Mrs. Gibson's Class
Week 14: November 30-December 4
Ritchey Woods Outreach Program
Last week your child got the chance to learn more about Ritchey Woods Nature Preserve without having to leave the classroom! Fishers Parks & Recreation’s Chief Naturalist Danesa Stolz visited class during our Nature First program. This one hour outreach program teaches children about our environment through a combination of curriculum based activities paired with hands-on exploration. We invite you to join the conversation through using the "Ask me about" prompts below. We hope this is a helpful tool that allows your family to connect over nature-related topics!
Ask your child about….
Ask your child about how Ritchey Woods has changed!
- Children got to see images of the preserve from the last 80 years. We also talked about what it may have looked like almost 200 years ago when Ebenezer Osborn first moved to the land in 1834.
Ask your child about what the animals in Indiana do to survive the winter!
- We discussed that animals have three choices: to hibernate, to migrate or to stay and adapt to an Indiana winter.
Ask your child what animal I met last week!
- We had a chance to meet Shelby. She is an eastern box turtle. We found out that the box turtles in Indiana hibernate for the winter.
Hour of Code - Next Week
Holiday Card Exchange
A letter from our Room Parents
Hello Parents,
Our Winter party will be on Friday, December 18th. Mary Piper and I (Michelle Huston) welcome volunteers to assist with the party, so please let us know if you are able to help by emailing me at michelle.huston@gmail.com.
If you would like to get the teacher an individual gift for the winter party, please feel free to do so. We will email a list of Mrs. Gibson's favorite things out soon!
Thank you. We/I look forward to hearing from you.
Michelle Huston
The Rabbits have Arrived at TCE!
Upcoming Curriculum
Reading - Nonfiction Texts
Writing - Nonfiction Writing
Grammar - Pronouns
Math - Investigating Story Problems
Science/Social Studies - Brainstorming & Researching Genius Hour Projects
Spelling Sight Words - saw, than, after, well, think
*Spelling Test: Friday, December 19th
Related Arts Schedule
Monday - Art
Tuesday - PE
Wednesday - Music
Thursday - Art
Friday - PE
Mark Your Calendar!
December 4 - Book Orders Due
*Please let me know your order is a gift and you would like me to hold on to it so you may pick it up from the office another time
December 18 - Holiday Party
Mrs. Courtney Gibson
Email: cgibson@hse.k12.in.us
Website: http://www.hse.k12.in.us/TCE/home.aspx
Location: 14642 East 126th Street, Fishers, IN, United States
Phone: (317) 594-4310 (2233)
Twitter: @MrsGibsonTCE