From the desk of Mrs. Orton…

March 28, 2010          

Thought: Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.  ~Chinese Proverb

Upcoming Dates:

March 28^th- Afterschool Math 3:30-4:00

March 30^th- Early Out

April 1^st- Talent Show for Parents 10am and students 2pm

April 5^th- Spelling Bee

April 15^th- Book Report Due

We enjoyed learning from Jaden, Jade, Andrea, Cricket and Malia. Thank you for participating in the Science Fair!!  I appreciate your hard work and effort.

Attendance is so important!  Thank you for encouraging your student to be on time and striving for 100% attendance.

Utah State Core Update:

Math- Chp.14- Measurement Units, Time and Temperature- Challenge your students to look for the following vocabulary words-fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon, liter, milligram, Fahrenheit, Celsius, ounce, pound, ton, etc.

Science- Electricity – 5^th grade classes trading this week to review

Social Studies- “ Americans Move West and United States Gets More Land.”  Patriot Award Pass -Off anytime your student is ready!

Spelling- Lesson 25- VCV words and study for the Spelling Bee

Reading- Class Story, “ The Fun They Had.” A science fiction story set in the future. Focus Skills- Drawing Conclusions, regular and irregular verbs and Mountain Language.

We have a wonderful and hard working class.  If you ever have any questions please feel free to email me at valerie.orton@ironmail.org, School 586-2840 or send a note. Thank You!

From the desk of Mrs.Orton

March 21, 2011

Thought: 
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.  ~Native American Proverb

Upcoming Dates:

March 21st- Afterschool Math 3:30

March 23^rd- Early Out

March 24^th- Science Fair/ Art Fair 6:30p.m.

March 25^th- Walking Fieldtrip to S.U.U. 9:30a.m.

March 28^th- Afterschool Math 3:30

April 1^st- Talent Show

April 5^th-Spelling Bee

Utah State Core Update:

Math- Chp.17- Coordinate Plane and Chp. 20 Probability

Science- Electricity   

Social Studies- “ After the Civil War” and Patriot Award

Reading- Hopefully your student is reading their Fiction book of 150 pages or more.  Book Report is due April 18^th.  Class Story-Dear Mr.Henshaw with writing and reading strategies.

Spelling- Lesson 24- VCCCV Words

Science Fair

Thursday is the Science Fair.  Here is the schedule for that day.

8:20- 9:00  Parents and students set up the project in the gym.

9:30- 3:15- Judging 

6:30- P.T.A. General Meeting (Winners are announced.)  Family time to walk around and view Science Fair Projects and Class Art.

We are going to Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat on Friday, March 25th.  The cost is $1 per person and the play begins at 10:00am.  Please wear appropriate shoes and clothes.  

Questions- valerie.orton@ironmail.org, 586-2840 or send a note

From the desk of Mrs.Orton…

March 14, 2011

Thought: Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don't want to press your luck.  ~Author Unknown

Our class had 100% attendance to SEPS! Thank you for coming and supporting your student. I hope they can achieve their goals we set for 4^th term.J

Upcoming Dates:

March 14^th- DARE Graduation 2 p.m.-Afterschool Math 3:30

March 15^th- Kindergarten Registration 11-3

March 16^th- Early Out

March 24^th- Science Fair/Art Fair

Utah State Core Update:

Math- Chp.18- Mean, Mode, Median and Range

Science- Electricity

Social Studies- Chp.19-20 Southern States/Civil War

Patriot Award Pass-Off each Thursday.

Reading- Book Report due April 15^th.  Your student has pledged to read a new book over 150 pages. Thank you Mr.Marriott for your great “Book Talks” to our class.

Writing- Four Square Writing in Narrative Genre.

Spelling- Lesson #23 words with –ed or –ing

Questions or comments-valerie.orton@ironmail.org, School 586-2840 or send a note with your student. Thank You!

From the desk of Mrs. Orton

March 7, 2011

Thought: Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. Anthony J. D'Angelo

Upcoming Dates: 

March 7-11^th- SEP WEEK- School Dismissed everyday at

                       2:30p.m.

March 8-Tues.- Grandparents Lunch 11:30a.m.

March 14^th-Mon.- DARE Graduation at 2:00 p.m.

March 15^th-Tues.-Kindergarten Registration

March 24^th-Thurs.- Science Fair/Art Fair

April 1^st-Fri.-Talent Show

April 5^th- East Elementary Spelling Bee

Utah State Core Update:

Math: Chp.12- Perimeter and Area

Science: Electricity ** Science Fair Application Due: March 18th

Social Studies: “ The Nation Grows and Divides”

Reading: Small Group Reading-working on fluency and comprehension. Class stories- “ Off and Running” and “Little by Little” Please encourage your student to keep reading each night!!

Writing: Congratulations to every single student in our class! They worked very hard to complete the Direct Writing Assessment.  We will now work on Four Square in different genres of writing.

Spelling: Lesson 22- Vowel –Consonant- Consonant -Vowel Patterns.

I’m looking forward to meeting with all of you this week! Thank you for taking the time to discuss your students’ progress.  Have a great week!