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Kuhn's News 5-12-08

Tue, 13 May 2008 18:50:49 GMT

Kuhn’s News

5-12-08

Class Photos: If you have taken pictures of our class this school year or last we would love to have them. We are working on a special project for the end of the year. If you have them and can send them electronically that would be helpful. Please send them to Julia Henderson at trffczr@ecentral.com or to my school email address.

Teacher Appreciation Week: Thank you so much for all you did for us during Teacher Appreciation week! I really kind of you to go the extra mile and make sure we all felt appreciated! Thank you, thank you!

King Soopers Gift Cards: Available at the front desk in increments of $25. These are so handy for gift giving. Stargate receives 5% of the sales from these.

Mrs. W’s Surprise Retirement Party: Mrs. W will be retiring at the end of this school year. To celebrate her many years of dedication and hard work for our students and staff, we are planning to have each 1^st and 2^nd grade student present her with a flower and a card at her party. We need a parent volunteer from each homeroom to be in charge of purchasing at least 24 flowers, a bouquet, for their student’s homeroom. We are also collecting money donations to contribute to a gift for Mrs. W. Anything that you can donate will be appreciated to show Mrs. W what she means to us and how much she will be missed! Please send your donations in a sealed envelope with your student, care of Mrs. Kuhn.

Snacks: We need snacks! If you can contribute to our class stash that would be great! These hungry little students greatly appreciate it!

As always, if you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me by phone: (303-450-3936 Ext. 142) or email: kris.kuhn@adams12.org. This is the best way to communicate with me since I don’t have as much time to address concerns during morning drop off or afternoon pick up.

In Theme This Week: This week we will continue research, outlining and writing paragraphs for their insect projects. We will also continue to observe all of the wonderful butterflies and moths that have hatched in our room. I have sent home time lines of the insect projects along with the insect that your child chose. I will also post a copy on my webpage. Projects will be due on the date of your child’s presentation. Presentations will be the week of May 27th- June 3rd. Sign-ups will be sent home next week.

Homework: Work on the visuals for your insect project: 3-D Model and Poster Board. Have your research notes/materials to show to Mrs. Kuhn on Friday, May 16^th along with paragraphs that you have started.

Specials: MWF Computers T/TH Spanish

Upcoming Events and Important Dates……….

5/17 Cottonwood Classic 5K Run

5/16-5/17 Stargate Presentation of Peter Pan

5/21 Mrs. W’s Surprise Retirement Party, 12:30pm

5/23 Last day to switch for Lit and Math classes

5/26 Memorial Day-No School

5/30 Last Fun Friday!

6/6 Field Day

Happy Birthday on May to:

Hailey 5/10 and Anya 5/15

Theme

Fri, 02 May 2008 20:38:53 GMT

This is the study guide for our upcoming Insect test. I plan to give the test on Monday. I will also send home another copy of the insect project guidelines along with the insect that your child has chosen in Monday's folder.

Insect Study Sheet

What do I need to study before the test?

· What are the 7 characteristics of living things (has cells, life cycle, reproduces, uses energy, needs water, produces waste and reacts to environment)?

· Identify insects and know what their characteristics are (6 legs, body parts, habits, exoskeleton, etc).

· Is a spider an insect? NO! What is a spider? An arthropod

· Label the body parts for an ant (antennae, eye, thorax, legs, abdomen, mouth/mandible, head)

· Know the following vocabulary we learned during this unit:

vertebrate

invertebrate

anatomy

exoskeleton

thorax

abdomen

life cycle

metamorphosis(complete & incomplete)

larva,

pupa

nymphs (baby grasshoppers)

waste

cells

There won’t be a vocabulary test, but these words will be used on the test and need to be understood : )

· Understand what is the difference between a complete and an incomplete metamorphosis (butterflies are complete, grasshoppers are incomplete…why?)

You also need to know the stages of each:

Butterfly 1. egg 2. larva 3. pupa 4. adult

Grasshopper 1. egg 2. nymphs 3. adult

· Explain why insects are so important (pollinate, provide jobs, food sources)

· Why are insects so successful? (small size, adaptable, good defenses)

· What was something you learned that you thought was the most interesting?

Literacy this week:

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:35:04 GMT

Literacy Parents,

Spelling Packets will resume this week! Make sure and return those Reading Logs on Friday!