Weekly News: Week 22

This week we finished reading "Blood on the River" which is a historical fiction novel about the founding of Jamestown. It was quite an interesting read about how the first successful English colony came to be! We also had our January pay day and auction!

For art we created beautiful stained glass hearts. Check them out on our Twitter page!

Of course, the thing everyone's eagerly anticipating... Outdoor Ed! We leave bright and early on Monday!


A few logistics for Monday:

• Please have your student at the flag pole in the front of the school by 7:45am. We hope to leave by 8:00am.
• Students should be responsible for their luggage, sleeping bag, backpack, and water bottle.
• Students need a bag lunch for Monday. No other food is necessary.
• Their backpack should contain their lunch, water bottle, hat, and jacket. Everything else should be packed.
• Remember... no devices! 
• Weather report... cloudy and rainy. Make sure your student packs a rain jacket (no umbrellas), and plenty of layers. We are out on the coast where it is much windier.

I will be posting pictures of our trip to our class Twitter page (which automatically adds it to our website!)... keep an eye out for our adventures!

On Wednesday we should be returning around 3:00pm. I will update Mrs. Wolfinger of our arrival, so please call the office if you want a updated time.

Friday Folders/ Progress Reports

There will not be Friday Folders or Progress Reports on Feb 3rd or 10th due to our class trip to Outdoor Ed. They will resume on Friday, February 17th.

Blood on the River novel test tomorrow (2/2/17)

Tomorrow students will take a comprehension test about our class novel, Blood on the River. The test is an open book test.

Students should study the following vocabulary words and their definitions to prepare:

• apprentice
• prophecy
• tallow
• palisade
• hominy

The test is worth 30 points. 

• 5 vocabulary questions (1 pt each)
• 22 multiple choice (1 pt each)
• 1 short answer (worth 3 points)

Outdoor Ed Packing List

Below is the packing list for our upcoming trip to Pigeon Point next week. Please make sure your child has all necessary items. We are in for a wonderful trip! Please be at the front of the school on Monday, February 6th at 7:45am. Buses roll out at 8am.

I've also linked up the Parent Letter HERE with any details you may need, especially regarding any regular medication your student may take.

Weekly News: Week 21

This week Mrs. Davidson visited and we created self-portraits, but the challenge was to not pick up our pencil. We tried to complete our picture with one continuous movement! Students then chose to fill in their portraits with patterns in red, yellow, and blue. They turned out pretty great!

On Thursday we took a science test with Ms. Britto and the Mid Module 4 test! It was a busy day but taught us a lot about studying and prioritizing. A great skill to learn for middle school. The Mid Module test is available in OARS to review. Just sign in with your child's information.

We also had our first week of "Mentor Sentences." We are using great sentences from literature to learn more about author's voice, grammar, punctuation, and much more! This will be a weekly event from now on, with quizzes on Fridays.

Upcoming Events:

• Tuesday, January 31st
• Pay Day
• Wednesday, February 1st
• Auction
• Thursday, February 2nd
• Blood on the River open book test

• Monday, February 6th-Wednesday, February 8th
• Outdoor Ed Pigeon Point
• please report to the front of the school with bags packed and ready at 7:45am. Buses leave at 8:00am
• we should return on Wednesday, February 8th by 3:00pm. Mrs. Wolfinger will know the exact time we depart on Wednesday and our expected arrival time.