourth grade students and parents. I will be posting upcoming events, projects, units of study, and pictures on this webpage throughout the year. See you all soon :)

Mrs. Thompson

8/22/2011 Welcome to the first week of fourth grade! Below I have attached the Orientation PowerPoint and the welcome letter that will also be sent home. I hope everyone is rested and ready to start a new school year.

9/6/2011 We have just finished the first two weeks of school and man oh man they flew by. :) Wanted to keep everyone updated; therefore, I have posted some upcoming events you can add to your calendar. If there are any questions please feel free to email, call, or visit. This upcoming week we will be having Reading benchmark testing on Thursday. Also we have assigned a Social Studies vocabulary quiz on Friday 9/09/2011. The students have all the definitions on their Social Studies study guide and the quiz will be on words in Chapter 1 lessons 1 and 2. The Chapter 1 test will be open book and will cover information out of the Social Studies book. Their Social Studies test will be next week. We are currently in our Place Value unit in Math, I have been telling the students to see me before or after school if they have any questions or need assistance. If you have any questions please call me or email me. The students may take their math books home to look at examples if they need help. Last week I sent home the field trip forms and T-shirt money forms please get them in as soon as possible our first field trip is September 30th to MOSH. Together as a team we can acheive more :) Thaks, Mrs. Thompson brunellek@duvalschools.org 904-714-4601 ext 1213 10/10/2011 We are now in the month of October. Time has flown by. We just went on our field trip to MOSH and all the students had a blast and learned a lot. We have another field trip to the symphony on October 26 it is a free field trip and the students only have to return the field trip permission slip stating they are able to attend and whether they are bringing a bagged lunch or if they need a bagged lunch from the cafeteria. We will be eating lunch in our classroom before we go on the field trip. We are allowed 2 chaperones per classroom. If you are interested please let me know. Thanks. ** Math: ** In math we are finishing up our unit in Multiplication, factors, and multiples the students will have a test on Wednesday 10/12/2011. They were given a study guide last week to complete. We will be starting our new unit on understanding and applying multiplication and division. ** Science: **In Science we are working in our Earth Resources unit. The students just finished observing and identifying the properties of rocks and minerals through hands on learning. We are now learning about weathering and erosion through educational hands on learning experiences. The students really enjoy Science. The 1st nine weeks grading period is coming to an end and you should have received the students progress report. Please let me know if you have any questions about your child's academics. Thanks, Mrs. Thompsonbrunellek@duvalschools.org 904-714-4601 ext 1213
 * Upcoming Events || Date and Times ||
 * SAC meeting || 9/6/2011@ 6pm ||
 * Grandparents Tea || 9/09/2011@ 9am ||
 * Open House k-2 || 9/08/2011@ 6pm ||
 * Fall Picture Day || 9/14/2011 ||
 * Open House 3-5 || 9/15/2011 ||
 * RTI begins in classroom || 9/19/2011 ||
 * Early Release Wednesday || 9/21/2011 ||
 * Progress Reports || 9/26/2011 ||
 * MOSH 4th grade field trip || 9/30/2011 ||

October 25,2010

Its that time of year again to begin working on Science Fair Projects!!! As a fourth grade student, your child is expected to complete an individual science fair project. It is worth 25% of their grade and can impact their grade significantly if not completed and on time. Today October 25, 2010 your child received their science fair project folder. Within this folder is the complete packet that explains in detail the steps to complete the project in a timely manner. This packet will be the place where your child will collect and record their data. On the front page is a deadline schedule. On the due dates I will check off and initial that your child has shown me their information I would greatly appreciate that all parents initial the deadline schedule as well. This science fair project requires all team players to participate. (child, parent, and teacher) As a class we will complete a class science fair project, I will walk the students through each of the steps of the scientific method. The students must stay focused, attentive, and ready to participate so that they are able to go home and work on their very own project and apply the information they learned in class.

I have attached a few documents that will assist your child in choosing a topic. I will also attach the PowerPoint we went over in class today explaining what a testable question, purpose statement, title, and topic may look like. If you have any questions about anything please don't hesitate to call or email.

Mrs. Thompson

(904)714-4601 Ext. 213

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