Happy Birthday, Mr. Fernald! and other fun happenings

It has been a busy week!  We started off Monday learning about fire safety!  Have you checked the batteries in your fire alarms?  Do you have a meeting place outside of your house in case of fire?  Ask your child what they need to know to be a Junior Firefighter in Henrico County!  We also got to meet one of Ms. Beck’s oldest friends, Firefighter Trinh who taught us not to be afraid of firefighters in all their gear!

    

Ms. Beck had her interview and presentation for Teacher of the Year and then ran by her old school, Donahoe, to deliver doughnuts and say hello to some of her favorites! Here she is with JMU alum Mrs. Collins!

We learned about probable outcomes and possible combinations.  Check out our work around the room!

    

On Friday, Mrs. Rao was our mystery reader!  She read us a book about how families can look all different ways, and they are still full of love!  She also gave us a sneak peek into solid figures in math that we’ll be tackling next week!

We had a visit from a brass quintet, courtesy of the Richmond Symphony.  We learned about brass instruments, how vibrations make sound, and how one song can be altered to completely change the mood!  Check out their version of “Just a Closer Walk With Thee” when thinking about a New Orleans funeral procession.

Finally, we had to celebrate Mr. Fernald’s 40th birthday!  We bought him a giraffe head (because of our current love of April the Giraffe in New York) and documented his day around campus before hanging it in his office this afternoon.  Happy birthday, Mr. Fernald!