The Nighthawk Talk
Your Quest for Excellence!
Edition #6--- Oh, the Places You'll Go!
"It's not the destination, it's the journey"
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
1. How can you tell elephants like to travel?
They always pack their own trunk!
2. What travels around the world but stays in one corner?
a stamp
3. What did the Pacific Ocean say to the Atlantic Ocean?
Nothing, it just waved.
This week's special guest takes you on a mini trip. Enjoy as she explores the theme of Travel. I hope you have been encouraged to continue your learning with all of these hands-on, engaging activities. Remember, our district content specialists in ELA, Math, Social Studies, and STEM have developed integrated activities that will boost, challenge, and enrich learning. Each week, activities focused around a different theme will be posted in this newsletter, along with IXL challenges and other learning opportunities.If you missed anything in the past weeks, below are the links to those newsletters:
1. Edition #1--Weather related activities were the focus.
2. Edition # 2 included activities around the theme of cooking/baking. Did you cook up anything tasty?
3. Edition #3 brought you some amazing activities focused around gardening and insects.
4. Edition #4 took you to out of this world with space activities.
5. Edition #5 had you explore oceans and ocean life.
ALERT: Remember to send pictures of you working on activities, reading, or of any finished projects to dena.markey@edmondschools.net. I will post them on the John Ross Library Facebook page as well as randomly selecting some for this newsletter.
Grades Pre-K -2: My Travel Buddy
Take 3 pieces of paper and fold them in half like a book. Write your name and the words Travel Buddy on the front. Each time you go somewhere, draw or write about where you went. How did you get there? Who went with you? When your Travel Buddy is complete, read it to your family like a book. Click on the links to listen to some stories about traveling.
Capstone Interactive un: ross pw: school Search for books on travel .
Tumblebooks un: johnross pw: books Search for books on travel.
Pre-K-2: Komodo Math
This link has a variety of games involving math to play while traveling.
Grades Pre-K-2: National Parks
Grades Pre-k-2: Creating a Map
We use maps when we travel. Most people now utilize digital maps, but many tourist attractions and parks utilize paper maps to help tourists get around! Create a map of your school, home, or other familiar building. Draw your map from a bird's-eye view.
Pre-K-2: Second Step- Committee for Children
Pre-K-2nd: INternet Traffic Light :Digital Citizenship cont. (commonsensemedia.org)
Watch the video and discuss what the traffic color lights mean. Discuss these questions with an adult at home:
1. The Digital Citizens stayed safe by using the internet traffic light. What does green mean?
2. What should you do when you find a yellow website?
3. What should you do if you accidentally go to a website that isn't right for you?
Grades 3rd-5th: Time to Travel
Check out these amazing places to visit online. Which one is your favorite?
Capstone Interactive un: ross pw: school Search for books on travel.
Tumblebooks un: johnross pw: books Search for books travel.
Grades 3rd-5th: Komodo Math
This link has a variety of games involving math to play while traveling:
Grades 3rd-5th: Explore National Parks
Grades 3rd-5th: Creating a Map
We use maps when we travel. Most people now utilize digital maps, but many tourist attractions and parks utilize paper maps to help tourists get around! Create a map of your school, home, or other familiar building. Draw your map from a bird's-eye view. Include a compass rose and map key if necessary.
Grades 3rd-5th: Second Step- Committee for Children
Grades 3rd-5th: My Media Balance-Digital Citizenship cont. (commonsensemedia).org)
Watch the video about balancing media and technology.
Discuss the following questions with an adult at home:
1. According to the video, what is media balance?
2. How are some media choices more healthy or less healthy than others?
3. What does media balance look like for you?
Claire LeBlanc reading to her younger sister and stuffed pet.
IXL Super Summer Challenge
Teach a friend or family member a skill that you mastered.
Who can answer another 100 questions this week?
Woo hoo! Give it up for these students who practiced IXL during the week of July 5th!
Miles Appel
Ronnie Harris
Isaac Roy
Jeremiah Ealom
Joshua Thornton
Jack Dobey
LeNia Carter
Wency He
Free Summer Meals
Student Ed. Tech Website
Your child's Google account information:
username: 3 initials last 4 digits of ID# @edmondschools.net
password: 3 initials -- fml(pre-k-2)
3 initialsbirthmonth fml##(3-5)
Summer Reading Challenge
JOHN ROSS ELEMENTARY LIBRARY FACEBOOK page--in order to be accepted you need to list your child's most recent teacher at John Ross. If you are new to the area, please state that in your answer.