Thank You!

Thank you for making Teacher Appreciation Day, so very special today!  The teachers were treated to a wonderful breakfast of waffles and fresh fruit this morning.  We enjoyed a delicious lunch while parents monitored our classes.  The day ended with a plate of delicious, sweet goodies and adorable GCS Cougar flip-flops.  Thank you so very much for not only today, but for making this year such great school year!


Students were given their invitation to the Celebrate Literacy reception which will be held on May 3rd at 5:30 pm.  Goodpasture is pleased to host the event this year.  I hope you are making plans to attend.

Social Studies News from Mrs. Baugh:  The Tennessee reports and posters have been amazing.  We finished up today, and we all learned so much about our great state.  Now that the students have shared their projects, they will be displayed in the hallways.  Come by soon and check out the finished product.  A matching test over this material will be Friday.

From Mrs. Collins' Desk....

Today, students who earned the Games to U and the Kona Ice treat from the magazine sale received those rewards!  All who participated in the rewards had a great time.


Next week is a busy week.  Tuesday will be a half day for students.  On Wednesday, we will be taking the Downtown Walking Tour around the State Capitol and having lunch at the Spaghetti Factory.  If you have volunteered to drive, please be at school by 8:20 to receive important information.  We will be leaving school at 8:30.  This is such a fun learning experience!  My fingers are crossed for fabulous weather.

Mrs. Parrish has selected May 4th for the fourth grade Field Day.  This is another fun-filled day to look forward to.


Reading News:  This week (week #23) students were given 5 new stems for Word Wall.  They will be assessed on week #22 and #23 on Thursday, April 19th.  Also, students in the Black, White, and Yellow Book Clubs will be finishing their book and have a journal due on Thursday, too.  The students in the Orange Book Club will be reading pages 126 through 167, and they will finish their book the following week.  Next week, we will be reading the story, The Malachite Palace.  We will be reviewing the skills of identifying the problem and solution, using context clues, selecting the cause and effect, and antonyms/synonyms.  Lastly, be looking for a Scholastic Book order to be coming home soon.  



Math News From Mrs. Drake: The students did a wonderful job with the decimal chapter in math. I was excited to see so many high test scores! Our next chapter will cover adding and subtracting fractions.  This chapter should seem familiar to them because of all the fraction practice they have had this year. Chapter 10 test will be the week of the 23rd.


Social Science News From Mrs. Baugh:  Hopefully, all students have had an opportunity to take their Tennessee trip and have either completed their poster or are finishing it up.  The posters and reports are due Monday, April 23rd.  After orally presenting the reports in class, the posters will be displayed in the halls for all to enjoy.  After Friday's social studies test, we will be spending the next few weeks studying about Tennessee.  I look forward to teaching about the history of our great state.  In science, we will be concentrating our study on the subject of "Light" as we begin lesson 4 of chapter 6 on Monday.  As you can see, we are busy, busy, busy.

From the Desk of Mrs. Collins'....

This week, the students have finished Unit 5 in the reading series.  Next week, we will begin the last unit by reading Teammates, a story about the friendship between Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese.  We will be reviewing the skills of cause/effect, context clues, and judgments/decisions. Also, the students are currently enjoying Book Clubs.  Their next Book Club assignment is due on Wednesday, April 11th.  Due to the changes is our schedule this week, there will not be any new Word Wall stems introduced this week.  Therefore, students will not have a Word Wall assessment next Wednesday.


Next Tuesday, students will be taking their class pictures.  Be sure to send in the note if you want a copy of that picture.  Also, the Walking Tour field trip note went home this week.  I would love to have you join us for this educational trip, plus we have lots of fun, too!  Get that note back to school by Friday, April 13th.


I hope you and your family enjoy the long weekend and Easter Sunday.