Homework:

• Last week students were given the homework of reading chapter 8 in their social studies text. The text is available both online or they could have brought home their books. They were assigned this homework for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and be ready to discuss some of the major concepts today. There were a number of students who said that they never read it. This was quite disappointing as most had a parent signature for Thursday, indicating that their homework had been attended to.  The students will have a quiz on chapter 8 on Friday. It will be open book. If they have completed the reading, it will be a very easy task for them. Please make sure that they have done the reading.  Please feel free to ask them questions about people and places that they read about.
• Math- some students had in their agenda that there was homework in math this evening. We would like to have more time with the concept tomorrow, therefore, there is NO HOMEWORK IN MATH TONIGHT.
• Social Studies Project- Students were given a project to complete based on the American Revolution. The directions and an example came home today. We will review again tomorrow in class and what the expectations for completion are.

Please send in a healthy nut-free snack daily. 

It seems as though there was an issue on ParentVue with a social studies grade being under math, if your child is on Mrs. Wallace's roster. This was to have been fixed already.  I have investigated further and I believe it has been corrected. Please email Mrs. Wallace if you are still seeing a discrepancy. Thank you.

Headphones:
Students will need headphones for Music class next week. If they do not already have a pair here, please send in a pair. Please have all headphones here by Monday. Thank you.

Friday Feb. 3rd...

Dress down day...Students can pay $1 to dress down. We would love to see students wear Falcons' gear or colors (red and black) with jeans or any NFL jersey.

Please check with your child to see if they are at the point where new composition books are needed. 

Classroom wish list:

• healthy, nonperishable, nut-free snacks
• student scissors
• crayons
• markers
• copy paper
• extra composition notebooks

Learning Agenda for this week:

Math- comparing fractions- NF2

Reading-Finding evidence in nonfiction text RI3

Writing- opinion writing- 4W1

Science- Light and Sound (SP1 / SP2)

** Six flags Reading Logs due January 31st**

ELA-

Word Sort 15

Purple Group:

Content Words

1.    1.         light
2.    sound
3.    vibration
4.    travels
5.    loudness
6.    reflection
7.    frequency
8.    shadow
9.    source
10. revolution
11. treaty
12. loyalist
13. patriot
14. battle
15. boycott
16. taxation
17. leader
18. independence
19. declaration
 20. assemble   

Word Sort 15

Blue Group:

prefixes pre-dis- and im-

1. prebake
2. precook
3. precaution
4. precut
5. preschool
6. prepaid
7. pretest
8. preview
9. disappear
10. disagree
11. disconnect
12. disorder
13. dishonest
14. dislike
15. disobey
16. distrust
17. impolite
18. impossible
19. impure
20. imperfect

Word Sort 15

Orange Group:

two/three/ four syllable words

1. baseball
2. loyal
3. refund
4. walker
5. someone
6. teacher
7. tricycle
8. blueberry
9. dolphin
10. student
11. understood
12. brisket
13. family
14. chocolate
15. armadillo
16. conversation
17. marathon
18. elevator
19. February
20. motorcycle

Headphones:
Students will need headphones for Music class next week. If they do not already have a pair here, please send in a pair. Please have all headphones here by Monday. Thank you.

Friday Feb. 3rd...

Dress down day...Students can pay $1 to dress down. We would love to see students wear Falcons' gear or colors (red and black) with jeans to help support the Atlanta Falcons.

• Don't forget Bingo Night is January 31st at 6:15 pm.

• Spirit Night: February 7th at Los Bravos

• Save The Date! One of our most popular events at Teasley is our International Night. This year's International Night will be on March 3rd from 6:30-8:30 pm. If your family is interested in representing a country at the event, email Beth Seelinger at elseelinger@yahoo.com.

• Don't forget about Birthday Grams! For a $20 donation to the Teasley PAWS Foundation, your child’s name will be announced on the Teasley Morning News, posted on the marquee in front of the school and included on the TV monitors throughout the school for all their friends to see. If your child has a summer birthday, get a Birthday Gram for their half birthday. They need to be submitted by Thursday evening, the week before their birthday. There are forms in the front office or visit http://www.teasleytigers.com/birthday-grams to purchase them.

• Join your Teasley Tigers with the Atlanta Hawks on March 5^th as they take on the Indiana Pacers. Please note that you will order through and receive your tickets directly from the Atlanta Hawks. Please see attached flyer for details and order instructions. You can also visit www.hawks.com/schoolfundraising. 
• Save The Dates for other Teasley Sports Events: Atlanta United (Major League Soccer), April 30th; Atlanta Braves, May 7th

• i9 Sports is one of Teasley's Partners in Education. Please see attached flyer for information on registering for their Winter Break Camp and Spring Programs. If you register by January 27th, you can save up to $30. Registration ends February 10th.

