Jacquie Fitch : Announcements : http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/ Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:21:11 PST fitchj@canby.k12.or.us http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements44645 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:21:10 PST Now more than ever I need your help and support at home. Students are facing very challenging math standards and next year the Smarter Balanced testing system will be our new state assessment given only once per year.In order to set our students up for success we must work together. You can help at home by encouraging your child to use IXL for math skill practice. IXL is a computer based pr http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements44643 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:30:04 PST I wanted to make sure you knew that our classroom has an online code for ordering from Scholastic. Sometimes it's easier to do it at home and not have to bother with sending in a check and order form. So, I'm attaching a link directly to the Scholastic ordering site for my class. Our online code is GR2WD. Every time you order online, our classroom library receives a free book. So, everyone co http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements44135 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:13:11 PDT Our 5th grade students have been studying the regions of the US. I'm attaching a couple of the completed presentations and will add the other three when they are finished.Northeast RegionMidwest RegionSouthwest RegionSoutheast Regi http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements41096 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:14:45 PST It was so nice to see my students with their parents and grandparents last night. The school was packed and the atmosphere was wonderful. I took a video of my class performing their play, "Twas the Week Before Christmas" as they performed today for Mrs. Smidt's class. Hope you enjoy watching them and can hear the funny story. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements40484 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:44:14 PDT Our math unit is centered around multiplication. In addition to memorizing our facts, we are also learning about the different models for multiplication and the properties. IXL is an excellent place for your student to practice these skills at home. I shared your child's username and password with you at conferences, but they also have it stapled inside their planner. I'm posting the standards http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements40267 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:23:52 PDT I have found a great list of multiplication practice sites on the web. Click on the link to access these great practice sites.Multiplication Online Practice http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements40266 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:12:30 PDT I am looking for a couple of parents to organize our Halloween Party. Anyone interested in helping out please send an email. We'll need to plan for activities and snacks. Our class will also be walking to Countryside Living to sing some songs for the residents. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements39894 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:47:25 PDT Our first field trip will be Friday, September 30th to Port Blakely Tree Farm. We will be gone from 9:00-2:00. Students need to bring a sack lunch and dress for any kind of weather. If you want to be a parent volunteer, please make sure your background check is current with the district. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements39893 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:41:34 PDT I am sending a hard copy of this letter home, but thought I'd post it as a blog entry, too.Parent Letter http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements39892 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:23:21 PDT Fourth grade is in full swing! Students are learning about maps, our state of Oregon, community building with a quilts theme, and working on a review of regrouping and borrowing. Our pace is quick, and students are adjusting to the increased responsibility expected of a fourth grader. Students have learned how to record assignments in their planners, as well as organize their assignments in port http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements36618 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:35:43 PST I am happy to report that our writing scores are going up, up, up! Many students met our first SMART goal of increasing their Ideas/Content scores. We are now working on the trait of organization and hope to see students create enticing leads, mighty middles and exciting endings. Today we rewrote beginning sentences using thoughts and feelings, actions, exclamations and our sense of hearing. It http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements36035 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:33:16 PDT Any parents that are interested in helping out with the Harvest Party on October 29th please send me an email or give me a call. I'll be looking for someone to help with plates, napkins, cookies and juice. Thanks so much. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements35788 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:15:28 PDT Please click here to take the Open House survey.Open House Survey http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements35677 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:51:55 PDT Oops! Kleenex was left off the school supply list. We do not need 24 boxes right now, but if you think about it some time when you are at the store, if you could buy a box for us, it would be great. I have two open boxes and one new box for the entire year! That will definitely not do. Thanks:) http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements35675 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:46:06 PDT Here's what our daily schedule looks like.10-11 Daily Schedule http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements33764 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:07:00 PST Each week our fourth grade team meets to work on a SMART goal for the classroom. In the past we've focused on writing goals, which are rich in data for the teacher, but take longer to score and analyze. Our most recent SMART goal is focused on multiplication fluency. We are working toward quick recall of facts because it is essential for application with higher math concepts. Our class has onl http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements31532 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:04:41 PST We had a wild and wacky dance party to celebrate Halloween this year. Students danced to the Chicken Dance, YMCA, and the Macarena. We also learned some new dance moves like the sprinkler, the lawn mower and the shopping cart. Students enjoyed frosting cookies and playing Autumn Bingo. Thanks to the parent volunteers who helped on such a crazy day. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements31531 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:51:47 PST Congratulations to our September and October Terrific Kids. These students were highlighted for excellence in respect and responsibility.Terrific Kids http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements30984 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:59:32 PDT We had an amazing day at Port Blakely learning about sustainable forests. Students enjoyed hunting for bugs, learning to find the age of trees and about types of animals who live in the forest. Thanks to all the parent helpers who volunteered. Here are a few pictures of our trip.Bus Ride http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements30982 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:38:52 PDT Miss Jackson will begin her 5 week student teaching experience tomorrow. With my guidance she will plan for all subjects, handle all classroom issues and practice being a teacher. I will be in the building at all times and will check in at lunch time to see how things are going. I'm fully confident she will do an amazing job with our kiddos. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements30981 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:15:11 PDT Starting on Monday, my homeroom will be starting a 3-4 day writing assessment. The kids will have 3 choices to write about, and will go through the writing process to complete a piece to the best of their ability at this time. It will be scored by trained teachers throughout the county and returned to our school. It will give us some good data as to where your child is in relation to writing, and http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements30109 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:03:16 PDT This year should prove to be very exciting. We have 32 eager 4th graders who are ready to learn. Miss Jackson, our student teacher, will be here until December. I appreciate her extra set of hands in the classroom. Miss Hilger will be our cadet teacher from the high school this first trimester. She is returning after working with my classroom last year. Our first field trip is to Port Blakel http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements28718 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:56:25 PDT When we went on our field trip, students used video cameras and digital cameras to document our trip. Ms. Kent, the district technology teacher, came along to help. Then she came to school for 3 days to help the students create a movie from their trip. It turned out amazing and really shows how much the kids learned. Click the following to see the movie. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements28620 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:15:37 PDT View our field trip in this slide show. http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/fitchj/blog/Announcements27833 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:49:18 PST Space Museum Visit