The Week Ahead 3/2-3/6

How We Organize Ourselves
Thank you to all of the chaperones who joined us for our field trip to the State Capitol! Hopefully you have had a chance to check out some of the pictures from the trip on our class Instagram account, blanc.wstv. On Friday, our classroom committees presented their classroom bills. There was fierce debate but in the end, only one of the five bills got a majority vote in both the House of Representatives and Senate and is now a classroom law. Have your student tell you what they think of the new classroom law.

Last Monday, I sent you an email letting you know that we will begin teaching our state mandated Erin's Law lessons next Monday, 3/2. In the email I sent a link that included information on the learning outcomes as well as a link to a website with more information. If you review these materials and decide you want your student to opt out of the lessons, please contact the office and they will get you the opt out form. Students that opt out will do an alternate lesson with the School Counselor, Ms. Daniel-Hoffman. 

Writing
Next week the students will select one of their persuasive writing pieces that they've worked on and turn it into a published draft. They will use a checklist to help them revise and edit and then they will type their final draft. The final draft is due on Friday, 3/6.


Class Newspaper 
Did you know that students in our class started a monthly newspaper? This is an entirely student led project. The students who are choosing to participate are using their recess time on Mondays to work. February was their first issue. Their goal for the March issue is to have it done before Spring Break.

Conferences 
Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place the first week of April. Please go to the link below and sign up for a time to meet. If you have any questions or need help getting signed up please call the office at 503-356-2510


https://ptcfast.com/schools/West_Tualatin_View_Elementary

Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair will take place next week. Students may shop with parents/guardians after school on 3/6, 3/9, 3/10, and 3/11 from 2:35-3:50. There will be a family event on Friday, 3/6 from 6 pm - 8 pm.  

Idiom of the Week: Leave the door open

Upcoming Dates
  • Tuesday, March 3rd - Reading Log Due/Vocab Test 
  • Friday, March 6th - School Spirit Day - Sports Day - Opinion Paper Due
  • Week of March 23rd - March 27th - No School - Spring Break
 

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