The Tackan 4th grade will be hosting their 6th Poetry and Art Gallery Night
at the historic Deepwells Mansion, circa 1845, in St. James.
It will be held on Tuesday, June 11th at 6:30 PM
with a rain date of Wednesday, June 12th at 6:30 PM.
All family members are invited to attend this wonderful event.
Deepwells Mansion of St. James was gracious enough to provide us with the opportunity to display the artwork and poetry anthologies
that your children will have worked so hard on.
It is sure to be a night to remember. Mark your calendars!!
See you there!
Deepwells Farm County Park
Route 25A and Moriches Road
St. James, New York 11780
(631) 862-6080
Secret Spy Code
I wrote this during our trip last week and didn’t have a chance to post it… Use General Talmage’s spy code to read my message!
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Write me back if you can read it! :O)
A slide show of our field trip is posted on the Photo Gallary page!!
Be sure to check it out!
:O) Mrs. Spata
New York State ESPET Science Assessment
Tomorrow is our 4th grade Elementary Science Hands-on Assessment.
We have prepared ourselves by reviewing our Matter and Measurement units and completing several practice labs in class.
Now it comes down to you!
Get a great night’s sleep and eat a filling breakfast!
READ all of the words and directions carefully!
LABEL all of your numbers in your collected data with a UNIT OF MEASURE!
CHECK over your work when you have an extra moment of time!
Write using CONTENT VOCABULARY and DETAILS when responding to any written questions!
You are ready for this!
:O) Mrs. Spata
Today’s trip was a huge success. We shared our favorite parts and the kids truly had a great time!
Please be sure to ask them about it today at the dinner table!
Pictures to follow…
:O) Mrs. Spata
PS Thank you so much to the chaperones that attended the trip with us!! 🙂
“Walk Through History” field trip information
Click here to get a sneak peak at some of the places and things we will see during our field trip this week.
Thursday, May 156h, 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 9:15-9:30 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 1:30-1:45PM.
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 (maybe some bug spray too) on your child before he/she comes to school.
Things to bring on the trip…
- Brown bag lunch including a drink (We will be having a picnic lunch on the Village Green. Please keep everything disposable– no glass permitted)
- Plastic water bottle (label with your name)
- Comfortable sneakers or boots (We will be doing a lot of walking in forests and near water.)
- Hat and/or sunglasses
Kindness Games
Join us on the Tackan Fields from 5-7 PM on Thursday, May 16th for our 1st Annual Kindness Games! Will be an afternoon of fun games and challenges where the kids can demonstrate sportsmanship and team spirit!
Be sure to send in your registration form to let us know if you plan to attend! 🙂
Kindness Week At Tackan
May 13-17
Monday: Draw a picture or write a description of the random act of kindness you performed. (worksheet)
Tuesday: Complte the Kindness Note and give it to someone in your class. (worksheet)
Wednesday: Invite someone you don’t normally play with to play with you at recess.
Thursday: Wear your TAckan Apparel and joinus at the Kindness Games 5-7PM on the field.
Friday: Write a thank you note or draw a picture and give it to a teacher, coach or your parents. Say thank you for all they do for you.
