Final Friday

Coming up with today's title was easy!

Please empty out those book bags tomorrow!  On Monday, bring your pencil box, a folder, Holes, and one notebook!

Do you have any "Mrs, Ginn" books at home?  Please, please return them if you do.

Report Cards go home Tuesday!
Tuesday is a full day of school for kids.
There is no homework this weekend.  Please continue to read Holes if you have not finished.

Thinking Through The Maze Thursday

A-MAZE-ING work Team 201 Families and Students!

I was really impressed by the thought and creativity that I witnessed today. Kids had some time to "shore up" their mazes and run trials with friends. We witnessed some great teamwork and sportsmanship.

Sharon's "Fly Paper Special" nearly took the 201 title. We had to stop the clock at 20 minutes due to technical difficulties.  Henry's "Slow and Steady" horizontal run took 2nd place. It was Maxwell's
"Corn Syrup Conundrum" that was the show stopper in 201 and the entire pod.  These are not the real names of the mazes. I made them up!

Kudos to all for their hard work on this project. This one really seemed to get the kids thinking.


This evening there is no homework. Come to school ready to learn about volume. We will be building towers!

Totally Awesome Tuesday

How lucky are we? Thank you Zeus and Apollo! We had a wonderful Field Day. Your kids are tired and thirsty.


This evening at home...

• bathe!   
• Read and record!
• Come to school ready to get your Area, Perimeter and Origami on, because tomorrow is officially   Area, Perimeter and Origami Mega Math Challenge Day!

If you have origami paper at home, feel free to bring it. We will be using regular copy paper to advance from Origami Apprentice to Origami Masters.   May the Fold Be With You!

Making Plans Monday

Tomorrow is 4th Grade Field Day!

The radar report is not looking favorable, but we have our "top people" working on it! Maybe if 100% of the kids in 201 finish the Zeus packet and pass the quiz, the skies will be clear. If Iris is smiling on us for even some of the time, we will go outside. Be prepared for a great day, indoors or out!

Bring...

• your finished Olympian work. Be prepared to take quizzes in the morning.
• a picnic lunch. 
• games, cards, dolls, crafts or other things to play with, inside or out
• water and sunscreen, if needed
• a towel

Leave at home...

• water guns, balloons, etc.
• toy weapons
• anything with wheels: skates, roller blades, skateboards, hover board, etc.
• pup tents or pop ups

Friday Thoughts

Hello Team201 Parents and Students!


Any child who scored lower than 85% on yesterday's Math Test will retake the test on Monday.  I am not accepting corrections! You can log on to Think Central to check out your child's score.

By Monday, all kids should be nearly finished with the Olympians work.  Kids should be coming home with packets to complete if they are falling behind.

We Love Wetlands Wednesday

What a fantastic day! Thank you, Mother Nature, for providing us with a perfect day for our trip.  We saw deer. Lots of them. We saw cool- foamy-maybe-eggs-things-attached to leaves. We will be looking that one up tomorrow! We saw frogs. We saw turtles.  We had a picnic. We played tag. We sang Happy Birthday to Giselle. We were treated to cupcakes.   We got back to school just in time for recess and Library. It was pretty close to perfect.

This evening at home...

• The only homework is to prepare for tomorrow's Chapter 13 Math test. Kids should have the completed and corrected Review test with them.
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• Please read and record on your log. Get a signature.

Marble Maze day is June 16th! 

Field Day is June 14th!

June 21 is the last day of school. It is a full day!

Multicultural Night is this evening, in the CAC from 5-7:00! I hope to see you there!

Tomorrow is the Field Trip Tuesday

Tyshawn would like name today Too Many Questions Tuesday.   Thanks for the great suggestion!   This evening,

• The only homework is to read for 30 minutes or more in the Book Club novel.  Please record on the Gold Card and get a signature.
• Also, please make room in your bookbag and folder!

If you are not up to date on your Olympian Root work, you might want to take some home!

We will take the Chapter 13 Math test on Thursday!


Parents, take a peed inside that bookbag this evening. It is heavy and needs to be unloaded.  Please do not bring these extra material back to school. We are paring down to essential supplies. Each child should have one homework/unfinished work folder ( green or other) and one spiral or notebook at school. The folder will travel home each night. Please empty it out so that we can pass back more work/materials!


Please see yesterday's post for Field Trip notes.

