Student Leaders, Red Wings Assembly, & Middle School Stories

Student Leaders
Your child gets a chance to be a leader quite often. We have math leaders, table captains, teacher assistants, and classroom jobs that allow them to lead and help one another on a regular basis. Ask your child about it.

Red Wings Assembly
We had a lot of fun at the Red Wing Assembly. Your child will be coming home with more information about how to get involved, stay active, and eat healthy.

Middle School Stories
Middle Schoolers from Mrs. Anderson's Literature Class came and read their stories to our class on Friday. We had fun listening to their stories and hearing about their writing process.

Student of the Week, Visitor for Social Studies, Thank You

Student of the Week
Please congratulate these two students if you see them. They were the last two 'Students of the Week' for the last two weeks in October. Both students show respect each and every day. They are kind classmates who use great manners and consistently listen when others are talking. They also offer help to adults and others.

Visitor for Social Studies

To wrap up our local government unit in Social Studies, we had a visitor from Ypsilanti District Library come in and visit with us. She told us about her career in Library Science. She also told us how we can use the library for free (thanks to our local government funding and tax payers.)

Thank You

Thank you very much to the families who have sent in snack items. We had many families generously donate snacks so that each student can have a healthy snack in the afternoon.  We also had families share snacks on Thursday afternoon as we headed into our long weekend. Your contributions are appreciated.

Visit from a Judge, Middle School Flag Folders, Asthma Assembly & Skatin' Station II

Middle School Flag Folders
The middle school flag folding team came to visit us and talk about their responsibilities. They brought the school flag in and we compared the size of it to a 2nd grader. We also learned about the rituals of folding the flag and proper ways to treat the flag. This correlates with our Social Studies Unit on Civics.

Asthma Assembly & Judge Owdjiez
On Friday, Amanda, the teen representative of the Down River pageant, came to talk with us about Asthma. She talked about how she manages her asthma and how important it is to be educated about asthma. This is true for all students (students with asthma and students who have people in their lives with asthma.)

We had a wonderful visit from Judge Owdjiez. She talked about her career, her work in the community, and how local government works with the State and National Government. This also supports our understanding of civics.

Skatin' Station II 
We had a lot of fun at Skatin' Station II on Friday. What a neat way to end the week!

The Water Cycle & Mathematics

The Water Cycle
We learned about the water cycle this week. Students enjoyed the song we learned to memorize the steps of the water cycle. Ask them about it.

Mathematics
We finished our unit on foundational number systems and word problems.  Our class did very well with this unit. Beginning October 26th, there will be an additional math packet available for those of you who would like to see more math homework. Their unit test will be in this week's Monday Mailer for you to review with them. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Student of the Week, Fire Safety & Police Officer Visit

Student of the Week
Here are the pictures of our first two 'Students of the Week.' They both set good examples for all of us.

Fire Safety & Police Officer Visit

We are so lucky to have opportunities to talk with community members who keep us safe. The assembly this morning centered around fire safety. We learned what fire fighters to do in a fire, how fire fighters help us stay safe at home and at school, and what we should do ourselves in case of a fire or an emergency. This afternoon we listened to Officer Dergis tell us about how police officers help us stay safe and how they respond to emergencies. We also learned how we can be safe and responsible citizens.