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Happy Friday Folks!
Wow, what a great experience we had with our school's first book fair! We are proud that there is so much enthusiasm towards books and reading. We would like to thank all the parent volunteers and all the students who helped make it a great success. The past week, students have helped decorate, talk with other classrooms, and help find and recommend books to parents and children at the fair. If you haven't made it yet, our final day with be this Saturday. We have a lot of fun events planned, including book talks, music by Ms. Amy, and face painting! We will see many of you there! After our library trip on Wednesday, everyone jumped right into researching their topic for Passion Projects. There was a buzz in the air as Upper Elementary students came to help and share in the excitement. We have a wide array of topics and can't wait to share the hard work with our community next month. Please look for your student's Passion Project agreement in their Friday folders, it needs to be signed by both parent and student and returned next week. Today, to celebrate Earth Day, we had a visit from the "Frog Lady" who brought in different frogs and toads from around the world and from the state of Washington. Our students were amazed at how huge some of the frogs were and had many questions about the lives of frogs and toads. It was a great way to end our week! We hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy your time with family. Peace, Ms. Jessie and Mr. Ben
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Happy Weekend! We had a great week back and jumped right into our spring lessons. Students were happy to see one another and share new memories from the break. Thanks everyone for your flexibility and for those who joined us on our field trip to Seattle Children's Theatre to see Art Dog. We loved the play and had great weather and lots of time to eat lunch and play at the International Fountain. We also organized our students into committees for the book fair. The Favorite Book Committee will oversee Choice Book Projects and getting them on display. The Decorations Committee will make the room come together in the name of books. The Promotions Committee will visit EC and Infant/Toddler Classrooms next week to read a favorite book. The Saturday Event and Jr. Staff Committee will give book talks and help to answer questions. You will receive a separate email if your child expressed interest in Saturday's event. Passion Projects kicked off with a lot of excitement from students, teachers and parents! Friday's folder has the Passion Project packet if you weren't at the meeting. Please take time before this Wednesday to help your child fill out a Topic Brainstorm sheet or two to help him/her decide on an idea. There is a sheet in the homework packet as well as in the Passion Project packet. We are looking for a few parent volunteers to join us at the library next Wednesday from 9:30-12:00 to transport and help students locate and check out books for Passion Projects. Please let us know if you can join us! In geography, we will learn about the United States including states, capitals, regions, time zones, flags, and more! Next week we will begin our water cycle unit as well as our life science studies of the Plant and Animal Kingdom. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend a Social Thinking Conference in Portland last month and gained many new wonderful tools for the classroom. Along with our Choices lessons, we will also be using a framework for feelings and communication called the Zones of Regulation. You can find more information about it at socialthinking.com. There are four zones: blue, green, yellow and red. Blue can mean sad, tired, or bored. Green means alert, calm, happy, proud, etc. Yellow indicates nervous, frustrated, or maybe hungry. Red signifies anger or feeling out of control. After students become familiar with the zones and how they are feeling throughout the day, they can start to build a toolbox of solutions to help them move out of a particular zone and back into green. Vocabulary and conversation help students understand that it is ok-and normal! to feel all the zones. Collaboration and conversation can help us all stay in the green zone. Stay tuned for more updates and don't be surprised if your child tells you they're feeling blue in the morning-we all feel tired when we first wake up! Knowing that can help us relate, understand, and help each other that much more with our feelings. We hope to see you all at the Scholastic Book Fair next week-Monday-Friday from 3-5 and all day Saturday! Have a great weekend! Peace, Ms. Jessie and Mr. Ben |
Mr. Ben, Ms. Mary and Mr. RobinEl Salon Morado Lead Teachers Archives
April 2018
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