GLM+4-4-12


 * SK Grade Level Meeting Agenda **
 * April 4, 2012 **

We are all set for the field trip on Tuesday, April 10th. There will be 5 groups so Pierson/Karrels and Jeffers/Hardwick’s class will have to split to make up the 5th group. Please have the students wear their nametags. The parents will meet us down at the museum. Bonnie’s faculty parent may ride the bus with us.
 * A is for Art Field Trip ** :

Judy will be in charge of the power point so please get your class “I love my mom because…” pages to her by Friday, May 4th. Also, please take pictures of your class when working on the collage and email them to Judy as well. She is going to put together a slide show documenting how the SK collage was made. We decided to do a butterfly picture this year and all the money donated will go towards the SK Butterfly Garden. We will come up with a paragraph to include in the invitation next week. The invitations will go home in Friday Folders April 20th so the collage will need to be completed before then. Bonnie will pick up the canvases this weekend. Sue will take care of getting the white mats for her class and Judy’s class. Bonnie will get her own. Sue is in charge of purchasing the paper goods and will ask Tony for trays, pitchers, and punch bowls. Bonnie will buy the makings for the punch and donate balloons for the food table. Each class will make 6 dozen each of: Sue – brownies Bonnie – chocolate chip & sugar cookies Judy – Rice Krispy treats
 * SK Art Show ** :

We looked over the supply list for next year and made a few changes to it. Bonnie will turn it in to Sherry tomorrow.
 * SK Supply List: **

Our next curriculum writing date is April 25th. Please bring your math curriculum and workbook (or what you do in place of the workbook pages. Gina will be there to help us fine tune our math curriculum and make sure we are spiraling with JK and First Grade. We will look at the report card and make changes as needed.
 * Curriculum Writing ** :

The duck eggs will be shipped the week of April 16th and the chick eggs will be shipped the week of April 23rd. Bonnie will talk to Patti about where to purchase the shavings and food and have it at school by May 11th. Please check incubators to make sure they are working.
 * Hatching: **

Judy’s class introduced Eric Carle and is focusing on different kinds of art (sculptures, 2D, 3D, etc.) and artists. Sue’s class is writing chapter books. Bonnie’s class is learning about the A to Z pieces of art that SK will be seeing at the art museum and the difference between 2D and 3D art.
 * What are you doing now?: **

Bonnie will contact the 3rd Grade teachers and Pat Z. about scheduling a time to plant pumpkin seeds in the USM garden. We will plant sometime in May with our third grade buddies. We will also meet with our 3rd Grade buddies at our SK trees in May and they will share with us what they have learned about photosynthesis. Our next journal entries will include our theories, observations, and predictions about hatching, SK Tree – Spring observations, and planting pumpkin seeds predictions, etc. That should be it for the year.
 * Science Journal: **

Bonnie is meeting with Tim and her sister next Thursday or Friday to talk about the garden and come up with a plan. Bonnie sent pictures of the proposed site so her sister can draw up some plans that Tim can use. They will all three meet next week Thursday or Friday and make some decisions on what the next step will be. We will use the proceeds from the raffle at the SK Art Show to help fund the garden.
 * SK Garden: **