Ms. Kaley's Classroom Room 24

Hello Everyone!

Past Week:

Thank you for a great Fall Parent Teacher Conference!  Our early outs were busy getting in as many lessons as we could before Fall Break began.  We were able to get everyone’s Fraction lessons, math facts, and everyone’s language group in.

I checked in on our October writing prompt: Tell me a time you were scared.  1st and 2nd graders are writing and 3rd graders are typing on Utah Compose.  Utah Compose can we worked on at home as well.

1st graders got an introduction to numerators in a fraction, 2nd graders identified the fraction through a word problem, and 3rd graders began identifying fraction segments on a number line

We got our one day of Botany in on Tuesday morning.

Level 1s: Plants through the seasons.  They drew a tree going through it’s transitions through the 4 seasons.

Level 2s:  Simple and Compound leaves.  A simple leaf is a a single leaf and a compound leaves are multiple leaflets

Level 3s:  Solitary and Inflorescence flowers.  A solitary flower is one flower that grows and inflorescence are when multiple flowers are grown off one stem

Upcoming Week:

This upcoming week is Red Ribbon Week.  It a national recognition educating students on how to say no to drugs and be a healthy you.

Monday morning we will have a speaker.  Lower El’s time will be 9am-9:40am.

Tuesday: We will go over 2 more peacemakers when the students come back from PE.  We will go over, briefly, on Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.

Thursday: Back Island Farms field trip!  Please remember to meet at Black Island Farms at 9:30am.  The chaperone cost is 4 dollars.  All our students are covered.  Please make sure your child is dressed for being outside.  They can wear jeans and non collared shirts on this field trip.  They should have comfortable shoes, a back pack, water bottle, lunch, and sweater/jacket.  For those needing to return to MMA, we will be leaving at 2pm.  If you have your own child with you and you are not needing to drop another student back at MMA, you don’t have to return to the school.

Friday- No studio this day.  We will share the October peacemaker projects.  Throughout the morning and afternoon we will decorate our door for Red Ribbon Week.

Classroom reminder:  Ms. Misha and I have seen multiple students with holes at the knees in their pants.  If a child has hole on their pants, they cannot wear those pants to school.  Please check your child’s pants and if they can be repaired with a patch or sewn, then they can wear them back to MMA.  If not, please do not let them wear them to school.  Also, a lot of students need a water bottle.  This reduces our students needing to leave the classroom and to have their water needs nearby.  We keep our water bottles in our kitchen and we only have a few of them there.  Please make sure your child is using a refillable water bottle.  Thank you!

Class update: we will be getting 2 new 1st graders!  We are expecting one of them to begin Monday and the other Nov. 6th.  This will put us at 30 students.  We moved our large table outside our our room on Wednesday afternoon and rearranged some desks and shelves around to help accommodate more floor space, but also the need that some students either want or need a more personal space.  We will also be able to spread out into the kiva a bit more with our table outside our room.  This will help when it’s math facts time for a group, or when we need to cultural lessons.  Ms. Nikki and her assistants can also have the space to work at when she’s servicing students.

Thanks everyone!  Have a great rest of your weekend and upcoming week!  Looking forward to seeing some of you at our field trip.

Ms. Kaley

Hello Everyone!

Past Week

This week we got Math Facts up and running.  Math facts are 5 minute “time tests”.  I have split up everyone to go on different days during certain parts of the day.  These results are recorded and the information is used to make sure facts are being understood and if any reviews are necessary.

This week we had Geography in cultural:

Level 1s: Naming the continents, longitude and latitude, hemispheres

Level 2s: Parts of the Earth (inside) all week

Level 3s: The Sun’s size, Sun’s energy, and how we get day/night and seasons

Math groups have been going well and this coming week I will be adding Fractions lessons and begin language groups.  Students do their own independent language works that they need to practice, but the purpose of our language groups will be to go over follow ups to the shelf works, writing lessons, and reading/comprehension lessons.  I meet frequently with each student multiples times a week to make sure learning is being practiced and any adjustments to lessons/individual works are planned according to where it is needed.  Ms. Stef W’s class, our mentor class, will also play a part in some of those lessons.  Our mentor goal is to work together to give all students the lessons that are needed, no matter what age or grade.

