Thank you!!!

Thank you all for your kindness and generosity! I love all my special gifts and enjoyed reading all of the cards! Merriest Christmas EVA!!! 🐝

Corrections & Grades

Dear families,

Corrections and missing assignments are coming in each day so I am HAPPY!!! Please have patience with me as I enter all these corrections and finalize the grades.

I do not know exactly when I will have this completed, but will alert you on this blog once it is done.

Thank you for helping your student to do their best at school!!! Your support is greatly appreciated!

💛🐝💛

12/16-12/20, 2019

Hello families!!!

We're in the final stretch! All corrections and missing assignments are due this Friday by end of school at 12:00. Please have a look at any grade that is lower than you would like on RenWeb and see how you can raise it. Please partner with your child by checking their corrections before they turn them back in to me. I would greatly appreciate that!

The class Christmas party will be this Friday from 11:00-11:45. *Please look for a class email to sign up for treats to bring.

There will 🚫 NOT 🚫 be a traditional "white elephant" gift exchange. We do it differently here in the 4th grade. Please refer to the previous blog entry (December 9) to remind yourself about what to bring and how it is to be wrapped. Also look for a flyer coming home TODAY with the same information.

TESTS/QUIZZES

Thursday~ Latin, History, Memory Verse

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

CHANGE OF CHRISTMAS PARTY DATE!

🎄The Christmas celebration and gift exchange has been changed to Friday, December 20, from 11:00~11:45.

12/9~12/13, 2019

Hello Families!!!

Next Friday we will be having a Christmas celebration at the end of the school day, (11:00~11:45). I would love it if several of you moms planned something fun. 🎄

Our 4th grade gift exchange is a little different than what you may be used to. On Friday, December 20, your student should bring a wrapped but unlabelled gift. The gift will be FOR THE CLASSROOM!!! It should be one of the following and not cost more than about $10.00:
1. Book
2. Game
3. Puzzle
I will put the giver's name will go on the gift once it is opened and at the end of the school year they have two choices. They can either take it home...OR donate it to the 4th grade forever! 

This has been very fun in years past!

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

Week at a Glance
Math~ Mixed Numbers, Improper Fractions, Fractions & Division
Spelling~ Q~1
Latin~ Chapter 11, Prepositions
History~ Mission System
Reading~ Holes
Writing~ Lesson 4 "The Land of Nod"
Bible~ Chapter 13, "Parables of the Kingdom"


TESTS/QUIZZES
Thursday~ Spelling
Friday~ Math, Bible, and Memory Verse

11/11-11/15, 2019

TESTS/QUIZZES
Thursday~ Spelling
Friday~ Math, Bible, and Memory Verse
              First Californians SOUNDOFF! 


* Operation Christmas Child BOXES DUE!!! Friday, November 15, 2019.

* Grades will be updated on RENWEB by Friday evening, November 15.

11/4-11/8, 2019

TESTS/QUIZZES
Thursday~ Spelling, Latin
Friday~ Bible, and Memory Verse
            ~ Tomols & Reading packets, Holes (1-7)
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Class Basket!

Hello families,

Feel free to begin to bring in items for our auction basket starting on Monday. I will have a basket by my desk to collect the items. The theme this year is

 "California, the Golden State!"🐝

Help NEEDED!

Hello families,

I need someone to volunteer to organize the assembly of our class basket for the Silent Auction that takes place on November 23, 2019.

The theme for this year's basket is, 
"California, the Golden State!"

This person will need to design, collect, organize, and assemble the class basket for the auction.

Let me know if you can take this on and I will let everyone else know who that point person is.

Thank you in advance!!!
Mrs. Bee 🐝

10/29

Graded work coming back tomorrow 10/30.

10/28-11/1, 2019

Hello Families,

Just a reminder...
My office hours are M~Th from (3:15-3:45).
I read and return emails at these times. I will do my best to respond within 48 hours. If your message comes in after 3:45, it will be read the following day at 3:15. 

Headmaster O'Donnell and I are still working to make it possible for you all to "subscribe" to this classroom blog and receive email notifications of updates and posts. Please let me know when/if it works!!! 😜

A little note about report cards...
I am proud of each and every one of the students! They all worked very hard this quarter! 
The highest Behavioral/Character mark that I award the first half of the school year is a "G" This stands for GOOOOOOOD! I do not award "E"s for EXCELLENCE until the second half of the year. So if your student earned all "G"s...well "GEE...That's GRRRREAT!"

