Friday, September 19, 2025

ABCs & 123s

Parents, your kids are THE BEST!!  I'm so totally enjoying them this year.  They are kind children, they are respectful students, and they are eager learners.  We get to learn and laugh together during the day.  Today we even found ourselves dancing to the song Locomotion!😂. You'll have to ask them about that one!

A while back I came across this helpful list of questions to ask your child after school when you want to get them talking, but all they say when you ask them how school was is "good."😉. I hope you find it helpful.

21 After-School Questions to Get Your Kids Talking

1. What’s one thing that really made you laugh today?

2. What was the most favorite part of your day?

3. What is one thing (subject, activity, etc.) you like/dislike about school? Tell me about that.

4. What do you like about _________ (i.e. your teacher, math, spelling, etc.)?

5. Share one thing you know now that you didn’t know when you woke up this morning.

6. Who did you play with the most at school today? What did you do together?

7. Who is someone you don’t like hanging out with? Why is that?

8. Who is someone at school (or a friend you know) who always seems to do the right thing? Tell me about him/her.

9. What is one thing you’re not looking forward to this week? How do you plan to make the most of it?

10. Is there a problem you faced today that you solved? How did you solve it?

11. When did you feel most proud of yourself today?

12. Did anyone push your buttons today? Tell me about that. How did you react/respond?

13. What is one thing you want God to help you with at school this week?

14. What would you like to talk about tonight?

15. Name one thing that happened today that you’re very thankful for.

16. Is there a friend or classmate you have trouble getting along with? How can you be a better friend?

17. Who is someone (a friend at school, a teacher, sibling, etc.) you saw act with humility today? What did they do?

18. What was the most difficult thing you had to deal with today? How did you get through it?

19. What, about school, makes you happy?

20. If you could change one thing about school, what it would be?

21. What is one thing we can do as a family after school, or on the weekend, that would brighten your day?


We got to hear about all the fun we could have if we join 4th grade orchestra.  You can find all the details on the paper that came home on Monday, or in this previous post.
Partner work!
The expert teachers lead the class through the answers

Jumprope spelling







Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with our fellow 4th graders





















Exploring the rate of erosion under a variety of conditions



THINK! Energy - We are excited to welcome a guest teacher from the THINK! Energy program next week Thursday.  She will be teaching us about wise energy use & conservation.  Part of the program is a kit of energy efficient items (shower head, pipe insulation, LED nightlight, faucet aerators, etc.) that each child receives for free.   There will be a home energy worksheet (HEW) for you to fill out about how you use (or don't use) the kit.  Completion of that form will earn our class money to spend on Amazon.  Please be sure to keep track of that form and fill it out by the indicated date.

We will be taking our first math test next week.  We will review in the classroom, so you won't need to do any extra teaching at home.  After the test is finished and corrected, it will be placed in your child's mailbox to go home.  Anytime you are wishing for a better score on a quiz or test, feel free to have your child correct it at home (you may help them) and then send it back to school.  Each corrected item will earn back a half point toward their overall score.

Homework (reading and math minutes) continues to be due on Mondays, and library books should come back on Fridays.  Word Work tests are always on Friday morning.

This week Wednesday afternoon we will be taking buses over to the high school to participate in the Walk-a-thon.  Thank you so much for assisting your child in raising funds for this cause! We are looking forward to a fun-filled afternoon of celebration, grateful to all those who love us enough to donate!

Thank you for your continued support and prayers for our class as we yearn daily to let God be the guide in our classroom.  We truly feel his presence! 

FROM THE ROSE PARK OFFICE:

  • Rose Park Fall Fest is coming up on  September 25 from 5:30-7pm. This is an incredibly fun community event, Please sign your family up here! 

  • Grandparents Day is coming up on October 2, we would love to bless our Grandparents with some treats, if you are able would you sign up to provide something HERE.

    • Upcoming Dates:

    • Spirit Week next week → 

    • September 24: Walkathon 

    • September 25: Fall Fest 5:30-7pm

    • September 26: Homecoming at HS Football Game!

    • October 2: Grandparents Day → 

    • October 16 & 20: Parent Teacher Conferences 4-8pm

    • October 23-25: No school for CEA teachers convention


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