Upcoming Week:

On Thursday, it is International Peace Day.  To honor this day, our class and Ms. Stef’s will do a craft in the afternoon.  Cultural lessons will still be given, but students will work on the craft until they are called.  Our craft will be a peace flower.  As a home extension you could have a conversation with your child about what peace means to them and why do they think peace is important to teach and practice.

Mr. James, MMA’s IT Specialist, is working on making everyone’s accounts for IXL and Imagination Learning.  This year my classroom will only receive IXL accounts for 3rd graders.  1st and 2nd graders will get accounts for Imagination Learning.  Once Mr. James has all the accounts updated we will begin our use of the Computers on Wheels (COW) every Wednesday afternoon for an hour will begin.  This will also be a time that 3rd graders will receive Utah Compose lessons and SAGE skills.

MMA’s 5K is coming up!  Reminder that it will be Sep. 23rd.  If you need a form I have a few extra.

Anyone been to South America?– We are learning about South America!  If you know anyone who has spent some time in South America and would like to come in one Friday afternoon to share their experience please let me know!

Studio Fridays begin!– Studio Friday is upon us!  Studio is an experience that allows each child to get an hour lesson on science, art/music, and social studies.  Studio begins at 8:40 am and ends at 11:30am.  Each lower elementary teacher teaches one of the 3 subjects for a certain grade level.  My role for studio is to teach 3rd grade science.  I will see all 3rd graders of every grade through 3 separate rotations.

Have a great rest of your weekend and upcoming week.

Ms. Kaley

Hello Everyone!

Past Week

We had a busy week 3!  I was able to get through most of the new students’ reading assessment.  I will finish those new students up Monday and then begin doing our 1st graders.  These assessments are first priority at the beginning of each day.

Tuesday-  We had the Loveland Aquarium for the 2nd graders come to our school.  Our group of 2nd graders went from 9:00am-9:55am and learned about the rainforest and animals that love there.  This was a great resource for them because we are studying South America for our continent study and we will moving into the rainforest this week!  We had a shaky start to PE and Music.  Our Music teacher got the schedule mixed up with the Aquarium’s.  I was able to tell her that this our music time and our students were able to get some of their music class.

*On Tuesdays,  we have PE and Music in the morning.  The students will have recess first thing on Tuesday as they enter the school.  At 8:50, they are called to line up and then cultural lessons are given until it is time to go.  The afternoon will hold the majority of Math and Language lessons.

Wednesday- We had a beautiful morning work cycle and the students got their first monthly Botany lesson from Ms. Rachel.

Thursday-  Thank you to all those who came to the Parent Open House!  I handed out a yellow Field Trip Schedule and 2017-2018 Home Project Schedule.  I revamped the project schedule to be more inline with our Peace curriculum and lessons on building a community.  You can now have access to both of those schedules in the above tabs!  3rd graders also attended their first computer class this past week.  They go every Thursday at 9:45-10:15

Friday- We spent the day learning more about South America.  The students learned the flag colors of Venezuela and Colombia.  I then introduced our first animal from South American, the llama!  The students then did a Peruvian llama art project where they made Peruvian textile patters with black and white crayons and then watercolored over top.  While the background dried, a second paper was used to create the face of a llama.  It was then cut out and glued onto the painted background.  They turned out great!

*Pizza Fridays also began this week!  Please visit our school website or social media pages for the pizza form.  Each slice is $1.75 and you can purchase for multiple dates or single dates.

Upcoming Week/Info:

Accountability program for our classroom- I am almost done designing our accountability program for our students.  We had a set back with Ms. Gaby leaving MMA, who was our part time co-teacher and Ms. Misha had training for 2 of the weekdays.  Misha and I will be making the final revisions and then getting the information out to you all.  We should have it completed by the end of this week.