Silent Auction is Saturday, November 23, from 5-8.
Handout coming home TODAY! 📃
 Our class basket theme is: "California, the Golden State" 

TESTS/QUIZZES
Wednesday~ Math
Thursday~ Spelling

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Tests/Quizzes

Tests/Quizzes

Thursday~ 
Spelling (P~2)

Friday~ 
Math (addition & subtraction)
Bible (Lesson 8)
Memory Verse (John 1:14)

Kiddie Pool Needed!

Hello families,

I need to borrow a kiddie pool next Friday, November 8. Does anyone have one we can use? 🐥

FIELD TRIP FRENZY!

Hello Families,

First off, I'd like to thank Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Hagg, and Mrs. Franklin for chaperoning and driving for our "Seussical" field trip on Friday.

We have been offered an awesome opportunity to take a field trip this Wednesday, October 23 to the organic berry farm of Driscoll's! We took this field trip last year and it was not only educational...but also DELICIOUS!!! 🍓

Yes, I do realize that this comes right on the heels of Friday's field trip, but sometimes you just have to take advantage of offers that come your way!!! I am very grateful to the Miller~Spahn family!!!

Please consider driving for this field trip. We will be leaving school after lunch at 12:30 and returning around 2:30 in time for pick~up.  Email me if you are available. 

LOOK for handout coming home on MONDAY!!! 🍓

I will be working with Headmaster O'Donnell this week on getting this blog made private so you can all "subscribe" to it. 

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

Order out of Chaos!

Dear Families,
I know that the last week has been chaotic due to the power outages and the end of quarter. Below are the due dates and the days of the tests/quizzes:

Wednesday~ Latin, Bible, Memory Verse, and Spelling

Thursday~ California Relief Maps Due!!! History TEST!

Friday~ END OF QUARTER!!! ALL CORRECTIONS DUE!

Friday's field trip to the musical, Seussical, is ON!!! I have the following 4 drivers expected:

1. Nelson

2. Franklin

3. White

4. Hagg
We will leave campus at 8:30 and return before noon dismissal. This should be fun!!! I just recently found out that Seussical is a BROADWAY MUSICAL!!! New York! New York! 

DRIVE~4~SCHOOLS!!!

REMINDER!!!

Tomorrow is the deadline for turning in your sold Drive~4~Schools tickets! This is such a great fundraiser!!! SELL! SELL! SELL! 💙

FIELD TRIP DRIVERS STILL NEEDED!

I am still in need of 2 more drivers for 6 more students for next Friday's field trip to the Seussical. 

I will need to hear from you  by end of school tomorrow in order to confirm the field trip as a GO.

Thank you! 🐝

Update on History map & Test

Hello families,

The California Salt Dough Relief Map is NOT DUE TOMORROW! 
I'm mean... 😵
But I'm not THAT mean!!!

I expect that you have made the dough and formed the map. That was assigned on Tuesday night as homework and is reasonable to expect has been done.

Painting, labelling, and "tricking~out" of the map will be done next week. You will not need to be working on this over the weekend.

RELIEF MAP WILL BE DUE ON~~~ Thursday, October 17!
 Please have your students bring it in on that day...not before. 
I will grade them and send them back at the end of school. QUICK TURNAROUND, BABY!!!

The History TEST will be on Wednesday, October 16. This will be the student's first History test and have historically been a challenge for the 4th graders. Please assist your students in studying for at least 15 minutes a night. They will have a SG to look at on both Monday and Tuesday nights.

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

Field Trip Drivers Still Needed!

We still are in need of 2 more drivers for next Friday's field trip, October 18,  to the SEUSSICAL! If we do not get them by this Friday I will cancel the trip. Please email me if you are able to drive and take at least 3 students in seatbelts. Thanks!

I have confirmed the following:
Val Nelson~ 6
Colleen Franklin~ 3

Graded Work

Hello families,

I rushed out of my house this morning without my BAG~O~GRADED WORK. 
My apologies!
 I will return your child's graded work tomorrow, Wednesday, October 9.

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

BRACE YOURSELVES!!!

Hello families,

You will be helping your student make a relief map of California AT HOME next week!!! Every night you will have a bit of the assignment to do and your student should bring in their completed map on Friday, October 11!

