August 27-31

Parents! We had a great first week and I am excited to begin the second. Look around for several new features on the blog, like book orders (found at the bottom of the Class Info page) and a Daily Writing page where I have a description of what we are working on in writing, and where I will post that night's writing suggestion each day after school. Please look also at the updated Help Out page; I have added a few more items we need and a request from Mrs. Pixton for reading volunteers.

Thank you for those of you who have already sent in shoe boxes and dinosaurs. Due to some schedule changes, we will be postponing the diorama project. However, we are happy to keep the ones that have already been brought, and ask you to keep collecting your shoeboxes to send in. Thanks!

Mrs. Bird, the Dance teacher M-Th and Health teacher on Friday, will also post an update each week of what they will be doing, which I will post here on the blog. For this week:

Dance- Students will be furthering their knowledge of dance etiquette by demonstrating proper behaviors in the dance room. Students will also discover the importance of warming up the body before any form of exercise and create their own individual dance warm-up sequence.

Health- Students will differentiate between the facts and myths of exercise through a fun “Fact or Myth” game. Students will discover the effects of exercise on the heart through an in class blood vessel experiment. Lastly, students will demonstrate the importance of stretching and cooling down the body after exercise.