5K- If you would like to register for the MMA Color Run 5K and haven’t, I have orange registration forms in our classroom.  Have your child bring one home if you would like one. The date is September 23rd.

Skate Night- I saw on our school’s social media that there will be an MMA Skate Night at Family Fun Center in Layton on Sept. 26th from 5-8:30pm.  There are rentals available there if you need anything and they have dinner specials.

Yarn donation needed- We could use some more yarn for our projects.  If you would like, it is not required, please feel free to donate any kind of yarn.

Computers available- Mr. James, our tech/IT specialist scheduled the moveable laptop cart to our class every Wednesday from 12:30-1:30.  These laptops will be great for any research, IXL lessons, SAGE practice, report writing etc.  Sometime I will hold whole class or small group lessons that will need the laptops, but if needed, a student can use one for an hour for educational purposes.

Slippers and placemats- please remember that some sort of inside shoe is required at MMA.  Our school also doesn’t have a lunchroom and we use placemats to keep the desks clean during lunch.  Please provide your student these supplies, if possible.  Thanks.

Have a great rest of your weekend and upcoming week.

Ms. Kaley

Hello Parents,

Past Week:

We had a busy week filled with activities that related to the Great Lessons!  We finished up the Great Lessons of the History of Writing and Math and extended the learning for the lessons on The Coming of the Universe, Coming of Life, and Coming of Man.

Our students also go to meet our Upper Elementary partner class (a mentorship), Ms. Stephaney’s and Ms. Ali’s class.  We spent an afternoon doing a partner group game called Saving Fred.  Students had to work together to save a gummy worm who capsized his “boat” (a turned over plastic cup) and put on his “life vest” (a gummy saver).  The kids loved it!  As our classroom and Ms. Stef’s classrooms normalize we will have the ability to send our kids to work with their mentor and also have some lessons in her room (if needed).  The same is with her students.

Cultural lessons began slowly this week. This week we began with History:

Level 1s: Months of the year and days of the week, made a calendar for September

Level 2s: What are the 3 States of Matter

Level 3s: Timeline of life overview and the Clock of Eras

Friday: South America and What is Matter?

Upcoming Week:

This coming week will be very busy!  I am excited to start giving lessons and begin the kids on their independent journey.

Monday- No School- Labor Day

Tuesday- The Loveland Aquarium is coming for just the 2nd graders at MMA.  All 2nd graders will attend a 55 minute class about the animals of the rainforest and the rainforest itself.

PE and Music begin on Tuesday!  Please make sure to have your child wear or bring sneakers to run around in!  This year, each special is an hour long.  Our time is at 9:50 and goes until lunch time.  To make the schedule work, students will be going straight outside for recess until 8:50am.  Once we come in then I will cultural lessons until it is their time to go to PE and Music.  After lunch, the students will do their math and language works as they usually do in the mornings of Mondays, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Wednesday- Hour long monthly Botany lesson with Ms. Rachel Bush in the afternoon 1:50-2:50.

Thursday- Computer class begins for 3rd graders only in the morning.  9:50-10:15

I will be doing the new students who are in 2nd and 3rd grade reading assessments first thing in the morning.  It has scheduled out to be 2 a day.  Next week, I will begin doing 1st graders.  The reading team will also begin their state DIBELS reading assessments too this week and into the next.

Reminders:

I will be sending home a bright orange form for the MMA 5K and Pancake Breakfast that will take place on September 23rd.  If you would like to be in the race, please fill out the form out and have your you or your student turn it into the office

Pizza Fridays will be starting!  You can find the pizza forms on our social media and I believe through the website.  Please have the forms filled out by Wednesdays in a sealed envelope with your student’s form inside and their name and teacher on the front of the envelope.  MAPA comes by our rooms and picks up the envelopes early Wednesday mornings.

