100th Day of School, Jumprope For Heart, and Penguins

Time is flying by and this Friday will be the 100th day of school.  I have reminded the students to save an empty water bottle for their homework on Wednesday night.

The class will also be making a 100 Day Snack.  We will need small items such as raisins, pretzels, goldfish crackers, cheerios, or any sort of cereal, M&M's, skittles, etc...  Any small snack item that is easy for the students to count out. If you have anything at home that you can send on Friday, it would be greatly appreciated.

This Wednesday afternoon will be our school wide Jumprope for Heart.  Information went home in the Wednesday envelope last week.  Please have your child dress comfortably and wear tennis shoes.

This week we will be finishing up learning about Emperor Penguins.  We compared our heights of a real Emperor Penguin which is 4 feet tall.

We will finish up on Thursday by drawing our own penguins.

Welcome Back!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a restful and enjoyable vacation.  We are back to school in full swing this week.

This week we will be reading The Emperor's Egg.  It's a fun story filled with facts about Emperor Penguins.  I told the students that if they had any items about Penguins that they wanted to share, to bring them in this week.

In Science we are studying about Rocks/Earth Materials.  If your child has a rock collection that they would like to share with the class, have them bring that in this week.

Next Friday our class will be celebrating the 100th day of school.  We will be doing a fun Mystery Bottle activity.  I am asking students to fill a bottle-An old water bottle-20 ounce preferably with 100 items of something.  The students will place the Mystery bottle in a bag and write 3 clues about what is inside.  The other students will try to guess what is in their bottle.

 I will send home directions for this activity next Wednesday.  Save those water bottles if you have them or check your recycling bins for any extra bottles for students who may need one.

I would just like to take a minute to thank everyone for all of the wonderful gifts I received for Christmas. It was a nice way to start my break.  Mahalo for all of your kind words and thoughts.

Holiday Fun

Aloha Families!  This is our last week before break and we have lots of activities this week!

This week we will be doing lots of activities with Gingerbread.  We will be reading many different  versions of the Gingerbread Man, making gingerbread houses, and even doing a little play called the Gingerbread Baby.

Our spelling words this week are Holiday Words. If your child received 100% on their pre-test this week they do not have any Spelling homework this week.  On Tuesday I will be sending home a fun assignment to create a new suit for Santa.  It is due on Friday, so that students have plenty of time to come up with a fun idea.

On Wednesday the students will be participating in a Holiday sing along in the afternoon.  Ms. Aubrey the music teacher is asking all students to wear something festive like a red, green or white shirt.  Santa hats, or reindeer antlers are also great. Don't forget that Wednesday is a full day of school!

On Friday we will have our Holiday Gift Exchange and will be making our edible Christmas Trees.  After lunch we will be cleaning out our desks and bringing home our work from the semester.

I would like to wish everyone a wonderful Holiday Season and hope you have a joyful, and restful break!

Week of December 3rd

Aloha Families!  This week we will be finishing up our Nocturnal animal reports.  The students will be working on a project to go with the report.  They have their choice of a diorama or poster to show the animal in it's habitat.  If you have a shoe box at home please send it in with your student.  Otherwise they will just work on a poster here at school.

Don't forget this week on Thursday is our school's Tsunami Drill.  Please make sure your child wears shoes for the hike up the hill, and for PE.  You can check the school website for any information you may need.

Last Week Of November

Aloha Families! I hope you had a restful 4 day weekend and a nice Thanksgiving.  November has gone by so quickly and this is our final week of the month.  We will have 3 full weeks until our Winter Break.

This week we will be finishing up out Nocturnal Animal unit and be working our animal reports.  Each student will be choosing a nocturnal animal that they would like to learn more about.   You can help at home by googling your child's animal and reading facts together.  Facts such as habitat, food, enemies, special characteristics or adaptations.  Any other interesting facts that you come across would be helpful as well. This will help them to really understand more about their night creature.

Recently our school gained access to a Math Program called IXL.  This is a program designed for students to gain extra practice in grade level math skills.  If your child needs help or practice in certain math areas such as addition, or subtraction they can practice this specific skill on this site.

 At home your child also has access to the IXL program.  Your child has their own password and can log on anytime.  This is perfect for practicing those math facts and working to improve skills.  Just go the our school website page to login, or click on the picture to take your there.

If you have any questions about the program  please don't hesitate to contact me.

Happy Thanksgiving

Aloha families! I hope you are ready for your big Thanksgiving feast.  This week is a short one, only 3 days. We will be getting out for vacation on Wednesday at 12:45 and return on Monday November 26th.

On Wednesday is our annual Turkey Trot.  We will be outside most of the morning enjoying the activities.  Please make sure your child wears comfortable clothes and their tennis shoes.

This week we will be reviewing skills, so we will have a few worksheets for homework on Monday and Tuesday.  We will not have spelling words this week. Your child should be reading each night for 20 minutes.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving Day and a restful break!

November

Aloha Parents and Families! Can you believe it is already November!! October flew by and I am sure this month will go by even faster.  Some important dates this month include:

November 6th- Election Day-No School

November 12th-Veteran's Day-No School

November 21st-Turkey Trot-Please wear Tennis Shoes

November 22nd and 23rd-Thanksgiving Break

Please mark your calendars

The following are pictures that were taken during this month

We are learning all about Nocturnal Animals, Habitats and Food Chains

Fun Art Projects

Mapping Skills and Receiving Postcards from Friends across the country

Halloween Treats