Mrs. Alvarado's Class News

Wednesday, May 13th

Mrs.Alvarado’s Class News

Wednesday, May 13^th

 

Dear Parents,

     I can’t thank you enough for this wonderful year!  I have really enjoyed teaching your children!  I feel like they are ready for fifth grade! We have a couple of things plan next week!  Everyone is invited to both events! I hope you can come!

 

Monday May 18^th-  Young Author’s Tea at 10:15

 

     The class has made beautiful books that they would love to share with you!   Please feel free to bring blankets and towels if you would like to read outside!  The students can read with you anywhere they want on campus.  Just be back for lunch at 10:45!  Parents are welcome to stay and have lunch! 

 

 

Friday May 22^nd-  Ice-Cream Party  after lunch at 11:20

 

     I would like to invite all of the parents to come celebrate the school year with the class.  We will be meeting at the picnic table right outside the cafeteria door.  I will bring some ice-cream and toppings!  All are welcome!

 

Have a wonderful summer!   Fondly,  Mrs.Alvarado

Relay for Life Luminaries

Dear Garrison Mill Families,

The Relay for Life team will be selling luminaries that will be used in the opening ceremony on Friday Night at the RFL Event at Jim Miller Park.  The luminaries are used to remember those we have lost, celebrate those that have battled and won and to give hope to those who still fight the battle with cancer.

The luminaries can be decorated by the family, they are $5.00 a piece. We will be selling them at reading night tonight, at the PTA meeting on Thursday or anytime this week in Mrs. Longyear's classroom. We will need all money and bags by 2:30 on Friday!

Thank you so much for your support!

Parent Workshop

All GM Parents are encouraged to attend a free parenting workshop this Thursday, April 16th, at 10:30 AM which will cover specific plans for parents to keep their children engaged and learning all summer. It is in the media center and it is for parents of students of all ages.

Friday, April 3rd

Mrs.Alvarado’s Class News

Friday, April 3^rd

 

Dear Parents,

     I have so many to thank!  The dinner this week was delicious!  It was so nice to come home and just warm up instead of cooking!  What a treat!  Thank you also for the copy paper, flowers, cards, presents, and gift card for School Box.  You have all made me feel very much appreciated!  The is a wonderful class!  I have felt appreciated all year not just this week!  Thank you to all the families that contributed to all of my goodies this week!  PTA had a wonderful lunch for us and Mrs.Hirsch and Mrs.Lee watched the class so I could go and enjoy my long lunch.  This year has been a blessing working with all of you!  These students are precious.  I’ll be sad to see them go at the end of the year! Take a look at what we did this week and what is coming up!

 

Reading

Buddies/Baskets- The class made beautiful baskets this week which were filled by a big bunny while they were out of the room during specials.  We also had an egg hunt with our Reading Buddies on Friday.  Big Fun!

 

Spring Break- Next week as you know is spring break.  I hope you have a fun and safe vacation!

 

Week of April 13^th-17^th:  We will continue to review for the CRCT.  In math we will review some old concepts to prepare for the CRCT.  In Science we will continue with ecosystems.  We are reading the book The

Egypt

Game. 

 

CRCT- The CRCT begins Tuesday April 21^st.

 

Have a great Spring Break!  Be Safe!  Have Fun!    Mrs.A

Friday, March 20th

Mrs.Alvarado’s Class News

Friday, March 20^th

 

Dear Parents,

     We had a great work week!  We reviewed more for the CRCT.  This week we worked on reading comprehension type of questions for the CRCT.  The class seems really prepared!  We will continue next week with more review.  Take a look at what we are studying next week:

 

Social Studies- We covered a lot of ground this week in Social Studies.  We studied the different battles of the war, the ending battle of the war, the Treaty of Paris, and the Declaration of Independence.  Next week we will cover Chapter 9 which deals with the beginning of our new country and writing the constitution.  We will have a quiz over Chapter 9 on Friday. 

 

Reading- We have been reading books related to the Revolutionary War instead of a novel study.  This week we read about some of the important women during the Revolutionary War.  Next week we will learn about life for African Americans and famous men during the war.

 

Spelling/ Grammar- In grammar we are working on adjectives.  We will learn how to compare using the words “more” and “most”.  In spelling we will review antonyms, homophones, and suffix endings on words. 

 

Math- We are working in the measurement which is Chapter 16.  We will be finishing up next week and will have a test over Chapter 16 on Friday.

 

Have a great weekend!  The weather forecast looks great!  Mrs.A

Boosterthon Fun Run

Dear Parents,

On behalf of everyone at Garrison Mill Elementary, I want to thank you for all your help in making this year's Boosterthon Fun Run a huge success!  Don't forget to come out tomorrow as your child runs for our school at 12:15 PM.  If we are rained out on Thursday, we will reschedule for Friday, April 3rd.

We are on track to make this a financially successful Fun Run, but WE NEED YOUR HELP over the next week in order to reach our financial goals.  The money for the Fun Run is due Tuesday, April 14th.  Please make checks payable to Garrison Mill Educational Foundation and place all money in your child's collection envelope.  Remember, all gifts are tax deductible!

