The Green Meadow Gazette
June 7, 2012
Upcoming & Important
Events:
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Thursday, June 7th – Wax Museum for Biography Project (1:15 –
2:00)
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Thursday, June 7th – 3rd Grade Concert (7:00)
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Tuesday, June 12th – Walking field trip to Erikson’s (12:45 –
2:30)
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Thursday, June 14th – Last day of school (dismissal at 11:25)
Classroom News:
Thomas: Last week we went to the
bank. We walked there and saw the inside of the ATM. Mrs. Copley asked me a
question and my mom gave me the answer. We also saw the vault and the door
weighed 18 tons! It also tells how many hours that it stays closed. At the end,
they gave us a snack and we walked back to the classroom. I liked it because I’ve
never been to those places in the bank before.
Lindsey: Yesterday we went to
watch Ms. Burns’ class play. It was about Frog and Toad. My favorite one was
The Shivers. There were six or seven plays. I had the best time.
Morgan: Last week we planted
seeds in Science. We did it for the beginning of our soil unit. We have to
water them almost every day. The kind of plants we planted were green beans. We
each had a cup of soil. We took our pointer finger and made a small hole almost
to the bottom. We took two green bean seeds and put them in the hole, and then
we covered them up. After we did that, Ms. Little gave us little sticks to
write our name on and what kind of plant it was.
Samantha: On Monday we had yoga
with Mrs. Grundstrom/my mom. We had our greeting during yoga. We said good
morning to the person and then did their favorite pose. For example, my
favorite pose was the giraffe. We went all the way around the class. I had an
awesome time. It was our last yoga class.
Kyleigh: Last week Ms. Little’s
class watched a play. It was about the American Revolution. The play was by Mr.
Thomas’ class. They tried their best! It was only words, no costumes, but it
was still great! My favorite part was when Mr. Thomas told a funny joke. Then
we left and went back to class.
Robbi: Last week we had Spring
Fling. At recess, we did the conga line, we danced, we blew bubbles, we had
leis, and we wrote on a big piece of paper to celebrate Spring Fling. We also
did the cha cha slide, cotton-eyed joe, and the chicken dances.
Rory: Field Day is today
(6-5-12). The theme is Survivor. I am on Team Tiger Survivors. The other team
is called The Cucumbers. The Tiger Survivors’ colors are orange and black. The
Cucumbers’ colors are green and black. I am very excited.
Reese: Samantha’s mom (Mrs.
Grundstrom) comes into our classroom every month to teach us yoga. We have
learned tons of poses. My favorite is the snake pose. It is fun to do! To thank
her we made cards for her. We made a giant book of the cards, too. I think Mrs.
Grundstrom deserved it because she is an awesome yoga teacher!
Aiden: This week we made buttons
for our wax museum. How we made them was we took a bottle cap and a piece of
paper. Then we taped them down to the paper. I turned my button into a football
because I am going to be Tom Brady. I liked decorating my button.
Vinny: Yesterday we had indoor
recess. We had it because it was raining. I played a game called Make 7. Some
other choices during indoor recess are board games, building with cubes, using
string, or coloring. I like outdoor recess better because we get to run around.
Henry: Lately this year we have
been trying to finish up projects. One of those projects is the biography project.
We will be practicing for our Kindergarten and 1st grade buddies. Some
parents are coming to the practices, too. For my biography project I am being
David Beckham. Also, the Wax Museum is June 7th. For our practices,
we will dress up and pretend we are the person we are being for our project and
pretend it is a real wax museum.
Kate: Last week we changed
seats. There are six tables. I’m with Hannah, Henry, and Joseph. Another table
is Kyle, James, Alonso, and Daniel. Another is Aiden, David, Graham, and Vinny.
There are three other tables and they are Kyleigh, Reese, Dorinda, and Morgan.
The other table is Thomas, Rory, and Lindsey. The last table is Brianna, Robbi,
Samantha, and Cara.
Graham: Last week in Art we made
bags to put our art supplies in. We each made a design to put on the bags. I
drew a castle on my bag. The things we got to put in our bags were a stick of
chalk, a mini pencil, and an eraser. You could choose a handful of either
crayons or colored pencils. I chose colored pencils.
James: Last week we learned two
more cursive letters. They were capital I and capital J. They looked like this:
I and J. It was very easy to
write. That is what we did for cursive last week.
David: Last week we went to
Library. In Library we went on the computers. I went on a website called ABCya
and I played a weird game called Kick Off. To play, you have to kick the soccer
ball into the net. You have to press the key to move the soccer ball into the
net. We didn’t check out books because it’s almost the end of school.
Hannah: Lately in read aloud we
have finished reading book three in A
Series of Unfortunate Events. We started reading a book called The Witches, but some people got a
little bit freaked out. So, instead, we started the fourth book of A Series of Unfortunate Events. By now
we have already finished it and hopefully we will start reading the fifth soon.
But if we start the fifth book, then we probably won’t finish it in time for
the end of the year. Even though we won’t finish it in time, A Series of Unfortunate Events is still
a great series.
Kyle & Alonso: Mrs. Reilly is a teacher
that comes into different classrooms to help the people in the class, so we
made her thank you cards/letters. We
will give them to her on the last day of school. I think she will like the
cards. Everyone worked hard on them. I wrote about when she brought flint in to
show us what it looked like when we were learning about the Pilgrims. It was
really nice of her to bring it in. We were writing her letters because she
helped us a lot this year.
Dorinda & Brianna: Last week on Friday we
practiced for our 3rd grade concert. We practiced with Ms. Thomas’
class and Mr. Mehigan’s class. For the practice concert we had to sit on the
floor. Everyone had to pick a song and I picked Jingle Bells. The choices were
Jingle Bells, Pop Goes the Weasel, Hush Little Baby, When the Saints Go
Marching In, Starlight Starbright, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, and the Theme from
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. At the concert, we are going to sing songs and play
our recorders. I hope you enjoy the show!
Ms. Little: Please visit the “Wax Museum” for our biography
presentations! It will be Thursday, June 7th from 1:15 – 2:00. We
have worked very hard to research, write, and practice our speech about our
famous person. Please note that this will be our last class newsletter. If you
have any questions or concerns regarding upcoming events please contact me.
Enjoy the weekend.
