I want to thank all of you that helped us to celebrate the upcoming holidays and winter break with our feast today at lunch. The food was amazing and plentiful and I was so happy (as were the kids) that so many of you were able to join us. I also want to thank you for the many kind and generous gifts I received from so many families this week. I am always humbled by how lucky am I to work with such amazing students and families. I want to wish all of you a safe and fun winter break and hope that you enjoy your time with your families. I know that I am looking forward to spending quality time with my two young boys, Cooper and Logan. I'm also hoping to find some time to rest and relax as well so that I am ready to come back in the New Year and help guide your children through the rest of this school year. We have many exciting things to look forward to in room 14 including having crayfish in the classroom to observe during science, and starting a new writing unit on narratives.
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Happy Holidays!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Friday, December 14, 2012
December 14th Update
We
will be having our cultural feast on Friday, December 21st, from 12:00-1:00,
which parents are invited to. I am asking that each family try to bring in a
labeled dish or beverage. If you cannot join us, your child may bring a dish
with them to school in the morning (the school does have a few microwaves and
an oven we can use). I’d appreciate it if you could let me know by Wednesday,
December 19th
what you will be contributing, so that we can make sure there will be enough
food for everyone (students and parents). PLEASE BE SURE TO LABEL ALL
INGREDIENTS WHEN YOU BRING THE FOOD IN, EVEN IF IT IS STORE BOUGHT due to
allergies. This is a very exciting
and educational experience for the students that we all look forward to!
**I will be sending home a flyer on Monday with students that you can detach and return indicating what you will be bringing (I forgot to include it in the Friday Folders this week).
Thanks and hope to see you all on Friday for lunch!
Mrs. Barkve
Friday, December 7, 2012
Update for December 7, 2012
Hello from room 14!
I want to thank you all for helping your children out with their Passport projects and presentations. They all turned out wonderful and I enjoyed hearing and reading about each family and their experience with immigrating to the US. Last Thursday (11/29) we had a wonderful presentation by a Park Interpreter from our local parks department. She talked with the class about different adaptations that animals have to survive in the wild and the class even got to participate in a couple of activities to help them understand what it would be like to have these adaptations. This was a wonderful introduction for our new science unit, Structures of Life. Speaking of science, we have officially started our second unit. Over the past two weeks students have looked closely at seeds and have learned that seeds are found in the fruit of a plant. Did you know that scientifically speaking a tomato, cucumber, or green bean are all considered a fruit even though we commonly think of them as vegetables? We also have set up mini sprouters and are currently seeing what happens to seeds if we just add water to them, no soil or other nutrients. In social studies we spent time this week reading California Indian Legends and discussing the importance of them and what they tell us about different Indian groups. In Math we started a new Problem of the Month this week that fits nicely into our current unit of study on geometry. Students are exploring the different atributes of polygons such as triangle and rectangles. In our problem of the month they are also looking at how they can create larger shapes using smaller ones. In writing we began discussing and writing our first multi-paragraph essay of the year. Right now we are writing the essay together as a class so students will learn the process and structure required. In music last week Ms. Weston taught the class an Isreali folksong and dance. It was a lot of fun watching the class work together to make the dance. This week in music they learned a holiday song and were able to play on different percussion instruments to accompany the song. For PE the class worked on different drills and skills such as skipping in a line, walking with high knees, etc and played a cooperative game.
Please be sure to read this weeks Dispatch to find out about all the other events going on in school in the upcoming weeks such as Dine Out, Book Fair, and Dare to Care Day.
http://bit.ly/Dragon_Dispatch
I want to thank you all for helping your children out with their Passport projects and presentations. They all turned out wonderful and I enjoyed hearing and reading about each family and their experience with immigrating to the US. Last Thursday (11/29) we had a wonderful presentation by a Park Interpreter from our local parks department. She talked with the class about different adaptations that animals have to survive in the wild and the class even got to participate in a couple of activities to help them understand what it would be like to have these adaptations. This was a wonderful introduction for our new science unit, Structures of Life. Speaking of science, we have officially started our second unit. Over the past two weeks students have looked closely at seeds and have learned that seeds are found in the fruit of a plant. Did you know that scientifically speaking a tomato, cucumber, or green bean are all considered a fruit even though we commonly think of them as vegetables? We also have set up mini sprouters and are currently seeing what happens to seeds if we just add water to them, no soil or other nutrients. In social studies we spent time this week reading California Indian Legends and discussing the importance of them and what they tell us about different Indian groups. In Math we started a new Problem of the Month this week that fits nicely into our current unit of study on geometry. Students are exploring the different atributes of polygons such as triangle and rectangles. In our problem of the month they are also looking at how they can create larger shapes using smaller ones. In writing we began discussing and writing our first multi-paragraph essay of the year. Right now we are writing the essay together as a class so students will learn the process and structure required. In music last week Ms. Weston taught the class an Isreali folksong and dance. It was a lot of fun watching the class work together to make the dance. This week in music they learned a holiday song and were able to play on different percussion instruments to accompany the song. For PE the class worked on different drills and skills such as skipping in a line, walking with high knees, etc and played a cooperative game.
Please be sure to read this weeks Dispatch to find out about all the other events going on in school in the upcoming weeks such as Dine Out, Book Fair, and Dare to Care Day.
http://bit.ly/Dragon_Dispatch
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