Wallace Archives - 91��Ƭ��

Wallace Newsletter 11/5-8

Corbett Schools — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 19:46:03 +0000

Hello Families!

Reading- Nonfiction

We continued to work on reading nonfiction texts this week!
Students found nonfiction books to read.
We learned the different text structures of a nonfiction text (compare and contrast, chronological, ect.).
Readers discovered that the title of a nonfiction book could be misleading.
We learned that there can be multiple main ideas in a nonfiction text.

Writing- Informative

Writers continued to be journalists this week.
Students read different articles from the newspaper to decide what kind of lead the journalists use when writing.
Journalists interviewed a classmate about an event that happened to them this weekend and wrote an article about it!

cARTography

Artists created their own maps by finding the points of longitude and latitude of specific cities on the coast.
Students will continue to use these maps in their unit on explorers!

Right Brain Initiative- DRAMA

Please ask your child about:

The Name Game (with the ball)
Tableau or family portrait game

Veterans day- A friendly reminder:

We do not have school on Monday (11/12) due to Veterans day.
School will be in session on Friday (11/16).

Thank you for this opportunity to work with your students these last 11 weeks! Have a great rest of your year!

-McKenna Peterson

The post Wallace Newsletter 11/5-8 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Wallace Newsletter 10/29-11/1

Corbett Schools — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 23:26:17 +0000

Hello Families!

We did something special this week for our weekly newsletter. Your students wrote it! We have been practicing being journalist and making observations about events. Here is what they wrote about our week!

WRITING

Made by: mead laframboise and caleb kasner

This week the class learned how to be journalists. Some of the things the class learned was to observe little kids at ,recess,hall way,and in classes. Then the next day we observed the school. Then on a day Ms.Peterson said “journalists can’t say me my I we us I’m were because your not talking about ourselves”. ��

The class also observed about a news report of a man named Todd/ a.k.a mr.gresham/our friends uncle. Gresham made a statue of him for ��doing so much good deeds for others and expected nothing in return.

The journalist/ news reporters name is Steve Harttman.

READING

By: David

This week in mr wallace’s class in reading: David is close to finishing harry potter and is thinking about buying the second book. He is hoping that j.k. Rowling will make a 8th book for when he finishes the 7th book.

After reading in mr wallace’s class David summarized what happened in harry potter to his substitute teacher david said “harry is going to the forbidden corridor, corridor 3 to stop whoever is trying to steal the sorcerer’s stone and whoever that is gave hagrid the dragon egg, but they got hagrid to speak about fluffy witch is a three headed dog that guards the sorcerer’s stone an than they got hagrid to say how to get past fluffy witch is to play music to make him fall asleep”

In mr wallace’s class they learned about non-fiction books they learned about main ideas and their support,text structure,parts of the text and how they fit together.

MUSIC

On thursday 11/1/18 in ms oakley’s music room.

It was ukelele day in music class.Ms okaley’s class was lining up outside of her music room door.She let us inside we sat down in a circle.She grabbed the ukelele cart.We grabbed the ukeleles the class also grabbed tuners to tune the ukeleles.Some people do not know how to tune so other people helped them. Ethan started playing his ukulele. He tried to play a song that was very popular. It’s called Under Pressure By Queen and Ethan said that it was really easy to play. He said you only use 2 chords and 1 string. He said to try it out. And on the other side of the music room Henry was helping Orin tune his ukelele.Orin was having a hard time so Henry showed him how to do it.Henry said “You have to turn the white things on the side of the ukelele”.So Orin did it and it when he played it it sounded good.He said “thanks hen”. Henry said “your welcome” to him and Henry started to play train is a coming.It is a song that the class are learning.Then it was time to clean up.The class put away the ukeleles.The class lined up at the door to go back to there classrooms.The class had fun in music class today and then all the classrooms left.They all went to math or whatever they have after music class.Henrys and Ethans class has math after this.They went into the classroom to get there notebook and go to there math class rooms.Henry was in ms petersons math class and Ethan was in ms Chius math class.It was a fun day after that they had recess and lunch and art expression.

RIGHT BRAIN��INITIATIVE -DRAMA

With: Ashlyn and Cadence
On week 10-29 to 11-1 Mr.wallaces class the class watched a video about the calming way to breath.The guy in the video sort of looked like Mr. Wallace he said that you breath threw your diaphragm. When you breath threw your diaphragm you should be able to feel your breath when your hand is on your stomach. It is important to breath like this so you can end your time in red zone and go back to green.

