I just wanted to say that I had a blast at field day!
I am so proud of the sportsmanship and camaraderie we showed as a class today! You all did a wonderful job having fun and cheering each other on!
It also didn’t hurt that we happened to win a bunch of events too! 😉
See you all tomorrow for the DBQ assessment.
:O) Mrs. Spata
Tackan’s Field Day is this Thursday, May 31st at Great Hollow Middle School.
Your child will take their regular bus to school. We will then transport the students to GHMS.
Fourth Grade will be wearing yellow shirts.
Helpful hints to prepare for this fun day!
All spectators are asked to bring lawn chairs and to sit in the designated viewing areas.
See you there!
:O) Mrs. Spata
Today the Nesconset Fire Department came to Tackan for our annual Fire Prevention Day!!!
The kids circulated through many group presentations, as well as having the 0pportunity to experience the “smoke house” and spray a fire hose.
This is a perfect time to speak with your family about what to do in case of an emergency in your own home. We have fire drills in school, but how many home fire drills have you had with your family?
It is a life saving activity that will help keep your family knowledgeable about what to do. Practice several different scenarios such as: if your in your bedroom asleep, the living room, the playroom, even the bathroom. Have two ways out of every room and discuss where you should all meet up.
:O) Mrs. Spata
Tomorrow is our Science ESPT (hands-on) State Assessment.
Please remind your children to READ ALL DIRECTIONS and LABEL ALL NUMBERS!
They will participate in three station rotations. One will be Electricity and Magnetism, one will be Force and Motion (Ball and ramp), and the final will be Measurement and Matter.
They must know the difference between mass and volume, measurement of length and diameter, magnetism, conductors vs insulators
as well as any other topic we have discussed in class. We have practiced similar labs in class so the students should be able to apply those experience into these new labs.
Get a good nights sleep and eat a great breakfast!
:O) Mrs. Spata
We have many important days coming up in the next month and I just wanted to let you all mark your calendars…
Monday, May 21 Road to the Revolution unit test
Wednesday, May 23 New York State ESPET (hands-on) Science assessment
Thursday 5/24 and Friday 5/25 Superintendent’s Conference Days (no students)
Monday, May 28 schools closed for Memorial Day
Thursday, May 31 Field Day
Friday, June 1 District DBQ assessment
Monday, June 4 New York State Science Written assessment
Tuesday, June 5 District Math assessment
Wednesday, June 6 Walk Through History Field Trip (rescheduled date)
Thursday, June 7th Revolutionary War Battles Project due (changed from 6/6 due to field trip)
Thursday, June 7th New York State Math field test
Monday, June 11 Fourth Grade Poetry Night 6:30PM
Friday, June 15 Sharpen the Saw Day
Monday, June 18th “Beach” Reading with our Book Buddies (more information to follow)
Wednesday 6/20 and Thursday 6/21 Half Days for students
Thursday, June 21 Last day of fourth grade for students
*There will be a Fourth Grade end of the year party sometime in June. Date to be determined.
It’s hard to believe it with all of the above activities, but we will continue to learn in all subjects through to the last day of school! As I have always told my students…”Fourth grade will be a lot of hard work, but I promise to mix in a lot of fun too!” :O)
Unfortunately, due to the impending weather and threat of scattered thunderstorms, we are
RESCHEDULING tomorrow’s field trip.
The new date is WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6th!
Tomorrow will be a normal day of school. No bag lunches are required. Please sign the NEW permission slip for the new date of June 6th and return it to school.
I am very sorry that we had to make this decision, but a majority of the trip is outdoors. It will be VERY muddy and not as enjoyable if we are being rained on or worrying every moment about thunder and lightning.
Click here to get a sneak peak at some of the places and things we will see during our field trip next week.
Wednesday, May 16th, we are participating in a Three Village Historical Society program called “A Walk through History with Revolutionary War Spy Abraham Woodhull”.
We will be leaving between 9:45-10:00 AM, just after the children arrive at school, and be gone for a majority of the school day. We should be returning back to Tackan around 1:45-2:00PM.
The entire trip will be outside! Please be sure that your child is prepared for any kind of weather. You may want to layer a short sleeve shirt under a warm shirt under a light jacket.
Please apply sunscreen on your child before he/she comes to school.
Things to bring on the trip…
I forgot to post this information on the students’ agendas…
Tomorrow we will be visiting the Plant Sale. Please send your child in with any money you would like them to spend purchasing beautiful plants. Also please try to send your child in with a shopping bag to carry the plants home protected.
Thank you! :O) Mrs. Spata
I am pleased to announce our May On-Target winner…
Skyler G!!!
I must say that, as a whole, my class has been wonderfully behavied and have made this a very difficult decision. Congratulations Skyler for standing out with your hard work, kindness and compasion, and cooperation!
:O) Mrs. Spata
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