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March 20 10:15 am Lockdown Drill
March 20 - Author Visit, Leslie Barnard Booth - In the Auditorium - K-2 12:30-1:15; 3-5 1:30-2:15
March 25-29 - Spring Break No School
Save the Date: Social Justice Night - May 30
Please follow this link YMCA for camps information
Here is the link to spring/summer camps
After the Fall - Humpty Dumpty story about what happens after a big change
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs - a story about perspective
Say Something! - a way to use your voice
Pet Show - All about a pet show. For extended fun, draw your pet or a dream pet or a fantasy pet.
Saturday - A story about mindset and perspective.
The Day We Learned to Fly - a colorful story of hope.
The Soda Bottle School - a true story of recycling, teamwork and one crazy idea.
This is Not My Hat - A fish has stolen a hat and he will probably get away with it...probably.
Jabari Jumps - a great story about courage and being nervous.
Hey there everyone...the SUN is OUT!! Wahoo!!! It feels great!
Today we had a fire drill and the kids did such a great job! They are quick, quiet, and ready to listen to adult directions during drills and this is really great! Next Wednesday we will have a Lock Down Drill- this is the drill that no one likes practicing and yet we all know we need to. Thankfully this year, Ms. Young our counselor has been teaching what to do and practicing with every class. She has also shared a wonderful new book about Sammy the Sasquatch- the book explains why we need to have lock out drills and Sammy helps review all the expectations!
Next week is also our last week before Spring Break! We have lots of academic work to keep doing up until next Friday afternoon!
Remember, tomorrow is Vestal Spirit Day and the Spinny Wheel!
Enjoy the sunshine, Sabrina
Hello Vestal Families,
This week in music class, we continue our mini-lessons highlighting women musicians for Women's History Month. In previous weeks, we've discussed Alicia Keys and Dolly Parton. This week, we are learning about and listening to the music of Selena Quintanilla, "The Queen of Tejano Music". I proudly celebrate female musicians and their contributions to pop culture and music in my classroom!
In Kindergarten-2nd grade, we are practicing rhythm notes and discussing tempo. We will explore these concepts using movement, singing, ribbons, and percussion instruments.
4th-grade students are adding more notes to our recorder repertoire as we prepare for the Link-up concert in May. Our students are absolute ROCKSTARS on these instruments and I am constantly impressed with how quickly they pick up new concepts!
Our 3rd & 5th grade classes are in our marimba unit, practicing different mallet techniques, playing along with songs, and providing feedback to each other. Our 5th-graders attended a concert by the Portland Youth Philharmonic this week at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Our students did a phenomenal job with concert etiquette and I am so glad they got to see a live performance.
When students from Cleveland High School’s Advanced Commercial Foods and Baking class visited Hosford Middle School last month to try out a new recipe they called Baked Pears Goat Cheese Sunflower Seed Delight, the results of an informal sticker poll were very much on the positive side: 26 kids liked it and 30 loved it. Twenty-two were on the fence.
Sixth grader Isaac Huynh was in the latter category. “I’ve had goat cheese before, but this goat cheese tastes different,” he said. “I think the whole thing might have been better with whipped cream.”
Ever wondered if dogs might be able to sniff out cancer? Or how Magic the Gathering is connected to the Satanic Panic of the 1980s? Or if your running watch might be gaslighting you?
Seniors in the Cleveland High School International Baccalaureate (IB) program answered these questions – and many more – at the 15th annual Extended Essay Senior Showcase on February 21. The showcase gives IB students the opportunity to present the results of two years’ worth of research into academic topics of their choosing. The topics begin as inquiry questions, which students then investigate and eventually answer in the form of a 4000-word essay.
At first glance, the annual Portland Public Schools district calendar might seem to fulfill one crucial function: to alert students, staff, and families to the days when school is in session and when it is not.
If that were the case, crafting the calendar would be the work of days, if not hours. In fact, the calendar is a multipurpose living document that involves meticulous planning and careful forethought to ensure the best possible outcomes for students and staff. It also reflects the needs and observances of the many diverse communities the district serves.
Ethan Kramer, Beaumont Middle School’s assistant principal, sees middle school math as so much more than 2x + 3y = 5.
“It’s helping to build the logic center – the prefrontal cortex – in analysis and processing,” he said. Given this, Kramer and others believe that middle grades instruction must lay a strong foundation to support more challenging math concepts in the future – first high school, then beyond.
But what are the components of that foundation? And how is it best established?
The district’s middle grades core academics team and its grades 6-8 math committee have spent the last year weighing these questions in tandem with educators and community stakeholders. Their goal: a comprehensive math curriculum that challenges students without rushing or skipping over key concepts.
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Budget Work Session with vote on a consent agenda
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Facilities and Operations Committee meeting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM School Board- Regular Meeting
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Student Success Committee
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM School Board - Facilities and Operations Committee meeting
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Connect to Kindergarten