01-09-18 GBH Newsletter

Important Events (Always defer to the parent calendar on our website, if you notice a discrepancy.)

• No School (MLK Day/National Day of Service): Monday January 15th
• January’s Next Monday Early Releases: January 29th

Reminders:

• Make sure your child has PE shoes every day at school- this is important for both our fun and our safety.  Make sure your child brings warm gear and rain gear to school every day.

Requests

• ALL students are expected to have a library card with them daily- This is an important part of our independent research.  We have already managed to get 32 out of 41.  But, we are aiming for 100%

Weekly Update:  

On either Thursday and Friday of this week, we will be inviting children to join us for walking field trips to the park and the library to search for books.  This will take place during the middle of the day- we plan to do lunch and recess at the park, then go to the library in smaller groups.  This trip will get us some exercise, enjoy some time together, and will help build the habit of getting to the library.  We have found our students who regularly go to the library have better resources for the research and are chewing through more books!  We will only be inviting children who have their library cards because the main purpose of this trip is to check out books.  Please support your child by making sure they have a library card, by making sure they dress for the trip, and helping them pack a lunch that is portable.   

Last week was a great week of new beginnings!  We are very excited to have Miriam join our environment as a  sixth year student.  She has fit in wonderfully so far, and we are excited to see how she adds to the community over the course of the rest of the year.  

We also began music this last week.  Susanna Botieff is her name.  She is fantastic and brings great energy, skill, and talent to the classroom.  Students have the choice to be in choir, recorder, or both with her.  Some students have asked if they can buy a recorder to practice at home.  The answer is yes! There is a company in Salem that makes very high quality recorders, for very affordable prices.  

If you want to order a recorder, here is the website:  https://www.peripole.com/items/view/1018 The item to order is the Peripole® Baroque Soprano Halo® Recorder Item #: P6000 $5.50.

Great Blue Heron Upper Elementary – Learning Journal Map #6 (Jan 2nd - Jan 19th)  

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3
Daily Challenges/ Morning Work:	Math Monday Challenge                                     □ Week 1                        □ Week 2                          □  Week 3           Trivia Tuesday Challenge                                    □ Week 1                        □ Week 2                          □  Week 3 Wordly Wednesday Challenge                          □ Week 1                        □ Week 2                          □  Week 3 Thoughtful Thursday Challenge                        □ Week 1                        □ Week 2                          □  Week 3 Refried(ay) Reflection Letter                              □ Week 1                        □ Week 2                          □  Week 3
Math	□ Math Lesson: ________________________ □ Follow up  _______  Follow Up _________ □  Mountain Math  ______ - _______	□ Math Lesson: ________________________ □ Follow up  _______  Follow Up _________ □  Mountain Math  ______ - _______	□ Math Lesson: ________________________ □ Follow up  _______  Follow Up _________ □  Mountain Math  ______ - _______
Reader’s/ Writer’s Workshop	□ Partner Read the Short Story. □  Complete 1 pink card. □	□ Partner Read the Short Story. □  Complete 1 pink card. □	□ Partner Read the Short Story. □  Complete 1 pink card. □
Organization	□  Conference                    □ Clean out Cubby	□  Conference                    □ Clean out Cubby	□  Conference                    □ Clean out Cubby

Lesson (Not Math):	Follow Up Plan	Lesson (Not Math):	Follow Up Plan
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Extension:

Reading:	Books I am reading: __________________________________, ________________________________, __________________________________ Circle when you have finished them.
Project:	□ The type of project I am working on: ___________________________________________________ □ FIlled out Project Plan (and got it approved/edited) □ Completed Project    or      Abandoned Project     or       Requested more time
Project:	□ The type of project I am working on: ___________________________________________________ □ FIlled out Project Plan (and got it approved/edited) □ Completed Project    or      Abandoned Project     or       Requested more time

01-02-18 GBH Newsletter

Important Events (Always defer to the parent calendar on our website, if you notice a discrepancy.)

• January’s Monday Early Releases: January 8th and 29th
• No School (MLK Day/National Day of Service): Monday January 15th

Reminders:

• Make sure your child has PE shoes every day at school- this is important for both our fun and our safety.  Make sure your child brings warm gear and rain gear to school every day.

Requests

• ALL students are expected to have a library card with them daily- this is an important part of our independent research.  Please check with your child and get them a library card if they don’t have one.  Then support them in developing a system for keeping track of it.  We plan on taking a walking trip to the library in the first week back to get books for research, and we need to make sure all students can come with us.  

Weekly Update:  

The Friday before break included art projects, an impressive work share, a group of students making a delicious group of soups and bread for 55 people, and a student planned dance party.  It finished with students opening really impressive and thoughtful Secret Snowflake gifts.  We are excited to pick up the new year with some new learning and projects.  Please help make sure your child has  their library card so we can do Goings Out to get research books and start 2018 with reading, research, and curiosity.   

Gratitude Corner:

• A special thank you to the families who kept our are going to end up with the animals- Alex’s family, Ben and Lily’s family, and Sage’s family.
• Thank you for the thoughtful holiday cards and gifts before break.