Schedules and Q&A

Hello Parents & Guardians!

As we move forward with our At Home Learning, here are new conference schedules for teachers. Starting Monday, March 23 will each be available for students during a 2 hour block each day. Please see each teacher’s schedule below.

Castle - MWF 1:00 - 3:00; T/Th 2:00 - 4:00

Hightower - M-F 8:00 - 10:00

Jenkins - M-Th 10:00 - 12:00; F - 8:00 - 10:00

Molix - M-F 9:00 - 10:00 and 2:00 - 3:00 

If you would like to set up a meeting outside of the above office hours, please email so we can schedule this with you.

We will also be posting our condensed snapshots for each subject so you will be able to see what topics we are covering throughout these next two weeks.

Please feel free to let us know any questions or concerns you may have. We will do our best to find the answers to your questions if we do not know the answers ourselves. We will compile questions, concerns, and answers in to this Questions & Concerns Spreadsheet so others can see the same information.

4th Grade Teachers

Remind Groups

Hello Parents & Guardians!

Please be sure that you join each Remind for all of your child's teachers. Each teacher will be sending updates for their content area, so we want to make sure you aren't missing anything. That information was sent out in a Skyward email Thursday afternoon.

We will push out information about our Parent Communication hub through Skyward emails and Remind messages Friday after hearing back on our Google Classroom status. In the event we are unable to make that work, we will let you know what the new plan is.

Stay tuned for more information! :)

4th Grade Teachers

Digital Learning Parent Communication Info

Hello Parents & Guardians! 

We are looking into why some parent emails are being allowed into our Parent Google Classroom and others are not. I have an online meeting with the technology team tomorrow morning, and we should know more then. 

In the meantime, please see updates that were added so you can stay in the loop. We will give more information on how to move forward and whether or not we will be able to use Google Classroom as a Parent Hub during our e-learning.

Again, we can't thank you enough for being so patient with us as we work out all of the kinks in getting our online learning platforms and communications ready for to teach remotely. Thank you so much for all you have provided and are continuing to provide! We appreciate you! 

4th Grade Teachers

Circuits

Last week, we began our lessons on Circuits, and moved into conductors and insulators. While this is a new concept for 4th Graders, they have picked it up quickly! One of the more difficult areas is the types of circuits we are looking at. We are focusing on Series Circuits and Parallel Circuits. Below are pictures and an explanation of each circuit type.


The first type of circuit we are looking at is a parallel circuit. The objects in this type of circuit are independent of one another and do not rely on the other object in order to work.

Parallel Circuits: In parallel circuits, each object has its own separate loop. Electricity doesn’t have to flow from one object to the next object and back to the power source.  It can flow through both objects at the same time. If one object is missing or stops working, THE OTHER OBJECT STILL HAS ELECTRICITY BECAUSE IT IS ON ITS OWN LOOP.

The second type of circuit we are looking at is a series circuit. The objects in this type of circuit are dependent of one another and rely on the other object in order to work. If one part burns out or stops working, it has a direct impact on the other part(s).

Series Circuits: series circuits have everything connected in one continuous loop. Electricity flows from one object to the next one in the loop and back to the energy source. If one object is missing or stops working, ALL OTHER OBJECTS STOP WORKING, TOO

Weekly Snapshots & Remind

What an AMAZING back to school Porch Party! Thank you to everyone who was able to come to Porch Party last night! 4th Grade was so excited to see everyone here and glad that you were able to make it around to meet all of us!

This week's snapshot has been added to the Weekly Snapshots page. Remember to use the password you received on your back to school brochure to access the Weekly Snapshots page.

You will also find a links to some of the different pages that were on your child's desk during Porch Party. Please make sure you sign up for the Remind for ALL OF YOUR CHILD'S TEACHERS. Different teachers will send different information about their specific content area. I will also be sending out any "all grade level" remind messages so we do not bombard you 4 of the same text when we have 4th grade announcements.

As always, if you have any questions, please let me know! Have a great weekend and we can't wait to see everyone back at school on Monday morning!

Porch Party!

Hey Knights!

Don't forget, our Back to School Bash/Porch Party is tomorrow night! Bring your school supplies so you have less things to worry about bringing in on the first day of school. I'm so excited and can't wait to see everyone!

Surprise!

Hey there, parents & students!

It's August and school is right around the corner! I hope that you have all had an amazing summer break, did plenty of cool activities, and enjoyed your time off from school.

I have an exciting announcement that I am finally able to share with you. I'm thrilled to be looping up to 4th Grade with you all as your 4th Grade Science and Social Studies Teacher!

I can't wait to see you at Porch Party next Thursday, August 8 fomr 5:30 - 7. Your new Math teacher and ELA/Writing Teachers are eager to meet you, too!


Mrs. Castle, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Hightower and myself hope to see you all Thursday evening!

See you soon! 😊