Gremlin Giggles

Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers and gifts!

Gremlin families!

Mr. Green, Emily and myself really appreciate all of the wonderful kindnesses you have bestowed upon us these past three weeks.  I am truly blessed to be a part of your lives this year.  Thank you!

View grades online and keep up with your Gremlin

We're coming into the home stretch and No Spring Fever is allowed in the Grotto.  We must keep our head in the game and learn all the rest of the information that is required of 4th grade.  Even after the CRCT, we will continue to learn new things and practice skill so that we are prepared for 5th grade.

One way to help your Gremlin is to check the online gradebook.  If you have already logged in, keep viewing!  If you need to establish an account, the webiste and login is in your child's agenda.  I generally update weekly. 

We will continue to read and write and learn about science, social studies and health through the last week of school.  Be prepared for a spelling test on the last day of class. 

CRCT practice

Wow!  It's testing time again.  In order to become familliar with the test, you may hve your Gremlin take this practice test. Confidence with the form of the test can only decrease test taking anxiety!

If you take this test and turn in your results (paper answers) I will award 5 contribution points

take this test Practice Reading Test

Happy Vernal Equinox

Author's night is nearly upon us!  The Gremlins have been so busy working on their science books.  I hope you will be able to come to our Book Reading on March 31st.  Please download this form,sign it and return it with your student by Tuesday, March, 24th if you are able to come.  To date, I have received a very few of these from the students.

The spelling list is here.  Download Spelling Week 30 The dictionary words are:  adaptation, camouflage, carnivore, omnivore, herbivore.

Please be sure to help your Gremlin have the homework due Friday:  spelling and reading log.  There are a few week-long assignments that are not homework that are due Friday as well:  Dictionary and occasional Mountain Language.  Students will walk lines during recess if these items are forgotten.

Also, please look for the Gremlin Giggles slip that is stapled to the Thursday agenda.  Your child needs your signature on this when it is returned on Friday.  This slip will help you to know how your child is doing in class.

Next week I do need some supplies for science:  coffee filters(8) and Kool-aid-non sweetened.

Thanks so much!

End of the 3rd nine weeks!

This is the link to the spelling words  Download Spelling List 29

Show proof of participation in this star-gazing activity and earn a homework pass!  This is a link to the extra credit science activity.   http://www.globe.gov/GaN/  We need all scientists to participate! 

Keep the evening of Tuesday, March 31st free to attend the Big Shanty Author's night.  We will share from our new book Gremlin Science. 

School supplies are low and ragged.  Please check with your child to ensure he/she has pencils, paper and glue.  These are essential supplies.  My supply of pencils and paper is exhausted.

Report cards go home next Thursday!

Have a great weekend and think green next Tuesday!

We are in the 27th week of school!

A couple of reminders:

No reading log this week, instead CRCT practice.  Forms for turn in this Friday went home last Thursday.  OAS logins were attached to the Giggles.  Which is here: 

Check out this website for help with helping verbs!  Helping VerbsDownload Green's Giggles week 26y2 

About 12 more weeks to go!

Download Green's Giggles week 25y2 Stargazing time is NOW!  Enjoy the links below with your Gremlin and get out and see the stars!

The OAS CRCT practice test site is open and I have assigned practice tests to each member of the Grotto.  If you have misplaced your login information, I will send it home again next week.  The Gremlins will be responsible for 4 tests per week as homework.  If technologiy doesn't cooperate, the student can use school computers during morning work time to complete the review. 

Follow the link below to the Giggles!  Dictionary resumes this week!

Star Gazing Websites

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/

http://btc.montana.edu/CERES/html/SiteMap.html

What did we go to war in 1776?

We'll find out more about the answer to that question on Wednesday.  Our field trip to the Youth Museum is Wednesday.  Remember, dress for sitting on benches, or on the floor and doing some walking!  Attached is the Gremlin Giggles for the week.  Read and relax over the weekend!Download Green's Giggles week 23y2

Week 23 Coming right up!

Download Green's Giggles week22y2

Little House Word Quizes and background information

Chapter 4 http://www.quia.com/jg/269567.html 

Chapter 5 http://www.quia.com/jg/269568.html

Chapter 6 http://www.quia.com/quiz/242006.html

Chapter 1 http://www.quia.com/quiz/242011.html

Chaoter 2 http://www.quia.com/quiz/242012.html

 See Kansas and where the Little House was really located.  http://www.littlehouseontheprairie.com/ 

Make a covered wagon for extra  credit --make sure to show the interior as it would have been for the trip West.  Use this site as a resource.  http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/groundtrans/l/blcovwag.html

The link below has many links to othersites to learn about Laura Ingalss Wilder and her life and books. 

http://www.hoover.archives.gov/LIW/index.html