There are a few upcoming events that I wanted to share with you.
- Wednesday, December 16th is our 3rd ZERO WASTE LUNCH DAY. For those who pack a lunch, please try to bring only containers that can be reused.
- Thursday, December 17th is our grade level viewing of Shrek. We will watch this as a grade level and then do some writing about it in the afternoon. The movie, while irreverent, is a great example of the fairy tale elements we've been studying. While many of the students have already seen the movie, hopefully they will look at it with a critical eye for the literature elements! They are greatly exaggerated, which should make them easy to spot. They are getting so good at identifying these characteristics, that one of the students declared the Grimm Brothers to be horrible fairy tale writers. He explained they did not start with "Once upon a time" and they certainly did not end "happily ever after." Alas, he may have a future as a literary critic.
- This Friday morning, December 18th, the entire school will be participating in the BEYE SCHOOL HEALTH FAIR EXPO. We will travel with our reading buddies to 10 events that explore fitness and health.
- Friday afternoon will be a low key celebration of Fairy Tales. We are not having a holiday party. All the materials and supplies have been prepared. The students will have a Mystery Guest at the celebration!
- Our second set of conferences will take place the first week of February. These conferences will focus on grade-level standards and third grade transitions and expectations. I hope you will leave the conferences with a good understanding of your child's academic strengths and goals. You should also leave with some concrete ways you can help your child prepare for third grade. Some parents have expressed concerns about the transition, so we are meeting with the third grade teachers to figure out how we can best facilitate the transition and make the expectations clear.
