Week of February 7 - 11
Valentine's Day Celebration
We will have our Valentine's Day Celebration on Monday February 14 from 12:30-1:45! We'll be making Valentine's Day bags in class this week to collect our cards; due to space constraints in the classroom, please do not send in an additional bag or box for your child to collect Valentine's in.
If your child would like to pass out Valentine's Day cards to the class on Monday February 14, you can access a list of students first names HERE; please ensure there is one for each student if you are sending them in. If you are in need of Valentine's Day cards for your child to pass out, please contact me before Thursday February 10 so I can get some extras for you.
Please feel free to send in Valentine's Day cards on either Friday February 11 or Monday February 14 and we can keep them here in the classroom for the party.
Planetarium
As a reminder we will be going to Upton Middle School this Tuesday (2/8)at 10:30 for our planetarium visit.
Yearbook Orders
5th Grade Hot Chocolate/Apple Cider Sale!
4th Grade Swimming
*Please read the following note from our PE teachers.
The permission slip mentioned in the letter will be sent home this week.
Dear Parent or Guardian,
Your child will soon be participating in our third grade water safety and swimming program (This programis traditionally held for 3rd graders, however, this program was suspended last year).Classes will be held at the St. Joseph High School pool. Students are transported to the pool on St. JosephSchool buses, with teachers accompanying the classes.Our water safety and swimming course offers instruction in survival swimming. No individual is everdrown-proof. We discuss various water related emergencies as well as practical life saving skills.
Classes will start on Wednesdays April 27, May 11, May 18, and May 25 for Brown School. Each
class will meet for four days.
Your child will need a swimsuit, towel, plastic bag (for wet swimsuit and towel) and swim cap (if they
want one). Please put your child’s name on all of these items, so lost items can be returned.
Please fill out the slip below and return it by Friday April 22If you know of any problem, physical or mental, that might interfere with your child’s participation in
this program, please inform us. All students are expected to participate in this unit.
-Mr. Pfahler and Ms. Pagel (P.E. Teachers)
Kindness Squad
Hello Families of Mrs. Hassenger’s class,
In P2, we have been learning about giving and we wanted to do a project where we deliver treats to
classes and teachers around the school. We need your help! In order to give to others, we are in need of
some candy and snacks. We would like to do something different every week or two so Mrs. Hassenger
will update the list of what we need in the blog each week.
Here is a list of what we will need this week so we can deliver treats to each classroom:
-Starbursts
-Skittles (fun sized bags)
-M&M (fun sized bags)
-Kit Kats
-Jolly Ranchers
Thank You,
Mrs. Hassenger's 4th Graders
Dressing for the Weather
As winter continues, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately. All students are expected to be outside at all 3 recesses and often times during P.E. Students will not be allowed to play beyond the blacktop without boots and snow pants. If your child is in need of a winter coat or any other winter apparel, please let me know.
Please talk to your students about their responsibility in wearing what you send/expect them to wear during recesses. Brown School is focused on teaching personal responsibility/natural consequences for student choices. For instance, if their pants get wet going down the slide when they chose not to wear their snow pants, they will be sitting in wet pants for the day. We will not call home for dry clothing.
Homework Reminder
Homework each week consists of reading 20+ minutes at home (this can be a library book, magazine, newspaper, online book, etc) and practicing multiplication and division facts 1 through 12. Mastering multiplication and division facts is vital to our learning this year.
Mrs. Bawks' Brown School Family Blog:
Please don't forget to take a peek at Mrs. Bawks' Brown School Family Blog each week. CLICK HERE to read it.
What we are learning this week:
Math: This week we will continue working on breaking down multi-digit numbers and writing them in expanded form. We will also complete section B and have our check point on Thursday before moving on to our next section. You can view some materials to help you support our child's learning by CLICKING HERE.
ELA: Our genre study on Pourquoi Tales will begin this week. We will talk about their different features and work with our skill of cause and effect within pourquoi tales.
Writing: We will continue work on our persuasive essay by generating topics this week. Students will begin brainstorming of topics and create pro and cons list to their ideas.
Science: This week we continue our study of roller coasters as we solved the mystery, “Why is the first hill of a roller coaster always the highest?” Your child will learn about how the first hill gives the coaster the energy it needs to go through the whole track. Since hills can’t give enough energy to climb a higher hill, the first hill has to be the tallest. The same idea applies to swinging at the playground. You can support this week’s learning by taking your child to the park, pulling them back on the swing and letting them go. Before you release, you can ask your child, “will you swing back and crash into me if I stand still? why not?” Then try adding energy by pushing your child and talk about what happens. Have fun!
Social Studies: We will continue our study of human geography.
P2: We will study the character strength, Humility, "You do not seek the spotlight. You let your actions speak for themselves."
Important Upcoming Dates:
Tues. 2/8-Our class visits the Upton Planetarium
Wed. 2/9 - Late Start (school begins at 9:20 am)
Mon. 2/14 - Valentine’s Day Party
Wed. 2/16-Late Start (school begins at 9:20 am) and P.E. make-up day
Fri. 2/18- No School
Mon. 2/21- No School
We. 2/23 - Late Start (school begins at 9:20am)
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