Ms. Kaley's Classroom Room 24

Hello Everyone!

Holiday Feast Approaching- Sign Up 

Our Classroom Feast has been reserved for December 18th beginning at 12:00 noon and going to around 1:30.  If you would like to come help set up, please come at 11:00am.  Here is the sign up to bring food/supplies for our luncheon:

Holiday Feast Luncheon Sign Up

After we are done eating the students will present their research on how other countries from around the world celebrate their December holidays.

Box Tops:  I have been told that The Box Top Store will be Dec. 20th

Construction for New Junior High Building:

As you can see, the construction for the new junior high building is underway!  Since the playground is being torn down, we have figured out how to accommodate recess.  Recess will be held out back where the tether ball and basketball hoops are.  Since it is a smaller space, we arranged to have only 4 classes outside at a time during certain times.  Our classroom will still go outside at 11:30am, except on Tuesdays which is still first thing in the morning.

International Festival:

Remember that International Festival is approaching!  Projects on South America are due by Dec. 21st.  Please visit the Projects tab up at the top for additional project how to details 🙂

EPIC! Online Library

The online library program Epic, can only be used while at school 🙁  Home access can be obtained for a monthly fee of $5.99 right now.  We will add Epic to our repertoire of programs for when students need to do at school research, or would like to read.

Past Week:

Ms. Nikki began her in class co-teaching with us this past week and gave lessons on handwriting, adding/subtracting, and addition/subtraction math games.  Ms. Misha is beginning to take on more lessons as well, so we have a nice schedule going on where many students are being seen for lessons, reviews, check ins, and extra support from the teachers.

We had the COW Wednesday afternoon and we worked on Zoology/Physiology in cultural lessons this past week.

Friday we had our classroom meeting time to discuss kindness.  We did an activity with toothpaste.  I had students break into 4 groups and they all were give some toothpicks.  I squeezed out some toothpaste onto to some paper for them.  The toothpaste represented unkind words that we some times say and how it can be a challenge to take back those words.  For most people, unkind words hurt and some can leave a mark on us.  The students had the task of putting the toothpaste back into the tube of toothpaste using only toothpicks.

Friday we also read a book A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree and the students made a bird seed treat to bring birds to one of your trees at home.

In cultural this past week:

Level 1s: Amphibians learning and lifecycle of a frog

Level 2s: The ear and how we hear

Level 3s: Flat and roundworms (Platyhelminthes and Nematodes)

Upcoming Week:

Nothing too much is going on this week.  Thursday will be a Fire Drill.  Level 2s and 3s will do Geometry in leveled group lessons and Level 1s will do money. Geography will be up for cultural lessons.

Have a great rest of your weekend and upcoming week!

Ms. Kaley