February 19, 2021
Fox and Bear Community
This week we have begun our lengthy study of vertebrate animals. The children will be categorizing animals with backbones into the kingdoms of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds. We look forward to the students presenting their projects and reports over the coming month.
Attached is a Link/flyer to the Student Media Festival if anyone is interested in submitting a piece of work. Since we have been virtual, your child may already have amazing products that they could submit. Deadline is March 8, 2021.
Student Media Festival
Financial Family Fun Night! Games, Prizes, and Fun!
Family Fun Night
Foxes and Bears
This schedule is subject to change as needed throughout the school year.
Student Schedule Teacher Schedule
7:30-8:00 | Scheduling Your Day-Reading/Journaling | 7:30-8:00 | Office Hours/Planning for the Day |
8:00-8:15 | Morning Meeting | 8:00-8:15 | Morning Meeting |
8:15-9:15 10:15-10:45 | Montessori Morning Work Period (lessons and practice) Small Group Lessons as scheduled by teachers Monday-Math Tuesday-Language Wednesday-Cultural Thursday-Choice Friday-Writing | 1st grade 8:15 2nd grade 8:45 3rd grade 10:15 |
Students in school and virtual will receive their lessons simultaneously. | 8:15-9:45
| Small Group Lesson (1 teacher) Working with in school students not in lesson (1 teacher) Work Feedback (1 teacher) Monday-Math Tuesday-Language Wednesday-Cultural Thursday-Explorations Friday-Writing | 1st grade 8:15 2nd grade 8:45 3rd grade 10:15 |
Students in school and virtual will receive their lessons simultaneously. |
9:25-10:10 | Explorations
Day of the Week | Bears(Kirsten) | Foxes(Jess) | Monday | Art | Music | Tuesday | Music | PE | Wednesday | PE | STEAM | Thursday | STEAM | Spanish | Friday | Spanish | Art |
| 9:25-10:10 | Teachers: Planning Work Feedback Parent Contacts RTI progress monitoring
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10:15-10:45 | Third grade Lesson | 10:15-10:45 | Small Group Lesson (1 teacher) Working with in school students not in lesson (1 teacher) Work Feedback (1 teacher) |
10:45-11:10 | Read Aloud | 10:45-11:10 | Read Aloud |
11:10-11:40 | Recess | 11:10-11:40 | Recess |
11:40-12:10 | Lunch | 11:40-12:10 | Lunch |
12:10-1:45
| Small Group Instruction (as scheduled) 12:15-1:00 GEP/ Block 1 | 1:00-1:45 GEP Block 2 |
Independent Work Time-Teachers will schedule individual and small group lessons as needed for both in school and virtual students. 12:30-1:30 Open Meeting for drop in help | 12:10-1:30 | Instructional Flex Block
Checking work/ Giving feedback (1 teacher) Administering small group lessons/Open meeting (1 teacher) Planning lessons and developing learning paths (1 teacher) |
1:30-2:00 | Closeout Your Day | 1:30-2:00 | Dismissal and Sanitation Procedures |
Return to Learn Information
We are so excited for our new adventure of dual teaching both in class and virtually! We know we will face challenges but we are ready. Please have patience with any kinks that we will need to sort out on the way and please let us know if you have questions or concerns with any expectations or procedures. Be on the lookout for emails from our class and/or the school that will cover all return to learn school wide information.
In addition to the supplies that are listed for all Lower Elementary Classes that will be sent home, our classes (both home and virtual) will be asked to have/send in water color paints and clay. Also, if your child is returning to the building we also ask that you send in a milk crate type storage box for your student to store his/her supplies in to stay at school. We have a few of these containers available for students that are unable to send one in.
Weekly Overview for February 22-26
Morning meeting is now scheduled for 8:00 each day. All students are expected to attend.
Monday:
*Journal: This weekend... Language Small Group Lessons Self select a work from each area: 8:15 Whole Group Lesson *Math Celebrating togetherness and *Language Montessori! *Read 20 minutes |
Tuesday:
*Journal: Montessori is special to me because... Math Small Group Lessons Self select a work from each area: 8:15 1st grade-measurement word problems *Cultural 8:45 2nd grade-measurement conversions *Read 20 minutes 10:15 3rd grade-conversion word problems *Language |
Wednesday:
*Journal: And then story-found in writing plans Large Group Lesson-Cultural Self select a work from each area: Tree Of Life *Math/Geometry Vertebrates-Fish *Language 8:15 *Read 20 minutes |
Thursday:
*Journal: Vertebrates are unique because... Math Small Group Lessons Self select a work from each area: 8:15 1st grade-Fibonacci Numbers *Cultural 8:45 2nd grade-Fibonacci Numbers *Read 20 minutes 10:15 3rd grade-Fibonacci Numbers *Language Work |
Friday:
*Journal: Free Choice Journal Small Group Writing Lessons Self select from each area: Narrative Writing *Math/Geometry 8:15 1st Grade Writing Lesson *Cultural-Seasonal work 8:45 2nd Grade Writing Lesson *Read 20 minutes 10:15 3rd Grade Writing Lesson |
Additional Weekly Expectations:
Word Study
Epic Reading
Amira Reading
Equations
