Field Trip Reminders

Parents,

Please note the upcoming field trips (April 22nd and 29th) on your calendar.  We would love to have you join us if possible.  Please let your child's teacher know as soon as possible if you will be accompanying us on either or both of these trips.

Friday, April 22nd

• Magic House from 10:15-11:45 (leave school at 10 a.m.)
• Star-Spangled Field Trip - learning about how laws are made
• Parents please email Mrs. Endorf if you can join us: KEndorf@ccls-stlouis.org
• We NEED one adult for each 5 children.  Please consider coming.
• I have to have a head count before we enter the Magic House.
• The cost is $6/adult - your TADS account will be charged
• membership passes are not valid for field trips
• Parents please meet us at the Emerson Education Center Entrance
• Laumeier Sculpture Park
• Lunch at 12:15 p.m.
• You may choose to order a sack lunch through the school cafeteria
• teachers need to know by 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning
• Scavenger Hunt at 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
• Explore the park with your group
• Your child's TADS account will be charged $11

Friday, April 29th (leave school at 9:40 a.m.)

• FIRST Robotics Competition - combining the excitement of sports with science and technology students will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from students from around the world.  Check out their website http://www.stlouisfirst.org/ .
• 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
• Please consider going with us--the more parents we have, the smaller the groups can be, and the more fun and learning will happen. Please email Mrs. Endorf if you can join us: KEndorf@ccls-stlouis.org
• Bring a sack lunch - we will eat lunch at the convention center
• In the past most groups pick a spot to eat around the convention center; there are benches, tables, etc around the building
• You may choose to order a sack lunch through the school cafeteria
• teachers need to know by 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning
• Your child's TADS account will be charged $5

Thank you,

Mrs. Brannan

Mrs. Endorf

Field Trip Notes

Please note the upcoming field trips on your calendar.  We would love to have you join us if possible.  Please let your child's teacher know as soon as possible if you will be accompanying us on either of these trips.

Friday, April 22nd

• Magic House from 10:15-11:45
• Star-Spangled Field Trip - learning about how laws are made
• Parents please email Mrs. Endorf if you can join us: KEndorf@ccls-stlouis.org 
• I have to have a head count before we enter the Magic House.
• The cost is $6/adult - your TADS account will be charged
• membership passes will not valid for field trips
• Parents please meet us at the Emerson Education Center Entrance
• Laumeier Sculpture Park
• Lunch at 12:15 p.m.
• You may choose to order a sack lunch through the school cafeteria 
• teachers need to know by 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning
• Scavenger Hunt at 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
• Explore the park with your group
• Your child's TADS account will be charged $11

Friday, April 29th

• FIRST Robotics Competition - combining the excitement of sports with science and technology students will have the opportunity to ask questions and learn from students from around the world
• 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
• We will eat lunch at the convention center
• In the past most groups pick a spot to eat around the convention center; there are benches, tables, etc around the building
• You may choose to order a sack lunch through the school cafeteria 
• teachers need to know by 8:30 a.m. on Friday morning
• Your child's TADS account will be charged $5

Free Admission to National Parks

Look for a ticket in your child's take home papers.

Click here for more information about "A Kid in Every Park Program"  

“Because no matter who you are, no matter where you live, our parks, our monuments, our lands, our waters — these places are your birthright as Americans”

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

Rules and instructions

Official rules

• The pass is for U.S. fourth-grade (or home-school equivalent) students.
• The pass is for the 2015 to 2016 school year. It expires August 31, 2016.
• Students can't transfer the pass to anyone else.
• We can’t accept electronic versions of this paper for access or to exchange for a pass.
• There’s no way to request a refund later if you forget the pass when you visit.
• If you lose your pass, get a new one by visiting the website and signing up again.
• Educators can get one paper pass for each of their fourth-grade students.
• This program only provides passes for fourth graders.
• Current third graders can get their fourth-grade passes starting September 1, 2016.

How it works

• Show your pass to a ranger when you enter. If there is no ranger, leave it on the dashboard of your car.
• If you visit a site that charges entrance fees per person— The pass admits all children under 16 and up to three adults for free.
• If your group visits a site that charges vehicle fees - The pass admits all children under 16 and all adults in up to one passenger vehicle. Commercial vehicles can't use a pass to get in.
• If you arrive at a site on bicycle— The pass admits all children under 16 and up to three adults on bicycles.
• The pass doesn't cover things like camping, boats, and special tours. Also, some sites are managed by private operators. They may not honor the pass. Check with the site ahead of time to find out.
• The pass doesn’t cover fees for local, city, or state parks and recreation areas unless they say that they accept this pass.
• Paper passes can be exchanged for plastic passes at certain sites.

Achievement Testing Week

Achievement Testing Week April 11th-15th

Please help your child:

• get a good night's sleep - at least 8 hours of sleep
• eat a healthy breakfast and bring a healthy snack for break time
• getting to school on time
• by gently encouraging your child to do his/her best

Send in Mints - Why Mints? Article

examples: Peppermints, Andes Mints, Peppermint Patties, Life Saver Mints

• send in a bag of mints to share with your child's class

Testing is best done in the mornings.  We will have around two tests/day.  The tests are not timed.  A break is given between each test.  Most afternoons the students are practicing and preparing for the Operetta.

Thank you for your support during this week.

