I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and are ready for a busy week.
Passport to Adventure!
On Thursday, December 8, 2016, we will have our Passport to Adventure-Literacy Night. Each grade level is learning about a different continent and will present their learning to the community on Thursday night. The fourth graders are working on projects about Asia. We are researching Asia and its countries as well as analyzing fairy tales from Asian cultures. Come see our posters, plays, artwork, and computer presentations!
Libraries of Love-Book Drive for Africa
We will kick off our Libraries of Love Book Drive on Thursday with a video about the organization and their accomplishments in Uganda, Africa. We will collect donations of new or gently used HARD COVER books that will go to Africa for the children. Trudy Marshall, the founder of Libraries of Love and a former RRISD librarian, will be at our Passport to Adventure-Literacy Night to talk about her project. Our school will have a Walk to Read Event on Friday, Jan. 13 at 1:15 and will collect books and donations until that day. Learn more at https://librariesoflove.org/. Thank you in advance for your support.
Holiday Party-We will have our class Holiday Party on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 1:00. You will receive a sign up genius asking for supplies and volunteers this week. Thank you in advance for your help!
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
Election Coverage Tomorrow
When students are tracking the election tomorrow, they may use ANY reputable new source; via app, website, or traditional news. I understand that many families have commitments outside of school, so I am asking students only to take 5-10 minutes to take notes on the election updates. They should each mark the time when they recorded the election progress. If they do not have blue or red colored pencils, they can mark an X in the correct column in the chart and then color in the states Wednesday morning if necessary. If they can get it all done Tuesday night, great!
Some students expressed concern on where to find the information. I explained that each of the major networks will have ongoing election coverage. A guide to the network coverage may help in choosing a channel.
One website we have used in class is http://www.270towin.com/ -- it has easy visuals for the class to read and follow along. Some other visual tracking should be able to be found on Politico, on The Washington Post website, as well as http://www.electoral-vote.com/ .
Other websites are useful, however many social media outlets are doing live streaming as well. If students get online, please be aware that online news coverage may not be kid-friendly. A guide to online streaming coverage may help in finding live news via internet.
Thank you all for your support in this; please email me if you have questions.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Weeks 11-12
We have been discussing the Electoral College in social studies, and I have asked the students to take 5-10 minutes this Tuesday to mark down the election update. I do NOT want students to stress or stay up late; they should just find a time to record the states that have been identified as voting for a candidate. If this time is early in the evening, and there are only 4 or 5 states announced, that is fine. I am providing them with a paper to track the information. We will discuss it in class on Wednesday, so please help ensure that the electoral vote tracker makes its way back!
Other campus info:
OMS Toy Drive-Thank you to all those who donated new toys for our OMS Toy Drive. The toys will go to children at Dell Children's Hospital. We collected 53 toys so far and our goal is 200 toys. Our drive will continue until the end of November.
Food Drive-Our school is also participating in a food drive for the Round Rock Serving Center. Thank you for sending in non-perishable food to help our people in our community.
TAG Parent Information Night-The TAG teachers will host an information night on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 in the library. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 6:30 PM and is for parents of students not currently in TAG, who are interested in learning more about the program.
Veterans Day Program
We will be having a tribute to Veterans on the morning of November 11th. Please invite any veterans you know to Forest Creek to have breakfast with the student(s) they know. The cafeteria will serve cinnamon rolls, fruit and milk or juice from 7:15-7:30 a.m. Please help us prepare for breakfast by completing this form to provide an accurate number of those eating. There is no charge for our special guests.
We will be having two patriotic programs to honor our Veterans on November 11th - one at 8:15 a.m. for grades Kinder-2nd and another one at 9:00 a.m. for grades 3-5. You may attend one or both. Thank you for helping us teach our students the meaning of this holiday and why it is so important to honor those who have served our country.
Veteran’s Photo Needed
We look forward to recognizing these special men and women who have contributed so much for our country through a slideshow presentation.Please send a photo of your special Veteran to Kelly_Erickson@roundrockisd.org. Please include the Veteran’s name and unit or job title during their service. Veterans do not need to be present for our program to be included in our slideshow.
Other campus info:
OMS Toy Drive-Thank you to all those who donated new toys for our OMS Toy Drive. The toys will go to children at Dell Children's Hospital. We collected 53 toys so far and our goal is 200 toys. Our drive will continue until the end of November.
Food Drive-Our school is also participating in a food drive for the Round Rock Serving Center. Thank you for sending in non-perishable food to help our people in our community.
TAG Parent Information Night-The TAG teachers will host an information night on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 in the library. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 6:30 PM and is for parents of students not currently in TAG, who are interested in learning more about the program.
Veterans Day Program
We will be having a tribute to Veterans on the morning of November 11th. Please invite any veterans you know to Forest Creek to have breakfast with the student(s) they know. The cafeteria will serve cinnamon rolls, fruit and milk or juice from 7:15-7:30 a.m. Please help us prepare for breakfast by completing this form to provide an accurate number of those eating. There is no charge for our special guests.
We will be having two patriotic programs to honor our Veterans on November 11th - one at 8:15 a.m. for grades Kinder-2nd and another one at 9:00 a.m. for grades 3-5. You may attend one or both. Thank you for helping us teach our students the meaning of this holiday and why it is so important to honor those who have served our country.
Veteran’s Photo Needed
We look forward to recognizing these special men and women who have contributed so much for our country through a slideshow presentation.Please send a photo of your special Veteran to Kelly_Erickson@roundrockisd.org. Please include the Veteran’s name and unit or job title during their service. Veterans do not need to be present for our program to be included in our slideshow.
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