Upcoming Events
Monday, May 29th Memorial Day: NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, May 31st - Local Walk / Garden
12:15-1:30 AND 1:45-3:00 (walking)
As some students set up for their Celebration of Learning visitor centers, join Erin and the other students on a walk to practice creating clues for our Letterbox Quest.
Chaperones Needed! If you are interested in joining on either walk (12:15-1:30 and 1:45-3pm) or both, please email: [email protected]
Letter boxing is a type of treasure hunt - carefully crafted clues are posted online that lead hunters to a specific location. There, they will find a small box containing a handmade stamp to log their discovery! Level 2 Puffins and Plovers have created letterboxes with fun facts to teach our community about Northwest wildlife. Now, we need to hide them in nearby natural areas to encourage Forest Grovers to get outside. Learn more at letterboxing.org
Wednesday, May 31st Celebrations of Learning Event 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Students should plan to attend and represent their work within the visitor centers.
Level 2 students should arrive a few minutes early, dressed as a biologist/field scientist or visitor center designer/employee.
Friday, June 2nd FGCS Talent Show
Forest Grove School District building (1728 Main St.) in the Grove Room @ 9:30am
Friday, June 2nd FGCS Bike Ride
1:30pm depart from the sunflower at school- 3pm return to school
Students who wish to join the ride will need fill out and submit a permission form and drop it off at the school office before the bike ride.
Students should bring/wear: bicycle, helmet, appropriate clothing, water bottle
Wednesday, June 7th Our Last O&A of the school year! 9:30-2pm (bus ride)
For our final Out and About, we will culminate our ecosystem learning with a trip to Hagg Lake. Working in their research teams, students will embark on a hike with a mission - to measure the quality of Hagg Lake's ecosystem, and work to improve it!
Some of the activities we'll take on:
* Monitoring for invasive plants
* Monitoring for aquatic macro invertebrates
* Using insect nets to investigate the meadow ecosystem
* Finding the perfect spot to hide our final letterboxes
* Sharing a picnic lunch
Join us for this final adventure- we need several parent chaperones to ensure a safe and productive trip!
Chaperones Needed! If you are interested, please email: [email protected]
Tuesday, June 13th
Bridging Ceremony at Taylor-Meade Hall Pacific University map 1pm- 3pm
The annual FGCS Bridging Ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 in Taylor-Meade Auditorium at Pacific University. This ceremony honors students in 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th grades who are moving up to the next level at FGCS or moving on to high school. Parents and extended family members are invited. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. The ceremony typically last 90 minutes-2 hours
Wednesday, June 14th Field Day and Last Day of School- 3:05/3:20pm dismissal
Level 2 Weekly homework
1. Typing Homework: This year, Level 2 students will have typing homework to develop and support important keyboarding skills.
Please practice at least 20 minutes per week on: Typing.com
2. Reading: Spend at least 20 minutes reading (outside of school) every day.
When you finish a book, add it to your Tower of Books!
3. Math homework:
Students should log on to either Dream Box or Khan Academy and complete 30 minutes (minimum) of math practice. Other ideas for home practice: workbooks/ games
4th grade math
- Geometry Skills Practice on Khan Academy
- Area and Perimeter Word Problems on Khan Academy
(They know how to do this.... ask your kiddo to show you!)
What's Happening in the Puffin Nest?
Level 2 students are becoming experts on Oregon ecosystems and the animals that make them their home.
Students continue to revise and edit their informational books. They are also working on specific educational exhibits. The forest, wetland and ocean visitors centers will be open at Celebrations of Learning!
Visitor Center Jobs
- Ecosystem Model Specialist: Focus on Habitat & Shelter
- Life Cycle Exhibit Educator: Focus on Life Cycle
- Animal Advocate Videographer: Focus on Survival Threats
- Biologist/ Animal Artist: Focus on Appearance & Diet
Puffin class animal group book topics:
- Group 1 Tufted Puffin & Northern Spotted Owl
- Group 2 Marbled Murrelet & Pileated Woodpecker
- Group 3 Northern Sea Lion & Gray Wolf
- Group 4 Gray Whale & Red Tree Vole
- Group 5 Leatherback Sea Turtle & Pacific Giant Salamander
- Group 6 Ochre Sea Star & Banana Slug