Monday, April 4, 2016

Newsletter: Track and Field, Concrete Poetry


Important
8th Graders: The second fundraiser for 8th grade sip day is this coming Saturday the 9th. 8th graders need to be at the Vista Point Work Center by 7:30 am. A flyer will be going home as well.

Track and field season is here! For further information, check out the information sent home.

Upcoming Dates
§  April 6th and April 13th are minimum days. School releases at 12:45.
§  April 22nd is a make-up snow day - no school.
§  April 29th is Show It Off Day beginning at 1:45pm.

New
In ELA, we will continue analyzing concrete poetry for theme by reading Blue Lipstick and Technically It's Not My Fault.

In science, we will be looking at mountains and metamorphic rock.

In social studies, we will be working in expert groups to develop a Prezi presentation for the whole class.

Updates and Info
Students explored and analyzed concrete poetry in our books, Blue Lipstick and Technically It's Not My Fault. We finished up research for our Prezi social studies project. In science we looked at how plate tectonics create landforms.

Family Math Night was a wonderful evening connecting over learning and sharing goals for students.

We have invited a percussion instructor to work with students on Friday's in April. Come to Show It Off Day to check out their performance.

A representative from Downieville Highschool will be coming to Camptonville April 6th at 10:15 to share information regarding their highschool program.

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