We had a great Field Day today with perfect, sunny weather!  Thank you to all the volunteers who made it possible for the students to enjoy themselves outside.
Tomorrow is our 4th grade talent show in the morning and Mining Day in the afternoon after lunch.  Please remember to bring the items you need for your business that you chose.  Also, if your last name starts with A-F, please bring a baked good for the bakery.
If your last name starts with G-O, please bring small toys or little candies for the general store.
If your last name starts with P-Z, please bring either soda, ice cream or cups for the saloon.
A bright yellow paper went home last week with this information on it- this is just a reminder.

Friday is our last day of school and students will be dismissed at 12:20.  No lunch will be served.  We will hand out report cards on that day and sign year books.  If you do not come, you will have to get your report card and year book from the office the following week.  SAGE scores should be accessible on your child's skyward account 6-16-16.  I will try to send them home with your child also tomorrow or Friday if I have time, but I was told that final scores (the ranges from 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s) are subject to change slightly until all scores are in.

Thank you for entrusting your children with us this year.  We have enjoyed them so much!  We have seen your children make a lot of progress this year and loved watching them succeed and figure new concepts out.  We also appreciate all of the great parental support we received and which made teaching this year easier.  We just can't be as successful without the wonderful support.  Good luck to all of you in 5th grade and have a great summer!

Mrs. Hysong and Mme. Fa'asu

5.21.16

SAGE testing is finally completed and we only have 8 more school days left.  We will still be learning and taking grades this week, so please encourage your child to continue to work hard until the end.  We had a great time with our Utah History rendezvous day on Friday and the kids looked great in their costumes!

Monday we have the Utah Program for parents in the gym at 2:00.  It will last about an hour and will include singing, dancing, speakers, recorders and short skits.  We would love to see you there!

We are still collecting box tops through this week.  The purple class is currently in first place, so keep them coming in so we can keep it!

Math: previewing 5th grade math
Language Arts: reviewing skills we learned
French: play
Homework musts: spelling (test on Thursday), read 20 minutes/night, Lexia
Homework as needed: Reflex, Pearson, recorders, keyboarding, Utah Compose, read aloud
Have a great week!

Upcoming Dates:
5/23/16- 4th grade program for parents at 2:00
5/24/16- School Carnival 5-7:30, Open house of old Butler Elementary (93 years old)
5/27-5/30- No school- report card day and Memorial Day
6/1/16- Field Day!
6/2/16- Mining Day (bring anything you need for your business) and Talent Show
6/3/16- Last day of school, dismissal at 12:20- no lunch served
6/16/16- SAGE results posted in skyward

5.13.16

Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped us out on our field trip to the zoo!  It was a perfect day for a field trip and was a lot of fun.
We are coming up to our last week of SAGE testing with just science left.  We will be testing on Tuesday and Thursday.  Tuesday- purple class at 8:30, blue class at 1:00 and Thursday- blue class at 8:30 and purple class at1:00.
We are collecting boxtops in our classrooms to try to earn a class party at the end of the year.  The purple class already has 658+!  Keep bringing them in!

Math: previewing 5th grade math concepts
Language Arts: Unit 6 Week 2: Fact and Opinion
Science: review for SAGE
French: play, Quizlet: English and French science vocabulary
Homework musts: read 20 min/night, spelling, vocabulary, Quizlet science
Homework as needed: Lexia, Pearson, Utah Compose, read aloud, keyboarding, recorders, Reflex math
Have a great week!

Upcoming Dates: 
5/16/16-5/20/16: SAGE testing- see schedule above
5/20/16- Bobcat award assembly- 9:00, Rendezvous
5/23/16- 4th grade program for parents at 2:00
5/24/16- School Carnival 5-7:30
5/27-5/30- No school- report card day and Memorial Day
6/1/16- Field Day!
6/2/16- Mining Day and Talent Show
6/3/16- Last Day of school, dismissal at 12:20- no lunch served

5.7.16

Thank you so much for all of the great letters, flowers and gifts from you during Teacher Appreciation Week!  A special thank you to our great room parents who also did an amazing job decorating our halls with our wonderful students' pictures and notes!  We love it :)

We have Math SAGE testing this week on Monday and Tuesday.  Please be on time to school!  We will also have the last district math fluency test this week Thursday.  Please have your child on Reflex math a lot this week to help them pass this test.
Wednesday is our Water Day field trip to the zoo.  There will be many booths set up about water, drainage, and pollution that goes along with our science curriculum, and it will be a good review for the science SAGE.

