Mrs. Soons Class: Week 6 in Room 216!

Hello Everyone!

Our first six weeks is coming to a close. I will be sending an email with a Google calendar link to sign up for Parent-Teacher conferences very soon. (I will be offering a Saturday date for those of you who may need to come on the weekend.)

Students will engage in their field study at the Zoo this Thursday.
***If you signed up to chaperone, you are welcome to meet us at the active oval at 9:00 am and ride the bus with us or you can meet us at the Zoo around 9:30. I will have your groups organized and directions for the field work ready for you!

HOW TO PREP FOR THE ZOO TRIP

1. The weather looks like it will be beautiful (😎 and 77!) but please be sure to check the weather in the morning and send your child in wearing appropriate clothing and sunscreen. Thank You!

2. Students will need to carry field work journals, writing supplies, a bottle of water and light snack. If you have a drawstring bag or small backpack like the one pictured below, please send it in!

3. Students who normally order school lunch have already ordered a sack lunch from the cafeteria. I will remind students who ordered and who didn't. Please be sure to pack a lunch for your child that can withstand being smushed in a cooler on the bus. (I will bring the biggest one I have)

End of term testing will take place this week and next week. We will be practicing for the math, science and social studies assessments. Your child has a study guide to read through for Social Studies this week in lieu of reading 20 minutes. Students can also access Google Classroom to read the slides on Native American tribes.

Important Dates and Announcements

Zoo Field Trip: 9/7

4th Grade Village Gathering: 9/14 8:00 am

(Our class will be featured at this gathering)

Fall Break: 9/18-9/22

A Fly on the Wall in Room 216

Adaptations Stations

AUTHOR VISIT

NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES POSTERS

FROM OUR F.AVE FLYER

We won the first Walk & Roll to school day contest! I would love to win EVERY SINGLE WEEK! Thanks for walking and rolling!

FIFTH AVENUE 5K & MAYOR'S MILE

Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 9:00am

F.AVE's second largest fundraiser is just over one month away! Everyone is encouraged to register before the t-shirt deadline of September 22. And don't forget that scholarships are available to any student that requests one. Online registration is easy and fast. Last week more hard copy registration forms went home in backpacks and a crew of volunteers visited every classroom to tell the students about the event and all the fun activities leading up to it including the Mayor For a Day Essay Contest.

In a new twist this year the fourth and fifth graders at F.AVE can participate in an essay contest called Mayor For a Day. The students will answer three questions that prompt them to offer ideas for ways they would improve or change our city as mayor and what they like about living here. Five students will be selected to be the commissioners and our Mayor for the Day. You'll see them grabbing photos and popsicles on race morning in the Mayor's tent at Harmony Park. Here's a message from Mayor Patti Garrett about the Mayor For a Day Essay Contest: https://youtu.be/worQ3qXtKHw

The 5K start is at 9:00am at the 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue (F.AVE). Then jump into the Mayor's Mile event starting in the Oakhurst Village at 9:45am with city leaders and former Decatur Mayors. Stay to enjoy the post-race party and awards afterward. Proceeds will benefit programs and enrichment opportunities offered by the F.AVE PTO and the Decatur Education Foundation.

Proceeds will benefit programs and enrichment opportunities offered by the F.AVE PTO and the Decatur Education Foundation.