Friday, March 24th All School Meeting and optional Spirit Day theme: flags
The Puffins class will be presenting on the stage!
Parents are welcome to attend the meeting:
Forest Grove School District building (1728 Main St.) in the Grove Room @ 9:45 am
March 27th - 31st
Spring Break Vacation- NO SCHOOL
Math Homework
For the upcoming week, focus on these Apply homework pages:
For 4th graders:
4th graders should be working up to lesson 8 in the new Module 4 workbook.
Also, 4th graders should check that all lessons are finished up in their module 3 workbook.
For 3rd graders:
3rd graders should be working up to lesson 18 in their new Module 3 workbook.
Also, 3rd graders should check that all lessons are finished up in their module 2 workbook.
Also strongly recommended: daily practice with multiplication facts for 2-10's
Check out these multiplication fact practice apps: Looking for more? Check out lessons on Khan Academy.
What's happening in the Puffin Nest:
Our new StoryPath unit:
Main Street: Understanding Goods and Services.
Over the next 2 months, students will explore community collaboration and civics, the path of goods and services, and natural resource management by creating a business and addressing problems within the business community.
Episode 3:
Understanding the Marketplace (and considering sustainable goods/services)
It’s time for the workers to begin another day of work in their businesses. And it’s time for the class to see how the business district and their businesses work. We begin this episode by clearly defining goods and services, and follow with a discussion:
- What goods and/or services should my business provide?
- How should my business make the goods or provide the services?
- Why would customers want to come to my business?
- Who will buy my goods or use my services?
Read Aloud
We are enjoying the genre of Mystery!
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch.
This is a story about two young, adventurous detectives, who accidentally stumble upon a mystery surrounding a magician's diary. This is a fun read, filled with word games, and featuring a mysterious narrator.
Our kiddos are considering clues and suspects, making predictions, asking questions and solving puzzles.
Opinion Writing
This week, we kicked off our opinion writing unit by exploring the concept of persuasion, and some persuasive strategies used by advertisers.
Our opinion writing skills focus will include:
- Introducing a topic, “hooking” the reader, and stating an opinion
- Supporting point of view with reasons and details
- Ending with a concluding statement
- Transitions, writing conventions, word choice and cohesive ideas
Social Emotional Learning
This week, we discussed the importance of being mindful of our thoughts, words and actions. We considered how our habits play a role in shaping our character. We thought about our daily habits surrounding our FGCS Citizenship, Scholarship and Stewardship goals. We want to strengthen the habits that serve us:
- caring for ourselves and others in our community (kind words and actions, flexible respectful collaboration, active listening)
- caring about our learning (active participation, doing our best, trying new things, growth mindset)
- caring about our place and tools (taking time to care for our materials and space)
Inclusive Community Read Aloud:
March: Women's History Month
Through these read-alouds, we learn about and celebrate diversity in our community.
She Persisted
Bold and Brave
Women in Science
Tower of Books Challenge
The Tower of Books is an optional at-home independent reading challenge designed to support your child's daily reading habits. We ask that all of our level 2 kiddos engage in 20 minutes of reading outside of school time each day. Our kiddos brought home their paper "Tower of Books" backgrounds and book spine labels at fall conferences.
To meet the challenge, students must write down the name and category for each book they finish on a paper book "spine" and add it to their tower. The goal is 30 books! Consider an incentive for every tenth book your child reads (like picking family dinner or movie night). We have a special V.I.P celebration and award for any students who are able to complete the challenge before the last day of school this year. Please support your child in working on their tower and in helping them to be accountable with finishing a book "cover-to-cover" by discussing the book with them when they finish.