I hope your weekend was full of outside adventures. The kids and I spent Saturday at Zoo Montana loving the fall colors and falling leaves! We had yet to see the new Tigers so that was extremely exciting. They were up and at it. It was fun to watch them use a tree stump to itch their faces! Our favorites however have and always will be the river otters and the beavers. They were cracking us up! There was one beaver that kept diving underwater to get a certain stick to add to the lodge. He would get it just right and then it would get tangled under a different one. All this, while the other beaver was just hanging out watching him become frustrated. Too funny! We also got to see our good friend Jeff the Zoo Guy. He was out doing what he does best…entertaining people and getting them excited about nature! What an awesome guy!
This week is a short week. It is a half day on Wednesday (out at noon), and then everyone is off on Thursday and Friday. I will spend my time teaching a class at MSU-B about teaching gifted children in the regular classroom using relationship building and character driven lessons to create an environment they are willing to take risks in. One of my favorite things to talk about!!!! I LOVE to challenge kids on all levels. The best part is that I get to teach it along side of one of my favorite people on Earth…my mother in law! She is a retired gifted teacher from Laurel. We LOVE that connection between us. Fun!
There will not be a spelling test this week. We will do Unit 6, which is a review of Units 1-5. There will only be book work this week. In math we will continue on with our algebra lessons by moving into equations rather than expressions. We will use a hands on approach to learn this once we grasp the basics. In science we will take a look at air pressure once again with a lab involving a package peanut. Say what???? In Lead 21, we will finish up sequencing and author's purpose. In SS we will make our NE Regional flashcards.
On Wednesday, we will be working along side my good friends at Montana Conservation Corps doing some projects to help the environment. This will be a great segway to our next unit in Lead 21: A green earth. LOVE working with these folks. Please send kind in clothes that are old and can get paint on them on this day.
On Tuesday, we will meet our 2nd grade buddies. We will team up with Mrs. Powell's class this year. I LOVE buddies because it is a time for kids to just learn while having FUN! 4th graders have such a powerful opportunity to make a difference in the life of a second grader. Awesome! We will do a match up activity and then help them with a Halloween project.
Earlier this year, Mrs. Gleason and I wrote a grant for PTA to purchase some new books to use at Fly Time. You know how much these stories/lessons mean to your kiddos! PTA was only able to fund part of the needed donation (which we say thank you a million times over!). We are still about $200 short of the needed funds to purchase all the books we researched for all the different character traits. If your business is looking for a way to get a tax right off and a BIG ole shout out on both our blogs, we would love to help them do so. Please write me a note in the planner or text me if you want more details. It would mean the WORLD to us to continue to bring powerful lessons through literature (picture books) during our Fly Time to all your children! Thanks!
It is always hard to have kiddos absent, but sometimes it means more to me that they are forming some pretty awesome memories with their families. Kyra is doing just that this weekend. She is in Pennsylvania with her family celebrating an 80th birthday for a pretty special family member. From the looks of her picture she texted me, she is also LOVING the fall weather. What I love most about the picture of her in the leaves however is the word on her shirt. It really does say it all doesn't it. That is what life is all about…relationships, love, and making lasting memories. I hope that you are having the best of time Miss. Kyra and family. Thank you for sharing those with me!
Tomorrow is our NILE field trip. We leave right away at 8:30 and will be back before lunch. That means, kids do NOT have to pack a lunch. We will be back in time to eat in the lunchroom. Kids should wear footwear that can get some cow poop on them and some mud. Boots or tennis shoes are recommended. It will also be smart to wear layers, so a short sleeve shirt with a sweat shirt will be perfect. A HUGE thank you to Hanna's dad and Espon's mom for chaperoning. Being pregnant, I can't take my allergy medicine so I may not be able to go into the animal barns. Having these two helpers will be PERFECT so the kids can still enjoy everything without me if I start to wheeze up. :0) All kids are going on the trip. I knew they could do it!!! Yay Grewell class! Don't worry, I will take plenty of pictures to share with you.
Well, I think that about sums it up for the weekend blog. Have a wonderful night!
Mrs. Grewell
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