Photos from our Week!

This week we have been busy learning about geometry by creating shapes on geoboards and sorting shapes by the number of sides.  We learned how to describe the features of two-dimensional polygons using new vocabulary words, such as sides, vertices, and angles.  Check out some of our fun geoboards designs from choice time.

We have been finishing up our Lego Robotics Dancing Birds project.  Ms. Arlyn and I asked each team to create a program that incorporated at least two motor directions, a loop, and the motion sensor.  They were also encouraged to add any other fun and interesting aspects to their programs, such as using sounds, background designs, and math problems.  On Tuesday and Thursday, partners shared their final programs with the class.

On Monday, we had a celebration for a student who is leaving our class.  A big thank you to his family for the delicious treats!  We will miss you!

Classroom Information

E.C.O.

Our E.C.O. lesson on snowshoe hares has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 11th.  Please help your child wear appropriate clothing and footwear for spending the morning outdoors.  It may be cooler in the morning, so layers would be great!  Please help your child remember to have indoor shoes to change into afterwards.

Our next E.C.O. lesson after vacation will be a walking field trip to a local frog pond on Tuesday, April 25th from 9:05 to about 11:40 am.  Please sign and return the field trip permission form by Friday, April 14th.

Book Order

I sent home several Scholastic Book Order catalogs.  As always, there are two ways to order books from Scholastic:

Catalogs:

You can fill out the order forms on the back of the catalogs and send in one check for your total order amount.  Please make checks out to Scholastic Reading Club.  Also, please remember to write your child’s name on each order form.

On-Line Ordering:

You can also shop on the online Book Clubs website. There are more books available on the website.  When you shop online, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.  Our class order code is J3G6C.

Please return your book order and payment or complete your book order online by Friday, April 14th.   If you need help with either type of order, please let me know.