Reading Volunteers- I am ready for you!  I have Wednesday scheduled for you all.  If you can’t do Wednesday, please let me know and I can make that work.  Please come at 9am.  We will be finishing up circle at that time.  Since I have more volunteers this year, some of you will see the first graders to check letter and sounds and begin nonsense words (ref, mak, tep etc.).  Some other students will need that kind of practice and some will be working on fluency to work towards grade level.  I should have a sheet for you all by Wednesday.

Consequence Program- My team and I are putting together a consequence program that helps students be accountable for their actions.  We wanted to design something that wasn’t a punishment program, but would allow them to see what goal they aren’t following in our classroom and levels that they can follow to help them work towards following all classroom and school rules/goals.  We will send out a parent letter soon with more information about it

The students are working on showing their circle rules when present during circle time.  There are 5 and the students know them pretty well.  It is getting everyone to follow them that is important.  Sitting next to a friend is a privilege.  Some of our students are consistently talking out of turn and will have to have an assigned circle space until they can follow that goal.  This is part of normalizing our class and laying a consistent foundation for our year that all students are held to the same standards.  On Friday, our class voted on their top 5 classroom community rules.  We have been talking about community within the school and within the world and how to be a good community member.  The goals that they made will be apart of our consequence program.

Yarn- Most students in our community are learning to finger knit.  They are getting faster and pretty good!  Some are ready for more weaving works and want to learn the beginnings of crocheting and/or knitting.  Ask your child if they are interested and if so, have them provide their own yarn.  Again, I have some, but to make your child’s project more efficient and organized, having their own would be ideal.

Have a great Labor Day and rest of your Sunday!

Ms. Kaley

Hello Parents!

We had a wonderful and very busy first week of school!  Monday we spent the day learning about the classroom and then learning about the eclipse!  It was such a wonderful moment to experience that with them.  I too hope you enjoyed seeing the eclipse, if you got to see it!  The rest of the week was filled with Great Lessons, getting to know our classroom and each other, and group games/learning.

What is a Great Lesson?– At the beginning of the year, each year, in a Montessori school, we as the teachers teach 5 Great Lesson stories: The Birth of the Universe, The Coming of Life, The Coming of Humans, History of Writing, and History of Mathematics.  We were able to achieve learning about the first three lessons this past week.  This coming week we will review these lessons and get into the History of Writing and Math.  These lessons are the big pictures to the lessons they will receive and expand upon throughout their educational experience.

Snack-  For those who are new to providing snack, please sign up to the right of the blog in the green area.  There is a link to follow.  Please sign your name up to two times to provide snack.  Some parents like to provide snack for the whole week and some bring in the snack allotment for each day.  Whatever works for you is fine by us.  We have a fridge where we can keep things cool and fresh and we have a snack cabinet to store dry goods.  Any left over snack is helpful for those who might not have a lunch or if one week we find ourselves without snack.

Healthy snacks are the only options our school’s snack policy asks for.  Our class doesn’t have any food allergies, but within MMA there are students who are severely allergic to peanut butter.  It would be advised that no peanut butter be brought for snack.

Please remember that beginning tomorrow dismissal is at 3pm.  Early Childhood students also begin.

Zippered Pencil Cases- If your student doesn’t have a zippered pencil case, please try to provide your child with one.  Something must have happened on my school supply list, but I have quite a few students who need one.  It really is the only supply I don’t have extra of to provide students who don’t have one.  I was able to take care of everyone’s organization and writing supplies.  We are ready to rock and roll!

Reading Volunteers- I am going to begin reading volunteers next week!  I have 3 moms: Lori, Jessica, and Heather, who would love to come in and run reading groups and individual reading help.  Please let me know if you would like to help out too.  Ladies, if coming in on Wednesdays can’t work for you, please let me know which day of the week would be best for you.  Thanks!

If any other reminders pop up, I’ll let you all know!  Thanks for a great first week and enjoy the rest of your weekend and upcoming week!

-Ms. Kaley

Hello Everyone!

Please review this post carefully as it has important information and volunteer opportunities for Eclipse 2017 on Monday!

