From the Desk of Mrs. Larned...
November 10th, 2023
Upcoming Dates to Remember
November
- Wednesday, November 22nd- Friday, November 24th: Thanksgiving Break
December
- Tuesday, December 12th: 4th Grade Field Trip to Lansing
- Tuesday, December 12th: Woodview Music Concert/Family Night
- Monday, December 25th- Friday, January 5th: Christmas/Winter Break
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thank you, again, to all of the families who scheduled a time to meet with me during our first round of parent-teacher conferences last week on November 1st and 2nd. If you were not able to make it in on either of those days and still would like to set up a time to meet in-person or chat over the phone, I would love to set up an alternative time slot for us to discuss your child's progress. You can reach me here at school (616-794-4750), via email (larnedk@bas-k12.org), or through the ClassDojo app.
Kids Have Rights Program: Parent/Caregiver Survey
A few weeks ago, the Kids Have Rights (KHR) program was taught in our classroom. Over the past few weeks, our class has also completed mini-lessons and worksheets to help reinforce the knowledge they gained from the KHR program regarding body safety. The program values and welcomes feedback from parents and caregivers to ensure students learn this important information. Hearing feedback from families helps to continually fine-tune the program to ensure that all children learn about body safety in a comfortable environment and encourage the conversation to continue at home. If you could please take a moment to click on the link below to complete the KHR Parent/Caregiver survey, it would be greatly appreciated!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQ4aXm7zlA7OijIk5FzeQwchBNw7OOwaxUjMYR_eXcx-jCuA/viewform
Field Trip to Lansing
On Tuesday, December 12th our class is heading to the state capitol and Michigan History Museum in Lansing! If you would be interested in attending our trip as a chaperone, please reach out to me and I can get you further details and information.
Math
Language Arts
Recently in our Language Arts lessons, we have been continuing to strengthen our predicting, inferring, summarizing, and overall reading comprehension skills during both whole group and small-group activities. Up next, we will begin our study of all things poetry!
In the area of writing, each of the students worked to publish their compare-and-contrast essay that details the similarities and differences of two animals/creatures of their choice. In the coming weeks, we will be producing some of our very own poetry. :)
Science/ Social Studies
We recently kicked off our first Social Studies unit of the school year that pertains to all things government! This week, we began taking a closer look into the inner workings of the executive branch of government. Please take a moment to ask your student who makes up the executive branch, as well list a few of the responsibilities of this particular branch. :)
We are definitely looking forward to our upcoming field trip to Lansing, which will allow us the opportunity to learn all about the daily operations of our local government in our home state of Michigan!