Upcoming SAGE tests:
Math: Monday, May 9 (blue class: 8:30, purple class: 1:00)  and Tuesday, May 10 (purple at 8:30 and blue at 1:00)
Science: Tuesday, May 17 (purple at 8:30 and blue at 1:00) and Thursday, May 19 (blue at 8:30 and purple at 1:00)

We are collecting boxtops in our classrooms to try to earn a class party at the end of the year.  The purple class already has 560+!  Keep bringing them in!

There were 36 4th grade students who applied to be an SBO for next year.  The 4th grade students voted this past Friday and narrowed it to 12.  The SBO assembly is Friday morning for all 2nd-4th graders to vote for the top 3 Student Body Officers for next year.  Good luck to those running!

Math: review for SAGE and starting a preview of 5th grade math
Language Arts: Unit 6, Week 2: Fact and opinion
Science: review for SAGE
French: Play (Mme. Fa'asu will be sending an email about prop donations that will be needed), Quizlet- science vocabulary in English, recorders p.18 and 23
Homework musts: read 20 min/night, spelling, vocabulary, Reflex math to review for fluency test, sageportal.org, Quizlet, recorders p. 18 and 23
Homework as needed: Lexia, Pearson, Utah Compose, read aloud, keyboarding
Have a great week!

Upcoming Dates: 
5/9/16-5/19/16: SAGE testing- see schedule above
5/9-5/11- Book Fair
5/10/16- 5-7PM Butler Bedtime Stories
5/11/16- Field Trip to the Zoo- Water Day
5/13/16- 2nd round of Bobcat Awards due to teacher, SBO speech assembly and voting
5/20/16- Bobcat award assembly- 9:00, Rendezvous
5/23/16- 4th grade program for parents at 2:00
5/24/16- School Carnival 5-7:30
5/27-5/30- No school- report card day and Memorial Day
6/1/16- Field Day!
6/2/16- Mining Day and Talent Show
6/3/16- Last Day of school, dismissal at 12:20- no lunch served

5/1/16

We are continuing the SAGE testing this week with the Reading test on Monday and Thursday at 8:30 and 1:00.  Please get your students to school on time with plenty of rest and a good breakfast.  We also have the district reading fluency test on Tuesday afternoon.

Reading: Mon, May 2 and Thurs, May 5
Math: Mon, May 9 and Tues, May 10
Science: Tues, May 17 and Thurs, May 19

We are collecting boxtops in our classrooms to try to earn a class party at the end of the year.  The purple class already has 500+!  Keep bringing them in!

5th grade needs volunteers to work safety patrol for next year.  They will begin training 4th graders in a couple of weeks.  If interested, please have those forms signed and brought back ASAP.

Math: review for SAGE and math CFA (review test)
Language Arts: Unit 6, week 5: graphic sources, test on Wednesday
Science: review for SAGE
French: Play (theater), Quizlet: U8S3, recorders p. 18 and 23
Homework musts: read 20 min/night, spelling, vocabulary, sageportal.org, Quizlet U8S3,
recorders p. 18 and 23
Homework as needed: Reflex math, Pearson, Utah Compose, read aloud, keyboarding, Lexia
Have a great week!

