Book It All-Star Readers

There are 3 KB students that have recieved their all Star Book It! Awards this year. They met all six of the Book It! reading goals this year.

Oceans

This week and next we will be looking at several fiction and non fiction books on ocean and ocean life. Have your students look at the pictures and tell you things they can see and find out the information that is swimming around in their heads.

Where did KB go?

Here is KB having fun on a spring day in PE with Mr. Naugle!

Conference Times

Please come with your questions and concerns.

Tuesday, March 24th 15min. each
5:00 JH
5:15 BS
5:30 Open
5:45 KR
6:00 TD
6:15 RF
6:30 DC
6:45 SD
7:00 CH

Thursday , March 26th
5:00 GS
5:15 Open
5:30 BV
5:45 BV
6:00 AL
Open following 6:15

Plants

This week we will be looking at plants. We will be finding out how they grow. We will be identifying the parts of the plant. KB will be looking at books, pictures, plants, and movies to help them learn about plants.

KWL chart

We Know:
needs water
needs dirt/soil to protect roots
comes from seeds
needs room to grow
a vine is a type of plant
they have leaves
Vegatables grow on them
Flowers grow on them

What we Want to Know/ What we Learned
Do bugs eat plants? Yes, they get hungry!
What happens when plants get old? They die and help the soil
What are the parts of the plants and their jobs?
Roots: Feed plants, helps it to not fall over, and they are underground
Leaves: Make food for the plant (sugar) gives us oxygen with outhem we wouldn't live.
Stems: like a stra moves food, is a helper
What do plants do for us? Give us food to eat, help give us air breath
How do they grow? Need sunlight, water, and air



We will be watching the Magic School Bus video from unitedstreaming.com that talks about what it takes to make a plant grow. KB will soon find out that plants need sun, air, water, and other minerals to help them grow!

Some of KB's Plant Vocabulary:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtml
Check out the site above for a great game online for your student!

Scarlet Fever

This is not in KB, but it has been diagnosed in the elementary school.

Scarlet fever is and acute, contagious disease. It normally follows a streptococcal infection, usually of the throat. Symptoms will vary. Possible sore throat, swelling of the lymph nodes of the neck, throat red in color, tonsils covered with white or yellow patches, fever of 101-104, faces flushed, nausea/vomiting, headache, chills, strawberry tongue, malaise.

A bright red rash usually appears on the second day. It may be mild or it could be wide spread. The rash almost always begins on the face, neck, or upper chest.

Incubation period is 1-3 days. A student may return to school when they have been without a fever for 24hours.

If questions pleas call the school nurse.

Opposites

This week we will be working on opposites. The games and books in the classroom with focus on dinosaurs. We will be watching a movie Tuesday from unitedstreaming.com based on dinosaurs' teeth.

FLOAT OR SINK?

Thursday we will focus on our science unit of floating and sinking objects. Students will work with the word "hypothesis." Your child will be asked to bring in 2 things on Friday that they think will either float or sink.

Dinosaur Web Sites to Check out! The first one is one of my favorites.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/dinosaurs/dinosaurs.htm

http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=paleontology&c

http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/fossilhalls/

http://www.kidsdinos.com/ has fun games and facts

March Newsletter

Sight Word Olympics
We have one more judging left in the month of March to give those who haven’t gotten their ribbons or their medals a second try. KB has done a wonderful job and it shows that they have been working hard!

Conferences
Parent teacher conferences will be held Tuesday, March 24th and Thursday, March 26th. Please come with questions prepared. We will only have about 15minutes to converse. I look forward to seeing all of you then!

Thank you!
Thank you to all of the parents that helped get things ready for our Valentines party even with the bad weather. Thank you to RF for the wonderful birthday treats. A big thanks to the FFA and the Adams County Farm Bureau for the donation of agricultural books for the library!
Thank you for our Mystery Rearders: Steven D., Katrina F., and Paul H.

March Dates To Remember
Week 1 Dr. Seuss B day
•Wednesday, March 4
Early Out 1:35
Book Orders Due

Week 2 Dinosaurs/ Float and Sink A day
•Wednesday, March 11
Early Out 1:35
•Thursday, March 12- Friday, March 13
High school musical Back to the 80’s

Week 3 Plants B day
•Monday, March 16
High School Speech (auditorium) home show
•Wednesday, March 18
Early Out 1:35

Week 4 Ocean A day

•Tuesday, March 24
Early Out 2:20
Parent Teacher Conferences
•Thursday, March 26
Early Out 2:20
Parent Teacher Conferences
Book It Due!
•Friday, March 27-Tuesday, March 31
No School Spring Break
•Saturday, March 28 JH'sBirthday

Dr. Seuss Week

We are going to celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday on March 2. In honor of his birthday we are going to have some fun and creative dress up days throughout the week.

Monday-wear favorite or silly hat

Tuesday-Wear lots of pockets and bring in a favorite stuffed animal

Wednesday- Wear green! We are going to being having a taste of green eggs and ham!

Thursday- Wear different and exciting socks!

Friday-Wear red or blue (we will be graphing to see what color was worn more that day)