This Week

The picture above and below are from last week's cardboard arcade that we tested out in the middle school. Very  neat. 

Enjoying s'mores outside as that was one of our balloon activities. The chocolate chips were melting faster than everyone could eat them in the sun!

Hello parents,

First of all, I cannot thank you enough for showering my sweet baby boy this week! My husband and I were blown away by your generosity and the love that you shared with us this week. We are so thankful! The high chair is already put together and sitting in our kitchen. :)

Second of all I wanted to send a quick update about this week. So sorry it has been forever! Things have been crazy both at school and at home.

Math Workshop: 

We learned a new math game this week: Two players face each other standing with their hands behind their back. Both partners say "1,2,3 draw!" and they flash however many fingers they want. The first player to shout out the sum gets a point. The first person to get 10 points wins the game. This is great for working on math facts.

Thematic Centers:

There were no thematic centers and instead, we are using that time for extra writing/editing. Yesterday the kids worked on writing about what they would do if they could be any sea creature. Today the kids wrote about their feelings of summer break approaching.

Reader's Workshop: 

Many kids have finished bare books but we still have several who are decorating/illustrating. We are using reader's workshop for that! We have also been reading lots of beach/summer books.

Announcements:

We have been enjoying out balloon popping activities each day. For the last 10 days each balloon that we pop has a fun activity. This year the kids came up with the ideas and voted on their top 10!

Ms. Rubi needs a few supplies for Spanish on Monday (we are switching specials next week). Be on the lookout for the sign up for that!

The mine field trip is next week (Wednesday). We have several chaperones, so thank you! I will send another email about this next week, but we will need your child to wear old/water resistant clothes and water resistant shoes. Something that can quickly dry but no flip flops. We will be standing in a shallow river, so dress your child appropriately! Please send a change of clothes and a towel just to be sure. They will need a packed lunch (with an ice pack if anything needs to stay cold), sunscreen already applied and a container with a lid to collect rocks. The "Zip lock" to go containers work best. But a small box is fine too. Please do not bring a zip lock bag. We learned the hard way a couple years ago that the rocks poke right through the bag and rip a hole. A hat is optional.

I have enjoyed meeting with everyone for end of year conferences. I cannot believe the loop is over! It is not too late to sign up. If we cannot find a time during the school day to meet, I am happy to do a phone conference as well. I know everyone's schedules are just as crazy as mine!

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Schultz