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Peregrine Press

October 5-9

Schedule

Monday: Art

Tuesday: Out and About to B Street Farm (DRESS WARMLY)

Wednesday: Art; PE

Thursday and Friday: Conferences, please call the office or stop by the office to set up a conference time. (No school those 2 days.)

Last Week

We had a great week! The students have completed three journal entries now, with two more to go. For our Out and About we went to Nana Cardoon's and got to do a variety of super fun activities that I am sure you all heard about. They pressed cider, picked apples, grapes, plums and veggies, snuggled in a yurt and got to see ducks and chickens. All in all it was a great fall harvest experience for everyone. We went to the ELC for the first time and met our new buddies. We will be there on average 2 times per month to read with the preschool age buddies and occasionally do other activities with them as well. We also spent some time this week on geography and learning the states and capitals. There is a great site called Ben's Guide to the US Government that the kids should be familiar with now if you are looking for more practice at home. Friday we had music again as well as Running Club.

This Week

With the short week I am doing things slightly differently. I have learned from experience that sending home homework over the conference weekend usually ends up with nothing getting returned to me on Monday so I am not going to send anything home for homework this week. However, that does not mean that your children can't continue to practice skills. They can do the geography puzzle online at Ben's Guide to the US Government, they can read, they can go to the library etc. There is no shortage of stuff for them to do independently. We will resume the homework folders the following Monday. We will do several art and hands on activities in the next two weeks that will connect to Lewis and Clark. Students will also start reflecting on what they have done so far this year and what goals they have in mind for themselves. For our Out and About Tuesday we will head to B Street Permaculture Farm where students will do miscellaneous jobs to help improve the farm. This is a place that we have stewarded for the past two years and a favorite place for many students. PLEASE DRESS WARMLY!!!!!!

Couple of reminders:

October 15^th we are leaving for Ft. Clatsop at 7:45 so please have your children here at the school at 7:30, I will have my back door open to the classroom.

October 19^th we have a chance to go see the play Tom Sawyer at the Theatre in the Grove at 10:00 am. Tickets are $5 each so if you can please send money in for that that would be greatly appreciated. We are trying to use our Out and About budget for buses and bigger excursions so if you can contribute to the ticket costs that would be great. If you can't right now because we are also asking for Outdoor School money that is fine, we will make sure that every child attends the play. We have 3 students from this class that are a part of the performance so it will be great to go support them.

October 27^th we are heading to the Oregon Historical Society in Portland. We will be taking tri-met and leaving right at 8:50 so please make sure your child is here at 8:35 so we can get ready to leave right on time.