Here is a list of supplies you will be needing...so you will have the weekend to gather them if needed:

table salt
all-purpose flour
water
glue
piece of cardboard (12X18)
scissors
pencil
plastic knife
water color paints

AWESOME!!! 🐝

Field Trip Rescheduled

Hello families,

The field trip to the CYT musical, "Seussical" has been changed to Friday, October 18 at 9:00. We will leave right at 8:20 and be back before end of school that day. Please pack a sack lunch for your students.

 We will need 4 drivers/chaperones. Please email me if you want to go and I will take the first 4. If you want to drive/chaperone, please go and see Renee in the office to get all of the paperwork in order. 

The cost will be $8.00 per person. Chaperones will need to pay for their tickets.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Mrs. Bee

CORRECTION!!!

I was just alerted to the fact that the date I chose for the field trip is a half day. I will look into RESCHEDULING! My apologies!

NO T.N.T. this Thursday!!!

Dear families, 🚫💣

There will be NO T.N.T. this Thursday. I am going down to Santa Barbara for the weekend and leaving right after school. 

T.N.T. will occur again on Tuesday, October 1.

Also SAVE THE DATE!
We will be taking our first field trip to attend the CYT Musical "Seussical!" The date is October 18. Showtime is 12:00. We will need to leave campus at 11:15.

I need 4 drivers who can seat 5 students each in seat belts. First come...First GOOOOOOO! Please contact me via email on Monday.

 I will be sending a follow~up message with more details and cost.

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

New Homework Protocol!!! 9/23-9/27, 2019

Hello Families,
💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

In response to several emails, I have cleared a new Homework protocol for the rest of the year. Please ask to see your student's Homework Log.

(45 minutes each night)
15 minutes~ MATH
15 minutes~ STUDY
15 minutes~ READING
 📚 (Chapter books of choice! For enJOYment!) 

*All "in~class finish work" is  in addition  to the usual 45 minutes.

TEST/QUIZZES
Thursday~ Spelling
Friday~ Math, Bible & Memory Verse

My hope is that this will work better for the majority of the families. Please remind your students that with greater freedom...comes GREATER RESPONSIBILITY! 

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

HOMEWORK ALERT!!! 9/16

Hello families,

I fear I gave too much Latin Homework for one night so I would like to revise the assignment to the following:

Create Flashcards for the first 10 words only!

We will do the second half in class tomorrow.

Hope you read this!!! 😝

🐝

Grades posted to RenWeb!

Dear families,

I hope to have your students' grades posted to RenWeb by Tuesday evening. 

Please go on and then let me know if you are able to view, not only their cumulative grade, but also a list of each assignment. 

Thank you for your patience...and prayers! I'm an "old school" teacher and so this is always a challenge for me. 

TESTS/QUIZZES
Thursday~ Spelling & Bible (Open Book)
Friday~ Math, Memory Verse, & Latin 

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

Classroom Needs!

Hello families! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

We could use at least one new stapler for our room. The one I have is on its last leg and I would prefer to have 2. Thanks! 😎

Update! 9/10

Hello families!!!

Graded work will come home tomorrow, Wednesday.

Grades will be entered and updated on RenWeb by Monday night, September 16!

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝

T.N.T.

💣First T.N.T. will be Tuesday 9/17 and Thursday 9/19!!! GET YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS IN! 🐝

9/9-13, 2019

Hello Families!!!

Thank you so much for coming to Back~2~School Night! Thank you for being flexible when it came to room assignment! Please come in and visit our actual classroom sometime if you have not already. I am little biased, but I think its BEE~autiful!!!

Permission slips are coming home today for T.N.T. Remember...If you fill out a permission slip it does 🚫 mean you HAVE to stay. But if you ever want to stay...You MUST have a signed permission slip on file with me!

Have an awesome weekend...See you all next week.

TESTS/QUIZZES
Thursday~ Math, Spelling
Friday~ Latin, Bible

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝 

Classroom NEED!

Hello Families,

We are in need of a nice and sturdy BROOM & DUSTPAN!!!

We have nice new wood floors!

WELCOME!!!

Dear Families!

Welcome to the 2019-2020 Bee Blog!!! This will be update once a week...hopefully by Monday! Please check it every Monday.

 I am very excited about teaching your children this year! Thank you in advance for your support and your prayers!!!

BEE ON THE LOOKOUT for the homework log paper which is lime green this week! Please check it nightly and sign or initial the day so I know you have seen it! I will be checking the log for your initials every morning along with your student's homework.

You can reach me by email at lori.bryant@stabrahams.com . I check emails daily at 3:30.

And were OFF!!! 🏃

In His service,
Mrs. Bee 🐝