Week of February 4th

Monday, February 4^th will be rotation day 2.    

          This week we will finally finishing our mammal projects! Cross your fingers!!  Remember:  This has been an in-class project.  Students will NOT have to do any work outside of the classroom. 

          Students have been working in small groups to research their chosen animal.  After reading information about their animal they took notes on a graphic organizer.  All classes, except Mrs. Staudenmeier’s class are ready to present their projects!!  Starting on Monday, all class (except Staudenmeier’s) will start presenting.  To do this, groups will be traveling around to different “stations” to visit their classmates’ projects and learn about different mammals in Pennsylvania.  Students in Mrs. Staudenmeier’s class will complete their projects on Monday, then will start presentations on Tuesday.  I am planning on doing presentations Monday and Tuesday.  If Wednesday is needed, we will extend presentations as needed. 

After presentations are complete we will start Lesson 9.  Lesson 9 discusses different types of populations areas, such as rural, suburban, and urban.  Students will be having a vocabulary quiz the following week on Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on when mammal presentations are done).  Please follow the blog and your child’s assignment book for the date.  Look for a study guide to come home sometime during the week, when we start Lesson 9. 

Remember if there is a snow day, we do not skip that day’s rotation day.  We will continue with the rotation when we return to school.  For example:  Friday was day 8, Monday should be day 9 but there is a snow day.  Therefore, Tuesday will be day 9. 

During the snow days, please take the time to wash your child’s belongings to help eliminate germs from school.  Remind your child about the importance of washing their hands often. 

Valentine’s day parties are coming up quickly!  The party date is Friday, February 15^th.  (This is a change from the 14^th, due to now being in school as a snow make-up day.)  If you are a PTO parent, please contact me if you would like to help at the party.  I will be sending home a class list for Valentine’s.  Remember, if your child is handing out Valentine’s they must be given to everyone in the class.