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Peregrine Press

February 2-6

 

Schedule:

Monday: Talent Show

Tuesday: Teambuilding with Laura

Wednesday: PE

Thursday: Art

Friday:  Out and About to visit Travel Agent

 

Last Week:

Last week we started two new projects that will keep us very busy for the next month.  The students started their treasure books by brainstorming ideas and then starting their sloppy copy.  They will have time this coming week to work on this sloppy copy, but they need to have it finished by Friday the 6^th.  They will be required to self edit and have a peer edit this first draft.  Some children may have to take their treasure book home to work on if they don't use their time wisely, or they just want to write a lot more.

On Tuesday for Out and About, Laura taught us all about a program called "Leave no Trace" that teaches people about how to minimize impact on the environment when we recreate outdoors.  The students learned about the 7 principles of Leave No Trace and then we played a tag game that involved an "impact monster."  Ask your children if they can name a few of the principles.

Finally, we just barely started our World Fair unit.  The students were put into groups of 3 students that they will be working with for the next month.  They will learn about the 5 themes of geography by researching a specific country.  They will be acting as travel agents to inform the public about the country they studied.  To learn about how a travel agent works, we will be visiting a local travel agent on Friday.

 

This Week:

This coming week we will spend most of the time on Treasure Books and the World Fair Unit.  The students will be able to work on these projects in class, but additional time at home would be really helpful.  The two continents that our class is focusing on are North America and Africa, so if anyone has information they could provide us with, that would be great.  Specifically, some of the countries that were chosen to study are: Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Madagascar, Botswana, Libya, Chad and Guinea or Ethiopia.

 

Treasure Book Dates:

Sloppy Copy (first draft) Due February 6^th

Rough Draft (2^nd Draft) Due February 20^th

Final Draft Due March 6^th

 

Valentines Day: We will have a small Valentines Celebration on the 13^th.  Students can bring Valentines to pass out, but they need to have enough for everyone, or no one. We will make small Valentine holders in class.