Whew! We have a lot going on.
Snow Days
I assume the kids (and parents) enjoyed the two snow days. Thank you to all of you for being so flexible in rescheduling conferences. I love meeting with you and hearing about all your impressions of your child. It helps me get a full picture of each individual child. Thanks!
Writing
Of course we turned the snow day into an opportunity to write an expository story. The kids are drafting, revising and publishing stories that explain something they did on the snow days. They are using great transitions and wonderful beginnings. We learned about "take away" endings.
Reading
We are in the thick of our dinosaur unit. We have been emphasizing main idea and details as we read, write and listen this week.
Social Studies
Students were given their monument assignments and groups. They started looking through books to answer the "wh" questions: Who? What? Where? and Why? They used post -it notes to mark the spots in the book that answered these questions. They will prepare the presentation next week. We will also have the opportunity to see some more multicultural monuments at a presentation from Lynn Allen, our multicultural resource teacher next week.
Jurassic Parkinson
Just a reminder to keep working on those projects. They are due February 28. Your child needs to have the speech MEMORIZED in order to present in to the class. Please let me know if you need anything clarified, if you are having difficulty finding resources or if you have an idea that you'd like "approved" before you get started. The complete assignment is posted to the left.
Pajama Movie Day
Your child can wear pajamas to school on Friday for our pajama movie day. If your child wants a snack during the movie s/he can pack an extra snack for the day. We won't be sharing these snacks.
Valentines
We will exchange Valentines on Monday afternoon. Children should address each Valentine and sign each card. Your child can include candy in the valentines, but the candy will be sent home. We will not have a party, but we will do some fun Valentine activities that complement, but are a change of pace from our every day curriculum.
