Please make sure your child is wearing clothing they can be active in and appropriate shoes for running around! I suggest wearing layers as it may be chilly yet warm up as they run around.
Today's field day was held partially inside. If it is rainy again tomorrow this will be our lot as well (hopefully not!)
This letter is concerning 5th grade band. Students who
wish to sign up for band only need to email me at tomdcheek@gmail.com
and let me know of your intention to join band for next year. I will put
you on the list.
In the fall you will need to pay a fee of $100 for the entire year. If
this is a hardship please let me know. The band fees go towards paying
clinicians, sheet music, supplies, and shirts and hats for the Rose
Festival Parade. I have clinicians come in on a
regular basis to provide students instruction in small groups of like
instruments. This fee for band is a great deal compared to the price of
MUSE (about $500 a year, not including instrument rental).
Students will need to rent or own their own instruments. I have
percussion and drums, and two bass amps. I also have some district
instruments such as flutes, clarinets, trombones and trumpets available
for free and reduced lunch students.
The instrumentation in band is trumpets, trombones, alto saxophones,
tenor saxophones, clarinets, flutes, electric bass and drums and
percussion.
Band meets at 3:00 to 3:35 Tuesday through Friday.
Band members need to make at least three rehearsals a week. If your
child is on Safety Patrol it would be preferable if he/she did that in
the morning.
I look forward to another exciting year of band. This year we will march
in the Junior Rose Festival Parade which is always a great experience.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Tom Cheek
Band Director at Alameda Elementary School
As an end of the year celebration the 4th Grade Team will be
hosting a rotating Luau on Tuesday, June 12th.Classes will rotate to all four classrooms.
One of the activities will be a snack.We have decided on a menu, but we’re hoping for donations of
either food or party supplies.
Requested Food Items:
Corn tortilla chips (no Doritos please)
Salsa
Costco Chocolate Chip cookies
Fruit (pre-cut or easy to serve, ex: strawberries)
Veggies (easy to serve)
Fruit/Tropical punch Capri Sun
Requested Party Supplies:
Paper Plates
Napkins
Plastic Forks
If you are able to donate, please e-mail your child's teacher
specifying what items you would like to donate.Your child's teacher will send an updated supply list by Monday
afternoon, identifying items that are still needed.Please have your child bring items to Mrs. Caton’s classroom
on Tuesday morning, as all snack will be served in her room.
Also, please e-mail your child's teacher if you're interested in
volunteering during the party.The
party will be held from 12:10 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.Parent volunteers will be assigned to help in a particular
classroom.They will not rotate
with each class, but rather stay and assist one teacher with their rotation
activities.For this reason, your
assistance will be needed for the entire event.
We will be taking the students out for a 4th grade recess and
yearbook signing at 2:15 p.m. and would greatly appreciate any parents who
would be able to stay and help clean-up during that time.
Thank you in advance for all of your help and support.
1:00-2:15 Caton,
Hunting-Knight, Sue Wilcox, Sheila
Wilcox, Sisk, Zogas
We
need lots of volunteers for Field Day – no experience is necessary. You only need to have a desire to help
out with the games, and to enjoy watching the students have fun.
If you are able to
help out, please fill out this FORM and return it to Mrs.
LeBaron as soon as
possible. You may also email me at
slebaron@pps.netBe sure to specify the
day and time(s) you are available, as well as your child’s name and teacher.
Just a reminder that Alameda Art Night is tomorrow, Thursday, May 24th from 6:30-7:30pm
Please come enjoy all the beautiful art created by your children!
See you there!
We will be starting our final math unit, Algebraic Thinking,
tomorrow.In this unit, students
will spend concentrated time observing, extending and making generalizations
about visual, numeric and graphic patterns.Students have completed a pre-assessment on the skills that
will be presented in this unit.Our team has used this data to create four classes, organized so that
each student can successfully have opportunities to gain new skills, practice
with peers, and discuss mathematical topics.All four classes will be covering the fourth grade standards
for this unit. Similar to our previous units, our roles and pacing as teachers
is based on the results of the pre-assessments and the needs of the curriculum standards.
Mrs. Caton’s class will continue to work at an accelerated
pace, reviewing Bridges content as needed. The students in this class have
demonstrated mastery of most algebraic patterns.Mrs. Caton will begin with Bridges curriculum and extend concepts
through the M3 (Mentoring
Mathematical Minds) curriculum.
Ms. Brown’s class will continue to work at an accelerated
pace, as appropriate.Students in
this class demonstrated some understanding of algebraic concepts on the
pre-test.When mastery of skills
and concepts is shown through class assignments and homework, extensions will
be provided.Opportunities for
deeper understanding of geometrical concepts may also be explored.
Mrs. Hunting-Knight’s and Miss Levin’s classes will be
working at a standard 4th grade level pace.During this unit, their classes have
been blended to allow for a slightly wider range of abilities and learning
rates. The goal of this structure is to enable more student conversations that
deepen student understanding. Students will explore the Bridges content through
use of manipulatives, to build depth of conceptual algebraic understanding. Extensions
and modifications will be provided as needed, based on individual classroom
performance.Mrs. Hunting-Knight
will have our 4th grade Educational Assistant to support her class,
and Miss Levin will have the support of Alameda’s Math Specialist Mrs. Robinson
in her classroom.
Please feel free to contact your child’s classroom teacher
with any specific questions or concerns you may have. Below you will find all
fourth grade teachers’ email addresses for your convenience throughout the
unit.
Throughout the year I have told students that I would be delighted to come and watch a game they are playing in (soccer, baseball, etc). However as has been the pattern they typically tell me the day of or day before. If your child would like me to come watch a game please email or send in a schedule. I cannot guarantee that I will be able to attend but I will do my best to find a game that coincides with my schedule! Also, if your child plays with another student from our class please mention that as I can plan to hit two or three birds with one stone :)
