Newsletter January

                                                                    January 3, 2013

Dates to Remember:
January 8 -  Positive Parent Night at Longfellow 5:30 - 7:00
                      (pizza served before group discussion)

Jan. 14 – No School - Staff development day

Jan. 21 – No School - Teacher Record Day
Jan. 22 – Winter MAPS testing window opens (Math, Reading, Language)

Jan. 23 – Conferences/Inquiry night

Jan. 25 - Report Cards Go Home

 

During our current inquiry unit, we have been working on the desert habitat and how different forms of life (plants & animals) survive in the desert.  In addition, we have intergrated this inquiry unit into our math centers.  Take a look below about how we are practicing measurement and graphing.

 We cannot wait to go PUBLIC about our new learning on the night of
 January 23, 2013.  Be on the lookout for our special invitation for all
 parents to attend!

 

 

 

Government Inquiry Unit: Veterans

The Government

Writing Letters To Veterans

Newsletter December

 

December 2012

 

* Longfellow's Winter Sing Program will be December 19, 2012 at 2:00.

Our class should try to wear a red or green top and a dark bottom.

 

* Thank you for all your donations for our November Food Drive and our Pennies towards Hurricane Sandy relief funds.  What a generous community!

 

*Thank you to Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Komassa, and other volunteers for a great night at our annual Craft Make and Take Night 12-11-12. 

 

* Seeing is believing!  Take a look at our current inquiry units on desert animal habitats and the government.

 

 



GO PUBLIC: Earth and Sky Inquiry Unit

Mini-Inquiry: Native Americans

 

 

Newsletter November 2nd

November 2, 2012

* For our Earth and Sky Inquiry unit, we have formed interest topic groups for research. Before we get started, we are discussing and recording what it means to COLLABORATE together.

We read a book about how ANIMALS work together for inspiration and watched a video about how a school of Tang Fish meet at a "cleaning station" and work with a sea turtle to clean his shell. WOW! If they can work together, so can we! 

Student groups have started to record rules for

their own "Collaboration Stations".

* Report Cards go home on November 9, 2012.

* We will be collecting for a FOOD DRIVE during the month of November.  The class that donates the most will win a pizza party!

* Thank you for all of the families who attended conferences.  It was very nice to hear about your child's learning profile, interests, and strengths.