This week we started diving into our bee unit! In writing we talked about the difference between fiction and non-fiction books and started our own non-fiction books about bees. They have made a table of contents, glossary, and labeled bee diagram so far. During our community theme work time we have talked about what honey bees are, the different parts of a honey bee, and what their main focus is. We've talked about how they don't want to sting, but will if they feel threatened. We will continue to add to our "Bee Keeper's Journal" throughout the unit. At the end of the unit we will publish a non-fiction book with a compilation of different journal entries about bees to donate to our school library. Homework
Soccer Camp this Summer: Led by our very own Ms. Ingalls!Dear Parents and Guardians of MRA-
My name is Emily Ingalls and I'm the 3rd/4th grade teacher here at MRA. I am thrilled to share that this summer on the MRA campus I will be hosting a soccer camp with my new company called Ingalls West Coast Soccer Academy or WCSA. I have done many private training camps, working with younger players up to college players and I am now very excited to finally offer my own youth soccer camp at my school. The camp dates are June 26th-30th and July 17th-21st, Junior Camp is from 8:30-11:30 and the Premier Camp is from 12:30-3:30. The ages of the participants and times are located on my website at ingallswcsa.myfreesites.net.The camp offers opportunities for players to make new friends, learn new skills and techniques, and form a lasting love of soccer. Each player also gets a daily artistic souvenir and a WCSA T-Shirt. There is also a coffee bar for parents at the beginning of every camp. Another treat, my sister who currently plays on an international professional Swedish soccer team will be there one day for each camp to discuss sportsmanship and respectful-competitive play. Very cool! I think it will be a blast for all the players and myself to see my students working hard at a sport we love. Let me know if you have any questions about signing your child up or trouble making a payment. MRA students get a 20% discount from my camp price but if that price doesn’t work for your family, we can of course discuss that. This camp will be open this week to all MRA students only before reaching out to other elementary schools in Molalla. Thanks so much for your support and I look forward to an active and soccer filled summer!! This is how you register: Please email me your child's name, age, and skill level. There are two camps; Juniors and Premiers. Based on age and skill level I can put your child into a specific camp. If they have a friend in another camp and they want to be with them, we can discuss that too. Once, I receive your email I will forward you the paperwork to fill out. :) Sincerely, Emily Ingalls [email protected]
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Spring ConcertThe kids have been working hard on their musical piece for the Spring Concert next week. It is really coming together! They are all playing different instruments with different beats. It is amazing to see how much they have grown since their earlier space performance. Don't forget to book it in your calendar for next Wednesday! Dress Code Please make sure your kids come dressed up, if they are wearing athletic shoes they will not be able to perform! Please let me know if you need support with acquiring dress shoes for your child. Displaying Our Artwork in the Greater CommunityNext week we will be creating artwork to be put on display at the 18th Annual Clackamas County Sheriff's Family Violence & Child Abuse Summit. Attendees are professionals ranging from doctors, nurses, police, prosecutors, counselors, social workers, advocates, etc. They come from all over the world and generally work in the field of protecting children. Our art will be on display in the hallways where attendees walk and gather between sessions. It is an exciting chance to connect within our greater community! The students' first name and grade will be posted with their artwork. All our artwork will be labeled as coming from MRA. If you would prefer for your child's art to not be posted, please let me know! Conferences Coming UpSign ups are now available for conferences in April. You can sign up for our class using this link: www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-huckleberry1 If you have a child in another class, here are the other links. Conference Sign ups: Trillium: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-trillium Huckleberry North: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-huckleberry Huckleberry South: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-huckleberry1 Clarkia North: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-clarkia1 Clarkia South: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-clarkia Alder East http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-alder Alder West http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-alder1 Cedar East http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-cedar Cedar West http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-cedar1 Owl's Nest: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-owls Great River: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-great Mountain Meadow: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-mountain Wildwoods: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844aba723a6f58-wildwoods Happy St. Patrick's Day!This week I'm sure you heard that we were making leprechaun traps. Unfortunately we did not catch a leprechaun, but he certainly did visit our class! Quote of the week! Friendships help a community thrive because it builds trust. If you build trust you can build a community. If you trust someone, you can trust them to help you with building a house or chopping down wood. -Tyler Our local community unit is coming to a close. This week we worked on finishing all the different pieces that would go into our Class Atlas Book, some kids who had already completed their pieces had the chance to publish a new story, and we worked on a service project to give back to our school community. We also worked on our auction project, it is looking fabulous! It was a busy week to say the least. Class AtlasIn this unit we started with looking close up at each individual student and who they are as a community member. We then looked at themselves within their home. They created a map of their home. We then zoomed out even more to how they get from home to school and created a map of that. After that we started to talk about our local community: Molalla. Then traveled back in time to when the settlers arrived here, what their community looked like, and then traveled even further back in time to look at the Native American's community. In the process the kids have made different pieces that will all go into a book- our Class Atlas. This week students had the chance to finish any pieces they did not previously finish. Service Project: Accepting Donations!As mentioned from last week, we started our service project this week to give back to our school community and help it thrive. We adopted a berm on campus and have started prepping the soil for flowers. If you have any seeds or cuttings that we could use to plant on our berm it would be greatly appreciated, let me know! Auction ProjectWe are almost done with our auction project. The kids got a chance to mix, scoop, and smooth out concrete into stepping stones and a bench. They then decorated the concrete with leaf pressings. It looks great so far! MathThis week the first graders were introduced to the intricacies of a number line. We looked at a number line with just a few numbers and worked to determine the values of missing numbers based on their relative location to known numbers on the line. We talked about how if a number is half way between two numbers, the value that would belong should be halfway between as well. (0--------___------------20) In this case the value would be ten. We also talked about how if there is an unknown value closer to a known number, that the value should be closer as well. (0-------------------__-20) The value could be 19 or 18.
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Important DatesMay 22 Independent Project
Presentations Begin June 2 Donuts for Dudes Archives
June 2017
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