Week 23 Recap
Posted on Sunday, February 11th, 2018 at 5:37 pmHello Everyone!
Past Week:
Our students met their next achievement goal this past week! They collected 20 points of quiet and 20 points be kind. This coming Friday, Feb. 16th, they may either bring a board/card game, show and teach, or a craft to share/teach others. We will still hold our classroom meeting and we’ll do some group learning Friday morning, but they will get time to have their sharing.
Ms. Rachel came in on Wednesday afternoon and shared with the students about where their food comes from and what kinds of plants go into our recipes.
In our leveled math lessons our groups were learning their specific needs this week. 1st graders worked on fractions and are learning simple fraction equivalency. 2nd graders are learning how to measure in inches and centimeters and 3rd graders did fractions also, but are learning to identify fractions on a number line.
In cultural this past week: History
Level 1s: Learning time to the half hour. Most 1st graders are doing pretty well, so continue working on time at home too!
Level 2s: Venus and Earth
Level 3s: Triassic and Jurassic periods and the dinosaurs that lived during those times.
Feb. Home Project!– This past week I also sent home a pink and white paper that is about the February home project. Students have until the last day of Feb to complete their service. When your child has accomplished their service they don’t have to wait to share, they can bring in their reflection and poster/or PowerPoint and we’ll make time to have the students share.
February’s character awareness is learning what forgiveness is and how to forgive others. We just began discussing it this past Friday and the students are doing a really job participating and hearing each other when it comes to our social skill review and how to use our grace and courtesy within our community.
Upcoming Week:
This coming week we have adjustments to our normal routines. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday will be full work cycles in the morning. Tuesday we will still do our morning recess, cultural/journal time in the morning, and then head off to PE and Music. Wednesday morning will be our Valentine’s Day activity morning. Those who are coming in to help may come in with their child in the morning. We will hold our circle time at 8:35 and that circle time goes close to 9am. We can begin at 9:00am. I have 4 paper crafts and Ms. Misha and I can do with the kids too as groups wait to transition or are done all the stations.
Valentine’s Day School Rules– If your child is bringing in any candy with their cards the candy may NOT be eaten at school! The candy will stay in their Valentine’s Day boxes or bags. Candy must be eaten at home with your permission. The same will be true for any treats at the Valentine’s Day party. Any treats made will be taken home and can be eaten after school hours. Our school has a wellness policy, so please remember that the wellness policy extends into student’s lunches and brought snack. Snack has been going well, but the kids ask me about things packed in their lunches
Please no treats, sugary foods, or highly processed foods-as per our wellness policy outline. Thanks!
PTC- Beginning on Wednesday-Friday there will be 1pm dismissals. Please remember that students will need to be picked up at 1pm and those who have Early Childhood students will be on a reduced time as well in order to fit on both the morning and afternoon classes.
Please remember to sign up for conferences if you haven’t. I emailed out the link to those needed to sign up, so I hope to see you there! Please bring your child to conferences. We will review their progress since the beginning of the year and make goals for the end of the year.
My daughter’s PTC is the first slot on Wednesday and Ms. Misha will have to attend her daughters’ conferences as well throughout the week. Ms. Nikki will join on some conferences to review progress and goals as well.
Take care and I hope to see all you this upcoming week! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and week!
Ms. Kaley