Mrs.VanVaerenbergh's Class

On Thursday, February 3^rdstudents hosted a Memoir Writing Celebration. They invited members, past teachers, and peers to attend the celebration. Guests read the many student memoirs and commented about that they read. It was a HUGE success. We had 18 teachers, 11 parents, and 9 classrooms attend. The students were elated by the turnout and were so proud to share their memoirs with all these people. Click the link to see a few pictures from that day.

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These pictures are from our awards banquet for the second quarter (formally known as second nine weeks). The students received awards for Perfect Attendance, Citizenship, and Honor Roll. We are so proud of them! Keep up the amazing work! We hope to see more students in these pictures next time. = )

Perfect Attendance
This student came to school every day during the second quarter! She is dedicated to learning!  For being the only student this quarter, she received 5 homework passes. WAY TO BE AT SCHOOL!




Citizenship
These hard working, well behaved, students received no behavior indicators. They are kind and respectful to their peers and teachers. They also turn in their classwork and homework assignments. There outstanding citizens set an example for the whole class!

Within the next few weeks Pizzo will be installing Hydro-Stackers. This is a hydroponic method of growing fruits and vegetables. Fourth graders will be learning about growing produce and materials the earth provides to make it possible. Water and energy conservation will also be a focus. Over the next five months students will watch seeds germinate and then become edible vegetables and fruits. Be looking for more information about this exciting project on the classroom website and in your child’s green folder.

The pictures below show an example of what some of the materials will look like once they are installed.

 

Here’s a link the company who is helping install the hydroponic unit at our school.  Hydro-Stacker Website

Before you throw away this year’s Christmas cards, please consider donating them to my class. We reuse them to make all kinds of crafts. Simple tear off the side of the card with the message, then save the front of the card that has the picture. Thank you for all your support! Below you can see some of the neat crafts we can make!

Click here to learn how to make some of these crafts.

Here's information about the 'Holidays Around the World' project. It is due and will be presented to the class on Friday, December 16th.

Click on document for more project details.  
Click on rubric to review how the project will be scored.

We will have presentations from Russia, Italy, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Japan, Australia, and Denmark.

These pictures are from our awards banquet for the first quarter (formally known as first nine weeks). The students received awards for Perfect Attendance, Citizenship, and Honor Roll. We are so proud of them! Keep up the amazing work! We hope to see more students in these pictures next time. = )

Perfect Attendance
These students came to school every day during the first quarter! They are dedicated to learning!   WAY TO BE AT SCHOOL!



Citizenship
These hard working, well behaved, students received no behavior indicators. They are kind and respectful to their peers and teachers. They also turn in their classwork and homework assignments. There outstanding citizens set an example for the whole class!



Honor Roll
These outstanding students received all As and B’s and no behavior indicators. They are hard working, dedicated students! Making Honor Roll isn’t easy, but their work paid off!  CONGRATULATIONS!

*** Some students who received awards were not present for the pictures. ***

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, we think it is important for the students to have an understanding and appreciation for our nation’s history. For the next two weeks we will be learning about the history of Thanksgiving and different Thanksgiving traditions that families practice. On Friday, November 18^th, we will be celebrating different traditions by bringing in a dish that our families have during Thanksgiving. We want a variety of foods, so desserts, appetizers and entrees are all acceptable dishes to bring in. If there is a family recipe or a story behind the dish, please bring that in to share too. Have your child bring the dish in a plastic container to the classroom the morning of. If you have any questions contact Mrs. VanVaerenbergh. 

Casey.VanVaerenbergh@sdhc.k12.fl.us

Congrats to my Science Olympic champions! On Friday, October 14^th my morning and afternoon science classes competed in the 2011 Catapult Science Olympics competition. All the contestants did a fabulous job designing their very own catapults, but two groups stood out from the rest.

Edwin and Jesus launched their marshmallow a shocking 1,330cm. WAY TO GO BOYS!

Sienna and Mya impressed everyone! They designed a catapult that launched their marshmallow 1,790cm. VERY IMPRESSIVE!

CHAMPIONS: AM Group – Edwin and Jesus

                      PM Group – Mya and Sienna