Starting Quarter 2!

Dear Families,

I hope everyone had an enjoyable trackout! Second quarter we will hit the ground running with our new unit about the lithosphere. Students will have the opportunity to create scale models of the layers of the Earth and learn about what comprises each of them. We will do some demonstrations to learn about the density of the layers, as well as how layers of rock are formed in our Earth’s crust.

Every Friday we will engage in “Science Friday” where students will have the opportunity to learn more about various science topics, some of which may be related to our current unit. They will have the chance to use ZSpace in conjunction with The Friday Institute as well, so please make sure students are having you sign the consent forms for participation and turning them into me as soon as possible so we can get the ball rolling with this program!

Lastly, in all the science classes we had conversations about our classroom HOWL expectations. Many students had trouble turning in work on time and putting their names on their papers. Students understand that the expectation for late work is, by policy, that work will be accepted up to a week late with a late slip; after that, the grade will be marked as a 50 in the grade book. Students also signed that they understood the expectations that they created at the beginning of the year and set goals for the quarter ahead. We used this template for our expectations review (which should be in your child's binder): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nDgklofbQ27w-e0_qS7X8ssUhc8IYr8mpiE0gkSjbKQ/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for your continued collaboration with your children at home! It is such a pleasure to work with your wonderful children in class!

Ms. Stewart