Mrs. Rodgers' Class

March 2 nd - March 6th February 27, 2020 Dear Addison Elementary Parents and Guardians, It is with great excitement that I am letting you know that Addison Elementary is officially Cobb STEM Certified! Today the STEM committee from the county came and walked our school to see all our students in their classrooms, and in Art, PE and Music and the Learning Commons participating in STEM activities that integrated Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The committee was amazed by our students and their ability to demonstrate the 4 C’s of collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity. Students were engaged, working together and learning so much from the challenges that were put before them. We are so proud of all the hard work and determination demonstrated by our students and our staff. This has been a three-year journey and it is exciting to say we are a Cobb STEM   Certified School. Susan Hallmark Principal Addison Elementary School

Brrr!! Let’s go on a journey into the Arctic and learn about polar bears this week as we read our nonfiction text Polar Bears by Laura Marsh. We will read other texts understanding that reading additional texts can help us understand a topic better. In our writing, we will inform our readers all about what we have learned about polar bears. Our STEM project this week will be to make a polar bear habitat!  Vocabulary from the book: Arctic: the area near the North Pole cub: a baby bear den: a hidden hole where a wild animal lives float: to rest or move in water without sinking snatch: to grab quickly Our next STEM activity is quickly approaching (February 27th!)! We need your help in obtaining the materials the students will need to complete the project. Please consider sending in any of the following materials: -quilt filling (looks like a big bag of cottony material) -sugar cubes -tissue/shoes boxes (empty) -toilet paper rolls / paper towel rolls -Saran

This week we are learning all about the duties of the Unites States President! We will learn about their job, responsibilities, and even where they live. During our close read, we will learn about the important features we see in a text. Some of the things we will learn about are headers, labels, captions, photographs, table of contents and more! We will also learn about American symbols like the White House, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. Vocabulary from the book: law: a set of rules people must follow speech: a talk given to an audience countries: large areas of land where people live military: the armed forces West Wing: a building connected to the White House where the president lives and works Oval Office: the room where the president does his work White House: the home and workplace of the U.S. president carpenters: people who build and fix things made out of wood Valentine’s Day Exchange on February 14th, 2020 Please send in a decorated box or