Thank you again for all your support in making this year's Boosterthon Fun Run a tremendous success for our school.  Please feel free to contact me at anytime with questions regarding the Boosterthon Fun Run collection process!

Sincerely,

Patti Lavender
GMEF/4th Grade Liaison
Phone:  770-552-1162
Email:  drpattilavender@aol.com

Boosterthon Fun Run

Dear 4th Grade Parents,

The Boosterthon Fun Run is in full swing and we are excited about how well the 4th Grade students are doing!

Thank you so much for your support thus far. If you haven't had the opportunity to connect your students to potential sponsors yet, this weekend is a great time to get on board! We are offering a special "weekend challenge" prize.

As a reminder, here are some action steps you can take in order to help our school through the Boosterthon Fun Run:

1. Connect your child to multiple sponsors across the country who can pledge your student a dollar amount per lap (25-35 laps)

2. See how many states we can get for your class. The winning class will receive a party.

3. Remember to come to the Boosterthon Fun Run! Our class will be running on Thursday, April 2nd 12:30-1:15

Thank you again for all of your generous support and we hope to see you at the Fun Run next week!

Sincerely,

Patti Lavender
GMEF/4th Grade Liaison
Phone: 770-552-1162
Email: drpattilavender@aol.com

Boosterthon Fun Run

Dear Parents,

Hello!  My name is Patti Lavender and I am excited about the opportunity to serve as the GM Foundation liaison for 4th Grade.  It is my pleasure to introduce you all to the Boosterthon Fun Run, which kicked off today!  This will be the most fun event of our entire school year and with your help will also prove to be the most financially successful event of the year!  Please sit down with your child tonight and watch the "Gold Medal DVD" which explains the nature of this interactive program.

You are being asked to help in 3 specific ways:
1.  Connect your child to at least 10 different sponsors who can pledge them a dollar amount per lap (25-35 laps)
2.  See how many states you can get pledges from (the classroom with the most states will receive a Classroom Party!)
3.  Come to the Boosterthon Fun Run on Thursday, April 2nd from 12:30-1:15

I have met the Booster Team and their enthusiasm has already been a breath of fresh air to our teachers and students.  During their time on campus, they will be promoting FITNESS, EDUCATION, and CHARACTER to each of our children.  Be sure you ask your child about those Character traits!  If you have any questions about this program after watching the DVD and reading through your child's pledge book, please feel free to contact me at anytime.  Thank you so much for your generosity and we look forward to seeing you next week at the Fun Run!

Sincerely,

Patti Lavender
GMEF/4th Grade Liaison
Phone:  770-552-1162
Email:  drpattilavender@aol.com

Friday, March 20th

Mrs.Alvarado’s Class News

Friday, March 20^th

 

Dear Parents,

     We had a great work week!  We reviewed more for the CRCT.  This week we worked on reading comprehension type of questions for the CRCT.  The class seems really prepared!  We will continue next week with more review.  Take a look at what we are studying next week:

 

Social Studies- We covered a lot of ground this week in Social Studies.  We studied the different battles of the war, the ending battle of the war, the Treaty of Paris, and the Declaration of Independence.  Next week we will cover Chapter 9 which deals with the beginning of our new country and writing the constitution.  We will have a quiz over Chapter 9 on Friday. 

 

Reading- We have been reading books related to the Revolutionary War instead of a novel study.  This week we read about some of the important women during the Revolutionary War.  Next week we will learn about life for African Americans and famous men during the war.

 

Spelling/ Grammar- In grammar we are working on adjectives.  We will learn how to compare using the words “more” and “most”.  In spelling we will review antonyms, homophones, and suffix endings on words. 

 

Math- We are working in the measurement which is Chapter 16.  We will be finishing up next week and will have a test over Chapter 16 on Friday.

 

Have a great weekend!  The weather forecast looks great!  Mrs.A

Friday, March 13th

Mrs.Alvarado’s Class News

Friday, March 13^th

 

Dear Parents,

     We have had another great week!  This really is the sweetest class!  We saw a guide dog on Thursday.  They told us about all of the wonderful work they do to help visually impaired.  We had our third nine week party on Friday!  Big fun!  Lots of popcorn!

Take a look at what we are doing next week!

 

Social Studies- We wrapped up Chapter 7 with a test on Friday.  Next week we will talk more about the battles of the Revolutionary War as well as the end of the war.  We will have a test on Chapter 8 on Friday.

 

Math- We wrapped up Chapter 21 on Multiplying Decimals with a short quiz on Friday.  Next week we will start a unit on Measurement which is Chapter 16 in the book.  We will cover metric and standard units of measurement.

 

Spelling/ Grammar- In grammar we are working on Adjectives.  We will work on adjectives that compare.  In spelling we will work on possessive nouns and proofreading for spelling errors. 

 

CRCT- We will continue practicing for the CRCT with more review work.  We reviewed grammar last week and will review reading skills next week.

 

Have a great weekend!  Mrs.Alvarado