We had a great time at Gales Meadow Farm last Thursday! Students prepared for the trip by writing questions to ask Farmer Anne. We were able to taste test many different organic heirloom vegetables, observed runner ducks working (They were busy eating slugs), helped harvest a variety of colorful squash, and gathered ideas for our own school garden. Thank you Phil for volunteering! Soon we will need a lot of extra adult help with getting our school garden ready for two classes to work in it at the same time. Would you like to help us dig new beds? A garden work party after school is soon to come and I will let you know the date as soon as it's finalized!
Students will visit the Tillamook Forest on November 3rd for an all day trip, in order to learn more about what makes a forest a balanced ecosystem, as well as to help them plan how to enhance our school's forest in the making. We will need 3-6+ volunteers for this trip. Would you like to join us? We'd love to have you! Please send me an email if you are interested at: S.Reuter@fgscshool.org and thank you!
Do you have piles of leaves at your house? Soon we will be gathering leaves for mulching in the garden (as well as to learn more about decomposition). If you are able to, we'd like your leaves! Please let me know if you would be able to bring leaves to school. Thank you!
Janelle, our former special education teacher, and Kate, our Americorps volunteer, have been working with our students in the mornings during our literacy block, allowing us to offer additional time in small reading groups and for individualized instruction. Thank you Janelle and Kate! Please continue to encourage your child to read 5 to 7 days a week for about 20 minutes each day.
This Friday we are having our All School Meeting in the Grove Room at the old Central School. Our class will be singing some of our morning meeting literacy songs, and they know many! It will be hard to narrow down our list of options! All School Meetings also call for school spirit, which means Friday is an optional 'Crazy Head' day where students can wear crazy hats or make their hair crazy.
Student goal setting conferences will be held October 27th and 28th. Please call the office to set up your conference. I look forward to seeing all of you!
Sincerely,
Sherry
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