Week 38

Weekly Greetings!

We have just two full weeks left and a few days after Memorial Day before the school year finishes for summer break! I can't believe how fast the year has gone and how much the students have grown! There are two more field trips planned in addition to the school picnic on May 28 to Deadman Lake. This Monday, May 11, our class will go to the Tok Forestry Department. I will post pictures next week from that adventure. Our last class trip will be the following week on May 20th to swim at Fort Greely in Delta. Please make sure your child has a swimsuit and towel that day. Also, thank you for all getting your permission slips in to me in such a timely manner.

Please remember that we have a short school make-up day this Saturday on May16. I will be starting a short unit this week for the next couple of weeks to finish the year. The theme is "Here Come the Bears" and it is on real and make-believe bears. On our make-up day this Saturday, we will have a fun day with a "Teddy Bear Picnic" to go with the unit theme. Your child may bring a Teddy Bear that day if they would like. We will also make a paper Teddy Bear craft to go with a game if they do not have a stuffed bear. I will be providing some snack foods that the class will bake on Friday, in addition to some Teddy Grams and ice cream for the fun time that day. If you could add any snacks that bears might like such as: nuts, dried berries, jerky, or any other items, I would greatly appreciate it.

As for highlights from last week, I would have to say that observing the Millipedes and Pill Bugs from our Science unit on organism, tops the list. There was a lot of giggling ad screeching when the Millipedes were moving quickly off the observation plates. We tried putting them in a clear plastic cup, but they could climb out of that also! We compared and contrasted the Millipedes with the Pill Bugs, and both organisms were something the students would not normally find in our area. Here are a few photos from the activity.

I will still be sending homework home for the next couple of weeks, but the spelling for 1st and 2nd grades will be a list of all the words they had this year. Have them study for a class spelling competition that we will have on Tuesday May 26, just for fun.

Enjoy your week!

Kind Regards,
Julie Brown