I believe that my theme class should be the poster children for our "project based curriculum". I have been nothing short of AMAZED by their final projects for the Brain and Nervous System! I'm also incredibly excited about our new curriculum! This week in science, we'll plant a "mystery garden". The students will use the power of scientific observation to hypothesize the type of seeds they are planting. We'll also begin to write in our nature journals about the incredible environment around us! As we write in our nature journals and create our gardens, we'll be learning about the amazing adventure of Lewis and Clark and we will work with their journals and illustrations about the incredible environment that they experienced!

A HUGE thank you to Mr. Holm and Mrs. Nordquist for going to the Quilt and Pioneer Museums with us today! This field trip was a great success and we couldn't have been it without them! Speaking of chaperones for filed trips...Friday, May 2nd is our field trip for Math in the Mall. If you're able to volunteer to spend the day with us, it would be greatly appreciated! You simply sign the bottom part of the permission slip, which will be going out this Friday!

Welcome to another busy week in theme! The social studies test is over and we're all set to briefly study the Bill of Rights and then dedicate the rest of the school year to Westward Expansion. The final assessment for the Brain and Nervous System is due this Friday and I certainly look forward to the experiments and final results! With the conclusion of the body, we'll move on to plant life and will plant seeds this Friday. Don't forget about Thursday's field trip to Golden!

Hello and welcome to a BUSY theme week! We're wrapping up the establishment of our Nation's Government and will have a quiz on the material on Tuesday, April 22nd. All students have a study guide and should begin reviewing the information. In addition, we'll dedicate class time to their partner projects which is a multi-genre project on the Brain and Nervous System. This project should require minimal work at home, but be sure to check in with your student on the project!

This week we'll focus on the nervous system and the three branches of goverment. We'll be finishing these topics soon and will have assessments coming up.

I was truly AMAZED by all the parents who went out of their way to donate books to our class! A big thank you to the following families: The Walter Family, The Shih Family, The Nordquist Family, The Sur Family, The Phillips Family, and The Lundgren Family. Most of the books have already been happily taken by students! Thank you for helping to build a classroom library and for showing our students how important literature is!

This week our class will head to the book fair on Thursday! Starting today, students may buy books during lunch or they may want to wait until the entire class visits the book fair together. You may want to send your student to school with some money for a special book.

Hello and welcome to the second week of CSAP testing. All students will take two tests on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The assessments will be on reading, writing, and math. It is especially important that the students are well rested and fueled with a healthy diet during the CSAP. In theme this week we'll continue to look at the formation of our government and will introduce the Nervous system with a starting point  at the brain.

Hello! I hope that you are all well and enjoying the spring-like weather! This week marks the start of two weeks of CSAP testing. We've reviewed some test taking skills and have utilized CSAP practice tests in order to prepare the students. I've stressed to the students the importance of doing their best and I hope that they will stick to an early bed time routine and have a healthy mind-fueling breakfast each morning.

We finished the Respiratory system last Friday with an open note quiz. We'll move on to the Nervous system which I'm quite excited about! We'll also continue to read in our History of Us books as these offer an exciting presentation of the establishment of our nation. Currently we're getting a closer view of our three branches of government. In addition, we've just heard of Washington's passing and we're beginning to look at the achievements of John Adams as the second President.