Apple Pie Day!

 Thank you to all our fantastic classroom volunteers for making our annual pie making event a huge success.  The kids were sooo excited.  They measured the circumference of their apple, weighed it,  measured the length of their peel (we had some record lengths recorded), sliced their apple, and finally made their pie, 8 in all.  For some of them, it was their first time eating apple pie!  It was the end of our 2 week study on the lifecycle of apples.  Our next unit of study is bats!  If you haven't been, the bridge over the Truckee River on McCarran Blvd. near Greg St. has a huge colony of Brazilian fruit bats living under the bridge.  They will be migrating south very soon.  You may still have time to see them.  Go to the bridge just as the sun is setting.  They begin flying west from under the bridge by the thousands.  The entire process takes about 20 minutes.  It's quite a sight to see!
October Birthdays: Tressa, Adam, Sean, Alex.  Parents, if you are sending in a treat, please have it in our classroom, this Friday before 1:30.  Thanks!

Measuring circumference

Comparing apples

Weighing the apples

Measuring the apple peel.  This one was a record!

Peeling and coring the apples

Slicing the apples into smaller pieces

Preparing the crusts

Friends helping friends

Out of the oven and warm!

Yum!

Jog-a-thon this Friday!

Our school wide Jog-a-Thon is this Friday!  Please make sure to return your donation envelopes to school by Thursday.  Please have your child wear comfortable running shoes and clothes that day.  We will be heading out to jog at 10:30.  Any parents who are willing to join us are greatly appreciated - just make sure to sign in at the office first!  Also, students are being asked to bring a beach towel to use during our picnic lunch on the field right after the jog-a-thon.  Hot lunch is still available on Friday, and any cold lunchers are encouraged to bring their lunch in a labeled bag that can be thrown away at the end of the picnic. Hope to see you there!

Talk Like A Pirate Day!

What a great day we had!  The kids all looked great in their pirate costumes.  It was a very full day.  A big "Thanks!" to Mrs. Brust for baking the amazing pirate cupcakes with the Jolly Roger flag flying high on them and pirate dust twinkling on the ocean waves.  We added a new activity this year to Talk Like a Pirate Day.  We had a guest speaker join us in the afternoon with 2 of her macaws, one of them highly endangered.  The kids were full of questions, and I know they learned a lot about these amazing birds from the rainforest.  Thank you, parents, for helping make the day special for your child.  Next activity...Making Apple Pie and learning about measurement.

Pirate Glyph

Aaaargh!

Pirate Glyph

Endangered Mccaws

IXL

IXL username and password-----> lowercase first and last name followed by 274, 544 and the password is their 6 number birthdate (same as their AR password). They have used it in the computer lab so it should be familiar to them.

A huge "Thank You" to all the parents who participated in Back-to-School Night.  We had a great turnout and hopefully many of your questions were answered.  For those parents curious about IXL, the class list has been updated and is ready to use.  Just 15 minutes a day makes a huge difference in how quickly your child's math skills grow.   We know they have many extracurricular activities, but please make learning a priority!

AAaarghhh! TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY!

A quick reminder that this coming Friday, Sept. 16, is Talk Like a Pirate Day!  If your child chooses, they may dress like a pirate for the day.  There's a brand new special event planned for the afternoon.  Thanks for participating...

A Great First Week!

We had a fantastic first week of school! Here are a couple of reminders
as next week begins...

Your child is allowed to bring in a healthy snack each day. We usually have snack at 10:00. Our lunchtime is later this year, at 11:45, and we can sure tell.  Please make sure your child its a good breakfast to keep there tummies filled until snack time.  If you'd like your child to have a snack each day, please send it in.  We did provide a healthy snack this week for the students who did not bring one, but next week we will discontinue that. Also, there is no sharing of snacks due to food allergies.

If you pick up your child every day at school, please be sure they know where you are meeting them. Some parents prefer to park their car in the parent drop-off zone or street and wait there, and others like to wait outside our classroom door.  Either works for us, as long as your child is aware.  Once winter arrives, (I hate to even bring it up) and there is snow on the ground, the sidewalk along the front of the school to get to our classroom is blocked off with caution tape.  You will need to meet your child in the hallway by our classroom door.

Have a great 3-day weekend!  Looking forward to seeing you at Back-To-School night, this Tuesday, Sept. 6th,  from 6:00 - 7:30!