Jan
08
2012
Mrs. Argus
Good evening families! I am hoping your break was as enjoyable and restful as mine. As we resume the school year, I have something new and exciting to share with you. I would like to start family journals this year with each of you as an additional way to communicate and support one another. This is something that is completely optional, and can be used daily, weekly, or a few times throughout the semester. You can write me questions, concerns, funny stories- anything that you want to share with me or have me discuss with your child. I will be sending these home tomorrow with your child. Write me and send it in whenever you see fit!
Also, Wednesday is our field trip to Butler’s Clowes Hall to see our Eric Carle performance. If you have volunteered to chaperone, please come to school by 11am and meet in our classroom. We will be finishing up lunch but will need to quickly make a restroom stop and then board the bus right away for the performance.
I am looking forward to seeing all of the kids’ smiling faces tomorrow morning!
Tags: field trip
Nov
16
2011
Mrs. Argus
The class in front of an Indiana nature mural.
- Friends watch the airplanes take off and land from the balcony.
This morning, the kids came in so excited for our field trip. They all started cheering when we saw the bus was ready for us and we could load 🙂 We took I-70 towards the airport and as we got closer, the kids began pressing their faces up against the bus window in excitement. “Mrs. Argus! It’s Fed Ex!” Da’Sean shouted. The kids have been very excited about seeing the Fed Ex logo because we notice those types of planes most often in the sky. Also, one of our parents happens to work for Fed Ex at the airport so we feel we have a special connection. The kids were filled with wonder and excitement throughout the whole trip. We unloaded the bus and had a tour of many of the airport’s major components, including ticketing, baggage claim, the barbershop, security, and saw many pieces of artwork. Oh yeah, we also saw airplanes! At one point, Christian looked up at Miss Schmidt and said, “I love this place!” One of my favorite parts of the trip was after lunch. We gathered the kids in front of the large floor to ceiling window in Civic Plaza and sat on the floor and did observational drawings of the planes taking off and landing. The detail and precision on the kids’ artwork is outstanding. Miss Schmidt and I wrote down the children’s observations and noticings throughout the trip and I will be sharing more of those soon in the coming days.
- Sticking together for safety at the airport.
Tags: curious, field trip, Indianapolis Airport, inspiration, project
Oct
27
2011
Mr. Smith
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Tags: Clowes Hall, collaboration, design, drawing, experiment, field trip, Indianapolis Airport, paper airplane, problem solving, recycling, scientific method
