Recent class news, happenings and photos
As part of the Halloween themed week, students participated in a STEAM inspired robotic “zombie” hand craft! We learned the names of the bones in our hands (distal phalanges, intermediate phalanges, proximal phalanges, metacarpals, and the carpels). Then we made our own robotic hands using cardstock, straws, and twine (thank you to the families who donated supplies). The kids loved the activity, and they are so excited to bring their hand crafts home.
Third grade will be attending the Gabrielino Indian Field Trip at the Environmental Nature Center on Monday, November 10th. Suggested donation costs will be $30 for this field trip which will cover your child's admission cost to the ENC and as well as school bus transportation. Parents have already been emailed the field trip parent letter.
Please complete the digital permission slip and submit the $30 suggested donation by November 3rd. Donations can be submitted online through MySchoolBucks, cash, or check payable to Woodbury Elementary. *Please note, that while it is permissible under state law for Woodbury to collect fees for field trips and activities, contributions are voluntary and all students will be allowed to participate regardless of whether a donation is made.
Be sure to feed your child a hearty breakfast the morning of the field trip, as we will not have a "snack time” while we are out. We will return to campus at about 12:00 to eat lunch. Students must wear comfortable sneakers. We will be doing a lot of walking.
If you'd like to be a parent chaperone, please email me; I anticipate being able to take two parent volunteers (although, depending on the size of the buses the district provides, parents may need to drive separately). Parent chaperones will be in charge of a group of children while the ENC guide gives the lesson. If we have more than three parents volunteering, I will do a blind drawing to pick names.
Children will be allowed to come to school dressed in a costume, and we will be bringing back our annual costume parade. We will be starting the parade at 8:10 with the kindergarten classes snaking around the school. We will then march up the sidewalk along to Revival and curve around at the portables. We will come in at the gate leading to our blacktop area where we will convene for picture taking. Participation in dressing up is completely optional. Below are the costume guidelines:
Children come to school dressed in their costume. We will not allow costume changes to take place at school.
Children should wear a costume that can be comfortably worn throughout the entire day.
Be sure to have your children wear proper clothes and underclothes underneath their costume just in case they find their costume to be too hot or uncomfortable and wish to take it off before the day is over.
Children must still wear their protective face masks to school (even if it’s not part of their costume theme).
Children may not wear make-up to school. (For example, no full face make up, no dripping blood, no make-up on hands that will smear on papers.)
Children should not bring any object that they will need to hold in their hands. Of special emphasis is our State Education Code that states children may not bring any toy weapons to school of any sort at any time.
Children should not come in costumes that depict any kind of graphic violence.
Children should be discouraged from wearing any costume material that could be easily damaged.
Our amazing Dad's Club (and by the way, if you're a dad, then you should be in the Dad's Club!), is putting together our popular Haunted Maze again! The maze will be open on Friday night, October 24th from 5:30 - 9 pm here at Woodbury Elementary.
The Dad’s Club will be hosting Mighty's Haunted Maze
Date: Friday, October 25th from 5:30 - 9:00 PM (MAZE DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM)
Un-Haunted Hour (Non-Scary, perfect for younger kids): 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Haunted Hour (SCARY!): 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Where: Woodbury Elementary School
Cost: $12.50; Tickets can be purchased at WoodburyEvents.com.
Early-Bird Special $10.50
Please note, that strollers are not allowed inside the maze. Strollers may be parked outside the maze.
Please help make the decision for your child which maze would be appropriate for him/her to visit.
On Thursday, October 16th, all of Irvine Unified will wear orange to represent IPSF Giving Day!
Why Do We Wear Orange?
IPSF Giving Day serves as the official kick-off to the Educational Excellence Fund, a parent and community fundraising effort to provide access to opportunities that have disappeared in our neighboring school districts. We wear orange to raise awareness for the incredible people – mental health professionals, instructional assistants, school nurses, and athletic trainers – and afterschool and summer enrichment programs that make a difference in students’ lives every day. None of this would be possible without the generosity of parents and supporters like you.
On Wednesday, October 15th, our school will participate in the CA Great Shakeout- a day to practice emergency drills statewide. All students and staff will participate in a full drill to practice safety procedures. The staff will practice search and rescue, as well as mock first aid procedures, however this is only a practice drill.
In the event of a real emergency, students will ONLY be released to parents/guardians who have checked in at one of the two Reunion Stations. You must show ID to match the student’s emergency release form. Please do not pick up your child before checking in at the Reunion Station. Staff members will not release students prior to confirming guardian ID. Thus, it is important to make sure your contact information for your child is up to date at all times.
If appropriate for your family, you may choose to have a discussion with your child regarding what to do if there were truly an emergency situation (both during school times and at home). It is important for children to know what to do and how to stay safe. Here at Woodbury, the staff’s number one priority is to keep children safe. We review and practice our safety procedures regularly so that our school is always prepared.
Students have been doing a great job with their Science Forces lessons. We have discussed forces such as pushes and pulls, and discussed topics such as gravity, friction, pattern of motion and momentum.
Students loved watching Rube Goldberg machine videos that had elaborate chain reactions. For three days, students made their own Rube Goldberg machiens that demonstrated pulling, pushing, and gravity forces. All of these explorations can easily be recreated at home. Thank you to the families who sent materials in to class for the students to use in their structures!
Students carefully assembled a dodecahedron in class. A dodecahedron is a 3-dimensional figure that has 12 faces. Each face of their figure had a math problem to practice the various multiplication properties. The kids did a great job and had so much fun creating their figures.
Students and families (including any out-of-town family members who may want to purchase books as gifts) will be allowed to shop online for an assortment of books. Students will have an opportunity to shop in person with their class.
Room 14 will also have a classroom wish list of books to add to our classroom.
Payment Options:
Send cash with your child. Place the cash in an envelope with your child’s name on it.
Set up an e-Wallet set up for your child to shop with.
Families can also choose to shop online.
Students can use this anchor chart to help them remember how to use quotation marks when they include dialogue in their narratives.
