Westwoods 5K/1 Mile FUN RUN!

The Annual Westwoods 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Westwoods Elementary School
Please register for this event HERE.
This even is free of charge!
Donations will be accepted to help support coasts associated with shipping of supplies to relatives of families in the Traverse City Ukrainian community.

Event Morning Details:
8:00-9:00 - Registration/Check-In
9:00 - 5K Start
9:45 - Awards for 5K (Top 3 adult finishers; Top 3 student finishers)
10:00 - 1 Mile Fun Run Start
10:20 - Awards for 1 Mile Fun Run (Top 3 student finishers)

Seeds are Planted!

 Plant Growth in Process!

Earth Day!

Late Earth Day post that I found tucked away in my posts.
Hope you enjoyed all the ways these awesome kids can protect our planet!! 

Science & Journeys Lesson 25

This week launches a two in one with science and language arts. Very helpful when two subject areas pair together for learning.
Science

INSECTS: Our class is beginning a scientific study of insects and plants. We will be caring for and investigating insects, as our class undergos a complete metamorphosis, As in the classic case of the butterfly—egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly.

PLANTS: We will also be growing a plant from seed, to find out about their lives.
The plant we will grow will go through its full life cycle—seed to plant to flower to seed—in just one month.
Your child may demonstrate a heightened interest in insects and plants over the next several weeks. One goal of our work with insects is to help the children develop a deeper appreciation for the diversity of life and to cultivate a sense of respect for all living things.
We’re looking forward to lots of fun and lots of learning as we explore a world full of insects!

Language Arts

This Thursday

  

Thursday, April 21
Two-hour early release day
Students are dismissed at 1:56pm

Extended Day is not offered for early release or half days of school 

New Book Order!

  

A new book order came home with all students!
Online Activation Code: HFPT3

Please have all orders in by this Friday, April 22.

Thank you to the Finn family for being our April book sponsor!!

So appreciate it! 

Used Book Sale

Great opportunity these past couple weeks to celebrate Earth Day!
MANY students brought in old books to repurpose to a new home, while then getting some new books to enjoy of their own! Thank you for being part of this great activity!
*If your child still wants to bring in books, they can throughout the week.
*If your child still wants to bring in money to shop, they can and we will find a time to go to the sale.

 

Journeys Lesson 24

April 18 - 22

 

Monday: Pancakes and Yogurt Parfait

Tuesday: Chicken Tacos

Wednesday: Ham and Cheese Wrap Sandwich & Chicken Tenders

Thursday: Meatloaf

Friday: Mac & Cheese & Big Daddy's Pizza

*Menu is subject to change without notice due to availability of supplies

Easter Weekend!

Enjoy the three day holiday break!

Rock & Roll Into Summer

Rock and Roll Into Summer Event

At Westwoods: Friday, June 3rd from 5:30-8:00

A way to bring our WW community together to celebrate another amazing year!

The 5th graders will be selling food to benefit their annual Leelanau Outdoor Center (LOC) field trip fund. There will also be live music, raffles, a dunk tank, visits from our community heroes, and plenty of activities for students to enjoy. 

Raffle Baskets Team McNitt Theme: Family Fun Night!

Donation Ideas: card games, board games, snacks (popcorn, candy, chips, salsa, etc), dice, drinks, AND MORE!

Basket: We will also need someone to donate a basket or bin to hold all of the items.

You may start sending in donations between now and Friday, May 27th. 

Art Class Request

 Please help by bringing in any CLEAN small single serve yogurt cups

In honor of Earth Day on the 22nd, Mrs. Gang (art teacher) is asking for a donation from all second and third graders. They are working on an Earth Day art project in class.

Journeys Lesson 23

Come Help With Book Clubs!

 

 Many spots are available for Book Club helpers all the way through MAY!!

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

9:40a - 10:10a

The link is below. Please take a look and see what works for your schedule!

The last few months of adult helpers in our classroom were awesome! Not only do the students look forward to a new fun face, but it has helped out our daily learning.

Thank you for all your help and support!

McNitt Book Club Sign Up

April 11 - 15

  

Monday: Loui's Hot Dog & Chicken Friend Rice

Tuesday: Mozzarella Stuffed Breadsticks

Wednesday: Spaghetti with Meatballs

Thursday: Big Daddy's Pizza

Friday: NO SCHOOL!

*Menu is subject to change without notice due to availability of supplies

Habit #3

We are working on Habit 3 - Put First Things First.
This is a great habit to help students prioritize and organize.
Some conversation starters with your child could be:
How do you stay focused at school?    

What is most important to you and why?    

Why is it important to do things you need to do before the things you want to do?

Having these conversations helps reinforce habits and maintains a common language between home and school.

Subtraction With Regrouping

We are in Unit 4 and are in the midst of subtraction WITH regrouping!

So far we are doing really well at understanding this concept!
Students are determining if subtraction problems need to be regrouped or not.
If so, they begin the subtraction process by borrowing from the tens and adding ten ones. 
Then the subtraction begins.

* There are also videos that correspond to our learning.
1. Explains the process of regrouping with vertical subtraction.
2. Shows the same process with the addition of base ten blocks.

Videos on Subtraction With Regrouping
1. Subtraction 2-digits with Regrouping
2. Subtraction With Regrouping & Base Tens

Peace Lessons

Today we started peace lessons!!
Our new peace name: McNitt's Peace Class
Most kids already know what to expect with Peace Lessons, since many classrooms last year did this. However, this year we will build on previous years topics. Mrs. Sulecki is always the one who has lead peace talks. She is our school social worker, who we all know and love. We will have our peace lessons each Thursday afternoon for twenty minutes. Make sure to ask your child what they learned in last weeks lesson. These are life lessons that we use in the classroom, at Westwoods, and even outside of school in our daily lives. Extremely valuable!

WW Used Book Sale

Get your "gently" used books in during the week of April 11-14th! Students can bring them to our classroom and I will deliver all to our fifth grade classrooms.
If a child brings 10 books (or more) they will receive a free book coupon!!

McNitt's room will be buying books on Monday, April 18. All books priced $1-$2!

Friendship Venn Diagrams

 

Due to our anchor text this week, Gloria Who might Be My Best Friend, we are focusing on LA concepts pertaining to friendships. Venn diagrams were one of those activities! Students used themselves, while comparing and contrasting their traits to that of a friend in their lives. 

These came home on Tuesday!