November 4, 2012

Thank you everyone who came to conferences! I really enjoy getting to sit down and speak with each family about their child's progress and goals for the rest of the year. If you think of anything you forgot to ask, or would like to speak more about something from their report cards, please don't hesitate to contact me.

The students did a beautiful job writing their paragraphs for the Day of the Dead, and they were really excited to share them, too! Below are pictures from sharing their projects, creating the ofrendas on Halloween, and learning CPR.



We have a social studies test on Wednesday. After the test, we're going to begin studying maps. In science, we've begun learning about Earth science and geology, and in writing, we're going to begin a unit on nouns.

I know I've been gone a few days this year, and I wanted to explain why. I am taking a class with Ms. Garber, who teaches science for the middle school, at the Museum of Science and Industry. These are wonderful classes that give me more background in science, as well as tons of ideas for experiments and the materials to complete them. I've already taken classes on Earth science and environmental science through the museum, and we've already done experiments and investigations from these classes, such as creating a food web about Lake Michigan animals, testing soil pollution, using seismographs to discover where earthquakes happened, and trying to figure out how many pennies were in a closed opaque container. The classes I'm taking now are on physical science and energy, and though it is unfortunate that I need to miss school, I know that the material I am able to bring back will be extremely beneficial to the students.