April 10 Library Visit
April 14 Backyard Garden Work Party 1pm-4pm
April 18 Scholastic Reading Club Orders Due
April 19 O&A to Oregon Zoo - Chaperones Needed
April 20 Student-Led Conferences After School 4pm-7pm
April 21 Student-Led Conferences (No School)
April 21 Sunflower Garden Work Party 9am-12pm
April 24 SBAC Testing Begins
Important Calendar Note - Early O&A Departure on Wednesday, May 3rd 8:15am
Level 2 will travel to Haystack Rock (Oregon Coast) on 5/3/17. To maximize our time at the coast, we will need to leave FGCS by 8:30am! Please plan to drop your Plover off at 8:15am on this day.
Homework Due by April 13th
1. Read for at least 20 minutes every night.
2. Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice.
3. Complete at least 20 minutes of typing practice on Typing.com
4. Optional: Compete Opinion Paragraph of the Week assignment on Google Classroom.
Prompt: Does the school offer healthy lunches? Support your opinion.
State (SBAC) Testing
Level 2 students will begin state testing on Monday, April 24th. Testing is administered in the computer lab in short sessions, and students have the opportunity to work on the same test over multiple sessions so they can work at their own pace. Please help support your Plover by: encouraging them to do their best, making sure they eat breakfast and bring a snack, and helping them get plenty of sleep. Over the next couple week, we will discuss the English Language Arts (aka Reading and Writing) test and look at some sample questions together. Students will also have the opportunity to complete a practice test in the computer lab.
Upcoming Out and Abouts
This Wednesday, we will help transform our school's Sunflower Garden! The Plovers will help shape new beds and learn how native plants make all the difference for wildlife in Oregon. Next week, we are visiting the zoo to get a first-hand view of the fantastic ways that animals adapt to their habitat. We'll meet with a zoologist to hear about how animals change through their lifecycle and how wildlife biologists use this knowledge to protect them.
Volunteer Opportunities
Out & About Chaperones:
- Wednesday, April 19th - Oregon Zoo
- Wednesday, April 26th - Jackson Bottom Wetlands
Scholastic Reading Clubs
Class Code: L79X9
Order Due Date: 4/18/17 by 9pm
You can view this month's selections and submit your order online at scholastic.com/readingclub using our class activation code: L79X9. When you place your order online, you'll help earn FREE books for our class! The books typically arrive about 10 days after I submit the class orders.
Weekly Review - Written By The Plovers
Has your Plover told you what they've been doing in art for the past two months? It's colorful. It's massive. It's geography. What could it be? A travel atlas! Each Plover made a book of maps. It's full of information about traveling the world. The covers are made of fabric and the books are sewn together. On the cover, there is a title made out leather, sharpie, paint and ink. There are pockets on the first page for a boarding pass and a passport. Then you're ready to go! Explore a world map on the second page and then continue reading to visit more places! The travel journals will be on display next week at Student-Led Conferences.
Communication
Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Parents and students can e-mail me at [email protected]. You can also leave a voice message on the class phone or set up a time to meet with me before/after school.