TV for HW & Spanish Updates!!

1.  Yes...Your child should watch TV tonight and find some persuasive devices/tactics used in the commercials!

2. Spanish Update

Dear parents, if you haven't checked out our Westchester Spanish page in a while, please do! I keep it updated with each unit we are studying and try to get some pictures and work samples on there as well. Ms. Nation is working on getting a link to the page on the Westchester main page as well.

The website is: http://wespanish.weebly.com/

Our vimeo site is: https://vimeo.com/wespanish

There are some ebooks that we created in class uploaded there.

¡Gracias y disfrútalo!

--

Callie M. García, M.A.T.

Spanish teacher

Westchester ES

City Schools of Decatur

758 Scott Blvd.

Decatur, GA 30030

404-370-4400

http://wespanish.weebly.com/

http://westchester.csdecatur.net/

Valentines Day List!

Auden          Maya        Jacob            Stella              Rowan             Lawson B.              Abigail

Cannon         Finn          Ilsa           Rosie            Lawson I.            Umar       Anna           Albert

Claire            Kira             Barron              Henry            Aidan           Sara        James       Piper

The Week In Review!

Hello Friends!

  The Tellus Museum trip was a hit! The children had such a great time learning about and digging for fossils! The trip kicked off our next unit in science: Rocks, Minerals & Fossils.

Up Next:

Math: Fractions (Continue to review problem solving, multiplication, & geometry)

Science: Heat then Rocks, Minerals, Fossils 

Social Studies: Roots of Democracy/Government, Ancient Greece

Reading: Fiction, Character Study

Writing: Persuasive

Calendar:

February 15th-19th Winter Break

March 23rd: Dekalb History Center Walking Field Trip 

March 29th:  Student Led Conferences  (See Below for Info)

Blog Survey: Please take a moment to fill out my survey!

CLICK HERE!!!!

Student Led Conferences: A Message from Ms. Lofstrand

Parents,

CSD grade reporting for Term 5 for K-5 school is through Student-Led Conferences.  We are excited to incorporate SLCs into our work here at Westchester!  An Expeditionary Learning Core Practice is to communicate studentachievement in various ways; one of them being student-led conferences.  Because students run the conferences (with teacher support), these conferences will take place during the school day on March 28th and 29th.  I want to give everyone enough notice about these conferences so that work-schedules might be accommodated.  If you are still unable to attend, please email me (rlofstrand@csdecatur.net).  

Please click on this Sign-Up Genius link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F094BA5AA2DAAFA7-student 

Find your teacher's time slots (each teacher has 5 slots every 20 minutes) and sign-up.  

More information about these SLC's will be sent out closer to March 28th and 29th.  Contact me if you have any questions/concerns. 

Rochelle L. Lofstrand, Principal
Westchester Elementary
758 Scott Blvd. 
Decatur, GA  30030
Phone:  404-370-4400 
Fax:  404-370-3844

http://westchester.csdecatur.net/

Photos of Our Sweet Children! 

A Quick Note!

3 Things! 

1. We will be going to the Tellus Museum on Thursday. The children will have time to visit the gift shop, so you can send your child with money if you like. Please talk to your child about keeping track of his/her money and spending it wisely!

2. Thank you so much for attending the Celebration on Friday! The students were so excited and proud to share their work! (Look Below for photos from the celebration!)

3. Ms. Gwaltney is collecting $7 for recorder orders. (You should have seen a flyer come home)

Our Work! 

THANK YOU CHEF ROSIE!