Dear Parents:
WOW!!!!
What changeable weather we have had this past week. The kids enjoyed seeing the results of the downpour on
Tuesday by watching the water flow down our streambed. We were able to talk about the issues
of erosion, how the terraced rocks help to add oxygen to the water, and traced
all the water through our watershed.
It was nice to see the blue skies on Wednesday and Thursday but we all
agreed we are not ready for a lot more cold weather. Hopefully warmer days are ahead of us.
The
major focus of our week has been on our upcoming Wax Museum. We have spent time this week reading a
short biography about Jacques Cousteau.
The children worked on taking notes and organizing information for a
short writing piece, similar to what they will be doing for their
presentations. I am pleased with
how far most of the children are with their reading and note taking in the Wax
Museum Notes Packet. I want to
remind everyone of the Monday deadline for having this part of the assignment
finished. We will spend some time
in class working on these today as well as working on note card next week. In addition we have continued our study
of Mali in Social Studies and solids, liquids and gas in Science. It is my hope to wrap up both of these
units prior to Spring Break.
Please check your child’s assignment notebook for test dates next week.
On
Tuesday we began our AFAC garden.
We began our lettuces for this project and have them under grow
lights. We will be monitoring the
plant’s progress and hopefully will be able to get them into the ground outside
just after spring break. If the
weather is favorable next Tuesday we will go outside and plant snap peas in our
beds. Let’s keep our fingers
crossed!
As
you know next week is our annual Book Fair and Young Author’s Night. The class will be visiting the Book
Fair on Monday to browse the selections.
Please review the flyer that was sent home on Wednesday for Book Fair
hours as well as the “Donuts with Dad” information. Young Author’s Night will
be on Wednesday evening from 6:30-9:00.
Several students have indicated they would like to read that
evening. Please contact Maggie
Debelius at madebelius@yahoo.com with
any questions you might have. You
can sign your child up directly at: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/9040F4EABA92D6-tuckahoe/916222. This
sign up is protected by an access code. When prompted, enter the code
"Tuckahoe" for access. If you and your child decide to
participate in this activity, please let me know as well.
With
the spring sports starting up, I would like to ask for soccer, baseball,
lacrosse, and softball schedules.
I know games are a couple of weeks away, but I would appreciate
schedules when you get them.
Lastly, please be sure to look over the upcoming activities and mark
your calendars accordingly.
I
hope everyone enjoys the weekend.
Mrs.
DiNardo
Upcoming
Events
Friday March 15-
Disco Dance- 6:30-9:00pm
Monday March
18-22- Book Fair- See flyer sent home on Wednesday
Monday March
25-Friday March 29- Spring Break
Monday April 1-
Teacher Work Day- No School for Students
Tuesday April 2-
School Re-opens for Students
Wednesday April
10- Full Day of School
-Wax Museum Presentation 2-3 pm
Thursday April 11-
Field Trip to Acadia Farm- Information to follow
Wednesday April
24- Full Day of School
Thursday April 25-
Imagination Stage Field Trip- Information to follow
