February 28 Please Read!!!

Welcome to the last day of February.  This has been a really busy, fun month! 

TOMORROW:  We will be celebrating Dr. Suess after lunch!  Thanks to all who can bring a few books.  Students can also bring a fun hat!  Also, they can bring a small pillow or blankie- as long as it is small enough to fit in a shopping bag AND you approve!  :) 

Also, please bring library books and homework!


We have finished our study of geometry and are now beginning to work on adding larger numbers and counting/adding money.
We have wrapped up our unit study of food/nutrition/dental health and are beginning to study concepts surrounding weather.  I hope you have all noticed how much reading and writing occurs during our concept study time as evidenced by the wonderful books and portfolios that your child has brought home this year.  We cover many reading, writing and spelling skills as we write about science.

Today we worked on an experiment involving air pressure and the strength of air.  Here is the experiment- there is an "at home" challenge to try! 







The students had a great time giving this a try at school...let me know if you try it at home!  Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow!

February 27

Students had many ideas today:

"I enjoyed solving other kids' story problems." Sami, Kora, and others
"I appreciated that Calvin made me a plane." Evan
"I enjoyed playing with Lainey at recess." Grace
"Hannah told me that my drawing was nice." Seth
"I enjoyed working on 'No More Than 80' during math.  I counted up my shapes and had exactly 80!" Peter
"Thanks Calvin for sharing a book with me during quiet reading." Teddy
"Della said my story problem was good." Savannah
"It was nice at recess when Katie played with me." Riley

Today we learn about the atmosphere and why it is important and how air has space and weight.  There is air pressing on all of us!  When air pressure changes, so does the weather...

See you tomorrow!

February 26

Hi!

I hope your child had a chance to show you their final portfolio of their nutrition work.  We are beginning our study of weather!  We started today by sharing our stories about how weather has impacted us.  (Ask the kids about my wet tent!)
Then we looked through books about weather and shared a page we thought was interesting.  Here are some pictures...

When we take the time to hear each others stories and ideas, we grow as learners.

Student thoughts from today:
"Peter made me a very nice paper airplane today." Seth
"I liked using the base ten pieces during math." Teddy
"It was nice when Savannah asked me to play Caterpillar Fill & Add during math." Aoife
"I enjoyed playing Caterpillar Fill & Add with Evan during math." Sami

See you tomorrow!