Week of Feb. 27

 

Thanks to everyone who sent food to the Blankenburgs this week. T

We are beginning to see signs of spring and the temperatures are definitely feeling a little bit more tolerable. With this change always comes a big night for Stage III in Back to School night. The next three weeks will be spent concentrating on Social Studies in preparation. We are in the middle of a civilization study during which the kids are working in their afternoon groups to create a model of an ancient civilization, concentrating on the needs of a civilization, including the arts and culture. We will finish the unit by concentrating on the daily life of men, women, and children. We hope to create an environment in the room which will allow the kids to learn experientially.

Word study or spelling will take on a new form for the next three weeks. The students will be creating journals with Spelling rules such as a "K" is usually followed by an I or an E plus many many more. Along with this they will study root words and the ways in which prefixes and suffixes can change the meaning. Stop by the room later in the week to check out their work.

The weather is wacky right now so prepare for everything, rain, snow, sun, cold or warm. Please be especially certain that extra clothes are in lockers, including SOCKS. Many kids used theirs last week and they most likely need to be replaced,

This week we will have Class Music on Thursday E day.

Please remember that there is an open house on Tuesday morning. Now is the time to send in all your friends and acquaintances that interested in Roeper. Thanks and have a great week.

Week of February 13, 2011

Tomorrow is Valentine 's Day. Be sure to remember and send in those valentines if you have not already done so. We will be celebrating with a small party around 10:45. We will pass out the valentines and enjoy opening and reading them before lunch. If your child decided not to make a mail box, as many did not come in on Friday, then please send in a paper bag for them to collect they cards in.

We will begin to talk about what makes a civilization. This will be the majority of our social studies this week. Many students are close to finishing their story books and we are hoping to wrap that up this week as well. We will have math and spelling as usual. Please watch for spelling words to come home on Monday.

 

Thanks

 

Monday – Valentine's Day

Tuesday - Vision Screening for Second Years/Dee's last day before extended leave

Wednesday Morning Music/Justin's half birthday

Friday - Library

Next Week Winter Break No School

Week of February 6, 2011

Our study of Ancient Mesopotamia is well under way and we will continue this week to explore the city states that ruled during that time. The students have been researching different cities in their homeroom groups and creating PowerPoint slides to present to the class this Wednesday. Ask your children what they have learned so far. The information has been fascinating. Questions to ask: Where did they sleep? Why were the rivers important? What are the rivers? What does Fertile Crescent mean? What city are you learning about?

We will be focusing on finishing creative writing stories this week. If all goes well the students will have completed their edited copies and have a nice book to show for their efforts. We will follow this by beginning poetry soon.

Diversity day is Thursday. Many parents have mentioned that too many emails are coming home for this event. We assure you that it is in an effort to make this days as special as possible and we thank you for your support of this day. We will be visiting with middle school buddies in the morning and having some fun with special activities. After the big assembly we will enjoy lunch together and gather again to celebrate the new library. Special class offering will be held in the afternoon. The students were given the opportunity to choose from different classes and their selections will be sent home soon.

Friday, we will have our second installment of "See What's Hanging". This if you remember is a chance for the kids to respond to please for help from middle school students who participate in a Micro Worlds class. This is always a great group experience and much is gained from the exercise.

It appears that the lice has made a return. Please be diligent in checking your children before school.

Thank you

Monday – Spelling words come home

Tuesday – Music Morning

Thursday – Library and Diversity Day

Friday - See What's Hanging after our Spelling test