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Hello Parents.

This week to “Sharpen the Saw” (Habit #7) we will either do a guided meditation or do some yoga. either way it will be wonderful! We will introduce the grasslands and the people of Africa. We will look at the parts of fruit, as well as the parts of a bird. In art we will start a project to show the element of form.  As we learn about inclined planes as  simple machines, we will spend some time working together as teams to create and build some kind of marble run. It will require team work and effort but will be a lot of fun to see their  fabulous creations.  This activity will be held in the gym so we will have plenty of room to be creative. At the end of the week we will also be privileged to have some Jr. High kids teach us some skills for P.E.

We will continue our practical life skill of peeling, slicing, and eating hard boiled eggs. If you would like to donate a dozen hard boiled eggs please just click on the following link to sign up. Thank you for your support.

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/470353

Have a great week!

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber

 

Hello Parents,

Hope you are all enjoying the extra time with your family. Looking ahead for when we return to school, we will begin many different areas of study. In geography, we will begin our continent study of Africa, and for the month of April the biome we will be studying is the grasslands. In botany, we will be learning more about different types of fruit. We will continue to learn about simple machines, and for the next two weeks our focus will be on inclined planes. In art, we will be learning about the element of form. Birds will be our focus in zoology which we will kick off on Tuesday, April 9th with Scales and Tails coming to do a presentation. Remember we will need to have our AM kids picked up a little later than normal, around noon or a bit after; and our PM kids will need to arrive at 11:15 a.m. Families our welcome to attend. The show will be held in the small gym.

In practical life, we will be learning how to peel and slice an egg. If you would like to help with supplying hard boiled eggs you can sign up at the following link-  https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/468941

Also, later this month we will be doing a participlay on some fun African stories, it is set for Friday, April 26. More information will be coming as the time gets closer, but just wanted you to be aware of it so you can mark it on your calendar.

Enjoy the rest of your spring break and we will see you soon. As always, thank you all for your support.

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber

 

Hello Parents,

First of all I want to thank all who were able to help out at the Dinosaur Park. It was a lot of fun regardless of any crazy weather that we experienced. We can not do activities like this without your help.  I hope you all have a wonderful Spring break, enjoying that extra time with your family.

We  will return to school April 8th. The next day, April 9, Scales and Tails will be coming to our school to present their bird show to our class. However, they will present only one time which will included both AM and PM classes. AM students will stay late this day, they will need to be picked up around noon or a little after (12:00- 12:15). PM students will need to arrive to school early, please drop off your students at 11:20.

On Wednesday, April 10th we will have picture day. A flyer will be going home to tell more about it.

Thanks for all you do!

Ms. Martha

 

 

 

Week of March 25, 2019

Hello Parents,

This week we will continue working on Habit #7- Synergy as we learn better to work together. We will conclude our continent study of Oceania and our biome study of deserts. In botany, we will look at the life cycle of a plant and plant sunflower seeds to begin our sunflower garden for next school year. We will continue to learn about the wedge as a simple machine. As our final study of reptiles, we will have some fun by reading a few chapters each day of The Magic Tree House: Dinosaurs at Daybreak, and as a grand finale to our reptile study, we will go on a field trip to the Dinosaur Park on Friday, March 29. We could use some chaperones to help with the children.  The school will pay for the students; however, you would need to pay the entrance fee for yourself and any other children you bring. Please let us know if you are planning on coming so we can ensure we have enough coverage to help with the children. We will be meeting and picking up from the Dino park.  The morning class will arrive at the Dino park at 9 am. and be picked up at 11:30 am and the afternoon class will arrive at the Dino park at 12 pm and be picked up at 2:30 pm.  Right now it looks like there is a chance of rain on Friday so please dress your child for the weather.

Remember that Spring Break will be April 1- 5.

Thank you for all you do,

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber

 

Hello Parents,

I forgot to add a trackitforward request for items needed in our practical life area to make fairy bread to go along with our continent study of Australia.

Thanks,

Martha

Hello Parents,

This past week has been fun; filled with an extra focus on literacy. It was good to see the families that came out to Literacy Night on Tuesday. We had a good time during the read-a-thon on Friday, getting to enjoy reading our favorite books, being read to, etc. It was also fun to watch our “reading tree” grow beautiful leaves. Thank you to all that participated in any of the events and activities.

Remember there will be no school on Monday, March 18. This is a workday for the teachers.

This week we will learn more about some of the animals that live in the deserts of Oceania. We will also be learning about different types of reptiles in general, as well as one interesting reptile in Australia, the thorny devil. The study of reptiles would not be complete without learning about their life cycle. In botany, we will learn about the parts of a seed as we dissect a lima bean and look closely at and name each part. In our study of simple machines, we spent the last two weeks learning about the lever, and for the next two weeks we will learn about how the wedge makes our work easier. We will continue our study on Henri Matisse and create art using him to inspire us. To end the week, we will use what we have learned so far in Habit six about synergy, to do some parachute activities that will require us to work together.  We want to thank you for your support and wish you a wonderful week!

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber

Week of March 11, 2019

 

This week will be our Literacy Week at MMA. I will give more information about it at the end of the blog. This week we will learn more about the people of Oceania and look at the flags of some of the countries that make up Oceania. In botany, we will learn more about the different types of seeds. In zoology, we will look more closely at the parts of a reptile.  We will continue to learn about levers and how a lever can make our work easier and we will introduce Henri Matisse as the artist of the month.

