Odds and Ends:
THANK YOU to all of the parents who volunteered their time or donated items to our Valentine's Party. The kids had a great time! Happy Valentines Day!
*Oak Trace field trip: We will spend 9-10:30 at the Oak Trace Retirement center on Tues. Please send your child in with a small game, picture books, coloring books, or puzzle books to play with a senior citizen. See the list below for ideas:
Go fish
Uno
checkers
chess
Candy Land
small puzzles
coloring book
Deck of cards
Bingo
Dice games
At least three picture books
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Mon. 2/17: No School
*Tues. 2/18: Field Trip to Oak Trace Retirement Home
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*ELA: We will work researching our country/culture report. We are also focusing on non fiction text features and structures. We are also applying some of these features to our country reports.
* Spelling: We will begin a new spelling unit on Tues. 2/18. The work and test will be due on Thurs. 2/27 (no school that Friday due to institute day)
*Social Studies: We are working on our culture day projects. A note will be sent home at some point containing information about your child's presentation on their culture/country. A portion of the presentation is reading a few of the chapters of their paper, which we are working on in class. They also need to prepare some of the presentation at home- they can bring in artifacts (photos, souvenirs, clothing, food), make a poster about the culture, a google slide show, etc. The note will explain their options.
If your child chooses to send in food from his/her culture to share, please keep the following guidelines in mind:
1. bite sized samples only to share!
2. send in a complete list of ingredients and NO NUTS please
3. If your food requires utensils or cups/plates, please provide them
This is a highlight of the year and the kids and teachers LOVE these presentations. It's a great way to learn about the world and each other. The presentations won't begin until March. Your child's note will have the exact day of their presentation, as not all students can share on the same day.
*Science: We are working on inheritance and traits.
*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are working with division and multiplication, arrays, and writing our own story problems. We are also learning about perimeter and area. We will work on 9's multiplication facts this week. We will have our 9's multiplication test on Fri. 2/21.
Have a great weekend together!
Best,
Mrs. Olsen
