Week of October 8th

Hello all,

We had a great week in our class that was culminated by our first Science Friday lesson on plate tectonics, a field trip to the library and park with our middle school buddies on pedicabs and a student performed play. All is good in the land of K12. We are trying to figure out the whole posting photos to the blog in an easy way, but it is still under process.

Off to the East Coast
For the next three weeks we will be studying the New England area of the country and talking about immigration. We will be creating a storyline around six different families in the NE who come from different parts of the world. We will be asking you to help your student understand where they come from and help them discover some of the history surrounding your particular family. The unit will culminate with a potluck lunch of all the cultures we have created on Friday, October 26th at 11:30. The time may change so stay informed.

Thanks
Thanks to Jonathon, Ellie and the whole crew at PDX Pedicabs. www.pdxpedicabs.com, It was awesome to see the kids experience a completely new form of transportation. Thanks to Becky for coming in and doing a lesson on plate tectonics for the students. It was awesome to have an expert in the room. And a premature thanks to Mykle for offering to slice and chisel kid size lincoln logs for the outside space. It should be interesting what they build.

Homework
Spelling Words:
who, what, when, why, where, for, at, am, over, did
Use words to create five questions to ask an ancestor.

Challenge: immigration, Ellis Island, culture

Math: Take a math sheet on the entry bookshelf. It is called tomorrow's number. The number is 44.

Challenge Math: Ask me for a Salmon Run energy activity. This is using big numbers and advanced problem solving.

Make a word search using names of students in the class. Blank sheet should be available this week. (Thanks Watsons)

Pictures should be on the way as it was a very exciting week.