School Reminders

Drop Off and Pick Up:  Regardless if you have social media or not, MMA put out a video about how cars should drop off and exit the parking lot.  Please visit our school website or Maria Montessori Academy of Utah on Facebook to review that video.

It is IMPERATIVE that you ALWAYS pull forward and NOT drop or pick your child up at certain spots along the way.  We as the teachers have designated spots that we will be at after school.  A few staff members have morning spots as well.  Please follow our directions and be kind and.  Have patience and please follow our rules so that students stay safe.  We will get your child to where they need to be.  My post for the year will be the crosswalk between North Shore and MMA.  THERE IS NO DROP OFF OR PICK UP IN THE STREET!  This is for safety reasons!  I will have this same post for 3/4ths of the year.

Early Out Week:  Pick up is at 1pm Monday-Friday August 21st-August 25th.  Full days begin August 28th.  Early Childhood begins August 28th.

Eclipse Glasses:  I cannot stress the importance of going over with your child the absolute importance of keeping your eclipse glasses on and even with them on, please do not stare for a long period of time.  Staring at the sun without the glasses during the eclipse can cause blindness or burning. Please please please go over this with your child.

Also, The school also has glasses only for the students.

Classroom News & Reminders

Monday- Eclipse 2017 Day!: Our class will be learning and working on eclipse activities during school hours on Monday August 21st.  I will be sending the students out to recess at 10:45am.  If you would like to volunteer to help make sure kids keep their glasses on and help any who need their eclipse paper filled out, please email me!  If you are wanting to help out, please come to the classroom at 10:45am and I will go over the eclipse papers and glasses with you.  We will be on the field at 11:15 until around 11:40-11:45 to view the eclipse.  We will eat lunch afterwards.

Supplies: Monday will also be the day that a lot of school supplies are coming.   I need you to please put your child’s name on the bag.  I have one bag with blueberries and strawberries on it with blue handles that was dropped off and I cannot for the life of me remember who dropped it off.  There isn’t a name on anything, so if this bag is your child’s, please email me.  I don’t want to get anybody’s supplies mixed up!

In the supplies that have been dropped off, I have only seen 2 students with a zippered pencil case.  Please make sure your student has a zippered pencil case so I and Ms. Misha can put your child’s supplies in it!

*If you are brand new to the classroom, the school supply list can be found in a tab to the top of our blog.

Snack:  We don’t have anyone signed up for snack for the 1st week of school.  Please sign up for snack up to 2 times for the year.  Also, where you see the name- Kanon Spruill on the snack sign up, that student had to unfortunately leave, so those dates are open.  Only you guys can delete your sign up.  I can only clear the whole sign up sheet.  To delete, please go the email that was sent to you thanking you  for signing up.  On there, there should be a link to edit or delete.

Friday- On Friday, the students are going to be practice rug spaces and their rug name tags.  Your child may bring a few board games or card games to share and build relationships with students in our room.  Please let them bring a few games to share on this day.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me!

Have a great rest of your weekend and week

Cheers!

Ms. Kaley

Happy August everyone!

I got an email from Rosie Alexander who is on our MAPA committee this year.  She said there will be sign ups at the MMA Pool Party for any of our parents who wish to be our Room Mom/Dad 🙂  If you would like to be ours, please email me and let me know, or sign up at the pool party!

Pool Party is August 15th from 7pm-9pm.

New families!  I would love to know more about your child!  I have heard from one family so far (Thank you Bateman family) and would love to hear from you about what your child’s interests are, academic strengths and improvements, and anything you wish for me to know.  Email me at kparsons@mariamontessoriacademy.org

Welcome New Students:

First Graders:

Joseph

Eva

Cooper

Rosalinda

Zaylee

Henry

Parker

Madison

Clara

Krew

3rd Graders:

Makiah

Tai

So far, we are at 29 students 🙂

Hello Everyone!

Past Week:

Thank you to all that came and helped on the field trip this past week.  The kids had a blast!  We learned about where the cocoa bean came from that morning before we left and the kids got a flow chart and we cut out the steps and put them in order.  When we were at the factory the flow chart we did was identical to the chocolate movie they showed.  I thought that was pretty cool!

