Happy Friday!
I hope you have all had a wonderful week! It was nice to be back on a relatively normal schedule with a full 5 day school week! Please take the time to read this post, there is a lot of important information included.
Science
Today we continued
our conversation about states of matter. A few weeks ago we learned that
there are 3 states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. We discussed that
the atoms/molecules of a solid are packed together, the atoms/molecules of a
liquid are less packed and take the shape of the container, and the atoms/molecules
of a gas are the least packed and can only be contained in a sealed container.
We also learned that an item can change states of matter by adding or
removing heat.
We did a YUMMY science experiment today about when you have a
solid (ice cream) and you add a liquid (ice cream) it makes a gas (bubbles).
After the kids, charted their prediction and results, they were able to
enjoy their science experiment!
Fables
This week we have worked hard on being able to identify a fable,
what a fable typically has in it (chart below), and being able to explain the
morals of fables we have read.
Fable Week is November 28-December 2. On Wednesday, November
30, it will be Fable Character Dress Up Day. Today we brainstormed a list
of characters that the kiddos could dress up as. We talked about if they
have another idea of a character that they could definitely dress up as that
character, but it is important that they are able to identify the fable that
their character is from.
Here is the list that we came up with:
Junior Achievement
We had our 2nd Junior Achievement class today. They learned about productions and creating "good" products. They created "donuts" and learned that it is important to make sure that all donuts are created the same. Both our Junior Achievement volunteer and I went around to determine which donuts could be sold and which didn't mean the requirements. The students were surprised how many weren't able to be sold. Here are some pictures of them making their donuts.
No School/No Homework
We only have 2 days of school next week due to Thanksgiving Break.
There is no Adventure Club next week (so please make sure that your child
knows how s/he is getting home on Monday and Tuesday). If your child will
not be at school next week please let me know and the office know. Due to
the short week, we will not have homework next week.
Next Week
- Math:
We are continuing to work on +10/+100.
- Reading:
We will be working on summarizing and reading fun Thanksgiving books.
- Social
Studies: We will comparing and contrasting Colonial and current clothing
and work.
- Word
Study: We will not have a test next week, but we will be practicing
spelling Thanksgiving words.
- Writing:
We will pretend to be turkeys and create an advertisement/opinion piece
about what food should be eaten on Thanksgiving besides turkey.
Lost &
Found Abundance
There is an abundance of items that has been placed in Lost and
Found since we started school in August. These items will be packaged up
and donated to Salvation Army on December 20 (last day before Winter Break).
Please come & take a look through Lost & Found to see if your
son/daughter is missing anything.
Recess Attire
Oh my goodness was there a significant temperature drop today! I think fall (and even winter) temperatures are definitely upon us. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. There were a lot of cold kids headed to buses and at parent pick up today. As a reminder, if it is under 44 degrees, they need a winter coat. If it is between 45-59, they need a light jacket or sweat shirt. Even when it was 55 degrees today at their lunch recess, it was chilly with the wind. The kids have more fun at recess if they aren't cold. :)
Emily Arrow
Emily Arrow will be here in less than a month! Our RBE Literacy Night is December 7 at Woodcrest Church at 6 p.m. RBE students will have an assembly on December 9. Mrs. McKinzie has created a Padlet with links to all the Emily Arrow videos. They kids love singing along! Here is the
link.
Food Drive
The Meals on Wheels Food Drive runs through November 29. Second grade is collecting peanut butter. The RBE Service Club will be packing Snow Days packs at their next meeting. These are helpful for Meals on Wheels recipients because they are things they can cook themselves when Meals on Wheels isn't able to make deliveries.
PJ Drive
Kindergarten is collecting PJ's for Rainbow House. They are collecting them November 28-December 2. The slogan for the PJ Drive is "Give a Pair, Wear a Pair," so if you child donates PJ's, they can wear PJ's on December 2. It is for a great cause. Thanks in advance for donations!
I will not be here next week, as I am chaperoning the Hickman High School Band trip. I have gone over expectations with the students and I know they will have a fun filled 2 days with the substitute, Ms. Mottaz and her class. We also briefly went over the activities they will be doing next week. Please make sure to let the office know if your student is not going to be here or is going home a different way (akorschgen@cpsk12.org or rball@cpsk12.org). I will be checking my email on the trip, but not as regularly as I do when I'm at school.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. I can't wait to hear about all the fabulous food the students ate when I get back.
Have a wonderful week and Thanksgiving!
Mrs. Ross
