Hello Everyone!
First of all, I want to say thank you to everyone where was able to attend our feast or to send something to help support our feast. It was such an amazing turn out and we had plenty of food and supplies. The kids all had a good time and as teachers, we were able to relax most of the time and just enjoy. I also wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all the kids. They helped set up the tables and carried and set up the chairs beforehand so we could be ready when it was time to start. We truly have such an amazing class. I love them all dearly.
This is our final week of school for the year 2018. Winter break starts this Saturday and goes until Wednesday, January 2. We will return to school on Thursday, January 3. If your child wishes to bring a gift for the teacher/teachers here are some things I hope will be helpful. Besides having Ms. Sara and myself in the classroom, we also have another teacher in our classroom full time. Her name is Ms. Lorraine. While she mainly works with helping meet specific goals for certain students, she interacts and helps with all the kids on a daily basis. To help with anyone who would like to give gifts here is a bit about all of us. Also, Lorraine and myself work Monday through Friday but Ms. Sara does not work Fridays.
Ms. Jalee: Favorite color is blue; prefers chewy, fruity candies to chocolate such as Swedish fish and starburst; would rather have chocolate with caramel or nuts than plain; likes chocolate milk, hot chocolate, and lemonade.
Ms. Sara: Favorite color is rose gold and coral; loves chocolate, especially dark chocolate; not a big soda fan; likes lotion; does not like to paint her fingernails; likes to cook/bake.
Ms. Lorraine: Favorite color is blue; loves chocolate and is partial to dark chocolate; likes chocolate donuts; favorite drink is Coca-Cola; always has cute fingernails.
*Please know that I am not posting this because we are expecting gifts. In the past I have had parents emailing me asking about likes and dislikes because they are planning on getting a gift for the teachers. We do not expect anything but want to be helpful for those who wish to share a gift. It is completely up to you and your child if you want to give anything. We love your children whether they bring us gifts or not.
This past week we learned about how holidays are celebrated in Israel, India, and Italy. We learned things like many people in Israel celebrate Hanukkah, and many people in India celebrate Diwali, and in India they hang their stocking on January 6th. This week we will learn about how holidays are celebrated in Germany, Russia, and here in the U.S.A. We will then take the knowledge we have gained and learn about writing informative papers.
We have started our next study on the theme of STRUCTURE. We have made some small changes to the project expectation which will be due Friday, January 18th. The changes are as follows:
Level 1: Will research and present on a scientist
Level 2: Will do a project using the scientific method
Level 3: Will present on either simple machines or forces of motion
The students will be presenting school wide after STEM week starting January 22nd.
We will be focusing a lot on these areas as a class and as levels in the next couple weeks and also going into January. We also had a great simple machine/force of motion workshop at Hill Aerospace museum.
*This is the original write up:
Structure November 26th-January 11th
Stem Fair January 14th
The theme STRUCTURE is what your child will be studying during our third thematic unit. To relate the theme STRUCTURE to our STEM Festival the week of January 14th, STRUCTURE can mean certain processes scientists use or explore such as the scientific method, the physical structure of matter or the structure of the universe, the structure of the classification of living things and so much more. There’s a lot to explore!
For the STEM Fair home project, we will ask that your child create a science presentation based on Utah state science standards they’ve been studying in class. We want to treat our STEM Fair not as a general “Science Fair,” but rather a celebration of science.
A science celebration presentation is not limited to just a tri-board. Listed below are ideas your child can choose from (but are not limited to) for the STEM Fair.
Some ideas include, but are not limited to:
- Poster or tri-fold board
- Brochure
- Hands-on experiment with write-up
- Experiment demonstration by student (must be able to show over and over)
- Create a board game
- Video (Example: Make their own Bill Nye)
- Performance or skit
- Diorama
- Create a book
- Create a lesson or work
Below is a list of state standards that your student should be familiar with by the second half of the year when we hold our STEM fair:
1st grade- Scientific Method on Earth/Space sciences, Life sciences, or Force and Motion
2nd grade- Scientific Method on Earth/Space sciences, Life sciences, or Force and Motion
3rd grade- Sun, Earth, Moon relationship, Living and Non-living within an Environment, Forces and Motion, Gravity, Heat and Light
Have a wonderful day!
Jalee