Greetings I.A. Families,
I want to thank everyone who so generously donated used books, CDs, and other items to our sale last Thursday. For the students and myself, it was a great success. We earned a little over $260.00 and enough to start ordering some items for our students store (KIDS, Inc. - students in my Money class picked the name). Today, students had the opportunity to begin a discussion about jobs in the store, hours of operation, scheduling students at the store, and had a chance to do some comparison shopping, and calculating of profits. Whew! Our next fundraiser as mentioned in a previous BLOG will be a school dance. There has been a change regarding the school dance for primary grades. After careful consideration, and talking with the lower grade teachers, I have decided that for March, we will only have the upper grade (3-8) dance on March 18th. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, March 10 (we postponed sales just a bit). Tickets have also been re-priced at $1.00 each, per my discussion with the students in my Money class. Profits, again will be allocated for the puchase of stock for the store. We are planning a refreshment stand at the dance. Any donations of juice boxes, water bottles, or snack bags would be greatly appreciated!
We also sold the original art work quilt at the book sale. Innovations Academy purchased it and it is on display in my room! The money we earned from the quilt will finally give us a chance to do some microfinancing in developing countries - our goal from the beginning of the year. Additionally, the "Stupendous Solar System Cookbook" was on sale at a price of $12.50 (the cost of color printing and binding). This cookbook was an offshoot of students learning about the solar system and later creating a scale model with fruits and vegetables on the field at the Kroc Center. I will be turning in the original student cookbook for printing this week, so if you are interested, please contact me immediately.
As we wrap up the solar system lessons and fun, we are next turning to history and exploring the Revolutionary War. Students will be asked to created a newspaper with a story about an important event during the war, a biography of an important historical figure from that time period, and finally an editorial from a loyalist and a patriot. Students will also have the opportunity to propose a project of their own regarding this important time in history. We have about four weeks for this project!
Regarding those long lost animal reports. Your children will have them back soon for final revisions. I must apologize as once we got into the report cards, they took a back seat and we have yet to completely finish them - but we will. I would also still like to get a field trip to an animal shelter of some kind or another.
All of I.A.'s fourth graders will be completing a writing assessment on Tuesday, March 3rd. We practiced for it today in Language Arts and I believe they have a good idea how to approach the writing prompt (how to plan, perhaps use a graphic organizer, and how to structure their writing, etc...).
Don't forget the field trip on Thursday, March 5th to the San Diego Museum of Art where your children will learn California and U.S. History through the presentation of art. I've been looking forward to this field trip since the beginning of the year when I first read about the program.
As you can see, life is full and enriching for your children. If you have any questions or concerns, as always, please contact me via email.
Sincerely,
Kim
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