RIGHT BRAIN��INITIATIVE – DRAMA

By:Eva and Kaleena

This week in ��Mr.Wallace’s class, room 11. The class ��learned about Acts of wonder. They have a teacher named Ms.flin. She has brown hair, brown eyes. Mr.Wallace’s class learned a new game called Zip Zap Zop. What they was slip their hands and clapped. They put their foot out and made eye contact with the first person they saw. Then it just went on and on and on. After that they played a game called change three things and you have to guess.What you do is one person examens the other person and you turn around.

Then well the other person is turned around we would change something then you turn around. That is Mr.Wallace’s class learned.

CARTOGRAPHY

By: Jesse gaither

This week’s for cartography, the class was trying to find the coordinates for��Corbett grad school. The whole class was assigned a thing where they had to find the coordinates for the school. If they are closer to the Prime Meridian or the Equator.

By: Hunter Tlutos

��Most of our class have little numbers numbers to help you guys to get more accurate on maps and the letters on the compuse rose next to the numbers

by : Lilly Miller

This week (10.29-11.1.18) in Mr.Wallace’s class, they have been learning about cartography vocabulary. Some of the words they have learned over the week are: proportion, precise, longitude and latitude. They have been pretty good about not losing the papers but some of the students have lost them. The students who have lost their papers have gotten a second chance to look or get a new one. The pupils have been given a privilege to draw pictures for examples on the vocabulary paper, so far they have not lost this privilege. They have been focused and intrigued about cartography.

ART EXPRESSION

By: Hayden, Ava, Raven

This week in Mr. Wallace’s class, room 11 . There class had art expression, art expression is pretty self explanatory people share their art with their class. It could be something that they
drew or something that someone else made for them and they just want to share their art work to the whole class. This week Amira and Jack, Chase and Henry and Daniel.

First, henry and Daniel shared some drawings that they made.
The first picture they showed was a picture of “rage art” and second the showed a rainbow checkerboard picture. Third they showed a picture of a rainbow worm that was saying “yeet” which appeared to say “yeat”.
Lastly they showed a picture of Daniel jumping off a huge diving board.
Jack went next. He made a slide show about different types of cats, jack had lots of cats like siamese cats, and a scottish fold cats witch are super cute and have small folded ears just like their name.

Then Amira did a really nice part of goosebumps that looked like it took a long time. People loved how she used all of the good details from the best parts of all of the goosebump stories.
Then chase had his dinosaur picture that people say that he should colour in but it still looks very good.

ART EXPRESSION

By: Daniel, Henry, and Noah

At art expression this Tuesday in Mr.Wallace’s class this week Daniel and Henry were doing there art expresion. There ��first picture was a rage art. Some of the other amazing art that Daniel and Henry created. It was big hat little hat and it continued until the top of the page the colors of big hat little hat our red blue purple black brown yellow pink green orange

There are 3 other pictures not counting the big hat little hat and the rage art.

If you are wondering what art expression is. It is when people go up in front of the class and show their art iand get refocused after lunch and recess.��

RECESS

By Jack and Wyatt G

Last recess, mrs Peterson’s class Thursday (room 11), played last man standing at about 1:00 pm. Wyatt and Ethan ran to the worm and got on it. After that Cadence and Ashlyn came then her other friends came we started pushing each other off. Jack walked by and said “I guess I will play to” so he got on. All he was doing is sitting there holding on so tight that Wyatt and Ethan could not get him off. But when Wyatt got Ethan and the girls off it was just Wyatt and Jack. It was so hard but Wyatt pushed and push and Jack fell off. Wyatt started screaming “I WON!” then Wyatt fell down on the grass. Then we heard mrs Peterson say ‘it’s time to go” so Wyatt got up still saying “I WON”. Wyatt left with a headache.

FOOTBALL

By: Chase, Sashana, and Dominic

This week in Mr. Wallace’s class Chase, Sashana, and Dominic were playing football at recess. A lot of people play football. There is college football, high school football, grade school football, and NFL. ��Sometimes little kids think there NFL players.

The class observed the 2nd and 3rd graders play at recess. ��Some of them were playing football like 3 students from Mr. Wallace’s class. See? A lot of people like football!. Today they made teams and played a game of football and looked pretty fun. The students play two hand touch at recess. ��

KNOCKOUT 11/1/18

By: Amira and Damian

In Mr.Wallace’s recess, class knockout was being held at the west playground. The players included Amira,Hayden, Damian,Wyatt.s, Hunter , Raven and Ms. Peterson. It ��was a great game nobody got out for a long time, a lot of shouting was happening.”Great job!”Amira says to Wyatt. Everyone was having a great game and a great big smile on their. Then Ms.Peterson swoops in and makes a shot, “yay, good job” everyone shouts. No one made a big fuss if they didn’t make a hoop they just kept on trying. ��This shows that everyone should get along like this class.

