What Does 100 Feet Look Like?

Ask your child!  Each group of 4th graders had to plan out a path that was 100 feet long.  Then they used masking tape and a ruler to create their path.  Here are some pictures of the kids busy at work and surprised at how big 100 feet really is.

Read It to Beat It

The fourth grade had a blast yesterday at the Read It to Beat It event.  We helped break the world record for the most kids reading aloud in one place for the longest time.    The students also got free t-shirts, time to dance, and were read to by local sports heros and celebrities.  Here are some pictures capturing the fun!

Field Trip Tomorrow

Tomorrow we will be going on our Read It To Beat It Challenge field trip. The bus will be departing at 8:50am for the US Cellular Area and returning to Kozy around 1pm. Your child will also receive a free t-shirt and free book for participating. We are very excited to represent Kozy in this challenge.

Things to Look for This Week

It has been a busy week this week!  Hopefully you saw the vocab test and the End of the Unit Math Assessment come home yesterday.  We also included a grade at the top of the Unit 3 scoring guide so that you could see what grade your child is getting in math currently. 

Tomorrow we will be sending home a progress report for the 2nd quarter.  The 2nd quarter doesn't end until January 19th.  You should also see the map test come home tomorrow from social studies.  Please don't forget to study tonight.

Social Studies Vocab Quiz and Map Test

A letter is coming home in today's folder to help the students prepare for next week's social studies tests.  Wednesday will be the vocabulary matching test and Friday will be the map test over the Middle West Region.  Flip books and the notes will come home to help you practice the vocabulary.  A map completed in class along with blank maps to practice on will be coming home as well.

Thank You!!

We would like to give a big "Thank You" to all of those who have donated to the Kozy Food Drive. As of today, 4th grade has collected 84 cans to donate. We are so thankful that we will be able to help out our community! Tomorrow's theme is canned fruits and veggitables and Friday's theme is any non-parishable food item if you would still like to make a donation. Thank you again :-)

YES! YOU CAN ASSEMBLY

Yesterday students at Kosciuszko were treated to an assembly led by paraolympian Lloyd Bachrach.  Lloyd was born missing most of the bones in his legs, but he didn't let that stop him. During his presentation Lloyd stressed that the only thing standing between a child and his/her dreams is the child's own motivation. 

Lloyd detailed how he learned to do things differently than other children, but still did them.  He played baseball, volleyball, and swam as a child.  In high school he placed at the state championships for gymnastics. As an adult, he participated in the Atlanta Paraolympic Games for volleyball.

Winter Art Projects

The Students made Karo Syrup Color Art today with winter themed objects such as snowflakes, mittens, and candy canes!  Enjoy viewing our students at work and their finished masterpieces.

Food Drive Starts Monday!

Kozy is having it's annual food drive from Monday, December 5th-Friday, December 9th.  All the food collected will be going to Project Concern.  Each day we will be having a different themed item to bring in.  The class with the most food will win an ice cream party!


Items to bring:

Monday (Dec. 5): Peanut Butter
Tuesday (Dec. 6): Canned Tuna
Wednesday (Dec. 7): Canned Soup
Thursday (Dec 8): Canned Fruit or Vegetables
Friday (Dec 9): ANYTHING

READ IT TO BEAT IT CHALLENGE

At the beginning of the school year we sent home a sheet listing each field trip we would attend this year.  We now have one more.  Just recently our school was given the opportunity to attend the Read it to Beat it, Guiness World Record Challenge.  In conjunction with Winterfest, the United Way, the Brewers Foundation, and Half Priced Books are attempting to break the world's record for the largest group read alound. 

Ryan Grant, Craig Counsell, and Tom Barrett will be reading to an assembled crowd of over 5,000 children which will break the world's record and enter us all into the Guiness Book of World Records.  In addition to the read aloud, there will be presesentations by the Milwaukee County Zoo, Schlitz Audubon Center, the Milwaukee Bucks Energy Dancers, and WMYX. 

The fee for this trip is $1.50.  Permission slips and payment is due next Wednesday, December 7.  Chaperons are free. We are limiting this trip to one chaperone per classroom.  Priority will be given to those that return the slips first and to parents unable to attend the other trips.

First Assembly of the Year!

Ronald McDonald came to visit our school yesterday for grades 1-4.  His message was how to give back to the world.  Here are some pictures from the assembly, including our own Banner Ream who was called up to help demonstrate.