Making Shadows By: Luke

 This week we have been talking about shadows. We made tin men and shined a light on them to make shadows. Then we got into groups and talked about them the tin men on the pink paper had the longest shadows the tin men on the yellow paper had the fatest shadow and last but not least the tin men on the red paper had the shortest shadows. Guess what? We are doing a science experiment on shadows. We put a Popsicle stick in a little ball of clay Mrs. Coen or Miss. Askin drew a compass rose for each group,next we put our sun dial in the middle of our compass rose every hour we came out to check it. After that we recorded the data in our science notebook. It was a fun experiment.I had fun!!!

Friday, April 12

The end of the 2012-2013 school year is getting closer.  We have lots of fun and important events coming up.  In this update I want to share about a few of those events.

GLA/MAP Testing (May 1-2 and 7-9)

As you already know, this is the first year your child will take the Grade Level Assessment (GLA), also known as the MAP (Missouri Assessment Program.  Although this is not the first standardized test your child has ever taken, it is the first time they will be asked to read the entire test on their own.  Another difference is found in question format.  This will be the first time students are asked to explain their thinking behind their answers.  The test is rigorous, but nothing for you or your child to be concerned about.  The most important things you can do to help support your child on testing days is...

1. Make sure they get a good night sleep.
2. Ensure they eat a healthy breakfast.
3. Send them to school with a kiss or hug (and on time).

In the following week, I will be sending home a letter regarding Testing "Encouragement Kits" that we've given our students the past few years.  They simply consist of notes from each family cheering their child on, water bottles, and some gum/candy while taking the test.

Boys Hit For Literacy (April 23rd from 3:30-4:30)

The day is nearing for our boys literacy event—Boys Hit 4 Literacy!!  This event will include coaches and a few players from the T-Bones, as well as Park Hill’s own, Bill Sobbe, who is also a coach for the T-Bones.  Coach Sobbe will be bringing some high school baseball players to assist with the event.  This is an optional after school event on April 23^rd from 3:30-4:30.  Students will have to have their own transportation home and must return a permission slip to take part in the event. 

 

After a small snack the boys will enjoy a short reading from Coach Hook and play catch and get a few hitting pointers from the players and coaching staff.  Boys are encouraged to bring their gloves, but we do have about a dozen gloves for those who do not have their own.  Kristine is placing some permission slips in your mailboxes today, but if there are not enough for the number of boys in your class please let us know.  Permission slips are due April 18^th!  Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Take Your Child To Work Day (April 25th)

 

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is on Thursday, April 25, 2013.  To accommodate parents/guardians working for businesses that plan career awareness events for this day, the Park Hill School District has made a provision allowing students not to be counted absent on this school day if they are attending work with their parents or guardians.  The district’s practice is that your child will not be counted absent if they write a reflection on their experience.  Please have your child bring this to school  and give it to their teacher.

 

If your child is planning on attending Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day events, please contact your child’s teacher prior to April 25, 2013, so we can have a list of those students who are excused, so we will not call wondering why they are absent. 

 

As explained earlier, for your child not to be counted absent, he/she will need to complete a written reflective assignment and return it to their classroom teacher.  Students who do not return this assignment by Tuesday, May 30, 2013 will be counted absent on April 25, 2013.  If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher.

Mother/Son Field Day (April 27)

 

Park Hill Student Council is once again holding our annual Mother Son Field Day on April 27^th from 10:30-1:30pm at the District Football Stadium.  If you are interested in learning more, we have flyers in the office.

 

 

Park Hill Summer School (June 3-21)

 

We are happy to announce Park Hill Summer School is HERE @ Hawthorn!

STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUN, EXTENDED LEARNING IN SUMMER SCHOOL

Park Hill School District students can have a fun, extended learning experience through the district's Summer Expeditions program, which will be Monday-Friday, June 3-21. 

All students participating in the tuition preschool summer program will attend the Gerner Family Early Education Center for Summer Expeditions.

Incoming kindergarten through fifth-grade

Summer Expeditions classes, which go from 8 a.m. to noon, give students opportunities to reinforce and enhance communication arts and math skills in preparation for the upcoming school year. The courses are themed, and students will learn through hands-on activities and enrichment opportunities.

Writing Poetry

                           In writing we wrot poetry and "wrote with a poet's eye". Mrs. Coen told us to write a poem about a book and think about it like a poet.
 My poem said:
 
                                Books


                                Books bring you into different worlds
               and make you feel you are there
               Books can change your thoughts and
               make you think different.

               Sometimes pictures can change your
               vision to help you think you are there.

                                Books




                       Rylee's Poem:
               
                   Books

      
Always have a cover, colorful or not, pages and pages of words, setting or character and what not, drama and problem what else to it, never know what is next it is a surprise inside.
           
so the next time you open a book you need to know there is a lot of magic inside.


   that is what has been happening in our class.

this week at the school library we wrote poems I wrote one about apples. It was really good I can't remember what it said?It was really fun to print and see what it looked like but it didn't look red it was all black and white.Some my friend did some I did..My was kind of like a story.I don't know why almost every song is a poem?

The Sun By: Luke

This week we have been learning about the sun. We made a sun book to write down the facts about the sun. We watched YouTube videos about the sun we read books about the sun. Did you know that LONG ago people worshiped the sun. The sun could fit 109 Earths across it's face!! Guess what one sciencetist thought the sun was 12 inches across. One YouTube video we watched showed the planets and stars we realized that the sun is way bigger than earth. There were even stars bigger than the sun. We learnned a lot about the sun!

We did poetry and we reed  poem's.We did frequency which mean's

the teacher show's up a word and we describes the word.

The teacher was reading a sun book,when the teacher was finish reading we

had to write what happened to the story.

Get Your Calendar Ready...Important Dates!

I hope everyone had a relaxing Spring Break!  I know several of you were able to get out of town for some time and I hope you all had fun.  Several students returned their "Lucky to be a Family" Shamrocks today and they look super!  If you haven't been able to finish those, please bring them back by the end of the week.  We are displaying them on a bulletin board in the hallway. 

I wanted to let you know about some upcoming events: 

This week: 

Tuesday 3/19:  McTeacher Night  (I will be working from 4-5pm)
Wednesday 3/20: Spring pictures (Everyone gets a picture taken.  You will have an option to purchase the picture when they are returned.  This is also the day we get class pictures taken.)
Wednesday 3/20:  Grade cards go home (If you would like the end of year grade card mailed to you, please self-address the grade card envelope and include postage prior to returning it to school.)

Next week: 

Thursday 3/28:  Student Showcase/Book fair  (I will be sending home reminders for the time you signed tomorrow.)

In the future:

Tuesday 4/2:  PTA mtg.
Thursday 4/5: 3rd Grade Bowling Field Trip (Students will be going to Gladstone Bowl in the morning, followed by a lunch at Pizza Street.  Parents are welcome to watch bowling and eat lunch.  A permission slip will come home with more information.)

That is all for now!