Have a great weekend!

The post Wallace Newsletter 10/29-11/1 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Newsletter Wallace 10/21-10/25

Corbett Schools — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:43:21 +0000

Hello Families!

Reading

Next week we begin a new reading unit: Tackling Complexity – Moving Up Levels of Nonfiction.
Nonfiction text can be complex and raise important challenges.
Readers will be working on strategies to help with these challenges. ��

Writing– Informative

Writers have become journalist this week!
Students observed events on the playground and in the hallway. They jotted notes about “who, what, when and where”. ��
We had surprise guest come disrupt our class and they each wrote an informative story about the event. The students included dialogue, who was involved, and time of day/place it occurred.

cARTography– We are excited to start a new unit that focuses cARTography that will transition into explorers. This week we focused on:

cARTography: the art of map making
History of cARTography
The purpose of Longitude and Latitude

Right Brain Initiative- DRAMA

Please ask your child about:

The Name Game (with the ball)
Mystery Gift
Tableau or family portrait game

Artwork in the hallway!

Come check out our landform art and portraits in the hallway!
Students worked so hard on their art pieces and would love for you to see them!

Halloween– A friendly reminder:

Costumes and any accessories should remain home
If your child is wanting to bring candy to school for a special treat, please have a chat with them regarding portion (how much to bring) and the appropriate time to have their treat.

PTA-��Jog-A-Thon & Box Tops:

Box Tops: The PTA is continuing to collect Box Tops for Education. A labeled jar is located in our classroom.
You can email them at corbettcardinalspta@gmail.com.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

The post Newsletter Wallace 10/21-10/25 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Wallace Newsletter 9/14-9/18

Corbett Schools — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:28:59 +0000

Hello Families,

Here is a look at our past week:

Special Event- Drama

We are lucky to have Ms. Flinn from the right brain initiative, sponsored by the PTA teaching us��how actions effect those around us.
We had our first session today. It was amazing!
Ask your student about the imagination journey they took today.

Things to put on your��calendar

Didn’t like school pictures or were absent that day? No worries! We will have school picture retakes on Wednesday, October 24.
Just a reminder for Halloween that we are not wearing costumes to school, thanks.
Keep collecting your box tops!

History��

Students continued studying a Native American Region.
The students taught the class about the region they studied with either a skit or a google slides presentation.
They worked very hard and it showed with their presentations!

Writing

Students wrapped up their third personal narratives this week!
We have been working on details with: dialogue, endings, editing, revising, and describing the feelings instead of telling them.
The stories ended with a lesson/moral the students were teaching the reader.
Today they completed the end of the unit final!

Reading

Students love their silent reading time!
Continued to working on the story arc and summarizing using: somebody, wanted, but, so, and then.

I hope you are finding some time to enjoy this beautiful weather!

The post Wallace Newsletter 9/14-9/18 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Wallace Newsletter 10/1-10/4

Corbett Schools — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 03:41:44 +0000

Hello families~

Things to know:

Readers have a home reading log to track their reading. They will fill it out when they read at home OR they can fill it out when they arrive at school in the morning.

Highlights:

We concluded our science unit of Mixtures & Solutions with a yummy drink and new vocabulary. We published our beautifully written Personal Narratives. We researched about the adaptations of the first people of North America.

Conferences:

Sign up or check your time ��for October Conferences using this link:��
This conference is limited to 20 minutes. We have a lot to squeeze into that time frame!
Since our time is limited, please let me know (by email) if you have specific questions or concerns that you would like me to address.

PTA: Jog-A-Thon & Box Tops:

The PTA is still collecting for the Jog-A-Thon. Our goal is for each child to raise $50 through donations. To donate online:��

Box Tops: The PTA is continuing to collect Box Tops for Education. A labeled jar is located in our classroom. —

Have a great weekend!

The post Wallace Newsletter 10/1-10/4 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Wallace Newsletter 9/24- 9/27

Corbett Schools — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:32:51 +0000

Dear Families,

Things you need to know

Wednesday morning, after listening to the student’s experiences, we discussed our school being a safe place. They realized how many adults in our community are looking out for them.�� Thanks to Multnomah County Sheriffs office, Corbett Fire Department, Corbett Citizens Patrol, and many community members.
Readers have a reading log that is due Monday October 1st. These logs are a way to keep track of their reading both at school and at home.
Conferences will be happening the week of October 9th. If you have not signed up for a spot yet, please sign up on the document or send me an email about a time/date that would be more convenient for you!
Jog-a-thon was so much fun! The students ran for 20 minutes straight and many of them beat their lap amount from the previous year. You can continue donating money for the next month! Our goal is for each child to raise $50 thru donations. Our annual jog-a-thon is the PTA’s only fund raiser for the school year. Funds raised go to purchasing technology, classroom books, field trips, and other classroom needs. To donate online visit:

Writing: Personal Narratives

Writers finished editing their personal narrative stories about a small moment this week!
We continued to have one-on-one conferences about writing. We will continue to have these conferences next week.
Writers had an opportunity to write a fictional story in one writing session.

