Happy New Year!! Welcome Back!!!

100% attendance today!! Glad to have everyone here and healthy!!!

January's Reading Grid Items - All Six Need to be Completed

Finish your Inventor's Log / Invention / Display Board and be ready to present all of it on or before January 13th. PS_______


Join a group and create a commercial or a poster to advertise and promote the sale of one of your group members invention. Teacher SIgnature________


Complete the first cursive handwriting packet Teacher Signature____________



Complete all of the tasks within the Typing Unit. These have to be completed at school because the program is on our computers. Teacher Signature ______


Attempt to earn at least 4.5 AR points by January 31st. PS_______ Reminder: The end of the trimester is March 4th and each student needs to earn a minimum of 12 AR points to attend the National Hockey Center party.



Complete both the Aesop's Fables book and your groups chosen Book Club book along with the both discussion packets. Meet with Mr. Krupa to review each book. Teacher Signature________

After School Program News/Reminder

Please remind your students that there is no Targeted Services this week. If they need to contact their parents, please let them call from the classroom.

Targeted Services will resume on Monday, January 10th.

Thanks!!

Nate Swenson
Principal

King Noah's Castle

Some Valuable Information From Austin's Family

Austin's Family:
Which size display board do you want the students to have?





Mr. Krupa:
Hello,

A trifold that is large enough to hold a full size piece of paper on each fold seems to work best.? Don't forget to take pictures of the invention while being built. These make a wonderful addition to the display board. Wal-mart has, or at least
had, display boards for sale. The PV school store has them for sale for $4.00 and the holiday grid isn't due until Tuesday, so Austin could get credit for having one in time. Question for you... may I add this e-mail question to our blog so others can
read it? I think they may be interested in this information....let me know and thanks!

Hope this info. helps and thanks for the e-mail,


David Krupa








Austin's Family:

Thanks for the quick reply and the reminder to take pictures. I found two sizes at Target: a 40" (tri-fold to 10x20x10") x 28" tall which was $2.89 and a 46" (11.5x23x11.5") x 35.5" tall which was $3.74.


Feel free to add the question to the blog.

Happy New Year!!!

Welcome to 2011!!

Hope you're having a wonderful Holiday Season!!!

Just a reminder to be putting the finishing touches on your invention so you can begin typing your paragraphs for the display board when you return to school. Also, keep working on your Holiday Grid! Attached is a picture of Austn's snow fort and his flag.... cool! Below is the blog address if you need to look at the Holliday Grid tasks.

Bryson sent me a letter and told me about his travels to his grandma's and his uncle's places. He got a pair of skates, two XBox games, two remote control cars, and some money to put toward a ... can you guess what he would be saving for and what brand it will be????? Hmm, I'll bet you know!

Did anyone go bowling over the break? Our field trip to the bowling alley was so much fun! Looking forward to seeing you soon and hearing about all of your holiday adventures.


Happy New Year,


David Krupa

4th Grade Teacher
Pleasantview Elementary School

THe Holiday Grid was Sent Home Today - Here's Another Look At It - Ask Your Child About Our Bowling Trip... Very Enjoyable!

Holiday Practice – Due January 4th – You may complete as many or as few of the tasks as you would like to do. A parent must initialize all completed cells and each activity must be completed by January 4th. Please make every attempt to bring the completed tasks to school so your teacher can marvel at your creativity and accomplishments!


Finish creating your invention. Be done with it completely. Just the invention and don’t forget to take pictures for your display board.

Initials___________
Twenty Krupa Dollars



Read a book to a child younger than yourself.



Initials___________
Five Krupa dollars

Complete the Multiplication packet and have someone correct it. Correct any and all errors.



Initials___________
Three Krupa $’s


Read an AR book that is leveled within your reading range and pass the AR test with at least a 70 % accuracy level on January 3rd.



Initials______________
Two Krupa Dollars per book



Write a letter to Mr. Krupa and send it to him in the mail so he can receive it on or before December 31.
PO Box 595
Saint Joseph, MN 56374

Initials_________
Ten Krupa dollars


Complete the Division packet and have someone correct it. Correct any and all errors.




Initials____________
Ten Krupa dollars


Play a card game with another person. Write down the general rules of the game on a piece of paper.



Initials___________
Three Krupa dollars


Purchase a display board for your invention.




Initials_______________
Two Krupa dollars





Write a letter and send it to someone in your immediate family, a relative, a coach, or a neighbor thanking him or her for his or her kindness or thoughtfulness.

