Mrs. Ballard's 4th Grade Blog

Paul Bunyan News Report

marlaballard — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:55:03 +0000

Let’s try this… click on the link and see if you can get to the TeacherTube page where our videos are loaded.

http://www.teachertube.com/members/videoList.php?pg=myvideos

Week of January 30-February 3

marlaballard — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:48:47 +0000

DON’T FORGET– Our 4th grade Invention Convention is this Friday, February 3rd in the Cafetorium. Parents, relatives, and friends are invited to attend. Awards will be given at 2:45.

We will be having a Lock-Down, Tornado, and Fire Drills this week at school. Students will be instructed on what to do in each situation and practice the correct procedures.

This week’s Spelling list: radar habit pity cider razor easel diver river level promise cabin never limit stolen wiper talent finish bison spoken famous

Week of January 23-27, 2012

marlaballard — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:45:48 +0000

U.I.L Awards will be this Friday, January 27 in the cafeteria at 1:00 PM.

The Bogata Baseball/ Softball Association will hold sign-ups this Sunday, January 29 from 2:00-4:00 at the Bogata Community Room (old Bogata Jr. High).

We do not have a Spelling list this week. Instead, your child should have a Solar System study sheet. They will be tested on Friday and must know the order of the planets as well as the correct spelling.

Week of January 16-20, 2012

marlaballard — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:08:55 +0000

Monday: Early Dismissal (1:00 PM)

Be on the look-out for information about this year’s Invention Convention, which will be held Friday, February 3 in our cafetorium.

This week’s Spelling list: thriller fossil planner swallow member willow nodded foggy dipper summer slender picket blossom ticket welcome blanket plastic dinner rumbles witness

Week of January 9-13, 2012

marlaballard — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:17:17 +0000

**PLEASE NOTE** Parents/ Guardians must send a note with their child after an absence. No note will result in an unexcused absence. Students cannot be given a grade over 70 for any of their make-up work if the absence is unexcused. Thank you!!!

This Friday, January 13 is the end-of-semester AR reward. Students who met their semester goals (36 points) will be watching “Dolphin Tale” in the Jr. High Auditorium. They will also have popcorn and a bottle of water provided to them

NEXT Monday, January 16 is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Students will be released at 1:00 PM that day!

This week’s Spelling list: small caller bald talking halt walker stalk awe thought straw laws false squall drawn strawberry fought shawl chalk caught half

Week of January 2-6, 2012

marlaballard — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:59:11 +0000

Happy New Year!!!

This week’s Spelling list: pouch flower cowboy mound pound voyage hound grouch cough thousand noises south gown frown voices annoy grown howling wound tower

Week of November 7-11

marlaballard — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:21:05 +0000

Week of October 31-November 4, 2011

marlaballard — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:18:46 +0000

Rebel Varsity football Friday night at 7:30 at Rivercrest (Senior Night). Rebel PeeWees play Saturday morning at Detroit, 10:00 AM.

This week’s Spelling list: mosses babies supplies clams dresses glasses hobbies mistakes parents mints arches armies caves arrows engines couches enemies props patches ranches

Rebel Homecoming Pictures, 2011

marlaballard — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:14:34 +0000

Slideshow generated with Smilebox

Red Ribbon Week… October 24-28

marlaballard — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:46:54 +0000

This week we are participating in the national Red Ribbon Week campaign. On Monday we signed pledges to be drug-free (and not just for 4th grade– for the rest of our lives!), and some jr. high students came over and told us all about Red Ribbon Week and what it means to be drug-free. We all wore red, got red ribbons and bracelets to wear, and signed our pledges (which will be made into a paper chain). Here’s a list of the Red Ribbon Week activities…

Monday: Wear Red Day

Tuesday: Give Drugs the Boot– wear your cowboy boots or boots of any kind

Wednesday: Shade Out Drugs– wear your favorite sunshades to school; Jr. High Student Council will present an anti-drug skit for us in our cafetorium

Thursday: Sock It To Drugs– wear crazy or mismatched socks; Elementary Anti-Drug Program, cafetorium at 1:00 PM. This involves Julia, Bailey, Evan, and Taylor from our class. Good luck!

Friday: Drugs are Scary or Rebel Against Drugs– wear your Halloween costume or your favorite Rebel shirt

In other news…

Don’t forget this 6-weeks period is actually only 5 weeks. Students are still expected to get 12 A.R. points, but we have read and are reading several books together in class, which they are always allowed to test on and earn points.

This Friday our Rebel Varsity team will travel to Chisum to play at 7:30. Good luck, Rebels!!! Our PeeWee Rebels have a bye week.

This week’s Spelling list: arrange circus glance scene germs bridge ounce village sponge badge certain cement wedge ginger orange police spice once