Ms. Amy's Montessorians

We will start the 4th grade STEM project when we come back to school.  This project will be completed in class.

We will need some supplies to do this project.  I will send home a list of the required supplies before the holiday ends.

Hello Parents,

The Science Fair is on Jan. 16, 2019.  The sixth graders projects are due on the 10th.  The sixth graders will need to have their lab books and final report along with their project.  As 6th graders they need to understand (have researched) the science behind their project, understand the variables and process they went through for their results.

I have attached some more information below.  We went over most of these documents and instructions in the classroom.  Please use this time over the holiday break to work on this project.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

science-fair-proposal-form

background-research-plan_1

background-research-plan_2

science-fair-variables-worksheet

project_experimental_procedure

project_materials_list

bibliography

sample-research-paper

Science Fair Judging Sheet

Science Fair Display Board

Science Fair Display Board #2

Invention Convention Due January 9th, their projects will be displayed on Tuesday January 15th at the front of the school.  Please use this time over the holiday break to work on this project.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Engineeringfairlogbook.docx_

Invention-Convention-whatizzit

Invention-Convention-whatizzitidchart

Hello Fifth Grade Families,

We had our JA Biztown interviews today.  The sixth graders interviewed the fifth graders, it was a beautiful sight.

RC Willey

CEO – Aizlynn

CFO 1 – Nik

CFO 2 – Ava

Sales Manager 1 – Brilee

Sales Manager 2 –  Colton

Salt Lake City School District

CEO – Sacha

CFO 1 – Wyatt

CFO 2 – Lucy

Teacher 1 – Sammy

Teachers 2 – Mea

The permission slips for JA Biztown went home on Monday.  Please sign them and send them back as soon as possible.  I only have one parent volunteer so far for JA Biztown.  This is a wonderful opportunity and so much fun.  I still need two more parents to volunteer to help run businesses and transport students to and from JA Biztown.

Thank you,

Ms. Amy

Monday 12/10/2018 – Sixth graders will be watching the National Geographic Documentary on the Science Fair 10:00 a.m.

Monday 12/10/2018 – Early Out 1:00 p.m. – Please make arrangements for your child to be picked up at 1:00 p.m. from school.

Wednesday 12/12/2018 – Sixth Graders Clark Planetarium Field trip

THESE ARE THE TRANSPORTATION DETAILS FOR THE SIXTH GRADE TRIP TO CLARK PLANETARIUM THIS WEDNESDAY!!!

Arrive at Ogden Frontrunner at 7:10 a.m.  Leave Ogden Frontrunner Station at 7:37 a.m.  Arrive at Salt Lake Central at 8:36 a.m.  Take the blue line Trax at 8:43 a.m. Arrive at Clark Planetarium at 8:47 a.m.

Leave Clark Planetarium at 2:00 p.m. Take the blue line Trax at 2:12 p.m. Arrive at Salt Lake Central at 2:17 p.m.  Get on the frontrunner at 2:25 p.m.  Arrive at Ogden Frontrunner Station at 3:24 p.m.

Please make arrangements to have your child picked up at the Frontrunner Station no later than 3:25 p.m.

Please send your child with weather appropriate clothing, a sack lunch and a bottle of water.  Your child will have 30 minutes to visit the gift store at Clark Planetarium if you would like your child to purchase anything in the gift store then you may send money with your child.  

Thursday 12/13/2018 – JA Biztown student interviews – the fifth graders will be applying for the jobs they will have at JA Biztown.  The sixth graders will be conducting the interviews.

Hello Families,

Our class is in need of the following items: napkins, dish soap and silverware.  I had a drawer full of silverware at the beginning of the year and now I only have a couple of forks and a couple of butter knives.

If you are able to help it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Ms. Amy

Dear Fifth Grade Families,

Every year our 5th grade students get a wonderful opportunity to participate in a simulated town/market economy called J.A. Biztown at the Children’s Discovery Museum in Salt Lake City on the 18th of January.  The program combines hours of in-class learning (including our recent elections for town Mayor and DJ) with a day-long visit to a simulated business and town community.  At Biztown students work as employees in various business, are paid for their labor and manage personal checking accounts.  They learn about time and money management skills as they work, bank and shop as consumers.

This has been a hugely successful and fun experience for the students and something they look forward to as they enter the 5th grade.  Every student who has participated over the years can tell you what an exciting and eye-opening experience it was for them, many still talk about it years later.

The program is dependent on and designed to include parent participation; each Biztown business, market and bank is assigned 1 – 2 parent volunteers.  For our school, in addition to participating in the simulation with the students, the parent volunteers also provide the transportation to and from the field trip.

Our classroom needs 3-4 parent volunteers please let me know A.S.A.P. if you are interested.   The permission slip for this field trip will come home at the beginning of next week.
Thank you,

Ms. Amy

Dear Families,

Please take a few moments to complete this anonymous Stakeholder Survey before it closes on December 14th. We need your feedback as change only comes when we know where we can improve.

The survey link is https://goo.gl/forms/crazDfVKIu8ENemv2.

If you would like to be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift card, please take a screenshot of the last page of the completed survey and send it to info@mariamontessoriacademy.org.