Thursday, October 18, 2012

Heller Nature Center, 10-19-12


Dear Fourth Grade Parents,

The field trip scheduled for tomorrow, Friday October 19th, has been cancelled due to cold and rainy weather.  We are working to reschedule this field trip for Monday, October 22nd, in the afternoon.  We will let you know as soon as this is confirmed.  There will not be another field trip permission slip going home.

Thanks for understanding.

Fourth Grade Teachers

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A few more reminders!

Good afternoon!  Please remember that this Friday, September 14, is a 1:00 Early Release Day.  There will be NO hot lunch on Early Release Days.  Also, there is no school this Monday, September 17.

The following is information from Mr. Keer about the construction that will be taking place near Indian Trail:


Road Work at St. Johns & Elm Place:
The intersection of Saint Johns Ave, & Elm Road is targeted to be closed as of Monday September 17th, with work starting on the 18th.  The city is projecting a week for the intersection to be closed.  The full project completion is targeted for the end of September.  Even when it is "opened" we would expect delays based on traffic pattern impact for single lane closures for cement, curb & gutter, and weather.

Indian Trail buses still can enter on Saint Johns Ave. and leave on to Sheridan as usual, their access to the school will have to come from Vine.  Parents and Staff also will have the same in / out of the South parking lot but again their only access to the school is from Vine.

Here is another announcement from Mrs. Lucci regarding fundraising:

Music Ensemble Fundraiser this Friday!

A group of 33 of our fifth grade students have been selected for a very special opportunity--in November they are going to be performing at a national music education conference held in St. Louis!  In order for the ensemble to sound as great as possible, we are hoping to upgrade a few of our older, more worn out instruments for them to take to the performance.  (Then after the performance is over, everyone at our school will be able to use the new, high-quality sounding instruments during music class!)

Please support the Tiger Tales Ensemble fundraiser this Friday as the ensemble sells Smencils (smelly + pencil = Smencil!) during lunch and after school on the playground.  Smencils will be sold 1 for $3 or 2 for $5.  (Or, feel free to make forego the smencils and contribute any amount that will help us reach our $2,600 goal!)  Thank you so much for your support!!

Have a great day!

Thursday, September 6, 2012

A Note from Mrs. Lucci


Bake Sale--Friday After School!

A group of 33 of our fifth grade students have been selected for a very special opportunity--in November they are going to be performing at a national music education conference held in St. Louis!  In order for the ensemble to sound as great as possible, we are hoping to upgrade a few of our older, more worn out instruments for them to take to the performance.  (Then after the performance is over, everyone at our school will be able to use the new, high-quality sounding instruments during music class!)

Please support the Tiger Tales Ensemble bake sale tomorrow (Friday) after school on the playground.  All treats will be sold for a suggested donation of $1 but any amount that will help us reach our $2,600 goal is greatly appreciated!  

Student Practice!

Let's try and post a comment.  Can you do it?

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Reminders!

Dear Parents,

I hope that you are planning on joining the faculty tonight at Indian Trail's Open House.  The program will begin at 6:30 pm in the big gym.  Classroom presentations will follow at 7:00 pm and 7:40 pm.  I hope to see you this evening!


REGISTER FOR THE 112 FUN(D) RUN TODAY!!
When: Saturday, September 22 at 8:00am
Where: Ravinia Festival
What: You can choose! Run a 10K, a 5K, or do the Family Fun Walk
How: Register online (new this year-it's so easy!)
*Go to: http://www.goracego.com/Search/event.aspx?id=10727
* no computer access-no problem! paper registration forms are available your school's office.
Who: Students, siblings, parents, teachers, friends! We need you!
Cost: $15 per participant
Why: All proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund for District 112 students



The following information is from the PTO regarding how you can support the Santos Sacramento family.


Message from the Indian Trail PTO:
Many of you have reached out to help the Santos Sacramento family so we have created this memorial fund for donations to defray the medical and memorial funds.  
Our hearts go out to the Santos Sacramento family.
With gratitude,
Sara and Jessica

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

First blog response question!

Good afternoon! I hope that you had a great day at school.  Tonight, I asked you to visit my blog and post a comment as part of your homework.

During school today, you answered a survey about how you feel as a reader. Tonight's question is also about reading.  In your comment, I would like you to suggest the name of a book that you would like to recommend to other 4th grade students.  Please list the title (and author if possible) of a book that you have already read that you think other kids your age would also enjoy.

An example of a great comment would be:

"I would like to suggest the book Loser by Jerry Spinelli.  It is about a boy named Donald Zinkoff, and all of the interesting things that happen to him while he is growing up.  This is a really funny book!"

I can't wait to read all of your suggestions!  See you tomorrow.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Hard at work!!

Although it is only the fourth day of fourth grade, our class is already hard at work!  We are currently in the middle of several projects.  We hope to have them completed by Open House next Wednesday, September 5th.

Here are a few quick reminders:
1. Open House is next Wednesday evening, September 5th, at 6:30 pm.  We have a lot of information to share with you--including the new 4th grade homework policy.

2. Please remember to send your child's recorder back to school.

3. If your child is interested in joining Orchestra for the 2012-2013 school year, there will be two informational meetings held at Highland Park High School.  Both of those meetings are at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, September 4 and Wednesday, September 5.  The students will get a chance to try out the different instruments!  More information will be sent home tomorrow in the B.E.E. book.

4. Keep studying for Friday's spelling test!

5. Your Fab 5 artifacts for the "All About Me" project are also due on Friday.

Hope you had a great day and see you tomorrow!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

The new school year begins!

Today was the first day of school! It was wonderful to meet all of my new students and to hear about your amazing summer adventures.

Tomorrow will be the first FULL day of fourth grade!  We have a lot of special projects planned to get this year started right.  I hope that you are excited!

Thank you for visiting my blog.  This blog is brand new, and I'm still working on setting up all of the special features.  Keep checking back regularly and I promise more updates are coming soon.

Ms. Labellarte, Mrs. Weinstein, and Mrs. Miller on Institute Day!
See you at school!!

Monday, July 2, 2012

Back to school!

Welcome back to another exciting year at Indian Trail!  I can't wait to see you on the first day of school.  I am looking forward to a fun and exciting year of learning together!