Peregrine Press

October 19-23

Thanks to all the helpers on our trip to Ft. Clatsop!

Schedule:

Monday: Tom Sawyer play at Theatre in the Grove

Tuesday: Out and About to B Street Farm for an Orienteering Course with Erin

Wednesday: Art and PE
Thursday: Art and Buddy Reading at the ELC

Friday: Picture Day and Music

Last Week

We had a very fun filled week! The students compiled all the journal entries and made old, weathered covers for them so they would look a bit more authentic. They also made moccasins using felt and needles which was great fun for me to watch because they were being quite resourceful and determined to figure out how to make them. They followed these activities with their speeches. They shared the character they had become and then read from their journals. I was very impressed with how well they prepared for their speeches. Thursday was our big field trip to Fort Clatsop that went off without a hitch. We had a great time exploring the fort and learning about whales, plants and what life was like at the Fort during the winter of 1805. We wrapped up the week with music at Tom McCall and it was again, a highlight for many of the students.

This Week

We will start out the week with attending the Tom Sawyer production at Theatre in the Grove. We will start our unit on the Tillamook Indians which will be a project to help the Friends of Historic Forest Grove. The students will be in small groups with specific topics to research. The final product will be an informational brochure to be shared with the public. This is a great piggyback to the Lewis and Clark unit. We will head to B Street Farm for an orienteering course led by Erin on Tuesday. Thursday we will head to the ELC for Buddy Reading again which many of the kids are excited about. Friday will be picture day so please be sure to bring the picture form and money this week and I can keep it in the classroom until pictures on Friday. We might have to skip Running Club again this week because our schedule is pretty packed but I will let the students know if I do find a time to schedule it.

Reminders:

If you have not turned in your Outdoor School paperwork please do that ASAP because that was due last Friday. The payment plans are included in this although the first payment is not actually due until October 27^th. You can pay sooner if you would like and make checks out to Forest Grove Community School.

Please help your children to complete and turn in their homework on Fridays. I had 9 students forget this week. This happened a lot last year and I really hope it won't happen again. Remember that some students simply have a homework log they fill in that can be activities they did after school that aren't necessarily academic. They could be sports, instrument practice etc. If you aren't sure if your child has additional homework, you can ask them, or ask me if they don't know. :-)