News & Notes

february 6, 2026

Thank you so much to all our guests who attended the Wax Museum. I'm so glad that you were able to make it, even with the rescheduled date!

Here's what's coming up in the days/weeks ahead:

upcoming events

Feb. 9-12- Kindness Week (see schedule for dress up days)

Feb. 12- Valentines Auction & Celebration

Feb. 13-16- No School, Mid-Winter Break

Mar. 23- Battle of the Books Ends

specials

M- P.E.

T- Music

W- Art & Library

Th- P.E.

F- Art

star student

This week's Star Student was Finn

homework

Click here for the homework due February 12.

valentines day

Our class will be having a class auction and sharing valentine cards on Thursday, Feb. 12. Please note, this activity is for students only and is not a traditional party with guests.

Click here to read the information letter about the auction and procedures for valentine cards.

We still need juice boxes/pouches to be donated for our valentine celebration day. Click here to sign up to donate!

wax museum pictures/videos

Click here for pictures & video recordings of our Wax Museum presentations.

battle of the books

Please prioritize reading Battle books for your child's weekly reading log. In order to receive credit for their book, they also need to complete a "reflection form" tracking their thinking from their reading. This can be completed DURING their reading. Minutes spent working on reflection forms count toward their weekly reading log on their homework!

Each student has a yellow bookmark with weekly page goals to help them stay on pace to finish their first book by the halfway point of the competition.

If your child is struggling with their reading, I'd encourage you to help read the book out loud to them OR have them listen to an audio version of the book while following along. Audio versions of all the books are available FREE on YouTube!

Kindness WEek

curriculum overview

math

We've had to slow down and spend a little more time in Chapter 7: Fraction Equivalence & Comparison. A lot of the kids are having a hard time grasping the concept of fractions. We will be taking the test next week. Practice tests were sent home Friday for review!

Language Arts

Reading:

Essential Question: How have advances in science been helpful and harmful?

Reading Strategy: Reread

Reading Skills: Author's Claim, Maps & Headings, Text Structure: Sequence

Vocabulary Skill: Greek Roots

Writing:

We published our 5-paragraph Wax Museum essays to wrap up this project!

social studies

This week we studied the Midwest region. Students learned about important industries in this region such as agriculture, meatpacking, and the automobile industry. They also learned the history of the Native American people in this region. We enjoyed reading many most postcards from across the country that we've been receiving as part of our postcard exchange.

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