K-3 Newsletter

           Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

February 2, 2018

Happy February and Happy Groundhog Day!

Did the groundhog see his shadow? Ask your kindergartener, they will be able to tell you!

This week we have been very busy up in Makerspace. Miss Hayley has been working hard and has introduced our new science kit. It is called Materials and Motion. The first unit of this kit explores different types of wood. We have sorted different pieces of wood by color and texture. We experimented to see if they sink or float and we also added paperclips and rubber bands to see if we could make them sink.

Thank you to Miss Hayley for setting up all these experiments and challenges. The students are really enjoying it.

Our letter of the week was “Oo” Our tongue twister was, “Omar and Owen open oatmeal boxes.”

In math, we continue to practice addition, they are becoming experts and even know what a reciprocal is!

Report cards will be available on Aspen today, February 2nd. The report cards is standards based and grading is done on a scale of 1-4.

If your student receives a 1 this means they are working toward the standard, a  2 this means they are meeting the standard with some assistance, a 3 would mean the consistently and independently meet the standard, a 4 would mean the consistently exceed the standard. I know this is a  different than the graded system I grew up with so please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

I have the pleasure of teaching an amazing group of kind, thoughtful, curious and happy group of students.. that's the best report you could get!

We have a few important dates and events coming up in K-3.

Wednesday,February 14th

Valentine’s Day Exchange

Please send in valentines with your child. I have attached a class list to this paper.Please make sure to include everyone.. Also if you have any extra shoe boxes, I need about 5 more! Thank you in advance.

Thursday, February 15th 100th Day of School

To celebrate this please send 100 items in a brown paper bag with 3 clues written on the outside of the bag. Please be sure to write your child’s name on the bag also. You can send the bags anytime. Be creative… have fun… maybe use something from nature?????

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE

March 1st at 5:00pm we will have a Kindergarten Chinese Potluck Dinner in the Melrose School Multi-Purpose Room.

Students should arrive at 4:45 so they can get ready to do a quick song and parade for their families before we eat!                    Gung Hay Fat Choy!!!

Thank you,

Mrs.MacIntyre

Mrs. MacIntyre’s Class List  
Valentine’s Day

COLE                                       
COLTEN                                    
DYLAN
EVAN
FENELLA
GRACIE
HALLIE
JAKE
JANE
LUKE
MADELYN
MASON
MICHAEL
NOLAN

SKYLAR

WILL