Friday, May 29, 2009
June 1, 2009
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write about what your summer plans are or what you’d like for your summer plans to be! Be sure to include a beginning, middle, and ending.
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring the finished writing paper in by Friday.
We’re finishing up a unit on fractions in math. Following a recipe, using the measurement tools, is a fun way to practice math together. Try halving or doubling a recipe!
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring the finished writing paper in by Friday.
We’re finishing up a unit on fractions in math. Following a recipe, using the measurement tools, is a fun way to practice math together. Try halving or doubling a recipe!
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Friday, May 22, 2009
May 26, 2009
A free summer reading opportunity for your child will be sent home on May 26, along with the parent letter. I think most of the children would enjoy it!
Please remember to send in your child’s permission slip along with $4 for our field trip to Mission Mill and the Marion County Museum. We still need 2 more volunteers. Please let me know if you are able to make it.
Our final speech of the year is this week! The speech is titled “Down by the Riverside”. We worked on them in class on the day we came back from the park. If your child did not participate in the event, then have your child practice a speech on any field trip or family trip that he/she remembers well. Speeches need to be ready by Tuesday, May 26.
The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Please remember to send in your child’s permission slip along with $4 for our field trip to Mission Mill and the Marion County Museum. We still need 2 more volunteers. Please let me know if you are able to make it.
Our final speech of the year is this week! The speech is titled “Down by the Riverside”. We worked on them in class on the day we came back from the park. If your child did not participate in the event, then have your child practice a speech on any field trip or family trip that he/she remembers well. Speeches need to be ready by Tuesday, May 26.
The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Friday, May 15, 2009
May 18, 2009
What fun we all had at “Down by the Riverside”! The weather, the company, and the learning couldn’t have worked out better!
Our final speech of the year will be in two weeks. Today students began organizing their speeches titled “Down by the Riverside”. Most of them took their note cards home on Friday. Students are to practice their speeches at home and be ready by Tuesday, May 26 to present.
If your child didn’t go to “Down by the Riverside”, the note cards for the speech, will need to be completed at home this week. The topic will have to of course be different. If your child attended a different year, it’s ok to write about a different “Down by the Riverside” year. The speech could be about a favorite trip that your child took. The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Sincerely,
Ginny Ryan
Our final speech of the year will be in two weeks. Today students began organizing their speeches titled “Down by the Riverside”. Most of them took their note cards home on Friday. Students are to practice their speeches at home and be ready by Tuesday, May 26 to present.
If your child didn’t go to “Down by the Riverside”, the note cards for the speech, will need to be completed at home this week. The topic will have to of course be different. If your child attended a different year, it’s ok to write about a different “Down by the Riverside” year. The speech could be about a favorite trip that your child took. The speech needs an introduction (clearly stating the topic, important events during the field trip (or trip), favorite and least favorite parts, and a conclusion.
*Students will be scored on:
1. Having a beginning, middle, and an ending.
2. Tell details about your trip.
3. Using appropriate language (grammar)
4. Giving the audience eye contact.
5. Speaking loud enough for the audience to hear.
5. Keeping the body from fidgeting.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Sincerely,
Ginny Ryan
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Titanic Artifacts in Salem!
At the Lancaster Mall, today through Sunday, The Titanic Exhibit is showing free. It will be out in the parking lot between Best Buy, and Macy's, on the south side. Artifacts from the Titanic. Times are 12:00-8:00 Thurs, Fri, Sat. 11:00-4:00 Sunday.
Friday, May 08, 2009
May 11, 2009
Our artist in residence will be starting work on the mosaic mural with the Forest Ridge kids soon. He has requested any pieces of tile you may have at home left over from home improvement projects. If you have some you could send in to the office with your student, it would be appreciated.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Cinquain. It’s a 5 line poem with the following structure:
Line 1 - one word of two syllables (may be the title)
Line 2 - four syllables (describing the subject or title)
Line 3 - six syllables (showing action)
Line 4 - eight syllables (expressing a feeling or observation about the subject)
Line 5 - two syllables (describing or renaming the subject)
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
We have 5 volunteers helping out on Friday, the day of our field trip to Willamette Mission Park, for a service project and outdoor education. We’ll be able to see the “ghost” structure of the first mission in this area, built by Jason Lee. We’ve been learning about this in our Salem history study. If your child isn’t able to go on the trip, please try to take your child to see this site.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Cinquain. It’s a 5 line poem with the following structure:
Line 1 - one word of two syllables (may be the title)
Line 2 - four syllables (describing the subject or title)
Line 3 - six syllables (showing action)
Line 4 - eight syllables (expressing a feeling or observation about the subject)
Line 5 - two syllables (describing or renaming the subject)
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
We have 5 volunteers helping out on Friday, the day of our field trip to Willamette Mission Park, for a service project and outdoor education. We’ll be able to see the “ghost” structure of the first mission in this area, built by Jason Lee. We’ve been learning about this in our Salem history study. If your child isn’t able to go on the trip, please try to take your child to see this site.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
May 4, 2009
Our artist in residence will be starting work on the mosaic mural with the Forest Ridge kids soon. He has requested any pieces of tile you may have at home left over from home improvement projects. If you have some you could send in to the office with your student, it would be appreciated.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Haiku. It’s a short light, nature Japanese poem with 3 lines. Line 1 - five syllables, line 2 - seven syllables, line 3 - five syllables. Students have been writing them in our classroom. Have fun!!
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
Our goal this year at Forest Ridge is to improve students’ writing. During the week, I’d like to encourage you and your child to write together. The topic this week is to write a Haiku. It’s a short light, nature Japanese poem with 3 lines. Line 1 - five syllables, line 2 - seven syllables, line 3 - five syllables. Students have been writing them in our classroom. Have fun!!
Writing together encourages your child to see you having fun with writing, and allows you an opportunity to spend time with your child while he/she learns. Please have your child bring it in by Friday.
Reading logs are due on Thursday.
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