Friday, October 4th: NO SCHOOL for students
Professional Development/Grading Day
Monday, October 7th: Puffins to Forest Grove Public Library 1:50pm-2:50pm
Chaperones Welcome! We will be visiting the children's department about every three weeks and can always use parent volunteers to walk with us, encourage our kiddos to make smart choices, and to help kids find and check out books. If you would like to join us, simply meet us in the classroom at 1:55pm on library days.
Wednesday, October 9th All Day O&A to Stub Stewart State Park
10:30-2:30pm
Dress for the weather!
Friday, October 11th: NO SCHOOL for students
Statewide Teacher In-service Day
Thursday, October 17th: NO SCHOOL for students
Goal-Setting Student Conferences
Friday, October 18th: NO SCHOOL for students
Goal-Setting Student Conferences
Thursday, November 7th O&A to Washington County Museum. 9am to 11:30am
NOTE: This is a Thursday! (Not our usual O&A day)
Parent Chaperones are needed!
If you would like to join us, please email Ginny:
[email protected]
How's your weekly homework routine going?
Level 2 Suggested Weekly Homework:
Reading Homework
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 and a well-lit, comfy reading spot away from distractions. We will talk more about how to encourage and track reading at our "Goal-Setting" conferences in October.
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
After logging on to the website, select “student” and enter the username (student’s first name and the word puffin with no spaces) and the password (puffins).
Please email Ginny if you need help getting into your child's account.
Math homework
It is strongly recommended that your student practice math skills at least 30 minutes (or more) per week.
Ideas for math practice:
- Students will have weekly assignments added to their DreamBox accounts.
- Online Math Game Sites: Khan Academy, ZapZap Math or Prodigy- create your own account!
- Multiplication Facts Practice with a simple dice game. How to Play: Each player takes turns rolling 3 dice. First to break 200 (or 500, etc.) wins. On your turn, you get to choose two dice to add together, then you multiply the sum by the final die. That’s your score for that turn.
- Facts Practice with Free Math Apps: Sushi Monster & Math Hero
- Facts Practice with Purchased Math Apps: Operation Math & Math Vs. Zombies
- Math workbooks: find grade level workbooks at Learning Palace or Amazon
- Place Value
- Multi-digit Addition with Carrying & Subtraction with Borrowing
- Rounding Whole Numbers
On Wednesday, we had a special visit from Ed Edmo, a traditional Northwest tribal storyteller. Ed shared stories that he was taught by his parents and grandparents. During reading workshop, we will continue to explore other northwest legends.
Early NW Coast People Storypath
Students completed the first episode, focusing on the story element: Setting.
Students considered the time period, climate, important geographical features, and plant/animal life as they created a classroom mural illustrating the setting for our story— the Northwest Coast. We used our mural as inspiration to write sense poems.