Polk Elementary School

Welcome to the Coon Crew!

2011-2012

Snowy Day

By,

Ethel Jacobson

A snowy day has a special grace

Flakes whirling,

Softly swirling,

Lightly floating,

Whitely coating

Every leafless woodland bower.

Willow stumps along the lake

Are frosted like a wedding cake.

How magically made, each flake

Patterned lovely as a flower

Or a star,

Falling far

From a burdened cloud!

Every twig and branch is bowed

With petals of this airy stuff,

This delicate, this fairy stuff

Scudding, skipping,

Dancing, dipping,

Flakes caress my upturned face.

A snowy day has a special grace.

The Coon Crew Code

Created and Followed by the Coon Crew...

1. Be respectful to all teachers and students.

2. Always be on our best behavior wherever we are.

3. Be polite, use kind words, and use manners.

4. Always keep a positive attitude and do our best work.

5. Be responsible in all situations.

Third Marking Period

Curriculum...

Math:

Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Measurement, and Problem Solving

Social Studies:

Native Americans and Exploration

Science:

Light, Eye, Ear, and Sound

Reading:

Predicting/Guessing, Summarizing, Determining Main idea, Questioning/Wondering, Monitoring, Connecting, Visualizing/Picturing, Inferring/Figuring Out, Conflict and Resolution, Character's Motives, Story Structure, Using Graphic Organizers, Open-Ended Writing, Identifying Narrative Forms, Robust Vocabulary, Theme and more...

Language:

Narrative Writing, Writing an Expository Essay, Editing and Revising, and Parts of Speech

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Homework

Please remember that this does not substitute for a student's assignment notebook.

Therefore, please check your child's assignment notebook nightly.