Mrs. Spreen's Class Blog

Happy Halloween! Tomorrow will be our celebration day at RBES.  Please have your child come to school in his/her costume if possible - there will be time to change at lunch recess if needed. We will be having a costume parade in the gym beginning at 1:00pm.  Please feel free to come to see all the spooky, creative costumes. Our class celebration  will be f ollowing the costume parade .  We have not made a firm plan for this celebration yet, but we will be playing some games, listening to some music and just hanging out with our friends.  A huge thanks to all families who will have so graciously sent snacks for us to enjoy! On a more somber note, there have been some more lice wander through the hairs in our school - please check out the link:  http://www.rbes.ca/ health-news-updates.html   for updated information about these critters. I am truly looking forward to having some fun with the students tomorrow - have a super time trick or treating with your monster (or princess o

Parent Meetings 2014 Parent meetings are being held on a common night of Wednesday, November 5 .  Please log into:   http://www.rbes. ca/parent-meetings.html     to book a time slot to meet with me.  I may also be available at other times for parents who are not able to make it in on the 5th.  Please contact me directly if you are unable to meet with me on the 5th. If you wish your child to attend, please bring him/her.  This is a parental decision; however, I would like to see the students as well so they know what is being said. Everyone needs a boost and it has been my experience that the students enjoy hearing how well they are achieving. Looking forward to meeting with each family!

October 23 Hello, Your child may be bringing home his/her first formal math assessment for this year.  There is a unique marking scheme which I would like to explain. I have used a three letter scheme - an I, N or B. "I" means INDEPENDENT.    The student can complete all or most tasks associated with this concept without adult help. "N" means NEEDS ASSISTANCE.  The student can complete some of the tasks associated with the concept but requires adult support to be successful. "B" means BEGINNING TO DEVELOP THE SKILL.   The student is beginning to understand the concepts related to the skill, but requires a lot of adult support to be successful. All students will fluctuate between these three levels throughout the year depending on the concept and the level of understanding.  This is normal.   As the year progresses, there will be more assessments given and each one will be 'marked' according to this scheme. I will use this same marki

October 16, 2014 For a short week, we sure have a lot going on!   Our fruit and cookie dough fundraiser is continuing - please be sure to return all order forms and money to the school by October 24.  The supplier can then begin to assemble our order for speedy delivery.  Orders will come to the school after the November fall break. The NED Show will be arriving at our school on Friday October 17 at 1:30 pm.  Please feel free to join us as we learn to N ever give up, E ncourage others, and D o our best. Merchandise from this presentation will be on sale for the week following the presentation. There is a family movie night on October 24.  An email is being sent home with the details of this exciting event. Money raised from the movie night will be used to help with the purchasing of smart boards and related technology. We will be having a math test tomorrow on Patterns and Relations.  This is the test which was postponed from last week.  There is a review package being sent h

Welcome to October! This is a busy month for grade four.  We begin with a parent meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2014 to discuss the upcoming trip to DRUMHELLER.  Your voice is important, so please be sure to come and have input as to how this trip will happen.  Discussion topics will include: chaperones, financing, curricular ties, dates and more. School photos are being taken on October 7, as well.  I f your child is wearing 'fancy' clothes for photos, please send along a set of regular clothes to be worn after photos are taken. Hot lunch and milk programs begin this month - if you did not purchase either yet, you will have to wait until November to begin. Deadline for November orders is October 24. We will soon have our set timetable for the year - I will be sending home a copy of this as well as placing one inside of the agenda - glued inside. For math this week, we are trying to wrap up the patterns unit with a unit exam on Friday.  Your child will be bringing home a