Friday, January 23rd

It's been a while since my last post! I find it hard to believe that next week is the last week of January!


FYI:


Science- we are into our Ecosystems Unit. Still waiting for the tomatoes to arrive, but we have another little hands on project on the go.


We are vermicomposting! Composting using red wiggler worms. Ask your son/daughter if they have signed up to be on worm feeding duty. Plan is to donate the dirt (AKA worm poop) to a community garden.


Our worms love to eat fruit and veggie scraps, coffee grinds, and tea bags! I opened the door to the classroom this morning with my fingers crossed I wouldn't be met with fruit flies and I was not! So far so good! We'll see how this ecosystem works in our classroom. It will eliminate methane gas in the landfill at the very least.


Math- We are almost half way through Unit 3. Please encourage your son/daughter to continue working on their Extra Practice booklet that will be due the day of the exam.


Will be having a 3.1-3.6 Quiz on Wednesday, January 26th.


Language Arts- We finished reading Chapter 10 in Touching Spirit Bear. The kids are working through their chapter questions, and just handed in their Chapters 1-7 answers and their character profiles. Their character profiles on Cole were really well done. They're hanging in the classroom if any of you want to pop in and see.


January Reader Response is due February 22nd!


Religion- We're almost finished our Byzantine Icons! They are beautiful. We are hoping that they can go in the display at the front of the school.


Health- Nurse Nick from SafeShip will be working with our class. We are going to be starting with AIDS/HIV and Hepatitis C in the next couple of weeks, as well as Fully Alive. There will be a parent note coming home to outline this shortly.


Gym- We are in the middle of our basketball unit! We have covered dribbling and passing and will get into shooting next week.


The kids have no homework this weekend! Other than working through their Extra Practice Math and Reader Responses


IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, January 25th- French Carnival PM
Monday, February 1-3- Teen Aid
Wednesday, February 10th- Ash Wednesday Mass at Church 1:30