Reading: Summarization

Readers focused on summarizing a story and sticking to the important parts of the story��by using “somebody, wanted, but, so, then”.
Readers increased their reading stamina this week to 30 minutes!

Science: Mixtures and Solutions

Investigators were challenged to find the best recipe to create delicious kool-aid.
We will investigate more next week to decide if it is a solution, mixture, or something else entirely!

Art: Landform Art

Artists went to Oxbow park to create their own landform art.
We created art pieces at the river and in the forest.

History: First Americans

Explorers discovered the migration pattern of the first Americans.
We investigated a variety of books about the different regions inhabited by the first Americans.

McKenna Peterson��

The post Wallace Newsletter 9/24- 9/27 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Wallace Letter 9/17-9/20

Corbett Schools — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 23:42:29 +0000

Dear Families,

Things you need to know

Readers have a reading log that is due Monday September 24th. These logs are a way to keep track of their reading both at school and at home.
Field Trip to Oxbow Park on Monday September 24th to create land art. If you have not filled out a permission slip, please do so at this link:�� . Please have your child wear tennis shoes and bring a light jacket to school in case it is raining.
I have created a volunteer schedule for everyone who wants to come into the classroom to volunteer to sign up on. We are looking for volunteers at these specific times, but if you can come a different time of day, just let us know on the document what works for you. We would be happy to have you!�� Here is the link:

Writing: Personal Narratives

Writers typed their personal narrative stories about a small moment this week!
We learned about how to assess a personal narrative by editing a 5th graders small moment story.
Some writers had one-on-one conferences to discuss what they can work on, to further develop their writing. I will be conferencing with the other writers next week to discuss their writing.
Please encourage your child to work on their personal narratives at home on their google account.

Reading: Writing About Reading

Readers focused on elements of fiction (setting, plot, and characters).
Readers practiced citing evidence to support identifying the elements of fiction.
Readers spent time determining the theme of a fiction story and giving a reason to support the choice.

Science: Mixtures and Solutions

Investigators were challenged to create an investigation by developing a hypothesis and procedure to discover the solubility of citric acid in water.
We developed observations, data, conclusions, and analysis after conducting the experiment.

Art: Landform Art

Artists were given 2 different landform artists to write about and draw a piece of their art work in preparation for our field trip on Monday!
Please encourage your child to go outside and create land art. Take a picture and send it with me so your child can share it on Monday.

��

McKenna Peterson��

The post Wallace Letter 9/17-9/20 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.

Wallace Newsletters 9/10-9/13

Corbett Schools — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:48:43 +0000

Dear Families,

This was a full week! We were busy readers, writers, mathematicians, artists, scientist, encouragers, and problem solvers.

Housekeeping

Readers have a reading log that is due Monday September 17th. These logs are a way to keep track of their reading both at school and at home.
I have created a volunteer schedule for everyone who wants to come into the classroom to volunteer to sign up on. We are looking for volunteers at these specific times, but if you can come a different time of day, just let us know on the document what works for you. We would be happy to have you!�� Here is the link:

Looking Forward:

School Photo Day is September 19, 2018 -Photo packets were sent home this week.

Writing: Personal Narratives

Writers continued to work on editing, revising, and producing new narratives.
Writers focused on raising their level of narrative writings by including descriptive words that relate to the 4 senses.

Reading: Writing About Reading

Readers continue to build their reading stamina by reading 29 minutes in class today!
Reading to identify the literary elements (characters, setting, problem, and solution).

Science: Mixtures and Solutions

Investigators were challenged to find out what happens when too much salt is added to 50 ML of water.
We taught each other the different earth elements through theater.
Vocabulary: Saturation, mixture, solution, and solvent.

Art: Landform Art

Artists viewed examples of landform art in a gallery walk around the room.
We discussed what inspired these artists to create this art and what inspires us!

Tie Dye

Thank you to the volunteers that came to help tie dye the tshirts
Thanks for the $5 contribution toward the cost of the shirts, dye, and screen printing.

��

McKenna Peterson��

The post Wallace Newsletters 9/10-9/13 appeared first on 91��Ƭ��.