Student Service Projects

Some fifth graders at our school are collecting items for service projects. If you are able to, the students are asking for donations for a Teddy Bear Drive and for a Book Drive. The items may new new or gently used. The items will be donated to children in local homeless shelters. They will be taking donations until May 7th. Thank you for your support of our older students!

Reminder

Milestone #1 is due tomorrow, Thursday, April 14th. Milestone #1 is a list of the resources your student is using to learn about their interest project. If your student turns in their milestone on time, they are able to participate in our pajama day on Friday, April 15th.

More Shapes and Bird Feeders

In social studies we leaned about the 3 R's, reduce, reuse, and recycle. We "reused" the milk cartons from lunch to make bird feeders to hang in the back of our playground with kindergarten partners.

In math the students used straws and twist ties to make polygons. We learned that polygons are shapes with straight sides, no opening and with lines that do not cross.

Rules Podcast

Even the teacher has homework! In my grad class at Oakland, I've been learning about project based learning. In our class at UPA the students experienced learning about school and state rules through many hands on and explorative activities, that also meet state and district academic guidelines. To end off our project, some of the students helped me create a podcast sharing what we learned about rules in school. Enjoy!

Shining Light

Congrats Tristan! He was our shining light last week. He is always such a good friend to all the students in the room. Keep up the great work Tristan!!!

Important Dates

Monday, April 11th from 4-5:00

Mr. Kefgen and Ms. Standard will be holding another Student/Parent Reading Workshop. All are welcome to attend and learn many of the tricks and skills we are teaching the students to use while reading.

Thursday, April 14th

Milestone #1 Resources is due. The students in our class received a form to fill out this previous Wednesday. Students know they need to write out the resources on the form.

Friday, April 15th

Pajama day for students who turn in a completed Milestone #1 on time. Students will receive a Pajama day ticket on Thursday verifying that I received their milestone and they are able to participate in the day. Students who can participate can also bring a favorite book, pillow or stuffed animal from home. In the morning we will have some special reading time and a cookies and milk snack. A note will be going home on Monday, April 11th with more information.

April 16- 25th

Spring Break! Enjoy your time off and have a Happy Easter!

Thursday, April 28th

Milestone #2 Ten Facts is due. Use time over break to gather information with your student about his or her interest project topic. The form to complete this milestone will be sent home Friday, April 15th before break.

Match My Shape Pattern

Today is school we learned a new math game that the kids loved! Each student has the same number of shape blocks. One student creates a pattern behind a folder, then describes the pattern to their partner. The partner tries to recreate the pattern. After they check and see how close their patterns are! Check out all the fun!

Mystery Reader & "Woolsonville"

Today our mystery reader was Sawyer's Mom! She read us the book, "The New Girl." We enjoyed her visit! Thanks so much for reading to us!

This week in social studies the students in our class and Ms. Josephson's class learned about places in a community. After we created our own community named, "Woolsonville." Check out the buildings the students made to resemble different locations in our own community.

Doubles Song

Today we learned a new song to help remember our doubles addition facts. We are practicing it to share on our next Skype conversation with a first grade class in Massachusetts.

Shining Light and New Books

Congrats to our Shining Light this week, Summer! She had a great day on Friday doing her best! Keep up the good work!

On Friday in your student's backpack were 3 new books, A Chair For My Mother, From Head to Toe, and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Our floor received these books from the organization, "First Books" to give to each student to keep. I hope you and your student spent some time together reading them over the weekend!