We have been lucky to have Ms. Debbie, one of our student’s parents, come Wednesday afternoons and do science with us. This last Wednesday she helped the students make bridges that could hold a certain amount of weight for a period of time. We are able to do this in groups while Ms. SarahJo and I teach writing and cultural. This last week we were studying Zoology. Level ones learned about reptiles; level 2s learned about the mouth – tongue and teeth; and level 3s learned about worms – nematodes, platyhelminthes, and annelids.
We also got a new class pet this week. Our social finch, Remmy, died a couple weeks back. We now have a leopard gecko. It is a baby and we don’t know the gender yet but as a class we voted and chose the name Lightning for it.
The book report home projects are due next week. If they are finished before they can definitely be presented whenever your child brings them in. Please let me know if you have any questions.
We will be having a Valentine’s Day party around Valentine’s Day. I am not sure if we will be doing it on February 14 or a day around it, but I will let you know as soon as it is decided. Your child can bring Valentine cards and/or candy for everyone in the class if you choose. We have 30 students in our class. Through past experience, the best way to do this is not put names on the “To” part of the card and only put who it’s from. We will not be doing Valentine’s boxes; we will be using large manila envelops instead that we will decorate at school. Again, the cards/candy is optional.
Parent teacher conferences are coming up. They will be February 15, 16, 17; a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. These days are also half days. The sign ups for parent teacher conferences will be ready by next week.
Enjoy your evening.
Jalee