Dear Parents,
All the children had such good week swimming. The reports back from Mr. Green and Mr. Corkins were all very positive about the children’s skills as well as their behavior at the pool. The excitement about using their jeans as floatation devise was fun to hear. Thank you again to my parents who assisted in the process!
We (I!) did enjoy getting back to a regular schedule on Wednesday. We continued learning about the life and times in Ancient Rome and we voyaged back in time on the computers with our tech. buddies. In Science, we are ready to conclude our unit on animal interactions (food chains and food webs) and there will be a small, in class project next week instead of a test. In brief, the students will construct a food chain or web with an animal of their choice. We have done some animal research in the classroom and your child is welcome to choose this animal for the project. Or, they may do further research at home and select a new one. Further project information will be coming home early next week. In math, we are multiplying maniacs who are learning strategies to help us master those facts that are most challenging. Thank you for all the additional home practice – this is necessary to build the skills and confidences that are necessary for higher order multiplication (coming soon). Finally, the journal writing process has started and I am so excited by the positive responses that I’ve heard from the students as we kicked it off. Please refer to the letter sent home earlier this week or posted on our blog. This is a parents HANDS OFF effort and your cooperation is greatly appreciated! I will be sharing more about the journal writing process in the coming weeks. For now, just encourage your child to tell me all that experienced while reading a book, magazine, newspaper, text book, or other written material. This is less about summarization and more about their individual reading strategies.
As you know report cards for the second quarter will go next week. As I told the children, this reporting period began all the way back on November 2nd and their grades are a reflection of growth over that time. If there are any questions about the grades or comments issued, please feel free to contact me. I will be sending home notices for early conferences. It’s hard to believe that we are nearly at that point in the year.
For note, we have a field trip coming up this month as well. We will be going to Imagination Station for a theater performance on Friday the 24th. Please let me know if you would like to join us for this fun learning experience.
As always, thank you for all you do to support your child. Good luck to all the basketball teams tonight! I will not be attending as I am trying desperately to get over a cold/sinus infection. However, the season is not finished and I do hope to attend games in the final weeks ahead.
Sincerely, Ms. Coffman
Upcoming Events
Friday 2/24- Imagination Station Field Trip
Thursday and Friday 3/1-2- Parent Teacher Conferences (No School for Children)
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