Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Class Notes 10/26

It was great seeing all of you at conferences last week!  I always enjoy getting the chance to catch up with everyone and even meet a few of you for the first time.  We have another short week with this Friday off.  Apparently it’s a ‘no Friday October’.  I am going to take this opportunity to remind you of several upcoming events…
-Wednesday, Oct. 28th- Music with Blake Hausman (Maya’s dad)
AND...Harvest Art with our Buddies
-Thursday, Oct. 29th- 5th Grade Harvest Celebration- We posted a sign-up sheet for snacks outside of our room so stop by and sign up or just email me
-Monday, Nov. 2- We are walking over to Reed College to visit the Cooley Art Gallery
-Wednesday, November 4th - Friday, November 6th- SCIENCE CAMP! I sent home another copy of the supply list so please let me know if you have any questions.  Students need to come to school at the regular time on Wednesday.  Please do not send them to school early.  We will return on Friday by 3pm.  Don’t forget that all bags need to be labeled with your child’s name. (Masking tape and sharpie) You may not send any food or snacks with students!  All medications will need to be checked in to the office, do not send with your child.  If you have any questions please let me know before Wednesday.

*Permission Slips for Zenger Farm are due Thursday, October 29th*

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Class Notes

This week we begin an art rotation with our new art teacher, Ms. Gina.  For the next three Wednesdays Ms. Gina will spend an hour in our classroom teaching new art techniques.  We will have this rotation 3 times throughout the year. The art pieces we create with Ms. Gina will either be displayed in our hallway or at Art Night.  Don’t forget to check out our supermoon art posted outside our room.

Science Camp is less than a month away!  A big thanks to all parents that have turned in all forms and payments as close to the deadline as possible.  Ms. Sarah and I really appreciate it! We are still waiting on a few payments so please make sure you get those in asap.  Please make checks out to Lewis Elementary.  Camp tuition is $150.  Also, please review the Camp Supply List and let me know if you need anything and/or if you have any questions.  It’s just around the corner…

This Thursday is Run for the Arts.  Please send your children to school wearing comfortable clothes and running shoes.  Also we are trying to cut down on plastic waste so please send your child to school with a reusable water bottle.  Thanks for your support!

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Classroom Notes

Next week is our only full week of school in October! We have this Friday off and then conferences begin in two weeks from today.  If you haven’t already signed up, please stop by the office or give Tracy a call.  

This week we begin a garden/research rotation with Ms. Kathleen and Ms. Cyndi Redmond.  For the next three Tuesdays, half of our students will experience the garden while the other half learns new research techniques and how to access credible, online sources. Half way through each session the class switches so everyone gets to experience both lessons.  This is perfect timing because we are currently researching and creating astronomy presentations in Science.  

We are continuing our work with graphic novels in writing and in math we are analyzing a variety of graphs & data sets.  Students are finding the mean, median, mode, and range for given sets of numbers.  They are also exploring negative coordinates with graphing.  You will see homework reflecting both of these areas.

State Floats are coming home this week, along with graded rubrics. Once all floats are cleared out we can hang our latest supermoon art.  We were planning to use the glass case this month but the office is waiting for a replacement key so our art will be featured right outside of our room.  Stop by and check it out!

Science Camp-- Camp is just around the corner and we are now accepting camp money! Please make checks out to Lewis Elementary.  Camp tuition is $150.  Also, please review the Camp Supply List and let me know if you need anything and/or if you have any questions.

Mean, Median, Mode

Practice

Practice # 2

Practice # 3