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Greetings Parents!
- There will be a Volunteer Reception this Friday from 1:00
- 2:00. Third graders will do a presentation at 1:30 - 1:40. I have been
fortunate to have so many great volunteers this year; at least 2/3
of our classroom parents have helped grade papers, worked with individual
students or small groups, set up class parties, been (or will be)
a chaperone, organized our class libraries, added to our class libraries,
contributed snacks for the class, helped in the library... the list
goes on. I am thrilled! Unfortunately,....
- I won't be here on Thursday
or Friday. Mr. Gulka & I are part of a district level cadre which
will be working on those 2 days. Fortunately, Miss Kelsay will be
taking over the class and our regular Guest Teacher, Miss Imamura
will be with the class.
- Endangered Animal Projects: Most students were able to print their
reports last Friday. I will make copies so they can start practicing
for their class presentation in the next few weeks.
- New Project: Heroes - Students should be interviewing their "Everyday
Hero" this week. They have a green interview sheet in their homework
folder. Any support you can offer to help them set this up would
be appreciated. Let me know if you encounter any problems.
- New Social Studies Unit: As part of our "Heroes" project, we will
begin reading a non-fiction book called, "If You Had Lived At the
Time of Martin Luther King, Jr." which covers quite a bit of the
Civil Rights Movement. I have taught this unit for years and kids
do really well with it! They have already had some amazing discussions
about the work of MLK; this book will help give them more background
knowledge.
- New Science Unit: Plant Growth and Development. Students
will be planting special seeds which go through the entire life
cycle in 42 days. They will be drawing, measuring, taking data,
pollinating, watering, transplanting, observing... it's a great
unit! You & your child may want to plant some flowers or veggies
at the same time to observe it's life cycle compared to the plants
we grow.
- Portland Zoo Field Trip is next Thursday. Thank you for sending
in the $2. If you haven't done that yet, it's not too late! Please
let me know if you'll be driving up & joining us (some of you have
already let me know - thanks!)
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