September 23 Library Visit
September 24 Scholastic Orders Due
September 25 Roger's Park Out & About 10:30 - 2:30 - Chaperones needed
October 4 No School
Homework Due by Friday, September 27th
1. Read for at least 20 minutes every night.
2. Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice (click here for DreamBox).
3. Complete 20 minutes of typing practice. Create your own username and password for Typing.com by going to our class page.
Scholastic Book Clubs
Class Code: L79X9
Order Due Date: 9/24/19
First Time Ordering Online?
- Go to scholastic.com/bookclubs
- Enter our one-time Class Activation Code: L79X9
- Shop and submit your child's book order.
- As soon as your order is delivered to our classroom, I will send it home with your child.
Upcoming Out and Abouts
This Wednesday, we will walk to Roger's Park for lunch and science activities focused on weather. Students who ordered a school lunch will get a sack lunch that contains a sandwich, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable and milk. Next week, we will have a Native American storyteller visit our classroom. Chaperones needed for October 9th!
Volunteer Opportunities
1. Breakfast Donations
2. Out & About Chaperones - Needed 9/25 Roger's Park and 10/9 Stub Stewart State Park
3. Library Chaperones - Needed 10/14
Weekly Review
Last week, we started a mini science unit on weather! Through these lessons, the Plovers will learn that by paying careful attention to clouds, wind, and other weather clues around us, we can predict the daily weather and make sense of why places on earth look and feel the way they do. We explored two questions together: “Where do clouds come from?” and “How can you predict when it’s going to storm?” Students learned about differences between fair weather clouds and storm clouds, and the role of wind direction in determining whether a rain cloud will pass overhead. You can continue to support your child’s curiosity by looking at clouds together and asking, “What kind of clouds do you think those are? I wonder if it will rain…” Ask your child if they’d like to show you their Storm Spotter’s Guide, a small book they made to help them remember how to use the clouds to predict the weather.
In the garden, students made weather observations in their science notebooks and practiced nature sketching. They also learned about the legend of the Three Sisters, a Native American folklore tale. The legend describes three sisters who worked together to grow strong and flourish, and are represented in the story by corn, beans, and squash. When planted together, these crops grow in harmony by providing different things to one another, like squash providing shade to the soil for the corn and beans to grow. This activity introduced students to the important relationship that existed between Native communities and their land, and students will learn more about this idea throughout our Native American unit this fall!
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.