Hello Families. I want to begin this blog by thanking our amazing PTO for putting together another amazing Mustang Gallop! Our class had the best time racing around the track, and they looked so adorable while they did it! Below you will find a bunch of pictures of Shaw's Shooting Stars zooming around, making as many laps as the could to earn pledges for this fundraiser. I have to say, this class loved making their cute little headbands more than any class in recent memory, and they enjoyed race day to the max! PTO gave each child a free Harkins cup and Marshall pencil just for participating, and at the end of the race they provided our runners with water and grapes and bananas. It was one of the best Gallops ever! Please read on for more info about when money is due and how prizes will work, and thank you to every family who is collecting pledges for our school! With that being said, here is the scoop on what is going on this week in our class...
- Math - We will practice to build fluency with math facts to ten, and finish our short week with an assessment. When we return from break we will begin subtraction and working with number lines.
- Language Arts - This short week we will wrap up our adventures with Jack and Annie in our Magic Tree House Mummies in the Morning book. The students have loved this story, and it has taught us new things about Ancient Egypt, while reinforcing concepts we have learned in social studies and science. We will take our spelling test on Wednesday. This is when homework will be due as well.
- Science - This week we will "unwrap" our mummies. The students asked what would happen if we covered an apple in natron mix and made their hypotheses last week. This week we will collect our data and draw our conclusions.
- Social Studies - Our kids made some amazing King Tut illustrations to add to their Ancient Egypt pockets last week. This week they will learn more about King Tut and his influence on Ancient Egypt.
Extra Scoop:
- More Gallop Info! - Now that the running is over, it is time to collect those pledges! As always, there are some pretty nifty prizes attached to our collections. The class that brings in the most money wins a field trip to Lowell Observatory-how cool! There is also a prize for the class with the highest percentage of pledge participation (that means if each child brings in at least one pledge our class could win for highest participation, which would be really cool). Individually, each child will be entered in the gift raffle just for collecting at least $5 in pledges. After that, they will earn a ticket for every $25 in pledges they earn, with a prize for the top individual earner in the whole school! Remember, this is our biggest fundraiser of the year, with all proceeds going directly back into Marshall! This years proceeds will go into STEAM material for our students. Gallop money is due on October 18th.
- Parent/Teacher Conferences - Most of you have signed up for a conference next week. I did send home a final paper copy informing you of your day and time. Please fill free to email me if your child did not hand this back to you. If you did not sign up for a conference, email me and we will set up a time for you. Please remember, early release Monday and Tuesday at 12:25, Wednesday at 11:10!
- Clothing Exchange - The clothing exchange will be taking place all next week as well. This is a great time to come in and do some free shopping! Come check it out!
- Save the Dates -Box Tops are due Wednesday, October 18th!
No School Thursday, October 12th and Friday October 13th
Cherry on Top:
As promised, here are some great Gallop pictures. Our class even got to kick off the festivities, being first at the starting gate. All I saw was smiles all morning long! Enjoy! -Ms. Shaw
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