May 26 Book Orders Due
May 27 All School Meeting (Level 2 spirit day theme is INCOGNITO: sunglasses, hats and capes!)
May 30 No School
June 1 All Day O&A to Hagg Lake - Chaperones Needed!
June 1 Celebrations of Learning
June 3 Talent Show
June 9 Bridging Ceremony 1pm at Taylor-Meade Auditorium (Pacific University)
June 10 Field Day at Lincoln Park and Last Day of School!
Homework Due by Thursday, May 26th
1. Read for at least 20 minutes every night.
2. Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice.*
3. Return Pacific University Consent Form (for Hagg Lake Canoe Trip)
4. Writing homework: Revise your history writing on Google Classroom!
I will be meeting with students individually this week to review the history writing that was due on Sunday. I will also put comments into their google doc with things that they need to fix up or elaborate on. Finally, many students still need to add nonfiction text features, such as headings, vocabulary/definitions, maps and photos with captions.
*Suggested skills for 3rd grade math practice:
Y.2, Y.3, Y.4 Equivalent Fractions
X.16, X.17, X.18, X.19 Fraction Word Problems
If you've completed the fraction practices, here's a preview for next week-
Multiplication Arrays! E.5 and E.6
*Suggested 4th grade math practice:
Khan Academy Measurement & Data: Area & Perimeter
Measurement Homework Pages
Upcoming Out and Abouts
This Wednesday, we will practice our talent show performance at Step in Studio and visit Pacific's Outdoor Pursuits office to get ready for our canoe trip next week. Please sign and return your student's consent form so they are able to participate in the canoeing trip on June 1st. Check out VolunteerSpot for more chaperone information and sign up if you're able to accompany us!
Scholastic Book Orders Due Thursday!
I will submit one final book order this week so students can use their $5 birthday coupon (and order other books for summer reading)! I do not have catalogs to send home, but you can view this month's selections and submit your order online at https://orders.scholastic.com/L79X9. The books typically arrive about 10 days after I submit the class orders.
Volunteer Opportunities
Breakfast Donations - Fruit and cereal/bagels needed for this week.
Out & About Chaperone - Join us for canoeing on 6/1!
Become a Summer Garden Steward! - Please consider helping care for the garden this summer!
Weekly Review
The Plovers visited Oregon Ballet Theatre's studios in Portland last week. They were able to watch the professional dancers rehearse and take a tour of the costume shop! Then, they had an hour to work with Robyn (who helped us with fairy tale dances in October) to create a brand new piece for the talent show! The Plovers wanted to incorporate ideas from our study of clouds and weather, like condensation, evaporation, humidity, lightning and precipitation. In just one hour, Robyn helped them create a 3-minute routine that captures a lot of their ideas about weather! We still have some work to do, but you can watch a sneak peak below and then come see the performance yourself on Friday, June 3rd!
Here are a few reflections from our trip that students shared at Community Breakfast:
Nasya: At first, I thought that most people in our class wouldn’t want to do dance and perform on stage, but watching everybody do it yesterday made me change my mind. Now I think everybody will take that risk.
Maya: Since we went to go see the ballet, we got more interested in it because of how well the dancers danced and how cool they looked. And when the one dancer messed up, it showed people that if you mess up, then you can still get better and people won’t laugh at you.
Aiello: Trying dancing is a good thing to do. It’s like trying new food. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to make a big deal about it and you don’t have to make fun of it.
Luke: I think dancing makes a difference because when you watch it, it’s hard not to be happy. It inspires other people to dance. When you watch it, it makes you cheery.
Jackson: I used to think dancing was only in musicals and stuff. And I thought people had to pay to do dance. I learned that dancers get paid to do dance because it’s their job and that’s pretty cool.
Natalie: At first, I thought it would be really hard to remember. But it’s easy because there are other people to help you. Robyn made the dances just like a cloud, like how a cloud forms and what it does, so it’s easier to remember.
Aidan: At the beginning, I got nervous that people were watching me and I would focus on them and not my dancing. But now I don’t get that way and it’s fun and I want to do a lot more dancing. I like the jumping a lot. It sounds like thunder.
Laura: I used to think that dancing was just something people did for fun, but now I think that dancing is important in school because it teaches teamwork and perseverance, and it makes kids happy!