Cool Stuff is On the Way

The Cool Stuff Store is opening November 4th. We will be in business every Thursday during fruit break. The Globetrotters are so excited about this business venture. We have placed an order for new inventory and have counted what we have so far. We also spent time setting prices and discussing profit. Profits from the store will be split between classroom supplies and service projects chosen by the kids.

Apples All Around

This week it has been apples all around! Yesterday we celebrated Apple Day. We read The Adventure's of Stanley Wiggle: The Sunny Side of the Apple, written by Keri's husband Gary Jackson. We discussed the themes of friendship and trust in the book. Each student also got to bring home their own copy of the book.

In math students use their sense of sight, taste, and smell to graph different types of apples. In literacy we played a syllable game and wrote apple haikus. Ask your child how to use their Adam's apple to count syllables. Students also measured ingredients and followed step by step instructions to make a yummy apple crisp that we ate in the afternoon.

Nana Slaughter's Apple Crisp

Grease an 8x8 pan
Mix:
4 cups apples
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup water

In a separate bowl use a pastry fork or regular fork to slightly blend
1 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup butter

Cook on 375 for 40 minutes. Yummy!

Don't forget to send your child's Halloween costume in on Friday. They should wear their regular clothes to school.

Globetrotters Get Around

This Friday we will be celebrating Halloween. Please send your child's costume in a bag so they can change into it at school. Label all pieces. Kids will travel in groups through the elementary classroom where they will make crafts and play games

On Monday the Globetrotters will be attending the Roanoke Valley Symphony. Kim Mucha has been preparing students for this trip for weeks. They are very excited.

Fall Festival Success

We had so much fun on Fall Festival last week. Kids had amazing adventures and everyone rolled with the punches when we woke up with no power and no water! Thank you so much to all the parents for being so flexible.

If you have pictures you are willing to share we would love to have a copy on CD or a flash drive. We are missing one of our Community School cameras that was handed out for students to take pictures. If you have it you can drop it off in one of our classrooms or in the office with Connie.

Katie would love to have some Nate the Great and Geronimo Stilton books donated to her classroom. If you have some gently used books you are willing to part with please send them in.

Please read in Quick Notes about the upcoming yard sale. What an easy way for you to help fund raise and clean out your basement.

This week we are continuing our study of North America. Kids are also reflecting on their experiences at Fall Festival. In math we are working on addition and subtraction.

Pictures are coming home today. Make sure you check your child's folder.

The Globe Trotters Are Learning So Much!

The Globetrotters have been working very hard in all subjects. Some days, when it's time to clean up, we are amazed to hear a groan or two, "I'm still working!".

In Keri's math class kids have been working on adding and subtracting from 100 and making change for a dollar. In Katie's math workshop kids were introduced to equivalent fractions while cooking with math buddies. We also continue to work on calendar skills.

In literacy we are reading and writing up a storm. Keri's literacy has written a group story and is illustrating it. Katie's class has picked their "just right" books and are working on descriptive writing.

In Social Studies we had a great time comparing and contrasting Keri's farm to the Booker T. Washington plantation. We also combined social studies and science by creating a group collage on the sites of Virginia.

Next Tuesday the students will be going on a hiking field trip. Please read the note sent home in your child's folder today.