What's Up for the Week of April 25th

April is Poetry Month and we are having fun learning and writing about different forms of poetry.  We have been learning about acrostics, cinquains and haikus.  The students are writing some wonderful works of poetry!  There will be a poetry assembly this Friday.  We are looking forward to sharing various works, either personally written or from their favorite poet. 

Last week was Earth Week and we learned about some ways to take care of the Earth.  We are currently working on our "Masks from the Sea" project and learning about marine debris.

Music has started and Mrs. Cook is working hard with the elementary students getting them ready for Spring Fling.  La-la-la-laaa!  Mark your calendars!  Spring Fling will be on May 26th at 5:30 p.m.

On Friday, April 22nd (Earth Day), we released our Winter Steelhead.  We were involved in a classroom incubation project with the assistance of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and watched our "little friends" grow from eggs into fry.  It was exciting watching the changes taking place.  The kids helped release the steelhead in a safe stream location across the street.  Special thanks to Mrs. LaRoche's Service Learning class for assisting us!  What a beautiful day and experience for the kids!

Releasing the Winter Steelhead.  Good luck little friends!

SPELLING REMINDER:  Each Monday, a new spelling list is given.  This week our words involve prefixes (un-, pre-, re- and dis-).  Prefixes are word parts added to the beginning of a root word.  Prefixes can change the meaning of a word. 

Please assist your child in learning these words for the week.  A spelling test will be given each Friday.  I promised a pizza party if everyone gets 100%!  We got close one time.  They are still trying to reach this goal! 

Also, we are still collecting empty Capri Sun pouches.  We receive two cents per pouch; it may not seem like much but they sure do add up!  Thank you for your support!

Have a great week!