The Kruskamp Chronicle: 10/28/16
5th grade news and more...
Event Information
Outdoor Classroom Workday
Help Needed For Outdoor Spaces
Gwin Oaks Parents, we need your help! Our school is very lucky to have beautiful outdoor spaces where our children can learn and play. Many of you may have seen our courtyards, where we invite parents to join their kids for lunch. We also use the courtyards for one-on-one reading time and other learning opportunities. Beyond our courtyards, we have an outdoor classroom. The outdoor classroom has a long history of being a great place for lessons on science and the outdoors. Sadly, our teachers haven't used the outdoor classroom in a few years because it hasn't been maintained.
The county does not maintain these special green spaces at Gwin Oaks, so it falls to us, the Gwin Oaks community of parents, to pitch in and keep these spaces usable and attractive.
Please join us for a work day on Saturday, December 3rd, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. Please bring your work gloves, spades, weed eaters and hedge trimmers. We know Saturdays are busy days, so we thank you in advance for making time for this important project.
The class that has the most parents attend the work day will earn a pizza party!
Sign up here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4ca9a722a6fd0-parent
Thanks.
Alison Makely
Gwin Oaks Parents, we need your help! Our school is very lucky to have beautiful outdoor spaces where our children can learn and play. Many of you may have seen our courtyards, where we invite parents to join their kids for lunch. We also use the courtyards for one-on-one reading time and other learning opportunities. Beyond our courtyards, we have an outdoor classroom. The outdoor classroom has a long history of being a great place for lessons on science and the outdoors. Sadly, our teachers haven't used the outdoor classroom in a few years because it hasn't been maintained.
The county does not maintain these special green spaces at Gwin Oaks, so it falls to us, the Gwin Oaks community of parents, to pitch in and keep these spaces usable and attractive.
Please join us for a work day on Saturday, December 3rd, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm. Please bring your work gloves, spades, weed eaters and hedge trimmers. We know Saturdays are busy days, so we thank you in advance for making time for this important project.
The class that has the most parents attend the work day will earn a pizza party!
Sign up here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0d4ca9a722a6fd0-parent
Thanks.
Alison Makely
When?
Saturday, Dec 3, 2016, 08:00 AM
Where?
Gwin Oaks Elementary School, Gwin Oaks Drive, Lawrenceville, GA, United States
Snacks for Testing: next Tuesday and Wednesday
We've completed 3 days of testing and have 2 more to go. Keep in mind that there are 8 students in the class and bagged chips, crackers, or pretzels are best. Thanks!
Homework Update
Homework is listed in your child's agenda and is due first thing Friday mornings.
Beginning this week, students who do not turn in their completed:
- Math Homework Worksheet and
- Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe
will complete this homework during recess the following Monday.
Homework reinforces important content and study skills. Thank you for helping your child at home!
Tissues Request
It's cold season and the classroom is almost out of tissues. If you're able, please pick up a few boxes of tissues to send to school with your child. Thank you!
Continued: Next week in...
- Social Studies: Westward Expansion & Inventions at the turn of the century (gwinoaks/0430)
- Reading: Summarizing as we read is key!
- Word Work: Sight words will include "wh" words such as where, what, why.
- Writing: Personal Opinion Essay
- Grammar: Interjections, continued
- Math: D.E.C.I.M.A.L.S.
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Scholastic: Themed Reading Adventure Packs
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