Ms. Kaley's Classroom Room 24

Hello Everyone!

Upcoming Week:

Kids had a good week back!  Here are a few reminders:

1. Field trip is April 26th!  A hot pink paper went out so you knew itinerary.  Please refer to that pink paper for our schedule.  If you are coming on our field trip, you will purchase your UTA ticket at the station.  The kids in our class get to ride free.  We need to meet at the UTA frontrunner station on Wall Ave by 8:10am.  It is important to be on time.  We do not wait if someone is late.  The train leaves at 8:37am promptly.  The trains run every hour, so if you miss our train, you will need to meet us there at Discovery Gateway.  The train ride is very easy and takes an hour to get there.  We all sit together and we will ride it to North Temple.  We will get off and do a short walk and then go into The Gateway where we will walk to Discovery Gateway on the corner.  We eat lunch at The Gateway at their food court.  Students may bring money to purchase lunch at the food court, if they wish.  We will start collecting everyone around 1:30pm to make sure we have a head count and then will head back to North Temple station.  We should be arriving at Ogden station on Wall Ave at 2:50pm.  Please be prompt in picking up your child.  We stay with all children until everyone is picked up.

*If your child attended the Nature Center field trip, then you signed off on the permission slip for Discovery Gateway!  I only need permission slips from Janessa, Calvin, and Lucy.  I sent them home with those students this past week.

*If you are looking to come on this field trip, please email me!

            2. This Thursday is our 3rd graders first SAGE test.  It will be the writing test that will require them to write 2 essays.  If a child doesn’t finish, they will get to finish it at another time.  Please remind you child that testing it nothing to worry about and it won’t impact their graduation to Upper Elementary.  We want them to do their best and to not rush.  Please help emphasize that they can take breaks to eat a snack, get a drink, walk around for a few minutes, and to use the bathroom as needed.  Since we provide a nice breakfast for them that morning, please pack your child a snack just for testing.  Breakfast will be right away as they come in Thursday morning.  Once they have eaten, they can run around outside on the playground once they are done.  I will take them into the computer lab by 8:55am to get settled.  Once the last 3rd grader is done I head back to class.  Ms. Anna will stay with the 1st and 2nd graders during morning work cycle.  We will pick up with our regular afternoon schedule after that.  If you are coming in to help with food, please come at 8:00am.  Please review your email for the online sign up that went on Tuesday for breakfast supplies.  If you are planning to come and help that morning, please email me, so I can let you inside.

The 3rd graders will also be collecting and washing their own eggs from the chickens at MMA for their scrambled eggs.  They will be getting a lesson from Ms. Leigh and the Erdkinder class in JR High on how to collect and wash the eggs.

Friday is an early release.  Please arrange pick up at 1pm.

Box tops is this Tuesday the 18th.  The last Box top store day will be May 16th.

Past Week:

Thank you thank you 3rd grade parents for supporting your child in our first 3rd grade Teach and Learn Science Project share.  The projects were fabulous!

Home Project for April: 1st and 2nd graders will have their science project due April 24th.  Students in 1st or 2nd may choose any area of science to do a home project on.  They may do a report, an experiment demonstration, explain how something works, or even an invention!  The options are not limited!

In group lessons:

Level 1s: Picture graphs

Level 2s: *break this week as we are ahead of schedule in fractions and geometry

Level 3s: Fractions on a number line and identifying the fraction on the number line

In cultural this week: Botany

Level 1s: Photosynthesis and flowering plants

Level 2s: Photosynthesis

Level 3s: Carnivorous plants and The Venus Fly Trap

Friday: Bee presentation from the Wadsworth family. Bronson’s grandfather does bee keeping and came in and educated the class on bees and their hives!  Thank you so much for doing this!  The kids loved it!  We are working on drone, worker, and queen bee models in class and labeling the parts.

If you celebrate Easter, Happy Easter!  Have a great rest of your weekend!

Cheers!

Ms. K