Wow! We have been busy.
Can you help at home with your child's research? We are hard at work on our animal-research papers. There is a section in your child's classroom research packet that says, "Come up with three cool facts about your animal." By that, I mean, "think about your animal, and think beyond what it eats and where it lives and what it looks like. Think instead about three interesting questions you have about your animal, and write down what you find. For example, if you are studying chimpanzees, you might wonder, "Can chimpanzees learn sign language the way gorillas can? Or you might ask about the dragonfly you are studying, "Are there dragonflies anywhere in the world that are poisonous? Or, do people eat dragonflies anywhere in the world?" Since kids usually need guidance to think out of the box on topics like this,parents, you can really help them -- both with coming up with the interesting questions and with safely navigating the internet to find the answers. So, please help your child this week on this task. Then, send in via email or hardcopy what you have discovered! I hope we'll have most of our research writing done by Friday.
The Horizon Band plays to sell-out crowd! The WSD variety show, Friday, was a blast. The Horizon Band, including Erik Urch and Harry Bowen on guitars, played "I've Just Seen a Face" by the Beatles, and "The Letter" by the Boxtops. I'll send the link in a follow-up email. Also, congratulations to Adam Curtis for his violin performance and to many Horizon alumni who performed. Mrs. Powers and I felt so proud.
The Big Basket Raffle: we need donations! Because I was busy with the Variety Show, I guess, I fell a little behind on promoting our Big Basket Raffle. I will forward a flyer and an explanation to you right after I send this email. Please consider donating. We don't have much time left. Thanks, guys. Every little bit helps.
Choose Your Own Adventure (last Friday). I am sure you already heard all about your child's "Choose your own adventure" adventure on Friday. It was great fun for the teachers, too. I played snow soccer with the kids, and it was wonderful to interact with them in a whole new way.
Conferences: see the schedule on our class blog, and email me your preferences for meeting times.
Have an awesome week, everyone. Looks like we have a lot of 41 degree days ahead of us. Hooray! We have a "pool" going in the classroom. Every student has picked a day when they think the snow will entirely leave the hill from behind our classroom.
Ask your child which day he or she picked (and why).
Mr. B.
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