Helpful Spelling Site

I would like to encourage my parents to have your child use the website highlighted below to help with spelling words.  I understand that studying spelling words can get "boring" to students who always practice their words the same way week to week.  Spelling City is a website that will allow you to log on as a student in my class and practice the weekly words in fun ways.  You can print the words, play games, make flashcards,  and practice handwriting just to name a few skills.  If you have computer access to the Internet, I urge you to check out Spelling City with your child!  It's a super way to practice!!!

All you will need is to log on as a student.  Use my name as the teacher name (Janeen Shemenski) and Shreve Elementary as the school.  If you have log on problems, please let me know! 

Happy learning!
www.spellingcity.com

Great First Day!

We had a great first day at school on Monday!  This class seems excited to learn and ready to dive into a great year!  We read one my favorite poems together today, which got us all laughing and ready to begin our year together!  I would like to say thank you for sharing your kids with me each day!  It's going to be a wonderful year together!!

The First Day of School

by Judith Viorst

Will they let me go when I need to go to the bathroom?

And what if I get lost on my way back to class?

And what if the other kids are a hundred, a thousand times smarter than I am?

And what if we have a spelling test or a reading test, or an...

anything test, and I'm the only one who doesn't pass?

And what if my techer decides she doesn't like me?

And what if, all of a sudden a tooth gets loose?

And what if I can't find my lunch, or I sit on my lunch,

or I (oops) drop my lunch someplace like the toilet?

Will they let me starve or will somebody lend me a sandwich?

A cookie? A cracker? An apple? Some juice?

And what if they say, "Do this," and I don't understand them?

And what if there's teams and nobody picks me to play?

And what if I took off my sneakers, and also my socks,

and my jeans, and my sweatshirt and T-shirt,

And started the first day of school on the second day?

Thanks for a great first day, Fourth Graders!

WELCOME TO FOURTH GRADE!

I'd like to welcome you to our classroom website!  I am so glad you are here.  My name is Mrs. Shemenski, and this is my 15th year of teaching fourth grade.  I am excited to begin a fun-filled school year that will be packed full of learning and excitement.  I am thrilled that you are joining us on our journey!  May the adventures begin!