We also had an “in school field trip” this past week as well!  Scale and Tails came this past Wednesday to present on reptiles.  They will be coming back in March to present on birds!

Spelling Bee winners!  This past week I asked who was interested in participating in this year’s Spelling Bee and we found our top 2 spellers: Calvin and Lydia.  Congrats!  Our Spelling Bee contest for Lower El will be this coming Tuesday February 28th at 9am.  Parents are welcome to come and watch.  Lower El classes will also be there to support our 2 contestants.

This week in group lessons:

Level 1s: Types of lines in Geometry- horizontal, vertical, parallel, perpendicular

Level 2s: Types of angles and missing angles in them- Complementary and Supplementary angles

In cultural this week: Zoology/Physiology

Level 1s: About birds and different kinds of birds

Level 2s: The Circulatory System

Level 3s: Echinoderms- starfish and sea urchins

Upcoming Week:

This coming week is Literacy Week!  We will be doing literacy activities everyday in class as part of their work cycle.  We also have Ms. Rachel coming in for Botany on Wednesday.  Here is a rundown at our busy week:

Monday– Read: You’re Here for a Reason and art project.  The whole school will be reading this same book and will do the same project to combine everyones.  PE and Music will still continue in the afternoon.

Tuesday– Spelling Bee 9am.  Fairytale day: Hansel and Gretel read and then do STEM project based on the story

Wednesday– Poetry day: Shel Silverstein funny poems and read The Giving Tree.  Students will do a few activities based on the book.  Ms. Rachel will be in for Botany from 12:45-1:45.

Thursday– Dr. Seuss Day!  We will read Oh! The Places You’ll Go and will do 2 activities based on the book.  We will also read The Foot Book and have our students trace both their feet to measure and then combine with the rest of the class.  We are hoping to join up with Ms. Steph’s Upper El class as well on this.  Thursday night is Literacy Night!  From 6-8 please come to MMA to do fun activities around the school!  This was our most successful and most participated after school offering last year and we hope to out do it this year!  I will be running MyOn with Ms. Elise in the computer lab as a choice to do.

Friday– Studio in the morning and then class personality tests in the afternoon.  At 2pm, the Lower Elementary will then do a Read-A-Thon!  Please allow your child to bring a pillow and a few books to read until 2:40ish.  Students may pick anywhere in the school to quietly read.

Ms. Kaley out of town- On March 9th Ms. Marleen and I will be traveling together to San Diego, CA to the AMS annual Montessori Conference.  I will be leaving early on March 9th around recess time.  Ms. Anna will be covering my studio for Friday as well as the afternoon.  Ms. Dixie will be subbing that Friday and following Monday, however, she is soon to cover for Ms. Jill’s assistant, Ms. Trish for the beginning of her maternity leave.  As of now, Dixie plans to help Ms. Anna Friday March 10th and Monday March 13th.  I will return Tuesday March 14th.

Snack- nobody is signed up for snack for this coming week. If you would like to cover snack this week please let me know 🙂

Have a great rest of your weekend and upcoming week!

Cheers!

Ms. K

Hello Everyone!

Upcoming Week:

Book Reports are DUE FRIDAY the 27th!

Assemblies: We have the Hogle Zoo coming this Thursday for just 2nd graders.  They are going to do 2-1 hour rotations and our room and Ms. Marleen’s room will be used for their presentation.  This puts our 1st and 3rd graders without a room for a little bit.  I’m reserving our kiva space for them to be in to do some cooking with Ms. Anna.  If anyone would like to come in and help or provide some board games for them to play during this time, we would greatly appreciate it.

Thursday morning is also the Net Safety assembly from 8:45-9:15.  This yearly presentation is given to all students about the importance of internet safety.  Ms. Lori, please come after this time 🙂

Studio resumes this Friday!  With the exception of early outs, studio will go until March 31st.