Upcoming Dates: 
5/1/-5/19- SAGE testing- see schedule above
5/2/16- Student Body Officer (SBO) applications due
5/3/16- Dibbles testing (reading fluency), field day planning meeting- 2:30 (all welcome)
5/2-5/6- Teacher appreciation week
5/6/16- SBO primary elections, jumprope for heart donations due
5/9-5/11- Book fair
5/10/16- 5-7PM Butler Bedtime stories
5/11/16- Field trip to the zoo- Water Day
5/13/16- 2nd round of Bobcat awards due to teacher, SBO speech assembly and voting
5/20/16- Bobcat award assembly: 9:00
5/23/16- 4th grade program for parents at 2:00
5/24/16- School Carnival 5-7:30
5/27-5/30- No School
6/1/16- Field Day!
6/3/16- Last Day of school, dismissal at 12:20-no lunch served

4.22.16

The time for SAGE and district testing has arrived.  Please make sure your child is at school ON TIME on the SAGE testing dates below as we will begin testing right at 8:30 and 1:00.  Please encourage your child to get a good night's rest and a good breakfast.  There will be no more homework packets for the year as I think there's enough stress with all the testing.  Please have your child continue to read each night and do the online work that they need the most help in.

Writing: Tues, April 26 and Thrus, April 28

Reading: Mon, May 2 and Thurs, May 5

Math: Mon, May 9 and Tues, May 10

Science: Tues, May 17 and Thurs, May 19

Our reading fluency and math fluency testing days are coming up also.  To read with students for the last week before testing, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4eada62ba3f94-4thgrade

The weather is warming up- bring a water bottle to school
The last book report is due April 29

Math: Math review test (CFA#4) Review for SAGE, Geometry vocabulary is on quizlet!
Language Arts: Start Unit 6, Week 5- Graphic Sources, review writing skills
Science: review for SAGE
French: Play (theater), Quizlet: U8S2, Recorders p. 18 and 23
Homework musts: read 20 min/night, spelling, sage portal.org, Lexia, Quizlet U8S2 and geometry vocabulary, recorders p. 18 and 23
Homework as needed: Reflex math, Pearson, Utah Compose, read aloud, keyboarding
Have a great week!

Upcoming Dates: 
4/25/16- Jumprope for heart assembly
4/26-5/19- SAGE testing- see schedule above
4/28/16- French choir performance 5:30 PM
4/29/16- last book report due (realistic or historical fiction)
5/2/16- Student Body Officer (SBO) applications due
5/3/16- Dibbles testing (reading fluency)
5/2-5/6- Teacher appreciation week
5/6/16- SBO primary elections
5/11/16- Field trip to the Zoo- Water Day
5/13/16- 2nd round of Bobcat awards due to teacher

4.14.16

Our SAGE testing schedule is below:

Writing: Tues, April 26 and Thrus, April 28

Reading: Mon, May 2 and Thurs, May 5

Math: Mon, May 9 and Tues, May 10

Science: Tues, May 17 and Thurs, May 19

Please try to make sure your child is at school on these days as they will miss a lot of class time if they're not.  Please have your child do a few practice tests on sage portal.org also before the tests start, so that they know how to use all of the online tools.  The more comfortable they are, the better they will do.

There are only two weeks left to read with students before the last fluency test on May 3.  To sign up, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4eada62ba3f94-4thgrade

*We will have a geometry test the end of next week.  Most of the test will be knowing the vocabulary.  I sent home two bright colored pages today (bright orange and yellow).  These are the vocabulary words the students will need to know to do well on the test.  Please have them start memorizing them.

Math: We will finish up topic 16 next week Thursday or Friday with a test.  We will then review until the math SAGE test.  

Language Arts: Reading Street CFA (review 40-question test).  writing: reviewing organization for opinion and expository essays

Science: review for SAGE
French: theater (play), Quizlet U8S1

Homework musts: homework packet, read 20 min/night, Lexia, Sageportal.org, Quizlet U8S1, recorders p. 18 and 22

Homework as needed: Reflex math, Utah Compose, read aloud, Pearson, Keyboarding

Have a great week!

Upcoming Dates:

4/25/16- Jumprope for heart

4/26-5/19- SAGE testing - see schedule above

4/28/16- French choir performance

4/29/16- last book report due (realistic or historical fiction)

5/2-5/6- Teacher appreciation week

5/3/16- Dibbles testing (reading fluency)