May 10 Garden Work Party
May 20 Last Library Visit - Chaperones Needed
May 27 No School
June 4 Zoo Trip - Chaperones Needed
June 5 Celebrations of Learning
Homework - More details posted on the Homework Page
1. Read for at least 20 minutes per day and fill out your reading log each night. Your parents must sign your reading log.
2. Write an acrostic poem about your migratory animal
Upcoming Out and Abouts
This week, we have a guest speaker coming to talk to our class about The Great Migration in the Serengeti. He has lots of photos and some videos to share! The students will also make dioramas of their migratory animal's habitat. During next week's Out and About, we will conduct an investigation on the bird and cat population in Forest Grove.
Math Notes
This week in Third Grade math, we will continue to work on the state math test (OAKS). We will resume testing on Wednesday from 12:15 - 1:15. 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 third grader by: encouraging them to do their best, making sure they eat breakfast and bring a snack, and helping them get plenty of sleep. If you have any questions or concerns about the state math test, please contact me at [email protected].
There is no math homework this week.
This week in Fourth Grade math, we will continue the state math test. Students will have as much time as they need to complete the test. The test will be administered by Becky in the computer lab starting on Monday from 12:15 - 1.15
Please help support your fourth grade math student by:
- Encouraging them to do their best
- Getting plenty of sleep
- Eating breakfast
- Pack a few snacks
Due to our focus on the State Math Test, there will be no math homework this week.
Questions/Comments/Concerns, please contact Becky at [email protected].
Weekly Review
During our Out and About last week, we visit Fernhill Wetlands to view local birds and study habitats. In small groups, students completed a nature photo scavenger hunt and visited Vanessa (our resident bird expert) to learn about the birds who live in or visit Fernhill Wetlands. Some groups saw heron, a bald eagle, ducks, geese and goslings, and lots of swallows! We ate lunch at the new picnic area, had recess and painted by the water! Some students also wrote poems about the wetlands or documented all the life they found in "one small square" of the wetland ecosystem. This visit was particularly interesting to the class because we visited the adjacent Clean Water Services facility earlier in the year!
The Plovers are quickly becoming experts on the animals they chose to research for the migration project. Every student is studying a different animal that spends part of its life in the Pacific Northwest, ranging from a green darner dragonfly to an elk to a humpback whale! We began researching and taking notes last week and we will start writing our rough drafts this week. Eventually, students will publish a book about their animal and present a short speech to the class. Posters and books will be on display at Celebrations of Learning on June 5th! We will devote a lot of class time to research projects in the coming weeks, but students may need to work on their reports at home as well, especially if they are absent. Thank you in advance for your support!
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, come into the classroom before or after school, or call me before 8PM at home.