Week 30

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Week 30

These students constructed this boat at the block center during Math Menu

We had another busy week at the Elmore School. It was brought to my attention this week that we only have about 8 weeks left in the school year! We still have much to do before June 14th arrives. The full moon was evident in the energy that filled the classroom this week!

During our literacy block, we manipulated sounds in words during our phonemic awareness lessons, students learned about prefixes, and irregular tense words. We had guided reading groups, and students worked to finish their animal research projects.

During math lessons student learned more about fractions in math. First and second graders identified fractions of rectangles, circles, and squares, while third graders learned about improper fractions and they began comparing fractions.

Students explored properties of matter during science. Earlier in the week students conducted investigations to test the insulating properties of materials. Thursday during ECO students learned about the unique nature of Vernal Pools, measured the current depth of the snowpack (we will compare next week), and conducted a properties of matter scavenger hunt. During forest choice they roasted hot dogs on the fire, whittled sticks, and painted on the snow with watercolor paints.

Friday, I sent home information and a permission slip for the SMArt Squad after school enrichment program. We are excited to offer this wonderful opportunity for the Elmore students! While I know it is busy time of year with baseball and other clubs and lessons students take part in, I hope that several student will be able to participate. Recognizing that some children already have commitments on certain days, students can sign up to participate one or both days.

We are preparing for our Grandparents Breakfast! Please return the RSVP no later than Friday. I know that some students do not have grandparents who live close by, so they have invited another relative or special person, which is great. We've also invited a few special community members to join us, so there should be someone for everyone to eat with. Next week I will be asking for some donated items to help with the breakfast.

Please email me your school lunch orders for the week.