Clearwater Newsletter 2-16-2018

Greetings Families!

We just came off of a short week packed with adventures and celebrations! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Dodge Nature Center on Monday where the students had the opportunity to kick sled, examine different amphibians and reptiles, study and search for animal tracks all in absolutely perfect winter weather.  Some groups had the chance to see a herd of deer as they were examining tracks in the snow. Some groups saw a rabbit meet an ill fate... but we all had a wonderful time learning from the Dodge Guides and exploring their property. See pictures from our day below :) Thank you Jeremy and Dennis for your help! I believe Dennis caught a live video of the deer crossing... he says he will share.

Lessons We've Had...

• Addition fact families
  
• Finishing salt dough models of landforms and water forms
  
• Classifying animal tracks 
  
• Beginning work with reading and writing poetry
  
• Acrostic poems
  
• Classifying quadrilaterals
  
• Economic Geography (began by looking at all the steps it takes for bread to be made and to arrive at our dinner table)
  
• Small bead frame - building numbers and adding equations
  

Upcoming Events & Reminders

GRS Soiree @ Can Can Wonderland - Wednesday, March 14th - 6:00 PM - This is the largest gathering and fundraiser that GRS facilitates each year. Hope you can make it! 

Noon Dismissal - Guides prep for conferences  - Wednesday, March 14th - We will not be eating lunch at school on this day. Busses will pick up bussers, but there will be no Big Canoe Kids Club. 

Parent - Teacher Conferences - Thursday, March 15th - Friday, March 16th - No school for students

Snack Volunteers - Please check to see if your snack week is coming up. Click here to check and see if you would like to sign up for any other volunteer opportunities. Here's who's up in the next two weeks:

Feb. 20-23	Hawkin Berg
Feb. 26-Mar. 2	Isadora Abbene

One last note - we had plenty of opportunity to reflect on the students at our faculty retreat yesterday and we just feel so fortunate to be working with each and every one of your children.

We hope you all get the chance to enjoy the weekend together!

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Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

Clearwater Announcement: Field Trip & Valentine's Day

Greetings, Clearwater Families!

We have 2 announcements to share with you:

1. Field Trip to Dodge Nature Center - Monday, February 12th

*Please bring appropriate outdoor clothing - boots, snow pants, jackets, gloves, and hats. We will be hiking in the woods, searching for animal tracks:)

* NO BACKPACKS will be necessary. 

* Have your child bring a bag lunch.

* It should be a short ride to Dodge, so the students will not need activities or books for the ride. 

2. Valentine's Day: We will be celebrating Valentine's Day by doing arts and crafts related to love and appreciation together in the classroom. We are asking that families do not send in cards or sweets. We want to honor our nutrition policy around sugar, and everything we do and create will be done in class that day.  

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Warm regards,

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

Newsletter

Happy Friday, Clearwater families!

We hope you are all feeling well. We have had a lot of sickness going around the classroom. We have been encouraging lots of water and lots of washing of hands! 

As typical MN weather continues, we have enjoyed a few really great days outside, including Wednesday at the park, aand a few days inside for recess since it was so cold. 

Lessons we've had

• Types of Lines
• Triangles by side 
• Antonyms
• Practice telling Time
• Lowest Common Multiple
• Checkerboard
• Verb Grammar Box
• First Timeline of Human Beings

Upcoming Events & Reminders

No School on February 15,16 or 18 

Thank you all so much for the soap, kleenex and tea!! We are well stocked :) 

We are still in need of volunteers to bring in food for Mr Swims (our turtle) in March, April and May. Please sign up on the link below and we will email you specific instructions. 

We would also love flowers the next few months. If you are able to pick up a fresh bouquet and send it in we would greatly appreciate it. You can also sign up on the link below. 

Snack Volunteers Please check to see if your snack week is coming up. Click here to check and see if you would like to sign up for any other volunteer opportunities. Here's who's up in the next two weeks:

Feb. 5-9	Elliot Waltonen
Feb 12-14	Faith Putz-Yang

We are so grateful for all your support!! 

Have an amazing weekend!!

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"   

--

Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel

Clearwater Guides

"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"