THANK YOU CREW!
Awww! I am blown away by all the sweet notes, gifts, and acts of kindness that you honored me with this week. You fully succeeded in making me feel very appreciated. It has been MY PLEASURE to get to know and work with you and your wonderful children. Thank you again and again!
Announcements:
Sprit Week Next Week:
Monday is Twin Day - dress up like your friend(s)
Students are welcome to be my twins! I will wearing blue jeans and a white shirt.
Monday is Twin Day - dress up like your friend(s)
Students are welcome to be my twins! I will wearing blue jeans and a white shirt.
Tuesday is Crazy Sock and Shoe Day - wear wild and wacky socks and/or shoes
Wednesday is Crazy Hair Day - twist it, turn it, dye it, frizz it...
Thursday is Sports & Hobby Day - wear your favorite team jersey or dress up like your favorite musician or hobby
Friday is Hat Day - wear your favorite or wacky hat
A Note from our Librarian:
The last week for classes in the library is next week. Last checkout day will be Friday, May 11. The due date for all student books is May 18. Anything not turned in by then needs to be paid for.
Spring Climbing May 21st-25th: We need volunteers to belay
Sign ups for the Training and to Belay for a crew are available onwww.SignUpGenius.com, click the "Find a Sign Up" tab and enter Mr. Doug's email,doug.baker@dcsdk12.org
A Peek into our Classroom
Students present our service learning project and tell about the construction of our outdoor music area during All School Meeting.
The final installation of our music instruments was in full swing today. We persevered through frigid temperatures and in spite of it taking much longer than we had expected. The students were excellent helpers and were thrilled to see the project through to its completion. School-wide, we have received positive feedback about how much crews of all grades are enjoying our outdoor music instruments. Hooray!
Crew Learning
Expedition/Language: Students learned more about the properties of solids, liquids, and gases through research and experiments. To demonstrate how fast molecules move in hot and cold liquids, we did a "molecule race." We finished the week with learning about the water cycle and it's connection to the states of matter.
HINTS
AT HOME: Sing the water cycle song: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff!
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Writing:
We used this time to practice for portfolio presentations. Some 4th graders came to share about their experiences from last year's portfolio presentations and answer questions. The most beneficial experience was practicing with the 6th graders, where they were able to do a serious practice and receive constructive feedback. After their presentations, students wrote very powerful reflections about this experience. Wow, has their writing grown!
Language:
We had some fun experimenting with procedural writing. Next week we will move on to poetry!
HINTS AT HOME: What did you learn about yourself during the portfolio presentation? How can you apply this experience to other life situations? |
Math: This week, we launched a unit on measurement. It began with a review of reading half, quarter, and eighth inch on a ruler. Then we did exploratory learning about volume to find the algorithm: area of base x height = volume.
HINTS AT HOME:Some student did not feel as confident using the ruler. Have your student show you how to measure parts of an inch.
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Reading Workshop:We used our reading time to catch up with literature discussion groups. Students are doing a great job with their deep conversations about text.
HINTS
AT HOME: What do you feel is going well in literature discussion groups? What goals are you working on?
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Spelling: Spelling will come home in Thursday folders. Please remind students to study these patterns and do spelling homework due next Wednesday. Click Here for our Spelling List!
May 15-17: Book Fair- Buy one, get one FREE!
May 21st-25th: Spring Climbing
May 28th: Memorial Day; No School
May 31st: Hike to Castlewood Canyon; Last Day of School
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