Mrs. Whitworth's Class - Team 33

Mrs. Whitworth's Class - Team 33
What a good looking group!

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Wednesday News

TEAM 33 Rocked yesterday at the Tug-Of-War during Field Day and today in Kick Ball. We were the only 4th grade class to defeat Webb. Unfortunately, Webb got to take home the Golden Kick Ball trophy despite our victory.

Tomorrow is Awards Day. We will begin at 10:00 in the gym. All are invited to attend the program.  You are welcome to take your child home after awards, but they will miss the walk through at the end of the day. At the end of the day, we'll walk through all the classroooms and the finale is the kids walking out the building under the canopy with parents and students lining both sides and wishing them good luck at CBIS.


Sunday, May 20, 2018

Today's News from TEAM 33

Good Afternoon

Hope everyone is staying cool today. It is a hot one out there.

Hope all your children enjoyed the Indiana State Museum on Friday. There was certainly a lot to see. The IMAX movie "Under the Sea" had many of us jumping out of our seats at times. It was showing the importance of taking care of our planet and slowing down global warming to help keep our marine animals safe. Almost all the students took home their Wander Indiana projects on Friday, it looks really bare in the hallway now and kind of sad. It looks like the year is almost over.

Please remind your child that we will still be hard at work this week. We all need to remember to be Respectful, Responsible, and Ready to Learn every day when we come into school. We will be having one more math test on Thursday and our spelling test on Wednesday.

Here are some reminders for the last 8 days of school:

Friday, May 25th is Wacky Tacky Dress Day
Monday, May 28th - No School, but Happy Birthday Ian
Tuesday, May 29th - Field Day
Wednesday, May 30th - Field Day Rain Date
Wednesday, May 30th - 4th Grade Promotion at 6:00pm
Thursday, May 31st - Last Day of School Awards at 10:00am. Parade at 1:50pm

Have a great evening!!
Mrs. Whitworth



Friday, April 27, 2018

Fantastic Friday

Here's what is happening with TEAM 33

We are back to a normal schedule finally. You're children worked so hard on ISTEP and I am so proud of them. We are certainly glad that it is over, that is for sure. We will be taking our Spring NWEA tests on May 15th and 16th, then no more mandated testing. Yeah!!

Monday the kids will get their new spelling words and the test will be the following Monday. We will also be having our Unit 7 math test later in the week. I will send home a practice test on Wednesday to help them study.

Today your child brought home a permission paper for our field trip to the Indiana State Museum on May 18th. The number of chaperones will be limited to four adults from each class. If you want to come along, let me know quickly.

Also today was the due date for the Wander Indiana Visual part of the project. Please check with your child to see if they have turned it in to me. Completion of this project is mandatory if your child wants to go on the field trip to the museum. I can't wait to see their completed projects. 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

As always, if you have any concerns, please let me know as soon as possible.

Mrs. W.

Friday, April 13, 2018

Fantastic Friday

Ask your child about math this morning. We had a fun time with fractions and reducing them down to measuring cup size. The result of our work was pretty tasty if I do say so myself. We will continue with our regular math lessons next week. 

On Tuesday we begin the second part of ISTEP. So please make sure your child is well rested and at school on time. We will be testing from 10 - 12 Tuesday through Friday. The testing will continue into next week. We will only do one test a day. In the afternoon, we are planning on doing some fun educational activities so the kids can relax. If you could, please provide your child with a healthy snack for testing. 

I was so happy to see the Travel Brochures come in today for the Wander Indiana project. If your child didn't bring it today, please remind them that I will need it on Monday. Each part of the project earns them points towards their grade. We have had some responses to our letters, a few of the students have received additional information from their site. 

If you are going grocery shopping this weekend, we could use a few snacks to put in the snack cabinet.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and stay dry.

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for all your support,

Mrs. Whitworth

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Super Sunday

Good Afternoon,

Here's the latest from TEAM 33. 

Tomorrow morning we are going to take a trip through space in the One-Room Schoolhouse. Mr. Purlee will be our guest teacher as we explore the stars and planets in the Digitarium.

On Friday, we began taking the practice tests for the next part of ISTEP. We took the math portion and worked with all the tools that the students will have access to during the test. This week we will take the ELA and Science practice tests so that we are all ready for next week when the ISTEP will begin. We will begin testing on Tuesday, April 17th. I will send home a reminder about how to prepare your students and what days we will be testing later this week.

Friday, the 4th graders watched a video and had a discussion on Body Safety with Mrs. May. Many students had questions, unfortunately we ran out of time to answer all the questions. Please ask your child about the video and give them a chance to talk or ask questions they may have about the situations they watched.

The weekly spelling test is tomorrow for all the students. Also, each night your child will be bringing home their Home Links in math. I am taking a grade on almost all of the papers as you have noticed in Power School. So ask your child each night what they are working on in math. We are working on fractions and the different ways of solving the problems.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns for me, please ask. I appreciate all you do!

Mrs. Whitworth

Monday, April 2, 2018

Happy Monday

Good Afternoon Everyone,

First off, yes we are going to the Speedway tomorrow. We've talked with the kids about wearing rain gear including rain boots it they have them. The kids were also asked to bring a sack lunch with something to drink in it. (water or juice) Please send their lunch in a paper bag that can be thrown away. If your child needs a sack lunch from school, please let me know as soon as possible so I can let the cafeteria know.

Chaperones for tomorrow are:
Mrs. Farmer, Mrs. Bunker, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Sappenfield, and Ms Gill

We began Unit 7 today in math. Each night the kids will be bringing home their Home Links page to work on for extra practice. I will be taking grades on most of these pages. 

Thursday, we will be taking our Unit 8 Reading Test covering Tall Tales. 

We have a new spelling list and the test will be next Monday. They should have their words written down in their assignment books so they can practice at home.

Our Wander Indiana letters are going out in the mail Wednesday morning. If you have an extra stamp at home, please send it in with your child.

Thanks for all your support.

Mrs. Whitworth

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Happy Spring?

Good Morning all. It's definitely a weird first day of spring. 

Yesterday we drew sticks of the parents who sent in that they wanted to volunteer for the IMS field trip. Well here's the results: Amy Hall, Liz Sappenfield, Angie Gill, Sophia Bunker, and Viola Farmer (Hannah's Grandmother) were chosen. The kids were so impressed by the number of parents who wanted to go along. (A little bragging) Our class had the most volunteers who wanted to go!!! Thanks so much for the support you give to your kids and our class.

We just finished the spelling bee for Needham. Luke Holcroft won and Clay Holman was second. Our three girls did a great job and we are all very proud of their hard work.

We will have our weekly spelling test on Wednesday. Your child will not be given a new list until after we return from Spring Break. 

If your staying around Indiana, it might be a great time to begin gathering information on your Wander Indiana project.

I hope everyone has a great Spring Break whether you're staying here or traveling off somewhere. Be safe and I'll talk with you all when we return on April 2nd. 

Mrs. Whitworth