Crew News February 2nd, 2024

 Announcements 

Winter Hike - We will be going on a winter hike on Friday, March 1st. Our hike will be along Plum Creek Trail from the Meadows trailhead to Festival Park. Permission slips are coming home today in Take Home Folders. Please sign and return next week. We will need parent chaperones. We will need you from 8:30-12:30. Please email me if you are interested. 

Family Night- I want to plug the Family Night next week. This will be a fun night with food and the opportunity to tie-dye a piece of clothing with our school colors (green & blue). Here are the details:

Feb 8, 5:30-7:30

Come in from the cold, and enjoy some REMS Crew fun!

Shirts: Create your own REMS-spirit Tie Dye shirt. We have all the supplies; you can pre-order your shirt for a small fee. To be guaranteed a shirt, submit your order by Jan 22.

Potluck: Bring in and share your favorite chili dish! Sign up for chili or a side, so we can plan accordingly.

Spring Climbing: Mr. Doug announced Spring Climbing dates. Our Crew will be climbing on February 26, 27, 29th, & March 1st. (Don't worry, we will return from our hike on March 1st in time to be back for climbing). Our climbing time is from 2:45-3:35. If you have been trained, please sign up to belay. Thanks!

Repeated for Reference

Scholastic Book Clubs: 

Class Order Due Date: 02/5/24 (please submit your order by Monday night, if you are interested.
Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/YCRBR
Shop Digital Flyers for Our Grade with Your Child: https://clubs.scholastic.com/kindergarten
Class Code: YCRBR
Place an order of $25 or more and you can pick a FREE $5 book (use code READS at checkout). These are great for Valentine's or Easter gifts. I can put them in backpacks or I am happy to be more discreet to pass them to you at an alterative time to be given as gifts. Just send me a quick email if that is your preference. :)

Valentine's Day Card Exchange: Valentine's Day is less than a month away! At REMS and in the spirit of Crew, please make valentines for everyone in our crew. Homemade is encouraged but store-bought is great too. No candy or food please. Small trinkets or crafts are okay. A list of first names can be found HERE, which has the names of students and staff members (optional).  My suggestion is to begin having your child write out 2-3 names each day, rather than a large chunk right before. Your child should also bring a box to school on that day, approximately shoebox size with access to drop in valentines, and his or her name clearly displayed. What a great, authentic opportunity for writing and practicing handwriting! This is another experience that brings our crew close together. Please let me know if you have other questions! We will celebrate on February 14th.

*Please make a Valentine Card for your child's 4th grade buddy.
*Please note: do not send extra gifts, treats, or candies for buddies. There have been a lot of hurt feelings in the past from some buddies giving gifts and other not getting any- so we strongly ask that only cards are exchanged.

Rug Washing Sign Up: Now updated for Second Semester. Thank you and don't forget to log your volunteeer hours into Track It Forward. 
Second Semester Rug Washing Sign Up

Calendar

Feb 6th: 100 Day! (In class celebrations)

Feb 7th: Cereal Box Challenge- please send in a cereal box before

Feb 14th:  Valentine's Day

Feb 16th: No School (Professional Development Day)

Feb 19th: No School (President's Day)

Week of Feb 26th: Climbing Week 2:45-3:35

Mar 1: Winter Hike

Mar 30: Save the Date: REMS Annual Auction

Crew Highlights: 

Our highlight of the week was leading The Beat! Our Crew worked hard to prepare by memrizing their lines, remembering where to stand, and learning the order of speaking parts. Their preparation paid off! Everyone did such a fantastic job! Our Crew received abundant praise and recognition for their impressive performance. 

When we debriefed about how it went, students reflected about how they felt at the beginning, how they felt at the end, what was a surprise (or something they didn't expect), and what advice would you give to another student who felt nervous about leading The Beat. It was an uplifting discussion, so please ask your child about their personal reflections.

It is no easy task to talk and sing in front of an such a great audience, and our crew displayed incredible bravery. For this reason, our Crew earned their "Courage" crew value stick. Ms. Lisa passed these out at the end of the day on Wednesday. What a great way to end this milestone day! Again, I cannot say enough how proud I am of every member of our crew- each overcoming their personal nerves and ending the day with an ear to ear smile. It was a day to remember!

Here is a link with videos and group pictures. 

Individual pictures were shared on Seesaw. 

A big thank you to Lindsey for taking pictures!

We began our new expedition called Move It, a study of force and motion. Students were learning about push and pull in a fun interactive challenge. Our focus question was: Is it easier to push or pull? Then, to the delight of our learners, they got to take turns pushing and pulling each other in laundry baskets across the room. Students compared their predictions to their results, and we noticed that most found it easier to pull than push. 

Check SeeSaw for more pictures of this activity.

Today is Groundhog's Day. With 4th grade buddies, we learned more about groundhogs and this tradition. Students made predictions (pretty evenly split) about whether he would see his shadow. Today we found out that he did NOT see his shadow. :)

 

Whoosh! And just like that, it is February!

Next Tuesday, we will be celebrating our 100th day of school.

Can you believe that your child has been in kindergarten for one hundred days?!?

It seems like just yesterday we were doing home visits and setting up the classroom. :)

We will be doing some fun activities throughout the day to celebrate our 100th day. 

Stay warm this weekend!

~Ms. Lauren