Feb
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Hello Everyone!
The zoo came this past week for 2nd graders and all went smoothly. Class pictures also took place that afternoon and were completed for the upcoming yearbook.
Field Trip update!: Ms. Anna and I booked Mrs. Cavanaugh’s Chocolate Factory in SLC for Feb. 23rd (a Thursday). We will have the permission slips to sign at PTC. This field trip will require parent drivers. We will start out at school and won’t leave until mid morning. During that time, we will learn about chocolate’s origins and process. At 10:00am, we will start packing up. We want to leave by 10:15am. We are due a the factory at 11:00am. They will have an hour long tour and education on how chocolate is made. At noon, they will eat lunch there. After lunch, any parents who wish to come and students can shop in the chocolate store. We will gather at 1:00pm and then leave shortly after. Any students returning back to MMA will wrap up with cultural with us and then leave when the bell rings at 3. Please email Alicia Thomas and also let me know if you can drive and/or set up a carpool with other parents who can’t make it or take their child. This field trip will require a $1.00 for any parents who come.
Money due from Nature Center: Awkward to state, but due to all the many chaperones that came to the Nature Center in January, the Nature Center sent an invoice back to our MMA office paying for everyone. Ms. Jalee forgot that the budget would cover only 3 chaperones per class, so we used more than we wanted to. The kids are always covered, but we could use budget back from any of the parents who went on the field trip. If you attended, a $3.00 cover should be dropped off to Melanie in the office. I am also going to post a donation link for the chocolate factory if you wish to contribute $2.00. I will email out that link and post it when Melanie emails it to me.
PTC sign up: Currently, we have 17 families signed up to come to Mid Year PTC. They are NEXT WEEK! Wednesday-Friday. Please bring your child with you and we will have them show you a favorite work they are doing and continue making/improving goals for the rest of the year.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
Valentine’s Party: Please keep an eye out from Alicia, our room mom, about our Valentine’s Party. Kiddos are allowed to bring Valentine’s for everyone. If a small treat is part of the exchange, please make sure it is wrapped. All treats will go home and will be eaten after school.
Past Week:
I had a few meetings this past week during the school day and with the zoo, a bit of our schedule for afternoon group lessons had to be skipped.
In group leveled lessons:
Level 2s: Piet Mondrian introduction. He was an artist that worked with only squares and rectangles and 2nd graders are using their angles knowledge to apply his art. They will begin the art project this Wednesday on their Geometry day.
Level 3s: Fractions on a number line. 3rd graders used IXL and on worksheets to apply their knowledge. Fractions on a number line is something you can help them with at home. They are working on ordering fractions that come in-between 0 and 1 whole.
In cultural this week: Botany
Level 1s: Roots and parts of the root. Ms. Anna brought in rainbow fingerling potatoes that were sprouting lots of roots for them to examine and see in real life. Try it at home! Take 1 potato and keep it in a dry dark place (pantry). See how long it take for it to begin using its nutrients to shrivel and begin growing.
Level 2s: Leaf art and parts of a leaf review
Level 3s: Birthday flowers, Valentine flower meanings, and the review of the stamen.
Snack this week: Daxton. We have an available spot open next week. Please check our snack sign up link to the right of the blog 🙂
Have a great upcoming week and Super Bowl Sunday!
Cheers!
Ms. K