Kids should bring their regular book bag to school tomorrow. Please clean it out tonight!
Kids may bring a small bag/satchel to carry water/pencil/sketchbook tomorrow.

Field Trip News

On June 8, we will travel to the North Park Village Nature Center.  Here are a few notes to help you prepare.

• Click here for History and Directions:  http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks/North-Park-Village-Nature-Center/
• We are scheduled to leave Disney at 9:15. Parents, please arrive by 9:00.
• Parents who would like to meet us at the NPVNC may do so.  We should be there at about 9:45.
• We will eat lunch at the the Nature Center. Please bring a lunch.
• Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.  We will be outside! 
• No electronic devices or cameras are allowed. Kids, if your parents is on the trip, this does not mean that you get to use their phone all day! School rules apply.

Marble Report Monday

Happy Monday, Team 201 Families!

Today we....

• discussed the Revolutionary War
• went to Dance
• took the MAPS Science Assessment
• worked on our Chapter 13 Test/Review
• worked on our Electricity Posters
• read our novels

This evening at home....

• finish the Chapter Test/Review. No Homework passes, please. We will test on Thursday.
• read your novel. Complete the Looks on a Book page for the segment that you read this evening.
• record your reading on your Gold Card and get a signature.

Marble Maze Notes...

Thanks to those who put so much thought into the Marble Maze Report. Many of the responses were very thoughtful and reflective. 

We will conduct our actual Marble Maze Race on June 16th! This will help avoid any Field Day conflicts. Please do not bring your maze to school until June 16th. We don't have the storage space!

Weekend Update

Hello Team201 Families!

I hope that everyone is enjoying the weekend! It looks as though the weather is about to turn. We were able to get baseball and soccer in this morning.  I hope your games aren't getting rained out! Or, I hope that it rains hard enough that you are rained out and don't have to stand/play in the rain!


I will post a copy of the Marble Maze write up/report in Google Classroom. It should be there in a few minutes. The reports are due on Monday.  Remember, you should not bring the actual maze to school Monday.  Just the report, please!

Other News

• 201 will take the Science MAPS test this Monday. I apologize for the late notice.  The testing window was pushed back, and we had to be flexible.  We have been preparing for this all year! Don't worry! Just come to school ready to focus!
• On Thursday, 201 will work with 7th Graders in the Science Lab. We will be viewing and reviewing their Lincoln Park Zoo projects.  
• Next week, we will continue to work on our Book Club novels. Language Arts assignments and homework will be based on these books. As children finish,  and turn in their novels they will be given Holes or another one of the Book Club selections. These books need to come back and forth to school each day. I hope that we will be reading Shakespeare the final week of school.
• Parents, I am trying to get a "text book" crew together to help the Pod inventory and organize books. Please let me know if there is a day when you can come in to help!
• Our Field Trip to the North Park Village Nature Center is this Wednesday, June 8th.  Parent volunteers should be at school by 9:00. The buses are leaving by 9:15.  Kids should bring a disposable sack lunch.  Water is also recommended. We will be taking a hike and talking about Illinois ecosystems. If we are quiet hikers, hint-hint, we may see a resident deer or two!  Please wear comfortable shoes and be prepared to spend the day outdoors.   Parents who would like to join us, but didn't make the chaperone list can meet us at the North Park Village Nature Center.

North Park Village Nature Center: History and Directions

Friday Fun

We were treated to a dance performance today. Thank you Urban Gateways. It was a wonderful way to  begin the day!


This weekend at home...

• The Marble Maze questions/packet is due on Monday! Please make sure that this reflects your best effort and contains detailed information. This will make up a large part of your Science Grade. Do NOT bring the actual maze tomorrow.
• Some kids are not finished with their Revolutionary War posters. These were due today. 

Thinking About Electricity Thursday; Electric Thinking Thursday

This evening at home...

• read novel for 25 minutes or more. Get a signature on Gold Card.
• Create and answer two discussion questions based on tonight's reading.
• Math 13.5 

 We take the Math Maps tomorrow!

What About That Part Wednesday

The suggestions for today's title were many. In the end, we selected Lucy's suggestion. Thanks for all of the great ideas.


This evening at home....

• complete Math 13.4 Homework and Practice
• complete graphic novel page for your book. You must add captions.  Choices: summarize a scene, create a character study
• read the new novel for 25 minutes or more