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Peregrine Press

May 4-8

 

Schedule

Monday: Reading State Test

Tuesday:  Out and About to Dark Room at Pacific University (Learn about Photography for the Forest Grove Grid Project)

Wednesday: Reading State Test; PE

Thursday: Eco-Theatre Performance; Art

 

      

Last Week

We had another very eventful week!  Running Club was a bit more “strict” but we had much better running results.  We finished up our yo-yo unit with the spin wars where three students tied as Master Spinners: J.R., Michael and Ivan.

Our Out and About to B-Street Permaculture Farm was a huge success!  I loved seeing all of the students so engaged in the different activities.  Students were creating paths, trimming branches, spreading bark chips and mulch and picking thistles for rabbit and chicken feed.  I didn’t hear anyone complaining, they all just did what they could to help.  We had a great discussion about permaculture when we returned to school as a follow up.  I was so inspired to hear students share how they could see the cycle of interactions.  One student put it so perfectly: we pick the weeds, we feed them to the rabbits or chickens, they go to the bathroom, we use that as compost that we put in our garden and it helps our veggies grow!  We then get to eat the delicious veggies!

We did some measurement math as part of our Forest Grove Grid Project and also met with our little buddies at the ELC. 

Thursday and Friday we dove into the scientific method with an experiment on pill bugs.  We conducted an experiment and practiced writing up a scientific report.

 

This Week

This coming week is going to be packed full of fun!  For Out and About the students will get to go inside an actual dark room at Pacific University, to learn about photography as part of the Forest Grove Grid Project.  The students will be conducting their own scientific experiments with pill bugs as a scientific inquiry project.  This project will be intense and may require some homework.  We will have time at school to conduct the experiment but the write up might require some extra time at home either during the week or over next weekend.  The class will be taking the State Reading Test on Monday and Wednesday so please encourage lots of good sleep and a healthy breakfast and lunch.  Thursday we will head back over to Pacific University to watch a short Eco-Theatre Performance put on by Pacific Students.  We will be postponing or canceling Running Club this week depending on how we move through the other activities.  We are canceling ELC also, but will resume the following week.

 

Upcoming Dates

• Math State Test May 11^th and 12^th

 

• All School Meeting and Photo: May 12^th

 

• FGCS Fund-Run: June 4^th (More information will be coming soon.)

 

• Out and About to the Beach: June 1^st (I am looking for a few more parent volunteers.)

 

• Optional Overnight Camping Trip to my parent’s nursery/farm in Gaston: June 6^th (I will need at least 4 parents that can sleep over as well but they need to pass a background check.  If you have already volunteered at school then you should already be approved.  I will also need some help coordinating meals.  I am thinking students will come in the early afternoon after lunch.  We would have to plan a dinner and the following breakfast, and of course an evening treat!