Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month..  Today the girls picked a name of a famous woman in American history that they will research and teach the class about on their day of sharing.  In their backpack today you will find the name of their famous woman, directions and a record sheet, and an index card to use to make a "trading card".  If extra copies are needed, directions, website links, and record sheets are also posted under "Important Documents" on the right hand side of this page.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Have fun researching!!

Rainy Day Crafts

What do we do on a rainy day during indoor recess???  We create beautiful crafts, of course!  Look at what your talented artists made today:

Happy Friday!

We're back in the swing of things!  We enjoyed visiting the Book Swap today.  We also did very well learning our spelling words during a short week.  Great job, girls!

A Look Ahead:
*Next week's spelling words are:  was, going, always, a lot, next, also, until, upon, scared, lived, stayed, and across

*Next week we will write a poem titled Wishes.  A brainstorming homework page came home today to complete.  Please return it on Monday.

*The Girls' Dance Assembly is scheduled for March 14th.  They have been practicing almost every day in gym class.  Have you seen any of it at home? :)  We are asking for each girl to bring in a pair of white, canvas sneakers that we will decorate with glitter, ribbons, and pom poms to be worn at the performance.  We would like all sneakers in by March 3rd.

*Next Tuesday we will attend the "March Reading Madness" Assembly.  We're excited to hear all the details from Mrs. Stone.

*Next Friday is a 12:30 dismissal.  Students attending ASC should bring a lunch.  Reading Teacher-Parent Conferences will be held from 1pm-5pm.  Conference sign-ups close tomorrow.  

*REMEMBER:  It is time again for another Family Fun Night.

Date and time: Tuesday, February 25^th from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Location:  Calvert Middle School gym.

Activities:

1. Introduction activities

2. Coffee mug painting for Believe Big which is an organization that helps families navigate through surviving cancer. More information is available at www.believebig.org.

3. Family Basketball games such as Knockout, 3-point shot competitions and foul-shot games.

We hope to see you for all the fun, Mr. Shep.

Happy Friday and February!

What a fun-filled first week of February!!!  We had a mystery reader, International Week, 10th Age Buddies, AND a trip to the B.S.O.!  WOW :)

A Look Ahead (to another busy week):
*Next week is a short week: NO SCHOOL on Friday, February 14th or Monday, February 17th.

*Next week's spelling words are:

trip, run, stop, drop, hug, swim, tripped, running, stopping, dropped, hugged, swimming

Our Spelling test will be on THURSDAY.

*We will take the next two weeks to write our composition about winter.  Over the weekend, have you daughter describe what it looks like outside in the winter, what types of clothes she wears in the winter, and what outside activities she enjoys doing in the winter.  We are working on adding extra details to our sentences, so try to include where, when, and with whom.

*Our first Secret Valentine clue is due on Monday, and a fancy card/treat is due on Thursday.  We will also have an optional class valentine exchange on Thursday.  

*Our Valentine Party is on Thursday, from 2:15-3:00.  Please contact Megan Higgins if you have any questions.  

International Week

We LOVE International Week!!!

We learned so many new facts about Haiti, The Netherlands, Brazil, Korea, and Chile.  We tried new foods, listened to music,learned new words,  looked at artwork, read stories, and colored pictures from all over the world.  A BIG thank you to Madame Cooke and her team for putting together such an exciting week, and to the many parents that shared their traditions and treasures from their heritage (please see separate post from Ms. Ryoo's visit on Korean Day).  It has been an amazing week!!

Ms. Ryoo Teaches Us about Korea

On Korean Day, Ms. Ryoo visited our classroom to teach us about Korean culture and traditions.  She showed us many beautiful pictures from Korea.  She also taught us how to play a fun game called Yut.  Ms. Ryoo, thank you for bringing in homemade rice cake snacks, too!  They were very tasty!

10th Age Buddies

We met up with our 10th Age Buddies this week and made valentines for the many members of the Calvert community that help us every day.  After we decorated our valentines we were able to hand deliver our valentines.  Everyone smiled when they received our letters of appreciation, which made us smile, too :)

**Mystery Reader**

This week Mr. Yu visited us as our mystery reader.  During his visit, Mr. Yu taught us about the spring festivals that take place in China.  His slideshow included photos of a panda bear, a map of China (which looks like a rooster!), dumplings (yum!), fireworks, and lanterns.  He also showed us how people decorate their houses for the spring festivals.  The colors red and gold are very popular in China.  Mr. Yu taught us how Chinese characters are written and read top to bottom and right to left, which is very different from the way we learn to read and write.

Thank you for visiting with us Mr. Yu!  We learned so many interesting facts about China!

Thank you for the tasty chocolate treats, too!