Students completed a draw-along lesson of President Lincoln, President Washington and the White House for Presidents Day. They did such an amazing job!
During Read Across America week, our class will listen to the story, “Oh the Places You’ll Go,” by Dr. Seuss. It was the last book that was published during the author’s lifetime. This book inspires readers to seize new opportunities, keep an open mind, and be ready for new life adventures.
Students will begin a paper mache balloon project at home and then bring it back to school to finish painting and assembling. The finished project will look amazing and will look great hanging in our classroom!
We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, February 14th. As a common tradition, many students enjoy passing out valentine grams to their classmates (but it is most certainly not mandatory to pass out anything).
Students will pass out valentines on Wednesday, February 14th.
As of January 24th, we have 28 children (12 girls, 16 boys) in our class. Please do not fill in names in the "To:" field. ONLY fill in the "From:" field on each note with your child’s name.
Do NOT send candy/food grams.
Alternatives may include non-edible items such as stickers, pencils, erasers, temporary tattoos, simple handwritten notes, plain valentine cards, stamps, glow sticks, rings, mini puzzles, books, bookmarks, etc.
Here are a few sample items that make great valentine grams!
Lastly, I recently heard of a sweet idea that parents can choose to do. Write your child a surprise love note for him/her to find and read in their snack or lunch bags!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me! Thank you in advance for your partnership!
Woodbury families, our annual Jogathon is coming soon on Wednesday, March 12th. Our goal is $100,000! This will help us keep our STEAM Lab lessons for our students!
In 2020, Mrs. Dyer’s class was in FIRST PLACE with a record-breaking $4,350!!! Please help us achieve first place again!
You and your child(ren) can collect pledges ONLINE, from friends and family anywhere in the world! It's EASY to collect pledges onlinefrom friends and family anywhere in the world! Just follow the steps on www.woodburypta.org. If you have technical issues, you may contact (888) 598-7510.
All students are highly encouraged to gather as many Jogathon pledges as possible! This is a big fundraiser for our PTA and the proceeds generated benefit our students and our entire school greatly.
Some of the pledge prizes include:
$25+ in pledges will receive a custom 2025 commemorative pin
$100+ in pledges will receive an exclusive Woodbury Lunch Box (+ above prizes)
$150+ in pledges will receive a custom Woodbury backpack (+ above prizes)
Our run time is 11:15 - 11:30, and our theme color is YELLOW. Please come out to cheer on our kids around the jogging route!
This is our biggest fundraiser and one of the most exciting things our PTA does all year!
Additional Incentives:
Raise $50,000 by March 1: Teachers will wear inflatable costumes and run in a race!
Raise $100,000 by March 15: Mr. Finley and Mrs. Snyder will get a shaving cream pie-to-the-face!
Every student who gets a donation will be entered for a lottery prize:
Donations by 2/25: Student will be a principal for a day and the family will have a reserved parking spot for the rest of the year!
Donations by 3/1: Student will win $100 Scholastic dollars for our Book Fair or Scholastic.com
Below are photos from previous years.
As part of our Writers Workshop unit about opinion writing, students participated in a taste test of three different Hershey Kiss chocolates. Thank you, Kwok Family, for donating the bags of kisses.
The students tried the Special Dark kiss, the Cookies and Cream kiss, and the Chocolate-dipped Strawberry kiss. We had so much fun using our five senses to write adjectives about each one. Our favorite, of course, was the sense of taste when we finally got to try each one!
Ask your child which one was their favorite!
Our caterpillars are here! As part of our Science unit, the class is so excited to study live caterpillars that will eventually turn into Painted Lady Butterflies! We have over 40 caterpillars, and we are taking observation notes in our Butterfly Life Cycle journals. The caterpillars were tiny on the first day. Less than half the tip of a push pin!
As part of our science essential standards, students are expected to understand the life cycles of living things.
We can’t wait to see how much our caterpillars change in the next few weeks!
Take a look at some of the videos from 2020 of the caterpillars’ transformations!
February is Dental Hygiene month! Dr. Shung of Simply Orthodontics and the Tooth Fairy would like to share a video to teach us about proper oral hygiene! Be sure to brush AND floss at least twice a day!
The students received their Living Museum Biography posters on Friday, February 7th. The posters are due Monday, February 24th. Students should have all areas completed and the poster should be fully colored and outlined. Here are some great examples from previous years. Students may choose to use their neatest handwriting to complete the poster, or as seen below, students may choose to type their responses and neatly cut and paste their responses. They may also print pictures rather than draw if they'd like.
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” – Fred Rogers
The Global Day of Play is coming on Wednesday, February 5th (though every day should have some time specifically dedicated to play!).
This is a specific day that educators all around dedicate to allowing the children to just do what children are supposed to be doing— PLAYING! All too often, kids are expected to work, work, work, but it is very important, developmentally, that your child has time to PLAY!
In the classroom, we will be playing. All. Day. Long. Yep. You read that right. Your child will get to play all day at school. While to some, it may seem like a waste of time at school— playing is actually incredibly important for children’s development! It teaches the children turn taking, fairness, friendly competition, cooperation, self-control, language skills, patience, sharing, communication, creativity, strategy, organization, and so many other skills that most adults don’t even realize!
To get this day going, we will need various games sent in to school for the children to share- age-appropriate board games, blocks, Legos, dolls, dress up items, etc. The only exception is no electronics, no screens, no toys with batteries. The goal is to spark imagination, cooperation and creative play. Some examples are below.
We have so many wonderful cultures represented in our classroom. We learned about the Lunar New Year and how many asian cultures celebrate the new year in special ways.
In class, we painted beautiful ming vases and cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms symbolize spring and new life.