Homework:

• Students were instructed to bring home their Social Studies text book or access the textbook on line through our blog. Students are to read Ch 8 p.260-289. They have Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday to complete the reading. The reading can be done as their 30 minutes of daily reading time, it just needs to be logged on their reading log. This reading is in preparation for a project that they will be assigned on Monday, "The ABC's of the Revolution".

Snack:

• Please remember to send in a healthy, nut-free snack daily. 

STUDENT BOOK FAIR WEEK- FEB. 6-9, 2017 – Cash Only

A variety of high-interest, fiction, and nonfiction books will be available to purchase during the school day February 6^th through 9^th.

All the books available for purchase by students will range from $5 to $10. 

(Note: there are no non-book items at this fair, only reading material.) 

Proceeds from the fair will help support our library program.

Please consider sending your child to school with at least $5 so they can choose books they will love!

Book Fair on STEM NIGHT
Thursday, February 9th 
5:00-7:00 PM
STEM night in the GYM

Special Parent opportunity to see and order books!

A large display of non-fiction books will be available for on-site purchase ranging from $5 - $20.

Families may also select from over 1,800 books to order in the Usborne Catalog.

Books ordered during STEM night should be delivered to your child’s classroom during the week of: March 6^th.

Payments accepted include cash, check and card payments.

STEM Night

Please join us for a night of fun!!

Date: Thursday, February 9th

Time: 5 – 7 pm

Location: Teasley Elementary Gym

If you like to make things fizz, float, and fly, this is the event for you! Join us for an evening of hands-on science. Explore magnets, matter, motion and so much more!

Come dressed as your favorite scientist!

Science-Technology-Engineering-Math

Good Afternoon,

We will have the following assessments this week:

• Spelling Test- Friday
• Reading: Identifying Main Idea and Summarizing- Friday
• Math: Equivalent Fractions- Friday
• Science: Sound Vocabulary-Friday

Welcome back Mrs. Rice!!

Important: 

Please make sure that your child adheres to the dress code. Students with dress code infractions will be receiving a dress code letter. 

Teasley Expectations

Shirts:

 Shirts must have a collar and be long or short sleeved. Shirts must be a SOLID color (navy, blue, light blue,

black, gray, yellow, red, purple, light pink, green or white ONLY). Other colors not listed are not acceptable.

There may be no patterns, markings, labels or other designs on the shirt except an emblem that is no larger

than 2”x3” in the upper left pocket area or sleeve.

Pants:

 Pants must be NAVY, BLACK or KHAKI only. Pants must be solid with no patterns, labels or other markings.

 Additionally, there may be no holes or tears in pants. Jeans, denim material, or workout type fabrics are not

permitted. No leggings, jeggings or other skin tight fabric are permitted as pants.

Shorts:

 Shorts must be NAVY, BLACK or KHAKI only. Shorts must be solid with no patterns, labels or other markings.

 Additionally, there may be no holes or tears in shorts. No jean, denim, gym or workout type fabric is

permitted. Shorts must not be shorter than 4” above the knee. No cut-offs are allowed. All shorts must

have a hem.

Skirts/Dresses/Jumpers:

 Skirts must be NAVY, BLACK, or KHAKI only.

 Dresses must have a collar and may be navy, light blue, light pink, red, purple, green or khaki.

 Solid NAVY, BLACK or KHAKI jumpers may be worn with a standard school attire collared shirt underneath.

 Skirts, dresses, and jumpers must be solid with no patterns, labels or other markings. No jean, denim or skin

tight material is permitted. Skirts, dresses, and jumpers must not be shorter than 4” above the knee.

Sweaters/ Sweatshirts:

 Sweaters/Sweatshirts: NO HOODED sweaters or sweatshirts are permitted to be worn during the school day

with the exception of a Teasley hooded sweatshirt. All sweaters and sweatshirts must be a SOLID navy, light

blue, black, gray, purple, or white. There may be no patterns, markings, labels or other designs.

 Hoodies may be worn as jacket or outerwear only and must be removed once in the building.

Shoes:

 Shoes and sneakers of any variety are allowed as long as they are closed toe with the heel covered.

 Boots are also permitted. No Croc-type shoes, open toe shoes or sandals, nor any heels over 1” are allowed.

Lace up high-top tennis shoes are not permitted.

Socks/Leggings/Stockings/Tights:

 Socks, leggings and stockings/tights: All visible socks, tights, stockings/tights or other foot covering must be

blue, black, brown, gray or white SOLID colored. Leggings may be worn under dresses. NO OTHER COLOR

IS ALLOWED.

 Additionally, socks, leggings and stockings/tights may not be patterned which would include lace, fishnets,

argyle, checks, polka dots, stripes or any other markings.

Dress Down Day Expectations:

 Fridays when students may wear a Teasley spirit shirt or class grade-level shirt. Students must still wear

standard pants, skirt or shorts with their spirit shirt.

