May 14, 2015

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Fitness Center Fun Day-We will be going to the Fitness Center Friday, May 15th from 12:20-1:20 p.m. to swim.  Please have your child bring his/her swimming suit to school that day (Do not have him/her wear their suit to school).  Also, please send a plastic bag to put the wet items in after swimming.  

Historic Forestville Field Trip

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Next week, we will be taking a field trip to Historic Forestville. We will learn about life long ago and experience many living and nonliving parts of the community. Students from Mrs. Leifeld’s and Mrs. Timp’s classes will go on Monday, May 18th for the field trip. Mrs. Galvin, and our class will go on Tuesday, May 19th.

Please dress for the weather! We will go rain or shine, as many parts of the day are inside buildings and we can adjust the others in case of rain. Jackets and walking shoes are a must. Winter boots and flip flops or sandals will not be appropriate for the day. Do not send umbrellas, please.

Students will be eating sack lunches from our hot lunch program.

This will be the only reminder sent home…please mark your calendars!

Bike Week -For participating in bike safety week RHSHC is giving away a limited number of bike helmets while supplies/sizes last.  If your child doesn’t have a helmet they may stop in at the Community Health Services building (next to the hospital) and pick one up.  It is first come, first serve so don’t wait!

Last Day of School – May 21^st – 3 Hour Early Dismissal

Apr. 24, 2015

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Lead 21 –Literacy: Life All Around Us

Unit theme “What are living things?”  This week we focused on the question, “How do plants grow and change?”

        Math: This week the students learned about how long an hour was and created their own paper plate clocks.

                        The children also learned about function machines.  When a number goes in the machine something happens to it, and a new number comes out.  For example, if the rule is +1 and the number 2 goes in the machine the number 3 will come out.  The number sentence would be 2+1=3.

Science: We have continued with the “From Seed to Plant” unit.  The children planted a classroom garden.  They also planted their very own seeds in a cup. The children also created plant spikes to help hold up the plants once they sprout and grow.

Writing: The children are exploring words through poetry.  Stories from Read-Aloud Rhymes For The Very Young by Jack Prelutsky were read and discussed.  They enjoyed visualizing and acting out the poems.

Important Dates:

Apr. 27th  FAST Testing begins

May 6^th – 3 hr. early out

             

Apr. 10, 2015

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       Lead 21 –Literacy: Life All Around Us

Unit theme “What are living things?”  This week we focused on the question, “What plants and animals are around us?”

        Math: This week the students played a game called Plus or Minus.  The game reinforced the meanings of the + and – symbols.  They had a great time and didn’t even realize they were doing addition and subtraction problems.

Science: KB is hopping into spring.  The children enjoyed learning about frogs.  They made paper plate frogs to decorate the elementary hallway. 

Jolly Phonics: Please continue to work on the Tricky Word lists at home. Thank you for working with your child on the word lists and/or reading the books found in the Jolly Phonics Envelopes.

Important Dates:

           

            Apr. 16^th – K-1 Spring Concert  7:00 High School Auditorium

            Apr. 17^th – No School for Kindergartners

            Apr. 22^nd -3 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL

Mar. 27, 2015

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Lead 21 –Literacy: Let’s Celebrate Unit theme “What are living things?”  This week we focused on the question, “What plants and animals are around us?”

Math: Marshmallow and Toothpick Shapes   The children had a blast creating and building 3-dimensional shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks.  Number Stories The children created their own number stories, draw pictures to illustrate their stories, and wrote the corresponding number sentences go along with their story.

Science: We have been learning about Spring Weather. Yes, learning about Spring Weather has also included the word “snow” this year.  The main focus has been on rain, wind, and sun.  The children have learned the song “Rain” and enjoy singing it as they work on their science projects in class.

         Special Activity: On Thursday, April 2^nd we will be coloring Easter Eggs.  Please send two or three hard-boiled or blown eggs for your child to color.  Please talk to your child about not eating the eggs, since they are traveling to and from school and being handled by others.  We will also discuss this at school.  It works very well to transport the eggs in an egg carton. Just cut the egg carton in half and tape it closed.  The children are very excited about this activity.

Writing: The children are exploring words through poetry.  Stories from Read-Aloud Rhymes For The Very Young  by Jack Prelutsky were read and discussed.  They enjoyed visualizing and acting out the poems.

Important Date:

            Apr. 3 & 6    No School – Spring Break

            Apr. 8            3 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL

Apr. 16         K-1 Spring Concert

Apr. 17         No school for Kdgn students – Preschool      visitation day for Kdgn teachers

Mar. 13, 2015

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Lead 21 –Literacy: Let’s Celebrate Unit theme “Why do we celebrate?”  This week we focused on the question, “What are special family celebrations?”

Math: We have been working hard on practicing the correct formation for the numbers 1 through 20.  What fun we had  this week using shaving cream!

Science: We have been learning about oviparous and viviparous animals. Oviparous animals/reptiles/insects hatch from eggs.  Viviparous animals are born alive and well.  Your child will be able to tell you the difference between the two!

 Jolly Phonics: Please continue to review the Tricky Word Charts at home. The children are working hard on reading and writing the Tricky Words at school. 

Writing: The children have been exploring nonfiction books. We have read such stories as Mr. Santizo’s Tasty Treats by Alice K. Flanagan and Airport by Byron Barton.

Important Dates:

            Mar. 18^th      Des Moines Metro Opera Performance 10:00 am

            Mar. 19^th      Report Cards Sent home

            Mar. 20^th      Big Blast – Cadet wear

            Mar. 25^th      3 HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL