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Week of Feb. 23rd
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Home Project Month
At the end of this month, DUE MARCH 31st (a Tuesday) we will hold our classroom Science Festival. Students will be asked to choose something they are interested in learning more about in the field of science, examples: a planet, the whole solar system, a simple machine lever, circuits, etc.
Students will be given the assignment to choose something they are interested in for the festival. We will go over what would be good choices and students will get chances to research ideas this week. Projects will be scored off a simple rubric. We will invite the lower elementary classes and upper elementary classes to come visit our classroom too. Parents are welcome to come for this classroom event!
Be sure to get your Gala tickets! Gala proceeds help fundraise for our school! Come enjoy the night out.
Spring Fever in the Classroom
With the weather being up and down, spring fever is starting to begin its annual return to our classroom. Student become a little more on the rambunctious side and they get a bit moody with one another. We are taking more time to go over and practice our grace and courtesy with one another. This week we brought in a tool we used last year, an app that gauges the class’ noise level. The students set a star goal this week that the app awards them for using their inside voices in the classroom. They made their star goal +1 extra star. This awarded them their Dr. Seuss movie and snacks this past Friday. We will continue to use the app until further notice.
Team building activities/games will also be used 🙂
Ms. Emilee
Ms. Emilee is my new assistant! She started this past week, but this coming week will be her first full week. She is getting acclimated and is learning more and more about the works each day.
Sneaking things to School
Some students are sneaking toys into their backpacks and when they go and get their coats for recess, they get their item to bring outside. We’ve talked with a couple of the students we have seen bring things. Please help us enforce backpack/pocket checks before your child comes to school. Thanks!
No group lessons held, besides reading groups, so I could check off students and give lessons.
In cultural this week: Zoology/Physiology
Level 1s: Birds
Level 2s: The nose, The tongue, Teeth
Level 3s: Echinoderms (sea stars, sea urchins, etc)
Friday: Studio, Dr. Seuss movie and snacks
Have a great upcoming week!
Cheers!
Ms. K