Post #19

January 9-13, 2017

Congratulations to Masha for earning an
Xtramath certificate!

Congratulations to our third grade spelling
bee participants: Masha, Petra, Eliza and Angela!
Angela earned 1st place and Petra earned 5th place
so they will compete in the Atwater All School
Bee on January 25th!  Shout out to all of the
participants for positive sportsmanship through-
out the spelling bee! Thank you to Mrs. Brown
and Mr. Nodolsky for moderating and to Petra's
mom for supporting the spellers! See pics .

We watched Cleo and Eliza in a "fishbowl" as they review how
to greet each other. See pics. 

Pass the Clap-see pics.

Henry is taking notes during our Crew meeting as we discuss
service and compassion. He will attend PrinciPals with Jacoby
and Levi later this month.

Finn leads Never Have I Ever.

Thank you to Mr. Levick for being a Mystery Reader! He read
There's An Alligator Under My Bed by Mercer Mayer. and
answered questions about his reading habits. See pic.

In Social Studies, the crew created salt dough landforms and painted them with Mrs. Malloy.

In Science, the crew helped dry supplies from the rock and mineral unit so we can prepare for our EL case study, A World In Motion! What a great act of service!

In math, Gauri and Henry explore area and scaled graphs. See pics. 

Levi, JP. and Geoffrey create a block castle using what they
learned about castle architecture, watching a castle video
and their note catchers. See pics. 

Liam, Auguste and Owen read Medieval Times 3-D books.
How to become a knight was a popular topic. See pics. 

Owen and Tristan demonstrate how their
catapult works. STEAM and grappling
were a huge part of this activity. See pics. 

Aiko and Daphne work together to complete a  castle
challenge. This puzzle included a lot of grappling! See pics. 

Mary Jane, Nadia, Kaiden, Eliza and Cleo created a Lego
castle using what they learned about castle architecture. Our
crew also started sketching their castles in art with Mrs. Hayes.
We will read nonfiction books about Medieval Times next week
and Mr. Boyer shared that this will be our ACE mini project this
year!  Plus, we've listened to Medieval music. See pics. 

Kaiden leads us in "I'm Going on a
Picnic. "

Jacoby leads us in Mindfulness. See pics. 

Friday end of day impromptu Dance Party= FUN! See pics.

Notes for Parents

1.   Reading Log : Reading Logs are due totaled on Monday.  The minimum amount of days is five days for this log and students should read at least 140 minutes.  Please ask your child to total his/her minutes before s/he brings it to school on Monday. An example reading log is in the Parent Orientation booklet. 

2.  XtraMath :  practice three times a week

3.  Labeling Snow gear: PLEASE LABEL ALL SNOW GEAR with last name or initials :)  We have been spending time every day finding the owner of snow gear.  Thank you so much!

4 . No School and Conference Dates: There is no school for students on Thursday, March 9th and Friday, March 10th.  The district calendar says differently. Your child is leading the conference so please plan to have your child join us. 

5. Box Tops: If you have any Box Tops, please send them in. We are collecting them! Thank you!

6. Advanced Learning Dept. info:

A.  Spelling bee lists: (if your child chose to participate)

The lists are in a pack-e.g. Rookies start with third grade list, after you learn that, continue to fourth grade list, etc. The spelling bee will begin with third grade (or fourth grade for Vets.) Once, the word list is finished, the spelling bee will continue with the next grade level. 

Fourth grade bee-Tuesday, Jan. 17th

B. Word Masters (if your child chose to participate)

The new lists are in manila envelopes. I thought it would be easier to keep them in those. Your child should also add the "word posters" from the previous challenge to the envelope as those words are used again. There is a new word study sheet this time and extras are available in the classroom. Your child will have some time to work on it in class and the rest should be completed at home. Envelopes should be kept in your child's binder. They also received a crossword puzzle. 

 The next competition in in Feb.    Online practice: www.quizlet.com. Most students tried this at school so they know how to log in. 

6. HarborChase Field Trip: Friday, Jan. 20th-10:!5-12:15- pm -We will be taking a HarborChase bus, reading to the residents and eating a pizza snack. There is still room for another chaperone if you would like to join us.


7.  Winter Sing:  Thursday, Jan. 26th (Grade 3 and 3/4)-Dress Code: Dressy, Drop off no later than 7:30 pm in the music room, Performance:  7:45 pm

Calendar:

Monday, January 16-No School-Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. Day-Inservice day for teachers on Raceworks

Tuesday, January 17-  band lessons, reading log, Xtramath and Thurs. bag due, Vets spelling bee

Wednesday, January 18- 

Thursday, January 19-  orchestra lessons

Friday,January 20- field trip to HarborChase 10:15-12:15 pm

Monday, January 23-No School-Inservice for teachers

Tuesday, January 24- reading log due, Thurs. bag due, band lessons

Wednesday, January 25- All School Spelling Bee (Angela and Petra)

Thursday, January 26- orchestra lessons, PrinciPals (Henry C., Jacoby, Levi), Winter Sing 7: 45 pm (students should arrive at the music room no later than 7:30 pm in dressy clothes)

Friday, January 27-

Monday, January 30-Reading log, Xtra Math 3 times, and Thursday bag due

Tuesday, January 31- band lessons

Wednesday, February 1- 

Thursday, February 2- Orchestra Lessons

Friday, February 3- 

Enjoy the Packer game if you're watching!  

Thank you,

Deb