We are getting ready to go on a great Out and About adventure to Clean Water Services on Wednesday, January 26th. We are in need of at least two additional adult volunteers to join us on this trip. Would you like to join us? I look forward to hearing from you! This should be a memorable experience!
Students had a great time last week with expert hydrologist, Mr. Adam ( Lola's dad). They explored various wetland creatures and plants, colored a map of our watershed, and participated in a hands on water filtration activity. You may have noticed that your child brought home children's literature from this wetland activity. If you're able to, please take some time to talk about some of the ideas presented in the booklets. Students are looking forward to visiting the wetlands this spring!
We also had many laughs and giggles at the play Alexander' s Day. Thank you for supporting our students for this worthwhile trip!
Last week the class decided that they would like to start a classroom newspaper with stories about their lives. Since students are regularly writing true stories from their lives, it helps a lot for them to come to school with many ideas to write about. I will let you know how our first (and only?!) newspaper progresses and will get it out as soon as we can. Please ask your child what his or her newspaper article is about. If you have a digital photograph that relates in any way to the article, please email it to me and I will do my best to put it in our 'newspaper'. Regular, short discussions about writing ideas is also very valuable! Thank you!
Important Dates:
-Report Card Writing Day (Friday, January 28th) We will not have school on this day.
-Celebrations of Learning (Wednesday, February 2nd) Come see what classes are working on at our Celebrations of Learning. There will be many activities going on in down town Forest Grove, as this is also the night of 'First Wednesday' for our local businesses. We hope to see you there!
-Portland Art Museum (Tuesday, February 8th) We will need at least two adult volunteers to join us on this trip. Would you like to join us? As students create their own works of art based on ecosystems of our area, we have decided it would be very valuable to learn about how other artists have approached this theme. We will go on a guided tour at the Portland Art Museum called 'Northwest Art'. Soon students will be working on a class 'Treasure Book' which is a hardcover, bound book. This book will include student research, as well as artwork. Copies will be for sale for about $19 each. I will let you know more details as we get closer to the due date (which is in late March).
Please email me if you have any questions or ideas to share.
Thank you Barn Swallow Families!
Sincerely,
Sherry
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