Scholastic Book Club:  You may place book orders online through Scholastic Book Club through Friday, April 29th.  Check out the catalog online.  Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a scholastic link to the Book Club page on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!

Parent Code: J3CX6

Click the link to see what students are learning in Music with Mrs. Killian.  Please help your student prepare for the operetta!  The fourth graders have the main parts in the operetta this year.  Mrs. Killian will give them more details about how this will work and what parts they will need to practice during their music class.

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, science, social studies, field trips, and much more!

Take time to worship with your family this weekend.
CCLS partners with five Lutheran Churches in the area.
I hope you can attend one of these churches or a different church of your choice. 
Concordia
Glendale - CCLS Sunday, April 10th @ 9:15 a.m.
Mt. Calvary 
Prince of Peace
Webster Gardens

Save those BOX TOPS!
Each class will compete to collect the most box tops for the school.  The box tops are collected and turned in for money used to support the school.  Please feel free to bring in your BOX TOPS whenever you have them.

Check the Assignment Calendar for more details on classwork.
4th Grade Assignment Calendar

Grandparent's Day Schedule - RSVP Here

Thursday, April 21, 2016

   8:30-9:15      Coffee and School Update

   9:20-9:50      Classroom Session #1

 10:00-10:50  Chapel

 11:00-11:30   Classroom Session #2

 11:30-1:00     Lunch - You may take your grandchild out to lunch; please have them back by 1:00 p.m.

  2:00 Operetta Dress Rehearsal 

**Important Dates - Please mark your calendars**

April 11th-15th - Achievement Testing Week

April 21st - Elementary Grandparent's Day; look for schedule send out in an email from Mrs. Leet

   7:00 p.m. Elementary Operetta at Webster Gardens 

**Please note the date change** April 27th - Field Trip - Robotics Competition at American's Center (St. Louis Convention Center), downtown

May 26th - Last Day of School; Join us for closing worship and early dismissal 

News and Notes April 4th-8th

Achievement Testing Week April 11th-15th

Please help your child:

• get a good night's sleep, at least 8 hours of sleep
• eat a healthy breakfast and bring a healthy snack for break time
• by gently encouraging your child to do his/her best

Send in Mints - Why Mints? Article

examples: Peppermints, Andes Mints, Peppermint Patties, Life Saver Mints

• send in a bag of mints to share with your child's class

Thank you for your support during this week.

Math: In Math this week the students will work on lessons 75 and 76 and have a test Thursday.
Here is a link to our text book online.  
Link to Online Math Book click here

Use this form to complete homework each night.
Blank Math Homework Sheet

Reading: Students will be working on cause and effect while reading Wild Horses a narrative nonfiction story.  

Link to Accelerated Reader.

Art: Students have been working on designing and creating their own mosaic brick with my mother-in-law, Mrs. Endorf.  Please let your child's brick dry out over the next three weeks, outside is preferable.  After that time period if you would like to bring the brick inside, we suggest glueing a piece of felt or fabric to the bottom so that the brick does not scratch your surface inside.

Library Days: Thursdays are our library day please help remind your student to bring back all library books on Thursdays.

Scholastic Book Club:  You may place book orders online through Scholastic Book Club through Friday, April 29th.  Check out the catalog online.  Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a scholastic link to the Book Club page on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!

Parent Code: J3CX6

Click the link to see what students are learning in Music with Mrs. Killian.  Please help your student prepare for the operetta!  The fourth graders have the main parts in the operetta this year.  Mrs. Killian will give them more details about how this will work and what parts they will need to practice during their music class.

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, science, social studies, field trips, and much more!

Take time to worship with your family this weekend.
CCLS partners with five Lutheran Churches in the area.
I hope you can attend one of these churches or a different church of your choice. 
Concordia
Glendale - CCLS Sunday, April 10th @ 9:15 a.m.
Mt. Calvary 
Prince of Peace
Webster Gardens

Save those BOX TOPS!
Each class will compete to collect the most box tops for the school.  The box tops are collected and turned in for money used to support the school.  Please feel free to bring in your BOX TOPS whenever you have them.

Check the Assignment Calendar for more details on classwork.
4th Grade Assignment Calendar

Grandparent's Day Schedule - RSVP Here

Thursday, April 21, 2016

   8:30-9:15      Coffee and School Update

   9:20-9:50      Classroom Session #1

 10:00-10:50  Chapel

 11:00-11:30   Classroom Session #2

 11:30-1:00     Lunch - You may take your grandchild out to lunch; please have them back by 1:00 p.m.

  2:00 Operetta Dress Rehearsal 

**Important Dates - Please mark your calendars**

April 10th - CCLS Sunday at Glendale Lutheran Church Join us for Worship at 9:15 a.m.

April 11th-15th - Achievement Testing Week

April 21st - Elementary Grandparent's Day; look for schedule send out in an email from Mrs. Leet

   7:00 p.m. Elementary Operetta at Webster Gardens 

**Please note the date change ** April 27th - Robotics Competition at St. Louis Convention Center, downtown

May 26th - Last Day of School; Join us for closing worship and early dismissal 

Katie Endorf | 4th Grade Teacher 

Christ Community Lutheran School

Crestwood | Glendale | Kirkwood | Webster314.961.6595 | www.ccls-stlouis.org

          

CCLS is a nationally recognized High-Achieving Blue Ribbon School.