Peregrine Press
January 12-16
Schedule
Monday: Running Club
Tuesday: Out and About, Exploring Forest Grove Businesses and Resources
Wednesday: P.E.
Thursday: Art
Friday: Geography Bee at the Library
Last Week
Well, for missing a whole extra week of school the students did a phenomenal job of getting right back into the routine. We continued our literacy circles, with two groups finishing their books, and the rest of the groups to finish this week. The reindeer tales were completed mid week and will be on display in the downstairs hall for anyone that is interested in coming in to see them. Each student turned in a brainstorming, rough draft and final draft so that I can assess just how well they understand the writing process and how to edit. I did not assist them in editing this assignment because I wanted to see what they were all capable of. They did a fantastic job! They are creative and well written with the use of literary devices.
Our Out and About to Goodwill was really interesting and fun. The students first went on a tour and learned many personal stories of people that Goodwill has helped over the years. The students finished the trip with a scavenger hunt to find specific household items and record their prices. A few days later we shopped online in the computer lab to try and find similar items and compare prices. The students impressed me with their ability to see many pros and cons to both shopping online and shopping at Goodwill.
We started the preliminary round of the Geography Bee and will finish the last 3 rounds this week. On Friday the top 2 students from our class will compete against 8 other students from our school, who will then be named our Geography Bee Champion. The champion from our school will then complete a written test to hopefully qualify for the regional bee.
Friday morning we had a guest speaker from Metro come and talk to the class about toxic chemicals found in the home. They learned how to read the different levels of toxicity on a label. The students summed up the presentation perfectly by saying that the best way to deal with toxic chemicals is to "not buy any." There are many ways to clean your house without using toxic chemicals and as consumers it is our job to make educated decisions about what we purchase.
Our party on Friday was a success! Thank you to those parents that donated goodies. Also, a big thank you to those that donated to the soldier care packages. I sent them out this weekend.
*We are starting to run low on pencils and erasers if anyone can please donate, that would be appreciated. Some of those pencil sharpeners that have a built in container to hold the shavings would be great too.
This Week
For our consumerism unit this week we will be focusing on Price vs. Cost. Students will learn about manufacturing, and the different types of work environments that exist for factory workers. They will also be looking at advertising techniques and will be doing an activity using some of those techniques.
Our Out and About will involve learning about the local businesses and resources that we have here in Forest Grove and how we as consumers can support them.
The school geography bee will be held in the Rogers Room at the Library on Friday at 11:15. You are invited.
Homework Update: I am going to send homework out this week but it may look different than previously. I only heard back from a few parents so I am going to try something new this week and talk with your children about homework they could do that they feel they would truly benefit from. We will talk about it being their responsibility. I am only sending homework home with the children that have requested it. (Or the parents requested it.) I would still like everyone to turn in a weekly update though, of things they worked on at home that are connected to goals that they have.
Upcoming Events
No School Monday the 19th for Presidents Day
No School Friday the 23rd for Report Card Prep
No School Monday the 26th for Report Card Prep
Tuesday January 27th arrival of our Korean Foreign Exchange Student
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