Important events: Thursday, February 4 - Field trip to Gates Foundation - (Bring a sack lunch and dress for the weather) Wednesday, February 3 - Unity Party and Day of Play! Friday, February 12 - Valentine's Day Party February 15-16 - No School - President's Day Weekend (Let me know if you will be absent) Hello families, Here is a quick update from the past week: Science: Students observed and experimented with weights and measuring. Ask your students what they know about a fulcrum. Math: We had a guest teacher, Ms. Shaw, come in and teach a lesson about Adding to Subtract. We also learned "Add by Friendly Numbers" to our addition strategy toolbox. Writing: Students started their own fairy tale story mountain (plot diagram). They will finish the stories this week. Reading: Students read and were read various fairy tales. Students examined the different elements of fairy tales. Ask your student how many of them they remember! Where the Wild Things Are: It was a wild hit! Look at these wild things (sorry about the quality).... The week to come: On Wednesday students will enjoy a hard earned unity party. Students voted on having extra recess, bringing a stuffie to class and hot chocolate. On top of the unity celebration, students will partake in a Day of Play. Read here to learn more about the inspiration for this event. Please bring a favorite toy or board game for students to play. We will enjoy our hot chocolate and learn the lessons from play: taking risks, cooperative problem solving skills, and using our imaginations! Thursday we will go to the Gates Foundation as a kick off for our first project-based learning. There, we will learn about the Gates Foundation's role in global water access. More to come on this!
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