No hoodies or jackets that are not standard attire may be worn in school, so please be sure your student has

an appropriate sweater or jacket. 

Please check with your child to see if they are at the point where new composition books are needed. 

Classroom wish list:

• healthy, nonperishable, nut-free snacks
• student scissors
• crayons
• markers
• copy paper
• extra composition notebooks

Learning Agenda for this week:

Math- Equivalent fractions- NF1

Reading- Main Idea, supporting details, and summarizing in non fiction text- RI2

Writing- Opinion Writing (4W1a-d)

Science- Light and Sound (SP1 / SP2)

** Six flags Reading Logs due January 31st**

ELA-

Orange Group:

two/three/ four syllable words

1. table
2. hamster
3. candy
4. winter
5. jacket
6. something
7. butterfly
8. bicycle
9. strawberry
10. octopus
11. computer
12. umbrella
13. helicopter
14. watermelon
15. alligator
16. resolution
17. celebration
18. operator
19. understanding
20. vegetable

Purple Group:

Homophones

1. cellar
2. seller
3. whether
4. weather
5. chews 
6. choose
7. there
8. their
9. allowed
10. aloud
11. very
12. vary
13. marry
14. merry
15. hire
16. higher
17. flour
18. flower
19. past
20. passed

Blue Group:

prefixes re- un- and oddballs

1. rebuild
2. unable
3. recopy
4. unbeaten
5. recycle
6. unwrap
7. refill
8. unselfish
9. refinish
10. remodel
11. retrace
12. uncle
13. unhappy
14. retake
15. unkind
16. return
17. review
18. unpack
19. reptile
20. uneven

A Few Friendly Reminders...

• Please do not allow students to bring any unnecessary items to school. Stuffed animals, cosmetics etc. Stuffed animals are only allowed if the student has purchased a classroom coupon to bring it in. We are seeing lots of items coming in that are becoming a distraction. 
• When signing off on your child's agenda every night, please ask them to see their homework. This includes the book they are reading for their reading log and any study guides and notebooks that the agenda indicates they should have.  
•  Friday is ALL PRO DADS at 7:00 a.m. in the cafeteria. 

• Girls on the Run Teams: Lottery registration for Girls on the Run will be Jan 18 through Jan 22 at http://girlsontherunatlanta.org. For teams that do not fill during the lottery period, registration will re-open Jan 23 and continue through Feb 15. Girls on the Run meets twice a week, Monday and Wednesday from 2:45-4:15 (beginning the week of Feb 6 and ending the week of May 1 at Teasley Elementary.) The program is for 3^rd – 5^th grade girls. Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls and teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. The program culminates with girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. The fee is $170 for the 12-week season. Financial assistance is available during online registration on a sliding scale starting at $25. More information and to register, visit http://girlsontherunatlanta.org
• All students received a Six Flags Reading Log before the Holiday break. Most students received another copy after the holiday break if they indicated that they wanted to participate. The Six Flags Reading Log requires 6 hours of additional reading time that must be completed outside of class reading time and regular reading homework time. Logs are to be completed and returned by January 31st to be eligible for 1 free ticket to Six Flags.

Learning agenda for the week:

• Reading- Finishing how to use context clues to help us solve for unknown words (4RI4) and starting to make inferences (implied and stated) using text based evidence to support my thinking (4RI1)
• Math- Finding Equivalent Fractions (4NF1)
• ELA- Word Work and using homophones (L1G)  Students received their new word lists today and some have changed groups. 
• Purple- Inflectional endings: dropping, moving, stopping, smaller, jumpier, merrier, provided, opening, laughed, shaped
• Blue- (vccv) : button, happy, pretzel, perhaps, entire, chimney, thunder, effect, hunger, pillow
• Orange (blends fr, bl, dr):drive, friend, blaze, dream, freeze, bland, drool, from drip, frame
• Writing- Creating a thesis in an opinion piece of writing (4W1a-d)
• Social Studies- Results of the American Revolution. (4H4a-d)

 Tomorrow, January 17,  4 PM to 6 PM ASP open house. Come and learn about enrichment opportunities for the winter/spring semester.

Thank you!!

I know this is delayed, but I really wanted to thank all of you for how organized the impromptu early dismissal was during our inclement weather day. I really appreciate everyone sticking to their initial plans for dismissal. It really helps us to ensure that every student gets home safely. Again, thank you for your help in making that day run smoothly.

I will be updating our learning agenda for the week soon, but wanted to ask you to please remind your students that we will be having a Social Studies assessment on Wednesday. It will be based on the Causes of the American Revolution study guide that they brought home in their notebooks, last week. On Friday, we added 5 vocabulary words to their study guide. (see below)

• boycott- refusal to buy, sell, or use certain goods
• ally- a person or group that joins with another to work towards a goal
• rebellion- a fight against government
• repeal- to cancel something (as in a law)
• congress- a group of representatives who meet to discuss a subject

Additionally, I will be giving the students their new word list for the week on Tuesday. I will not be posting the list to the blog until I give the list to the students. This is in case their group changed, so that they do not begin to study the wrong list.

