Week 36

Weekly Greetings!

I hope you all enjoyed the extra day with your child while we had teacher in-servicing last Friday! This week, I would like to remind you that we will have a field trip to Deadman Lake on Tuesday and your child will be outside all day. Please make sure they are dressed warmly, as it can still be chilly out when there is a breeze. Kay Lynn Olde-Moore from the Telin Refuge will be visiting our classroom on Monday to prepare for the field trip the next day.

On Wednesday for Earth Day, we also had Sharron Emry in to do a special project with the class. Most of the students took their paper green house home to set in the window, but a few students wanted to leave some in the classroom window.

Our field trip Thursday was very fun and interesting. We met a number of people working for the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge and how they serve our community.

There were even familiar faces from Northway working there. It was great for the class to see their dedication to the land and culture.

One of the biologists also used one of the students as and example of to show important traits of birds.

The class then got to meet the refuge manager and were sworn in as Junior Refuge managers, to help respect and protect the land.

After lunch at Fast Eddy's, we went o 40-Mile Air Service to see how aviation plays a role in servicing our community.

With the early release that day, we made it back just in time to catch the bus so I did not sent home any "Go for the Good" cards . All the students we well behaved and even got a complement at Fast Eddy's for being so mannerly!

There will be more pictures next week of our day at Deadman Lake. Have a wonderful week!

Kind Regards,
Julie Brown

Week 35

Weekly Greetings!

Before I get into the fun packed activities from last week, please note that we have a couple more field trips coming up with the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The first trip is planned for this Thursday to the USFW office in Tok, and the following one will be to Deadman Lake on Tuesday April 28th. I am sending home permission slips for both, and a photo release form that the Tetlin Refuge would like filled out so they can use pictures from the activities. Please get all those forms back to me no later than Wednesday. 

We also have a fun "Spirit Week" activity this week that your child can participate in. I hope you saw the notice that went home on Friday. On Monday it is pajama day; Tuesday is formal or traditional dress day; Wednesday is hippie day, and Thursday is school colors day. Please also note that there is no school on Friday for teacher in-servicing.

Now that all the important information has been addressed, let me tell you about a few highlights from last week. In Science, we are continuing our unit on organisms and the students observed characteristic of a couple water animals. We have guppies and freshwater snails to learn about. The groups enjoyed discussing the organisms and then drew a picture of each.

We also had the privilege of learning from a special visitor to the school named Stephen Blanchett. The students really had fun hearing his stories in addition to learning a song and dance he made about an event in his life.

There was a great turnout on Friday to watch all the students that had worked with Steven. Each class group had something to preform and did a wonderful job.

 

On Friday morning, we also had a visit from a Tok dog musher named Hugh Neff. The students seemed to really like his presentation, and especially the two dogs he brought with him.    

 

 

Please continue to look for homework this week on Monday through Wednesday and have a wonderful week!

Kind Regards,

Julie Brown

Week 34

Weekly Greetings!

I hope everyone has had an enjoyable weekend, and looking forward to another full week of activities to learn and grow from. There will be a music, dance, and story telling time each day this week with a special visitor to the school named Stephen Blanchett. In addition, local Tok dog musher Hugh Neff, will be visiting with the students on Friday. I am not sure when the Quarter 3 awards will be, as it had to be postponed last week due to the basketball games. There should be a letter home from the principal with more information concerning the time and date for that.

Our field trip went well last Wednesday. The students really had fun making music, and lots of loud noise, with the large instruments they were introduced to when visiting the music room at the Tok School.

After music, we went to the greenhouse to see the new spring vegetable starts. It certainly looked different from last fall when every planter box was bursting with produce. We did get to bring back some fresh cucumbers that the class enjoyed as a snack the next day.

Since we were eating lunch at the Tok School, we had a little time before lunch for the students to have recess on the Tok School playground. They really had fun on all the different equipment there.

After lunch, we went to the Tok Post Office for a tour of how mail is sorted and moved in this area.

The students also got place the postmark on letters they wrote and will see how long it will take to get back to Northway.

The final stop was to put the letter in the mailbox. Also, they all got some coloring sheets with postal workers on them to take home.

I have four more field trips planned before the end of the school year, and our next one will be on April 23rd. More information and a permission slip to come on that soon.

Have a great week!

Kind Regards,

Julie Brown

Week 33

Weekly Greetings,

I hope you all had a joy filled weekend with family and friends! It was so much fun to watch the egg drop last Friday, and what a wonderful tradition the Walter Northway School has created with that event! I tried to snap some photos of the eggs being dropped, but my camera was too slow...I am posting a few photos that did turn out all right.

This week we have two important events I want you to be aware of. The first is that we will be taking a field trip to Tok on Wednesday. Please look over the permission slip attached to your child's homework packet and return it on Tuesday. We will depart the school at 9:00am and go to the music room at the Tok School so that the students can experience the large instruments, like the drums, etc. At 11:00am, we will go to the greenhouse to look at the new plant starts. This will tie into our new science unit on organisms that are living things. We will eat lunch at the Tok School, then go over to the Post Office for a tour. The students will get to stamp a letter to send to Northway, and we will see how long it takes to go through the system from Tok. Writing a letter is part of their writing assignment this week, so a trip to the Post Office will work in nicely. If everything goes as planned, we should be back to Northway in time for the students to take the bus home.

The second event is the 3 Quarter awards ceremony on Friday. I am not sure of the time yet, but a letter should go home from the principal this week. Be looking for it!

Last week, the students planted more plants as a part of our new science unit. We will be looking at woodland and water plants this week, in addition to some unusual animal organisms. The pictures to follow are of the students in science on Thursday.

Please remember that we are going outside for recess as much as possible, and that your child has appropriate clothing for this time of year.

Have an awesome week!

Kind Regards,

Julie Brown