Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful break and are off to great 2011! It's wonderful to return to rested faces and hear exciting stories students shared about break.
During the next couple of weeks we'll be finishing our Lewis and Clark study. Next Wednesday and Thursday mark the end of the unit culminating with a feast (Wednesday) and field trip to Tilden Park on Thursday. If you can bring/prepare an item for the feast or chaperone on Thursday's field trip (Scavenger Hunt type of Lewis and Clark re-enactment) please e-mail Deborah Lambe at dclambe@gmail.com. I will send permission slips in the next couple of days.
During the next couple of weeks we'll be finishing our Lewis and Clark study. Next Wednesday and Thursday mark the end of the unit culminating with a feast (Wednesday) and field trip to Tilden Park on Thursday. If you can bring/prepare an item for the feast or chaperone on Thursday's field trip (Scavenger Hunt type of Lewis and Clark re-enactment) please e-mail Deborah Lambe at dclambe@gmail.com. I will send permission slips in the next couple of days.
For an end of the unit project today students chose a facet of the Lewis and Clark era and are preparing a presentation. Here is the form they filled out. Students excitedly pursued their topics and have already proven to be great teachers. Ask your child which topic she/he chose.
Homework for tonight is to:
1. Read (or re-read) reading group book and complete job. (Read for 30 minutes if completed.
2. Fourth math
3. Spelling
Have a good night!
Reminders:
Be sure your child has a Just Right Reading Book handy for in-between projects.
Students should be sure to bring their Friday folders back to school if they haven't already (thanks for looking over them…there wasn't as much work to go over as lot of assignments have ended up in Reading Journals and Writer's notebooks).
