June 7th from Ms. Luria

June 7, 2011

Dear Families,

Calendar:

June 11: Walking field trip to Hydro Park at 12:30  - please feel free to come along and walk with us

June 12: Talent Show – 1pm

June 13: Jet Boats (3^rd grade only)

June 14: Summer birthday celebrations 1pm

June 14: Last day of school for students

Homework: There is no homework this week.

Walking field trip: We will be going with our kindergarten reading buddies to Hydro park on Tuesday afternoon. Students will leave at 12:30 in the afternoon. We will share a snack at the park and play with our buddies. Students will then walk back to the school with their buddies. If you would like to come, you are welcome to accompany us on the trip. Please make sure your child has sunscreen and wears clothes for the weather.

Summer Birthday Celebration: We will celebrate summer birthdays on the last day of school at 1:00pm. If your child has a birthday in June – August, feel free to bring something to share with the class.

Science: This week we had a guest speaker and were able to look at plants through a microscope. We started comparing the life cycles of plants and animals. Students found many similarities between both plants and animals.  

Writing: This week we are finishing up our writing portfolios. Students are working hard to put all of their writings in order and to make books to take home. You should see them on the last day of school.

Ms. Luria

Class song written by the students

Over in the forest

Over in the forest,

hiding from the sun

lived an old mother bat

and her little bat one.

Hide little bat.

I hide said the one.

And it hid in the forest

as it hid from the sun.

Over in the forest

While hunting for some food

Lived an old mother bobcat

And her little bobcat two.

Climb said the mother.

We climb said the two.

And they climbed in the forest

While hunting for some food.

Over in the forest

In a big hollow tree

Lived a furry mother fox

And her little foxes three.

Pounce said the mother

We pounce said the three.

And they pounced in the forest

in the big hollow tree.

Over in the forest

Pecking at a sycamore

Lived an old mother woodpecker

And her woodpecker four.

Eat said the mother

We eat said the six.

And they ate in the forest

At the old sycamore.

Over in the forest

near lots of bee hives

lived an old mother newt

and her little newts five.

Crawl said the mother.

We crawl said the 5.

And they crawled in the forest

near lots of hives.

Over in the forest

in a den full of sticks

Lived an old mother coyote

And her little coyote six.

Howl said the mother.

We howl said the six.

And they howled in a forest in a den

Full of sticks.