Open House

Tonight is open house.  I hope all parents will be able to attend.  There is a good deal of artwork displayed in the cafeteria.  The winners for each grade level will be announced this morning.  If you would like to listen to the fourth grade chorus, they will be performing at 5:00 PM in the cafeteria.  At 5:30 PM, you may view the art in the cafeteria and visit classrooms.  Several students from our room have work on display in the cafeteria.  We took first and third place for our grade level.  I'll post some pictures soon.

When you come to class, ask your child to tell you what they learned about the plant life cycle, butterfly life cycle, and birds of prey.  They can show you their work in the classroom.  Anything on the top of their desks may be taken home (plant, plant observation writing, birds of prey folder).

There is one writing that tells about the adult butterflies we observed.  Each student was able to have a butterfly sit on their fingers.  They all agreed that it tickled.  When we released the butterflies, the first one was immediately snatched up by a bird.  Most did not want to write about that.  So, I told them they could add it if they wanted to.  While it was sad, it was a good example of the food chain as one of our students pointed out  (we have a food chain project hanging in our room). You can also view a slideshow I put together of the field trip to F.A.C.T. and the kids at work in class.

On the eastern wall is a writing that tells what each child wants to be when they grow up and how they will help our community.  This is done in preparation for our next field trip to the Lori Brock Museum.  There we will discover our community as it was in the past.  We will be able to compare the past to the present.

Hope to see you at school tonight!