Class Pictures: Tuesday will be class pictures for the yearbook.  Our class is signed up for Tuesday at 12:45pm.  This picture will be the whole classroom together, not individual pictures.

Winter Parent Teacher Conference Sign Ups!:  It’s that time again!  Please click on the link and sign up for your spot.  Please bring your child.  They will share a few favorite pieces of work.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERNCE- SIGN UP HERE!

Past Week:

We didn’t have any afternoon math groups this week because we had some celebrations of lives or I had to take care of school issues since Ms. Stephanie and Ms. Kacee were out of the building a few days this week.

We did get to:

Weekly writing: Review of MLK and what are the student’s dreams for the future?  Each student made a poster and they are hanging outside our room

Friday: We read Dr. Seuss’ ABC Book because it has great alliteration examples!  We went over alliteration and each student got a letter of the alphabet and an animal to focus on.  They made a funny fictional alliterative piece of writing, but also a non-fictional page for their animal.  Once they are all complete, we will laminate the pages and make a classroom alliteration book!

In cultural this week: Zoology/Physiology

Level 1s: Reptiles: what is a reptile and different kinds of reptiles

Level 2s: The nose, the tongue, and teeth intro.

Level 3s: Mollusks: what are mollusks, the 3 classes of mollusks, clam facts and model

Snack this coming week: Erik

Have a great upcoming week!  Please email me if you want to come in on Friday 12:30-2:30 to help 🙂

Cheers!

Ms. K

Hello and Happy 2017!  I hope you all enjoyed your holiday and beginnings of 2017

Looks like January is going to be quite the cold snowy and rainy month!  Our office made the decision that when the weather got as cold as it did these past couple of days then the students will stay inside.  Since we are looking at snow being on the ground for awhile, please make sure your child has proper attire to be outside.  Waterproof boots are needed, as well as coats.  Snow pants, hats, and gloves are highly advised!

Field Trip Wednesday Jan 11th!– Last month, I posted that we have a field trip to the Nature Center on 12th street in Ogden.  Wednesday the 11th will be our half day field trip!  Students received their permission slips this past week.  I need them by Tuesday.  Students will MEET AT THE NATURE CENTER.  It is only a 2 hour trip.  We will begin at 9am and go until 11am.  Please drop off your child between 8:30-8:45am.  If you would like to attend this field trip, please email me and let me know.  We will need drivers/carpools to pick up your child to bring them back to MMA!  Once we are back to the school, it will be recess time, lunch, and then we are going to do a class art lesson on printing (since we will be learning about animal tracks in the winter at the Nature Center) in the afternoon.  Ms. Jalee’s class is also attending, so if you know someone in her class to help you arrange pick up for your child, then you may certainly plan for that.  I cannot arrange a carpool or pick up for you child.  If you need help finding a carpool for your child because you are unable to take and/or pick up your own child then please contact our room mother, Alicia Thomas to help you.  Her email is on the permission slip at the bottom (tempygirl@gmail.com)  We will be outside for a good part of this trip, so please make sure your child is wearing winter weather gear as the weather is calling for a mix of rain and snow on this day.

This Friday the students do not have school. It is an all day professional development for the teachers.  Monday is also a holiday 🙂

A skate night as been planned for January 24th!  A flyer will be coming soon for your child to take home.

Past Week (Wed-Fri)

Wednesday, when the students returned, we jumped right back into our schedule.  Even with the 2 hour delay this past Thursday, we switched our day around so that we did cultural in the morning and then had the students do their work cycle in the afternoon.  Friday I read the students the book Snowmen at Night and then we discussed how to do a creative narrative on if they made a snowman and it came alive at night, what would it do first, next, and last?  They turned out amazing!  Since it is our class’s turn to have work shown on the south side hallway hanger, I hung up our classroom’s work for all to see!

Snack for upcoming week- Brett (No snack needs to provided for Wednesday)

Have a great upcoming week!  Looking forward to seeing some of you Wednesday 🙂

Cheers!

Ms. K