Wednesday, Sept. 20th: Out & About @ Backyard Garden 1:50pm-2:50pm
Chaperones Needed!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny:
[email protected]
Wednesday, Sept. 27th: Out & About @ Rogers Park 12:30pm-2:50pm
Chaperones Needed!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny:
[email protected]
Monday, October 2nd: Puffins to Forest Grove Public Library 2pm-3pm
Students should bring their library card and a tote bag.
Chaperones Needed!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny:
[email protected]
Friday, October 6th: All School Meeting and Spirit Day Theme: Pajamas!
Parents are welcome to attend the meeting:
Forest Grove School District building (1728 Main St.) in the Grove Room @ 9:45 am
Friday, October 13th: NO SCHOOL for students
Statewide Teacher Inservice/Professional Development Day
Friday, October 20th: NO SCHOOL for students
Professional Development/Grading Day
Thursday, October 26th - NO SCHOOL for students
Student Conferences
Friday, October 27th - NO SCHOOL for students
Student Conferences
How is Your Student's Homework Routine Going?
Level 2 Suggested Weekly Homework:
Reading: Spend at least 20 minutes reading (outside of school) every day.
Reading is on the "honor system" and we ask that you help your kiddo to develop a daily reading routine with good-fit books. At fall conferences we will send home an optional reading genre challenge.
Typing Homework: Level 2 students have typing homework to develop and support important keyboarding skills. Please practice at least 20 minutes per week on: Typing.com
Account usernames and passwords were given out during Family Visits.
Math homework: complete at least 30 minutes (or more) of math practice each week. This can be completed online, with math games, or through worksheets.
4th graders can join our class account with Khan Academy
First, Sign up at khanacademy.org (or log in with your existing account).
Next, visit khanacademy.org/coaches.
There, in the "Add a coach" field, enter the class code HHEC6P
3rd & 4th Graders can use DreamBox Online Math Learning
DreamBox Mathematics accounts are set up and ready to go for Puffins!
Students were sent home with a letter which contains their username and password.
Please take a moment to log on and set up your account!
On a tablet, simply download the green Dreambox app.
On a desktop computer, go to: https://play.dreambox.com/login/x49q/forestgcs
You will be asked for a school code- enter: x49q/forestgcs
In the Classroom:
This week, Readers Workshop swung into action with a trip to the public library. In the classroom, we got our workshop notebooks going and focused on building our reading stamina. Students are challenged to make reading the BEST it can be by treating books like gold, choosing a quiet/comfy spot and by selecting "good fit " books (ask your kiddo what that means to them). Next week we will work on developing a system for talking about and sharing our favorite books.
Our Early NW Coastal People project unit kicked off this week. Students began creating a story about a village of people who lived a long time ago on the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. In the garden, students made antiqued journal paper in preparation for the narrative writing they will do with this unit.
Our first episode of this Storypath began with a discussion of the elements of story: setting, characters, and plot (critical incidents). In this episode, students considered the time period, climate, important geographical features, and pant/animal life as they created a classroom mural illustrating the setting for our story— the Northwest Coast.