Weekly Update

 Hello Parents,

This has been a productive and busy week! We kicked off the Boosterthon and wrapped up our Famous American project for Black History Month. The reports look so cute! I cannot wait to share them with you!

Family Life Education (FLE)

Our class is scheduled to have FLE on March 4th and 6th and 8th next week. Then again on Monday, March 11th. If you would like to opt your child out, please make sure to follow the directions on THIS FLE PARENT LETTER and opt out through Parentvue. If it is not noted in Parentvue, your child will receive the FLE lesson. 

4th Grade Field Trip:

You may have already received an email notification from SCO (School Cash Online) requesting payment for our field trip in April.  Additional information about our field trip came home with students last week.  Please read that over carefully and send back the permission form as soon as possible.  We will be traveling to George Mason's Gunston Hall and George Washington's Mount Vernon on Tuesday, April 2.  The cost per student is $20.  It is preferred that payment be submitted through SCO using the link sent to you Thursday morning.  If you did not receive that email, please try to access the system using this link: https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/. If you have been chosen as a chaperone, please send in your payment so I can confirm you will be able to join. If a chaperone cannot join, I will notify the next willing parent. Thank you to so many of you that expressed interest in coming along!

Mileage Club:

Mileage Club will begin the week of April 2nd. It will be on Thursdays from 7:40-7:55 AM for 3rd-5th grade students. Please sign and return the permission form if you would like your child to participate. The forms went home with your child today. 

Historical Fiction:

Our next Reading unit will be on Historical Fiction. We will be reading the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This is a story about a young girl in WWII when the Germans begin to invade Denmark. You can buy the book on Amazon if you would like your child to have a copy to follow along as I read. 

PJ Day:

You probably have seen that the school has won a PJ day on Tuesday, February 27th for the Boosterthon. If your child wishes to wear PJs that day, they may. 

 Focus Areas for Next Week:

•  Writing: We will be learning about Historical Fiction. 

• Math:  We are working on the Patterns, Factors and Multiples unit.

• Science: We are learning about Ecosystems, food webs, food chains and how things are interdependent on each other. 

• VA Studies: We will continue Chapter 5- The American Revolution. 

I hope you have some fun plans for the weekend! I will be watching my son play basketball and catching up on things around my house. There never seems to be enough hours in a day!

Weekly Update

 Hello Parents,

We had a great week this week! I was blessed to have so many Valentines! Thank you for all the treats, cards and gifts! Today we created the different phases of the moon using Oreos. It was a very exciting activity!

Spring Pictures:

We will be taking our Spring Pictures on Tuesday, February 20th. The picture order form went home today. Please check your child’s folder. 

4th Grade Field Trip:

You may have already received an email notification from SCO (School Cash Online) requesting payment for our field trip in April.  Additional information about our field trip came home with students yesterday.  Please read that over carefully and send back the permission form as soon as possible.  We will be traveling to George Mason's Gunston Hall and George Washington's Mount Vernon on Tuesday, April 2.  The cost per student is $20.  It is preferred that payment be submitted through SCO using the link sent to you Thursday morning.  If you did not receive that email, please try to access the system using this link: https://lcps.schoolcashonline.com/.

Milage Club:

Milage Club will begin the week of April 2nd. It will be on Thursdays from 7:40-7:55 AM for 3rd-5th grade students. Please sign and return the permission form if you would like your child to participate. The forms went home with your child today. 

Boosterthon:

Our annual Boosterthon kicks off this week! Please make sure to register your child if you haven’t already. Mrs Smith sent out the information on this earlier this week. 

 Focus Areas for Next Week:

•  Writing: Your child is reading and researching their Famous American for Black History Month. 

• Math:  We are working on the Patterns, Factors and Multiples unit.

• Science: We are learning about Ecosystems, food webs, food chains and how things are interdependent on each other. 

• VA Studies: We will continue Chapter 5- The American Revolution.

Weekly Update

 Hello Parents,

We had a great week and your child has finally chosen the person they would like to do their Famous American Project on for Black History Month. Please ask your child who they chose. They will begin their research on them this week in school. 

Kindness Week:

Next week LCPS will be celebrating Kindness week. In honor of this week, Hutchison Farm will participate in a spirit week. Please see the schedule for

each day below. 

Valentine’s Day:

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, February 14th. We will take the afternoon to pass out our valentines, watch a Valentine’s show and do some fun Valentine’s activities. If your child chooses to participate in the Valentine exchange, please make sure that they bring in a valentine for everyone. We will  make Valentine bags to put them in, but if your child wants to bring in a box or something from home to use, that is fine. I have sent a class list home with your child on January 31st.  

I will also hand out an Oreo for each student to eat during the video since I have your permission on file. If you would prefer your child not have an Oreo on this day, please let me know. 

 Focus Areas for Next Week:

•  Writing: Your child will begin reading and researching their Famous American for Black History Month. 

• Math:  We will begin our unit on Patterns, Factors and Multiples.

• Science: We will begin learning about Ecosystems

• VA Studies: We will continue Chapter 5- The American Revolution.

Weekly Update

 Hello Parents,

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I spent my weekend watching my sons play basketball and watching the Lightridge HS Color Guard competition! Both the Lightridge JV and Varsity team took first place! What a great day it was yesterday! I don't have too much news, but please see below for just a couple updates and reminders.

Valentine’s Day:

We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day on Wednesday, February 14th. We will take the afternoon to pass out our valentines, watch a Valentine’s show and do some fun Valentine’s activities. If your child chooses to participate in the Valentine exchange, please make sure that they bring in a valentine for everyone. We will  make Valentine bags to put them in, but if your child wants to bring in a box or something from home to use, that is fine. I have sent a class list home with your child on Wednesday.  

Math Study Guide:

On Wednesday, your child came home with a review/ study guide for Division. Their homework this week was to work their way through it. It is due on Monday, February 5th. 

 Focus Areas for Next Week:

•  Writing: We will choose our Famous African American and begin to research them.

• Math:  We test Multiplication and Division Monday, February 5th Then spend the remainder of the short week reviewing many skills from earlier in the year. 

• Science: We will learn about the planets, their order in space and create a book about them.

• VA Studies: We will continue Chapter 5- The American Revolution.