Field Trip Reminder

Hello Families,

If there is a two hour delay tomorrow, our field trip will be rescheduled for another day.

Your child will have the option to eat a quick snack as soon as they arrive to school in the morning. We need to be on the road by 9 am. Please have your child at school on time. Chaperones, please arrive to the planetarium no later than 10:00.

We will be having lunch at the Discovery Center. Please make sure your child brings a lunch from home.

Thank you!

January 25th

Some things we did this week:

• Learned about hiccups
• Read about penguins
• Worked on building our understand of the hundreds chart and started doing math with the Koalas
• Started editing our work in writing
• Made marble mazes 
• Worked on some winter crafts

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you make during centers this week?
• Who is Shaun the Storyteller?
• How did your marble maze go? 

Important dates: 

• Field Trip February 1st 
• 100th Day of School February 4th (assuming no snow days!) 

Heads up for Valentine's Day...We will exchange valentines and I will send home a list as we get closer. Due to allergies and school health initiatives I am requesting we avoid candy valentines. Thank you! 

January 18th

Some things we did this week:

• Learned about lunar eclipses
• Practiced using pictures to teach in our books
• Learned about Martin Luther King Jr. 
• Shared observations about the hundreds chart
• Completed our midyear assessments
• Practiced making our voice match the words in our book and reading with expression 

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you do for STEAM?
• What did you do with buddies this week? 
• How can you make the world a better place? 

Important dates: 

• NO SCHOOL January 21st-Civil Rights Day
• Field Trip February 1st- Please send in permission slips ASAP! 

January 11th

Some things we did this week:

• Learned about how glass is made
• Practiced "reading the room"
• Read The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig then did a STEAM challenge
• Worked on thinking about our readers while writing
• Practiced just right math
• Took turns being the teacher
• Finished another Magic Treehouse book

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you do for STEAM?
• What do you do if you miss the directions? How do you know what's going on if you come in late? 
• What are you writing about? 

Important dates: 

• NO SCHOOL January 21st-Civil Rights Day
• Field Trip February 1st- Please send in permission slips ASAP! 

January 4th

No Weekly Check-Ins for the short week. It has been great having our Loons together again! 

Some things we did this week:

• Reviewed adding three digits in math
• Began a new writing unit on informational writing
• Worked on our New Year's Resolutions
• Practiced our good reading habits
• Learned about nonfiction reading

Some things to ask your child:

• What did you do for STEAM?
• What is your New Year's Resolution? 
• What are you writing about? 

Important dates: 

• NO SCHOOL January 21st-Civil Rights Day
• Field Trip February 1st- More info to come soon!

I sent out an email today regarding volunteer signups. If you are interested click the link below! 

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