Mrs. Goniwiecha 2022-2023

                                                          We will be going to the high school on Thursday morning for the holiday concert. The holiday party time will be from 11:45 to 12:45. We will have snacks & hot chocolate. All are welcome to join us!  Mrs. Knuth will be showing an all-school movie at 2:30.  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and relaxing break with your family! Here is a link to the family we are sponsoring for Christmas if you'd like to donate! I have been trying to keep the link up-to-date with the items people are purchasing to avoid duplicates. I will need the items(wrapped if possible) by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. Thanks for your help in making this family's Christmas so wonderful.    Here is a picture of our finished door for the door decorating contest! This Week: Monday - Art ...

                                                       The holiday party time on the 22nd will be moved from 2:00 to 11:45. Mrs. Knuth will be showing an all-school movie at 2:30, so we can't have our party at that time. Our class party with snacks & hot chocolate will be from 11:45-12:45 instead. Sorry if that interferes with your work plans. We would still love for you to join us if you can!  Ice skating will be Thursday from 11:50-12:30. Please feel free to join us at the skating rink! Here is a picture of our finished door for the door decorating contest! This Week: Monday - Art Tuesday - PE Wednesday - Late Start; Nutcracker Performance 2:00  Thursday - Music; Ice Skating   Friday -  Media Center; Dress like a Grinch Day; Popcorn Friday Upcoming Dates: 12/22 - Wear an Ugly Sweater; Holiday Concert at SJHS 9:00-11:00; Hol...

                                                            The pancake breakfast is back & free this year due to the amount of money raised at Laps for Lincoln. Please join us in the gym this Saturday from 9:00-11:00. The Book Fair will be open too in case you need any extra Christmas gifts! A few things have come up this week that I want to address. First, if students have cell phones at school, they should be powered off and kept in their backpacks all day. They may not be taken out to recess. Second, please make sure to keep all Pokemon and sports cards at home. They should not be trading or playing with them at school. If your child chooses to bring them for a touchdown, it will be written in the planner so that you know. Thanks for your help! This Week: Monday - Art Tuesday - PE Wednesday - Late Start Thursday - Music   Frid...

                                                                                                   I hope you enjoyed time with your family & had a nice Thanksgiving!      Report cards will be coming home on November 28th. It's important to keep in mind a couple of things. First, if your child is not a "3" the goal is to get there by the end of 4th grade. Students develop at their own pace. Second, students will continue to get individualized and group intervention in the areas below a "3" which is considered at grade level. Also, in math, and reading, there are ways to practice at home, which is probably necessary if the practice at school is not enough to master these goals. Students who are struggling with fractions nee...

                                                             Report Cards go home on the 28th. Please note that our report card standards are FULL year 4th grade standards. Please do not be alarmed if your student does not have all 3s on his/her report card at this time. It is truly OK if your student has not yet mastered each standard as they are Full year/ END of Year 4th grade expectations. Students will receive multiple opportunities to show mastery throughout the year. Our goal is learning and growth and we do not view learning and mastery as an endpoint. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.     This last week the playground was extremely muddy. If possible I encourage students to bring an extra pair of pants, shoes, or socks just in case. It's just not possible for Mrs. Kauffman t...

                                                         This week begins the student council stuff-a-truck food donation collection.  Students are encouraged to bring any non-perishable food items to school each day. For a friendly competition, there will be a pizza party for the lower & upper el classes with the most donations. Thanks for your help in supporting our community! The Winn Dixie movie reward was a huge success! During the movie, kids were naturally comparing the movie to the book. It was fantastic to hear that the book was better and had more details! We enjoyed popcorn, pickles, Dump punch, and root beer & strawberry candy. Thanks to those who sent in items & thanks to Maggie for making & serving the punch! Since Friday is a half day and the end of the 1st trimester, we will have a read-in to celebrate all o...

                                                     Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our Halloween party was awesome because of all of you. Adrienne did an amazing job organizing everything and we so appreciated all the parents who came or sent items. We all had a blast! Thanks to Garron's parents, we have a new lunch tub! Also, thanks to everyone who sent in glue sticks. We already have all the items for the Winn Dixie movie viewing on Friday too. You guys rock! I will be reteaching equivalent fractions and comparing/ordering fractions from unit 2 this week. Anyone with a score of a 1 or 2 on the unit test, will be taking a new test to be assessed for report cards. Extra IXL practice in 4th-grade math O.8, O.9, O.26, or anything else in the O column will be helpful.  In reading, we are working on finding the main idea. Students are still required ...