Initials____________
Five Krupa dollars



Practice keyboarding by typing the alphabet five times on a keyboard/computer. Use home row, correct posture, and finger control!


Initials___________
Three Krupa dollars




Watch the local or national news and summarize in your own words a story that was reported in the half hour segment.



Initials__________
Three Krupa dollars




Write a holiday story. Create a sloppy copy and have someone edit it. Then complete the final draft. Must be at least a minimum of seventy-five words.





Initials___________________
Five Krupa dollars




Complete two tasks on Thinkcentral.com or any two objectives on Study Island


Initials_________
Two Krupa dollars




Create a snow fort with at least two entries/exits. Create a flag to be placed on top of it. Either bring in the flag to show the class or take a picture of your fort with your flag on top of it and bring it to school on January 3rd. Or e-mail the picture to Mr. Krupa.

Initials__________
Twelve Krupa dollars




Build a snowman and a snowwoman outside. Measure the height of each snowperson and list it on a sheet of paper in metric and standard measurement.
Ex.
Meters and centimeters.
Feet and inches

Initials__________
Ten Krupa dollars




Take the fourth grade quiz at http://www.schoolfamily.com/grade-4-curriculum-quiz

Discover why you may have missed any of the ten questions and then retake the quiz until you earn a score of 100%. Search the website and find other things to do and learn. This is a wonderful website! I suggest ‘book marking’ it!



Initials_________________
Five Krupa dollars

Please Return Your Signed Invention Proposal

Maddie
Bryson - Absent
Andie
Jaden
Anthony
Jordan- Absent
Caleb
Lauryn-Absent
Marissa
Brandon

Swimming - AR Party

AR Party - Swimming

Homework for tonight...

Finish your December RC
Make sure your Invention Proposal is turned in
Get your W.E.S. form signed and returned
Bring in an item to sell for Tuesday

See you on Tuesday!

Invention Ideas - The Next Got To Have Christmas Gift

Abby - Silly Spin
Austin - Soccer Ball Saver
Raeann- Necklace Phone Holder
Brianna- still thinking
Braden - Baseball Holder
Connor - Automatic Dog Feeder
Ashley - Crutch Keeper
Cecialia - A protector device - no name yet
Aubree - A Velcro Stuffed Animal
Maddie - On vacation
Andrea - still thinking
Riley - Sled Skis
Anthony - still thinking
Noah - Baby Blanket Holder
Cullen - The Calf Bottle Dryer
Caleb - The Picker Upper
Lauryn - Remotinator
Reece - Toy Picker Upper
Reid - The Picture Frame Door
Brandon - The Handy Helper
Katie - The Arm Booster
Marissa - The Practical Pencil Positioner
Bryson - Absent
Jaden - The Lego Holder
Bailey - The Better Built Birdhouse
Tyler - Wii Remote Cover
Logan - The Dog Bone Racer
Ryan - The Puppy Mobile
Jordan - The Better Built Baseball Bag

Homework for tonight and things to know...

These things are due on Thursday...

Report Card Envelope
Final Draft Persuasion Essay / Editing sheet
Dear Parent Spelling Letter
Invention Booklet




Check out Division Lesson 2 under Favorite Websites

Please bring a family photo or Holiday greeting card for display

Homework for tonight and things to know...

Persuasion Sloppy copy is due on Wednesday. Final draft is due on Thursday. Proposal Plan sheets were sent home today....due on Monday.


Check out Division Lesson 1 under Favorite Websites

Poster Boards for Invention Project

Poster Boards will be available at the PV School Store on Monday, December 20th. Cost $4.00

Blogger Alert

Lots of deadlines and details listed on the blog.... checkout 'Things to Know'.


http://mrkrupafourthgrade.blogspot.com/


Go Vikes!

Homework for tonight and things to know...

Persuasion Essay is due on Thursday.
Report Cards were sent out today. Please return just the signed envelope by Thursday for 20 Krupa Dollars.
The invention booklet entitled, "The Klutz Book of Brilliantly Ridiculous Inventions" should be returned by Thursday for 20 more Krupa Dollars.
Watch for the Holiday Grid coming next week!

Important Invention Unit Dates

Invention Proposal needs to be returned to school - December 20th
Invention Projects due at school - January 11th
Inventors Congress - Jan. 21st


Report Cards Go Home - December 13th - Please return the envelope signed