Week 10

Weekly Greetings!

First of all, I would like to thank all of you that could make the Parent/Teacher meetings last Monday. Also, I appreciate the effort some of you made to reschedule on other days when unplanned things came up. There are so many new programs and a new grading system this year that really needed to be discussed in person. I hope you found our time together informative and helpful. Before I move into some of last week's activities, I want to remind you that this week will be the start of a new S.T.A.R.S. pod rotation and there will be an early release on Friday.

We may have had a short week, but it was packed full for the four days we had together. The class continues to rotate through small group and independent work in reading and math each day. Then before lunch, they transition to direct instruction in writing. The students do a daily journal entry each day, and last week we have started a three paragraph essay in preparation for the up coming district writing assessment in November.

On Wednesday, the students in attendance created some Halloween decorations during our Makerspace time. There was also enough time to have some exploration opportunities to use some of they resources available in the STEAM room.

For the students that were a part of the Alaska Native and Local Culture pod class, the focus for the last week was on trapping and identifying animal tracks.  Using a kit, the class could identify the tracks of fur bearers and study their pictures. Then Tim Lorenzinz from the Tetlin Refuge came in to do a fur bearers and trapping presentation. I hope the students in the pod have enjoyed the quarter long class as much as I have enjoyed teaching it.

Now that the first snow has officially fallen, please remember to send your child with warm and proper out door clothing for recess. Remember that they go outside for recess until the temperature drops below minus 20 degrees.

Have a great week!

Kind Regards,

Julie Brown