PFS Trivia Night and Beach Basket!

Have you ever participated in PFS's Trivia Night?! If not, it is a ton of fun! And all the money raised goes to PFS (Parents for Students), which means it goes to our kids because PFS funds a portion of our field trips, supplies for students and teachers, and extra programs. They have also purchased technology for us!  This year PFS Trivia Night is April 13th...mark your calendars and get your team together!  They will have many items that will be raffled off that night.

Our Third Grade is sponsoring a basket for the raffle.  Our theme will be a Beach/Summer Fun!  We wanted to let you in on the fun too!  If you would like to donate to this basket, you may send a beach or summer item (new) or a monetary donation and we will purchase items for it…any little bits helps, even a couple of dollars.  Below are some ideas for items to include in our basket.  I am sure your child can come up with even more!  Please have items or monetary donations to school by Wednesday, March 20^th.

Ideas: beach towels, balls, bubbles, pool toys, sunglasses, sidewalk chalk, etc. (We already have sun block.)

Thanks for your help!

         

Illinois 5-Essentials Survey

We want your opinion!  Illinois is asking all Public school parents and teachers to complete a survey.  This information will be collected by the state and make up a portion of our school report card.  You can find the link by clicking below.

 

 Illinois 5 Essentials Survey 

 

The survey only takes about 5 minutes (max) and we are wanting at least 30% of parents to participate in the survey!  I believe you will receive an email confirming that you have completed the survey.  If you make a copy of this email and send it back to school, your name will be entered in a drawing for a $25 Casey's gift card.  If we meet our 30% goal, all PES students will receive a small treat!

*UPDATED: You may not receive an email confirming your survey so  you may want to print the last page that says you have completed it and sign your name to it.  Return this and you will be entered in the drawing.

 

Thanks for your input!

*Congrats to all of our Spelling Bee Participants.  There will be a short Awards Assembly on February 28th at 2:30.  All students that participated will receive a certificate!

*Just an FYI - I will be gone on Monday due to a family funeral.  Our Animal Extravaganza was scheduled for this day.  The Extravaganza/Animal Presentations will be Tuesday and Wednesday.  Students will read their report.  I encourage them to bring any props that may go along with their animal.  I can't wait to hear interesting facts!!

 

 

 

Landform Maps

In Social Studies the kiddos have been learning about Geography and Landforms.  Ms. Barton had them make land form maps.  Their map key illustrated what land form each material represented.

 

 

Green Tissue = Coastal and Interior Plains

Cheerios = Appalachian Mountains

Yellow Tissue Paper = Great Plains

Sandpaper = Great Basin

Golden Grahams = Coastal Range

Shredded Wheats = Rocky Mountains

They painted the oceans blue. 

 

 

Don't they look great!?  You can check them out in the hallway!

What a fun way to learn!

 

Animal Experts

 

Over the past week students have been researching their animals!  I hope they are find some very fascinating facts....I know I am!  Today we started our first draft of our report.  Students thought of an interesting way to 'hook' their reader.  Over the next couple of school days, we will work on this draft and then revise and edit to make a published copy.   When we are finished each student will give a presentation.  I encourage you to brainstorm with them to think of a creative way to present.  (Props are allowed!) 

 

When we are finished, we will truly be animal experts.  There will be an Animal Extravaganza!

Love is in the Air!

 

 

LOVE MONSTERS!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are our Love Monsters!  Don't you love them!  We created them last week to get us in the mood for February!  I hope you noticed the list of class names for Valentines in our class newsletter.  It will be included again this week in case you missed it!  Also, check the newsletter for those who volunteered to help with supplies for the party.  Thank you to everyone who volunteered!  Anyone interested in games?  If so, let me know!  This is a quick and busy month.