Morning Message: 6/14/10

Good Morning and…. Welcome to the last week of school!
Today is Monday, June 14, 2010
Tiger Day: I
Day 176 of School, only 4 days left!

Has anyone been watching the World Cup? Why are people in South Africa wearing jackets in the stands? I thought it was hot in Africa!

REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Today, we will have 4th-grade-wide yearbook and autograph signing from 2:15pm to 3:15pm. If you did not order a yearbook, I will provide you with a nifty autograph sheet.
• Tomorrow there will be a substitute. I will be here (as far as I know), but I will be doing reading testing and attending meetings all day.

THIS MORNING:  We’ll be headed down the to computer lab to work on our writing and to start on another digital story project. Mrs. Richmond and I will be reading testing in the hallway while you work.

To-Do List:

1. If you have paper products for the 4th grade picnic, please put them on the back table.
2. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
3. Start to organize your portfolio folder… Think about the order you want things in-- Should it be chronological? Do you want to have sections based on subject?- a Virginia Studies section? a science section? You can start making section dividers now-- use blank sheets of paper. Should you add captions or explanations to any of the photos?-- remember you can use the back of the photo.

Morning Message 6-11-10

Good Morning and Welcome to Market Day!
Today is Friday, June 11, 2010
Tiger Day: T
Day 175 of School, only 1 week left!


REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Bragg’s Mini-Mall will open for business at 1pm. Businesses will be open 1-1:45pm and 2-2:45pm. We’ll break for a 15 minute recess.
• After morning announcements, we’ll decide if the Bragg Mini-Mall layout works for us. Then we’ll see if we can start hanging signs.
• From 9-10am we’ll be running Writing Workshop in the computer lab. We should have 2-3 guest editors today.
• Ms. B will meet with businesses during Writing Workshop so that we can finish up lease agreements and business licenses.

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
2. Find your Market Day spot and start thinking about how your Market Day business will be set up.

Morning Message 6/8/10

Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Tiger Day: E
Day 172 of School, 8 days left

REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Market Day is this Friday! Ms. Bragg will check expense forms today-- they’re due on Friday.
• Businesses will fill out licenses and lease agreements this afternoon. This will cost some Tigerbucks!
• Turn in your permission slip for the 4th Grade picnic!

THIS MORNING:

• We’ll continue working on the writing portion of our portfolios.
• Then, more science!

THIS AFTERNOON:
Visit to MEH!

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
2. Take out a laptop and continue editing and writing for your portfolio.

Morning Message 6/4/10

Good Morning and Happy Friday!
Today is June 4, 2010.
Tiger Day: I
Day 170 of School, 10 days left

REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Market Day is ONLY 1 WEEK AWAY!
• There’s 2 weeks left in the school year and we have lots to accomplish!
• Baby Bragg could decide to arrive any time now (we’re past 37 weeks gestation)... I hope to be here until the last day of school... But we’re all going to have to be flexible in case that doesn’t happen.

THIS MORNING:

• We’ll continue with our light bulb experiments... Soon after announcements, we’ll head down to the gym for a force and motion experiment. We’ll be sharing the gym with Ms. Szachowicz’s class.
• After we finish our experiment in the gym, we’ll go to the computer lab to work on our writing portfolio.

THIS AFTERNOON:
Market Day advertisements and more electricity and force and motion experiments and research!

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
2. Take out your light bulb experiment sheets from yesterday. Once you have all your predictions done, Ms. Bragg will give you materials to test things out.

Morning Message 6/3/10

Good Morning! Today is Thursday, June 03, 2010
Tiger Day: T
Day 169 of School, 11 days left

REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Market Day is fast approaching!
• After announcements, let’s talk a bit about how the band performance went.

THIS MORNING:
We’ll experiment a bit in our classroom to see if we can get our vehicles to move using energy stored in a rubber band. Then we’ll head down to the gym, where there’s more space, to do another experiment.

To-Do List:

1. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
2. There is an experiment sheet on your desk. I’ll be assigning you a lab partner (or partners). First, read the document carefully for hints... Then begin to explore!

Morning Message 6/2/10

Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Tiger Day: S
Day 168 of School, 12 days left

REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Band/Chorus performance this morning! Really looking forward to it!
• Have you been paying your parents and other family members for their labor? There won’t be anyone with enough Tigerbucks to shop at your stores if you don’t.
• Ms. Bragg has an important meeting at M.E.H. and has to leave at 9:45am... After the band/chorus performance, you will have a substitute. Please remember to be super helpful!

THIS MORNING:
Band/chorus performance and Science research.

To-Do List:

1. Band and Chorus members need to check in before they head back downstairs. BE SURE TO MOVE YOUR MAGNET!
2. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
3. Choose a library book from the front of the classroom. Enjoy researching Force & Motion and Electricity before the assembly.

Morning Message 6/1/10

Good Morning! Today is Tuesday, June 01, 2010.
Tiger Day: R
Day 167 of School, 13 days left

REMINDERS!/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Welcome to the last month of school!
• Market Day is less than 2 weeks away! If we use our time efficiently, we should be able to work on store signs and/or advertisements this afternoon.

THIS MORNING:
We’ll start researching electricity!

To-Do List:

1. Return your empty Friday Folder to its mailbox. Don’t forget to turn in any important papers!
2. Complete your morning routine. Don’t forget to put snack in your desk.
3. Begin reading the book on your desk.