Room 5 Harvest

Today we harvested the carrots and onions we have been growing in the Room 5 Garden.

Last Day of School
Tomorrow, June 12th, is the last day of school.  On this day I will do work with the students in the morning and then take them in the afternoon to the field for a picnic starting at 12:30 PM.  The cafeteria will be closed.  Every student needs to bring a sack or boxed lunch, and a towel or blanket to sit on for the picnic.  If you like you can bring something for a potluck.  It might also be a good idea to put some sunscreen on your child in the morning.

Vegetable Soup
Today we harvested the carrots and onions from the Room 5 Garden.  We spent the morning picking our vegetables, cleaning and dicing them, and cooking them in a large soup.  The students did an excellent job.  Thanks as well to Mrs. Krantz and Mrs. Chen.  Pictures of everything we did are posted in the Photo and Video Gallery.   Extra carrots and onions went home with your students.

Field Day.  A Room 5 Student competes in the long jump.

Please Bring Back Your Velcro Book Pouches

Since it is the end of the year I need these back.  Sorry for the late notice. Thank you.

Last Day of School Plans

Our classroom flowers have bloomed.  We are making sure pollen gets exchanged so they complete the life cycle and form seeds.

Last Day of School
The last day of school is Tuesday, June 12th.  On that afternoon students will have a picnic lunch on the playing field.  We are also working on getting kites for all students to fly.  The picnic lunch will be a potluck but I also recommend that each student bring a small bagged lunch in case they don't like the choices available from the potluck--the cafeteria will be closed. 

To make this last day work I need some help from parents.  Here is a checklist of everything your student should bring on the last day of school:
- a towel or blanket that your student can sit on during the picnic.  You might write your surname on the tag.
- a light sack lunch.
- something for the potluck.

Mrs. Krantz, our room parent, should be contacting you shortly about requested items for the potluck.

Field Day
Field day is this Thursday, June 7th.  This is a change from the master calendar due to the rainy weather.  On that day students need wear athletic clothes that they can run, jump, and sit in the grass in.

Curriculum Overview

Literacy - finding the theme or message in fiction books

Math - comparing fractions

Writing - writing our own version of Cinderella

Word Study - are vs. our

Science - studying the life cycles of insects and plants

In-Class Art - a study of Vincent Van Gogh