ECO DECEMBER 14

Dress your child warmly tomorrow (December 14) for out ECO day.  We will head out to Harrison Field after lunch at 12:00. Your child will need:

• snowpants for waterproof insulation
• a winter coat
• a hat
• gloves or mittens
• boots
• thick (preferable wool) socks
  

I also recommend hand warmers and long underwear.  Let's be over-prepared in order to enjoy a comfortable day outdoors.

ENGINEERING WALLS

We have started a new science unit!  We are learning about materials engineering, the engineering design process, and will apply it (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve) to build walls in our classroom.  Students will experiment with various mortar mixtures and create walls that we will test for strength.  We will complete this unit before Winter Break.

READING

Last week we learned how to be member of a literature circle, or a group of people who come together to discuss books.  Students learned how to perform different roles within a literature circle, and we applied those strategies to our read-aloud There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar.

This week the students will try out the various literature circle roles in groups that are reading the same independent reading level books.  Student roles are Discussion Director, Literary Luminary, Vocabulary Enricher, and Checker.  Ask your child to tell you more. 

OUTDOOR DAY REMINDER

Dress your child warmly tomorrow (November 30) for out ECO day.  Your child will need:

• snowpants
• winter coat
• hat
• gloves or mittens
• boots
• thick (preferable wool) socks

I also recommend hot food in a thermos, hand warmers, and long underwear.  Let's be over-prepared!

EGG CARTONS NEEDED

Hi families,

We are starting a new math unit on fractions (a detailed information sheet will come home today), and as part of the unit we need almost 100 egg cartons!  Please bring in any empty egg cartons you can. 

Thank you!

THANKSGIVING LUNCH

Our annual Thanksgiving Lunch will be held on Wednesday, November 14th.  Families are invited to join their child for lunch on this day if possible.  Our regular lunch time is at 11:25.  I will let you know if it will be different for Thanksgiving Lunch. 

Hope to see you there!

ECO REMINDER for Friday, November 9

This Friday, November 9, we will head outside at 10:30 and spend the day in Hubbard Park. Unless you have indicated that you always want school lunch on ECO days, please remember to pack hearty snacks and a lunch. Hot food in a thermos is great to pack throughout the winter. Remember to also send your child with a water bottle.

Please send your child in clothing that will keep him/her comfortable all day long. This includes: comfortable, sturdy walking shoes or boots with (preferably wool) socks, long pants, a warm jacket, snow pants (for insulation), a hat, gloves or mittens. We are in for our first really cold outing of the year so let's be over-prepared! Your child can always leave extra layers in his/her bag when not needed.