 

Remember that Friday, March 15 will be an early release day for Professional Development.

 

MMA’s Literacy Night- will be held Tuesday, March 12^th from 5:30-7:00 pm. Students and their Families along with the community are invited to attend. For literacy week students can bring in books for the book swap, a printed or drawing of their favorite book cover (to hang on the tack strip in the hallway). There will also be leaves, in which your child can write the books that they have read to hang on the tree in the hallway.

 

In practical life this month we will be making fairy bread to go along with our study of Oceania.  We are in need of a few ingredients.  It is listed as “Practical Life Snack for Fairy Bread” for Monday, March 11 (I forgot to put my name on it) Here is the sign up if you would like to help-

https://www.trackitforward.com/site/389525/event/464402

 

Thank you and have a great week~

 

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber

Week of March 4, 2019

 

Hi parents,

I am sorry that this email is coming so late. I had an inclusion course that I was taking Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in Salt Lake. It was wonderful, but because I was out of the building and since I don’t know how to access my blog at home, I needed to wait until I returned to school to post it. Here it is-

First off here is a quick rundown of what we will be studying this month. We will be working on Habit Five in the Seven Habits of Happy Kids book which is about Synergy. In geography we will continue our study of Oceania but will change our biome study to the deserts of Oceania. In zoology, we will learn about reptiles, and in botany, we will learn about seeds. In physical science, we will introduce simple machines and focus on each one for two weeks, beginning with the lever and the wedge for this month. In art we will learn about shapes, which will include geometric, organic, and irregular shapes. Midway through the month we will introduce Henri Matisse as our artist study.

Next, I apologize for not being more on top of this, but each class is responsible for gathering items or collecting monetary donations for the Gala Baskets. Our class theme is Backyard Beautification/Glamorous Gardening. We’re asking that donations be in no later than March 7th. I know this is short notice. Any monetary donations will go directly to MAPA in order to purchase necessary items to fill the baskets. These will be auctioned off at the Gala on March 23rd.

If you’d like to have MAPA do the shopping for you, you can donate at the link below.

https://squareup.com/store/mapa-9/item/basket-donations-for-gala-baskets?t=modal-em

If you prefer bringing in items, here are some ideas for donations.

Plants

Seeds

Gardening tools

Yard decor

Hose

Sprayer

Sprinkler

Gardening gloves

Sunscreen

Hat

Sunglasses

Yards magazines

Solar lights

Flower pot

Bug spray

Gift cards

Bird feeder

Bird bath

Gardening caddy

Kneeling pad

Plant food

Planting soil

Garden themed art or accessories

Gardening books

Gardening clothing

Patio/Yard chairs

Water bottles

Students can bring donations into class anytime between now and Mar 7th.

Thanks so much for all the support you give. It is noticed and appreciated.

Lastly, for all parent of our PM class, please continue reading below.

Afternoon Parents,
It has come to my attention that there may be some confusion as to the drop off procedures.  Our top priority is the safety of the children. Just to review, here are some of the things we need you to do/not do during drop off

Pull forward (it is rule #1)
Pull forward (and rule #2 just to make it stick.)
Because there are no teachers/staff outside at this time please use common sense and pull forward.
Stay in your car if you are using the pick-up lanes.
If you want to wait with your child outside the doors please park your car in a parking stall, otherwise please wait in your car until the doors are opened.
Use the cross walk (it teaches children to use it too, and we always want children to use the cross walk).
Do not let your child off in the middle of the parking.  Your child must be curbside before you let them out of the car!!
Wait your turn.
Speak to teachers before or after pick up.
Be nice. I know it’s frustrating but try to imagine your happy place.
Pay attention. Stay off your phone, students will step in front of cars.
Prepare other relatives/friends that may drop off, by explaining these rules and possibly sending them with a snack.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Ms. Martha

 

Hello Parents,

Each day this week we will learn more about the life cycle of a frog and create a page toward our “Frog Book”. This is always a fun activity that the children enjoy in the end, when their cute frog book is complete. We will also learn more about  the different types of amphibians. In our continent/biome study we will learn about some of the plants in the wetlands of Oceania. We will do some fun activities about day and night as well as do individual lessons for reading and math.

Have a great week!

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber

 

Week of February 18, 2019

 

Hello Parents,

We want to thank you for all the help we received for the Valentine’s Day party, with providing supplies, food, time and energy, etc. It was a fun day and we could not have done it without your support. We also want to thank you for taking the time to visit with us for Parent Teacher Conferences. We enjoyed our time with you as we talked about your sweet children and their successes, and struggles.

There will be no school on Monday, February 18 due to President’s Day. This week in geography/biomes we will continue our study of Oceania, particularly the animals that live in the wet lands of Oceania. In zoology, we will talk about the parts of an amphibian (probably the frog). In science, we will continue to learn about day and night. On Friday, we will do art work inspired by the work of Vincent van Gogh and we will also have guests, Riverton Music, come in for our music time to teach us more about base instruments. Also on Friday in the AM class we will be having our class pictures taken. This will go in the yearbook. The PM class pictures will be scheduled at another time.

Have a great week!

Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie & Ms. Kimber