Happy Spring

Posted on April 22, 2017

Hello All,

Just a few things to be in the know about.

1.  We have our Timbers Health and Wellness field trip coming up on May 10th.  I only have 2 volunteers and I could use 3 more.  Let me know if you are interested in coming with us.  It will be all day.  The permission slip will come home next week.
2. A few people have ordered other copies of the Sneak Peek to Portland.  I have put those orders in, they should be at school by the  middle of next week.  It’s not too late for you if you want some.  Click here for the order form
3. We have started our new Bee Storyline.  Our frieze looks pretty great if I do say so myself.  We have learned that bees are a very important part of our world, but they are disappearing.  We have created Bee Steward characters and created an attractive space for Bees to live.  Now we need to some research about the best type of bees to get at school.  Their dreams of having a class pet are about to come true!
4. Montavillage is coming up on Sunday, May 7th.  Its a fun time for us to get together with the Montavilla Community.  There are snacks, arts and crafts, music, performances, raffles and much more.  There is also a dunk tank.  A dunk tank that I will be in at 1:00.  But more importantly, Mr. Nichols will be in the dunk tank at 2:30.  I am certain that your kids would definitely want to dunk Mr. Nichols.  The man who makes them run the mile.  Not their favorite teacher in the whole world.;)

Testing

Posted on April 4, 2017 Updated on April 7, 2017

If you have opted out you can skip to the 2nd bullet point

• This week starts the SBAC testing for 3rd graders.  We will be doing it one to two times per week throughout April and May.  We will start with Language Arts and then move onto math.  If you are interested in looking at practice materials you can go here.
• Students who are finished testing or have opted out entirely will be with Brandi and her student teacher Wendy doing a variety of things including sign language, science, reading, writing, etc.
• When I have Brandi’s class in the Lab my entire class will be in there doing all the things above.
• If you have other questions let me know.

Sneak Peek to Portland order Form

Posted on April 4, 2017

There was some demand for extra copies of Sneak Peek to Portland.  If you are one of those people who want extra copies click here to go to the order form.  They are $2.00 per copy.

Allison and Brandi