Girls on the Run Community Service Project

The Girls on the Run program is excited to be sponsoring a Stuffed Animal Drive to benefit the local Monroe County EMS.

These sweet critters are given to children who require medical services as a way to help comfort and brighten their day.

New or gently used stuffed animals will be accepted.  Soiled items will be discarded.

Donations will be collected through November 3rd.

Halloween

Gardner Elementary is allowing students to dress up for Halloween on Tuesday, October 27th. 

We do need to remember that this is still an academic school day so we are asking for your help in assisting your child to follow our costume guidelines listed below.  At Gardner, we have three expectations, Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe.  We expect these three rules to be followed when choosing and wearing costumes that day.  

COSTUME GUIDELINES

*Students should come to school in their costume.

*Costumes must be bathroom friendly & able to be worn all day without interfering with instruction.

 *No face painting of any kind (not even whiskers painted on to be a cat, etc.).  

* No face masks of any kind...the entire face must be visible. 

* No props or weapons of any kind.  We do not want anyone getting injured or a prop being lost or broken. 

*No blood, guts, etc. 

*Appropriate shoes must be worn for PE and recess

If you are wondering if your child's costume will violate any of the above guidelines, it will be best for them not to wear it.

Great Grades

Today we had the kickoff assembly for the Great Grades program. 

In a nutshell, students set goals for themselves and work toward achieving them. 

Students who improve their GPA in literacy and math will be on the "Great Grades" honor roll.

(A bright green paper will be sent home tomorrow telling all the details.)

Enjoying our Dilly Bars!

Our treats from the kickoff!  Thank you!

Science... Migration and Hibernation

Watch these two video clips during classtime today... we will discuss afterwards.

MIGRATION
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/migration/

HIBERNATION
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/hibernation/

Boxtops

I am so proud of this class.

They are working hard collecting BOX TOPS!

So far we've collected...

500 boxtops and earned popsicles

1000 boxtops and earned ice cream

1500 boxtops and earned popcorn (with Bulldog cups and drink)

Thanks for supporting our school and clipping the BoxTops!

Our next class goal is to collect 2000 = a kickball game with Mrs. Ivers!

Claude Monet

Today we studied the artist Claude Monet.

He was an impressionist painter.

He liked to paint outdoors.

“Haystack” is a well-known set of paintings done by Monet.

Each painting in the series is painted at a different time of day so the paintings differ in shadow, placement, and intensity of color.

• In Giverny, France he built a beautiful water garden which became the subject of many of his paintings

Inspired by Monet, we made our own impressionistic paintings.

If you're in our hallway ... check out all our masterpieces!

Science websites...

Remember the Chapter 3, Lesson 3 test in science is tomorrow!
Here are a few links to help you review and learn more about animals...

Science Textbook Website:
http://www.macmillanmh.com/science/2011/student/na/grade4/g4_ch3.html


Producers, Consumers, Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Food Chains... and more!
http://sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/gamesforkids.htm

BrainPop! Video, Quiz, and Activities about food chains
https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/foodchains/