Mrs. Rice will return on January 23rd. We will be glad to have her back, but will miss Mrs. Hoffmann as well. I greatly appreciate Mrs. Hoffmann jumping in and being so eager to help out in any way she could. 

I hope that everyone is enjoying their long weekend!

Greetings everyone! We were so glad to see everyone back today. Two days seems like a very long time. Here are a few reminders:

• Monday, January 16th is a holiday
• Please provide a healthy, nut free snack daily for your child.
• We are seeing an influx of items that are becoming a distraction during instructional time. These items include lotions, lip glosses and jewelry. Please do not allow children to bring anything to school with them that could be a distraction. Thank you so much for your help with this.
• Here is what we are learning this week and the beginning of next week:
• Reading- How to use a variety of context clues to help us solve for unknown words (4RI4)
• Math- Fractions (how to identify, write and compare fractions) (MGSE4.NF.1)
• ELA- Students will receive their new word list next Tuesday
• Writing- We will continue to learn how to develop an opinion piece of writing (4W1a-d)
• Social Studies- We will be learning about the causes, events and results of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. (4H4a-d)
• There will be a math, reading and Social Studies assessment early next week on the above items. 
• Girls on the Run Teams:
  Lottery registration for Girls on the Run will be Jan 18 through Jan 22 at http://girlsontherunatlanta.org. For teams that do not fill during the lottery period, registration will re-open Jan 23 and continue through Feb 15. Girls on the Run meets twice a week, Monday and Wednesday from 2:45-4:15 (beginning the week of Feb 6 and ending the week of May 1 at Teasley Elementary.) The program is for 3^rd – 5^th grade girls. Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls and teaches life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. The program culminates with girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness. The fee is $170 for the 12-week season. Financial assistance is available during online registration on a sliding scale starting at $25. More information and to register, visit http://girlsontherunatlanta.org
• Parents:  Do you have a special art, music, dance, design, or even a cooking related skill?  Mrs. Brooks is looking for parent volunteers to be a part of our Performing Arts Day on March 31st!  This is a day where our students rotate around the school visiting a variety of dancers, artists, performers, etc.  Each session is about 30 to 45 minutes long from 8am to about noon.  If you are interested in volunteering your talent and/or skill, even if it is just for one hour in the day, please contact Mrs. Brooks at: kaylene.hybart@cobbk12.org
• New Enrichment Activities Enrollment: All classes begin January 30 for 12 weeks.
  
  
  Students are required to be registered in ASP in order to
  participate in Enrichment classes, & PLEASE NOTE if your child is not picked up promptly after enrichment class, they will be placed in ASP and charged for the day.
  
  
  All registration links are available on the ASP Website: http://www.cobblearning.net/teasleyasp/
•      This Friday is a dress down day for $1. 
• ·         Rise Up is on Friday afternoon!

All Cobb County schools are closed tomorrow due to icy roads.

UPDATE ON WEATHER:
Cobb county schools will close 2 hours early on Friday. ASP will be closed. All regular ASP students will be released using the inclement weather dismissal noted on their inclement weather form, filled out in the beginning of the year.  All other students (bus riders,car riders, daycare van riders, and walkers) will be dismissed using their regular methods.

Math News:
Students were introduced to another method of dividing today. It is called the Partial Quotient Method.  Here is a link to a Youtube video that the students saw, which they can use as a resource.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnf1NM4Bf8U&t=1s

We had a great first day back! Here are just a few friendly reminders...

Please remember to send a healthy, nut free snack daily.

Please monitor the weather tonight closely. There have been no announcements thus far, but the forecast seems to be changing often. Channel 2 is a good source to monitor any school closing decisions that might be made.  Remember that your child will be sent home the way you indicated on the inclement weather form that you filled out in the beginning of the year. 

Happy New Year!!

We hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday break and that your New Year is off to a great start! 

Weather: Please keep an eye on the weather as we get in to the winter season.  In the event that we have an early release inclement weather dismissal, your child will be sent home the way that you indicated on the inclement weather form that went home in the beginning of the year. Please remember that on these days, ASP is not open. 

This week we will be learning:

• Reading- How to use a variety of context clues to help us solve for unknown words (4RI4)
• Math- Division of up to 4 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers (NBT6)
• ELA- We will be taking an assessment to reassign Words Work group as needed.
• Writing- We will continue to learn how to develop an opinion piece of writing (4W1a-d)
• Social Studies- We will be learning about the causes, events and results of the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. (4H4a-d)