Week 15

 

Students writing their winter wishes for the forest on birch bark on Thursday during ECO.

Week 15 is in the books with just one more week until our December break.  We began the week with another messy storm which called for schools to remain closed on Monday, giving the children a four day weekend.  It continued to snow through the day on Tuesday which added a bit more powder to our snowy scape.  In the classroom students were busy working on their secret pal projects.  

We took a break from spelling this week as last week and this week were both short weeks.  Students had quizzes on Tuesday.  We will resume our regular routine when we return from December break.  Next week we will be busy finishing projects and gifts.  

During math this week, grade 1 made sense of different types of story problems and matched them to different equations.  Grade two also solved story problems involving addition (part unknown) or subtraction to find the difference.  Grade 3 explored concepts of area and square units.

During ECO on Thursday we were immersed in a winter wonderland!  We began our day by taking a moment to appreciate the wonder that winter brings by laying on our backs in the snow under the trees and noticing the trees from a different perspective...what a beautiful and peaceful moment!  I read The Wish Tree by Kyo Maclear and Chris Turnham.  This is a sweet story about a boy and his toboggan who go out on search for a wish tree.  Along the way, they encounter and help forest animals who are getting ready for winter. After a full day of searching they finally find their "wish tree" where the boy writes and leaves his wish.  After the reading, the children wrote their own wishes for the forest (animals) on birch bark and we left them on a "wish tree".  

During forest choice, students created tree cookie ornaments and pine cone/yarn ornaments, played in the snow, and enjoyed popcorn popped over the fire.  

We enjoyed venison shepard's pie and a beautiful winter salad, orange slices, and chocolate tapioca pudding for Hot Lunch on Friday.  Thank you to  Uma and Chloe Tartaglia and Shawn Smejkal, for this delicious meal.  We will NOT have family hot Lunch on Friday next week.  School lunch will be available.

Please email me your school lunch orders for the week.

 Other Announcements

• Library is Monday - remember to bring your books back.
• School Banking is Monday - remember your deposits.  
• December 25-29 - No School - December Break
• January 1 - No school - New Years Day.
• Thursday, Jan. 11th- Spruce Peak Theater and outdoor recreation begins - see permission slips in student Friday Folders.  Parents:  Please use this link to sign a waiver for the Curious Place Theater Program.  
• No School Monday, January 15th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day.)
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