Hello Moms and Dads!
I hope you had a wonderful holiday!
We are heading over to the Citrus Cafe on Friday at 11:15 am. The cost is $7.25 cash, please and thank you. After lunch, we are playing at the large field on ASU campus. Students can bring their own lunch to the cafe and eat it there. Please cancel if you have prepaid for lunch on Friday and ask for a credit!
Summative is next week, Tuesday, December 6, 2016. It is a come and go from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. We hope you will be able to join us on that evening!
If your student is in Mrs. Biggs' foundation class, the code to join my class on Newsela is below.
https://newsela.com/join/#/UDYV6T
Can you believe it is already December? School releases this year on a Wednesday. The date is December 21, 2016 and the start day is Tuesday, January 3, 2016. Short winter break this year!
Enjoy the rest of November!
yours in science,
Mrs. Biggs
Monday, November 28, 2016
Monday, November 21, 2016
November 21, 2016
Hello 5/6 Families!
Thanksgiving is already upon us and cooler weather. I love this time of year in Arizona. Perfect weather and so many beautiful spaces to visit, hike, and enjoy outside.
Cohort 3, 4, & 5 will be having a salad day during lunch on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Your student is welcome to bring in any salad dressings, croutons, salad toppings, forks and paper plates. We will set up salad from our garden in my classroom.
We are finishing up force and motion this week and beginning our Solar System projects. This will be completed at school.
Wednesday, November 23 is the beginning of our school holiday. No School on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Enjoy this time off with your family. :)
Coach Brown returns to work today, November 21. We are so happy to welcome her back to ASU Prep.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support for the 2016 FUN RUN! We had over 75% participation which made it possible for everyone to enjoy a FREE snow cone. The students did a great job running and participating on Friday. Thank you to parents who volunteered and helped out that day. You helped make the day run smoothly, and we appreciate it very much!
Summative will be on December 6, 2016 at 5:00 pm. We hope you will be able to come and see what your child has been working on here at school.
We also have a Citrus Cafe coming up on Friday, December 2nd. We will be sending out a flyer for this activity.
Winter break begins on Thursday, December 22, 2016 and ends January 2nd. Students return Jan. 3.
I am thankful that I get to spend my days at ASU Prep everyday with amazing children that are clever, smart, and funny. I am grateful for ASU Prep families who go above and beyond to support their children's education. I am honored to spend time with your children. I am thankful to be a teacher and to wear all of the different hats that come with being a teacher. I am thankful for my family who support me in my efforts as a mother, wife, and teacher. And, I am grateful for good friends and my fur babies.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! I'll see you back on Monday, November 28!
Hello 5/6 Families!
Thanksgiving is already upon us and cooler weather. I love this time of year in Arizona. Perfect weather and so many beautiful spaces to visit, hike, and enjoy outside.
Cohort 3, 4, & 5 will be having a salad day during lunch on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Your student is welcome to bring in any salad dressings, croutons, salad toppings, forks and paper plates. We will set up salad from our garden in my classroom.
We are finishing up force and motion this week and beginning our Solar System projects. This will be completed at school.
Wednesday, November 23 is the beginning of our school holiday. No School on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Enjoy this time off with your family. :)
Coach Brown returns to work today, November 21. We are so happy to welcome her back to ASU Prep.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your support for the 2016 FUN RUN! We had over 75% participation which made it possible for everyone to enjoy a FREE snow cone. The students did a great job running and participating on Friday. Thank you to parents who volunteered and helped out that day. You helped make the day run smoothly, and we appreciate it very much!
Summative will be on December 6, 2016 at 5:00 pm. We hope you will be able to come and see what your child has been working on here at school.
We also have a Citrus Cafe coming up on Friday, December 2nd. We will be sending out a flyer for this activity.
Winter break begins on Thursday, December 22, 2016 and ends January 2nd. Students return Jan. 3.
I am thankful that I get to spend my days at ASU Prep everyday with amazing children that are clever, smart, and funny. I am grateful for ASU Prep families who go above and beyond to support their children's education. I am honored to spend time with your children. I am thankful to be a teacher and to wear all of the different hats that come with being a teacher. I am thankful for my family who support me in my efforts as a mother, wife, and teacher. And, I am grateful for good friends and my fur babies.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break! I'll see you back on Monday, November 28!
Sunday, November 13, 2016
November 13, 2016
Hello 5/6 Families!
Monday is a Super Moon! Your homework is to go out and look at the Super Moon!(see the article below)
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2016 is the last day to make pledges for our FunRun if you want to be entered in the Principal for the day drawing. I'm grateful for this fundraising event. PTO steps in and helps pay for things that I purchase strictly for the classroom.
I'm asking every student to donate $1 for the Fun Run. I have extra forms in my classroom. I hope you will consider this worthy cause!
Friday, November 18th is our FUN RUN. Every student will receive a pedometer to track their steps. 5/6 will be running 12:30 to 1:30. There are special incentives for 5-8 grades to earn a free snow cone if 75% of the students make a donation to our Fun Run. Who doesn't love a snow cone? Please, on behalf of your children and teachers, consider donating!
Our Hockey event on Wednesday Nov. 9th was FUN. Thank you Coyotes for teaching us a thing or two about Hockey!
Sparky Ambassadors meets on Monday, November 13 at 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm.
School Holiday - November 23 - 25. Enjoy the time off with your families and friends.
SCIENCE CAMP - Please continue making payments toward Science Camp. If you haven't paid anything and you are planning on your child attending, please contact Mrs. Biggs. It is an awesome camp for kids, parents, and teachers.
NEEDS:
pencil top erasers
balloons - 12-14 inches when inflated
Enjoy the article below on the Super Moon!
Yours in science,
Mrs. Biggs
SUPERMOON
13
NOV
An Extraordinary Sight
The supermoon will look especially big because it's so close to Earth at the moment it reaches its fullest point. Share this sight with someone special, because we won't see a supermoon this close until 2034.
About the Supermoon
From NASA
NASA/Bill Ingalls
The moon is a familiar sight in our sky, brightening dark nights and reminding us of space exploration, past and present. But the upcoming supermoon—on Monday, Nov. 14—will be especially ‘super’ since it’s the closest full moon to Earth since 1948. We won’t see another supermoon like this until 2034.
The moon’s orbit around the Earth is slightly elliptical, so sometimes the moon is closer and sometimes it’s farther away. When the moon is full as it makes its closest pass to Earth it is known as a supermoon. At perigree—the point at which the moon is closest to Earth—the moon can be as much as 14 percent closer to Earth than at apogee, when the moon is farthest from our planet. The full moon appears that much larger in diameter and 30 percent brighter. The biggest and brightest moon for observers in the United States will be on Monday morning just before dawn.
Sunday, November 6, 2016
November 4, 2016
Friday, November 4, 2016
Hello Families!
Thank you for sending in sack lunches for our field trip on Thursday, November 3. It was a really GOOD production. I was so happy that students/adults were able to participate. The park was awesome and the weather was perfect! Students really had a great time. A BIGGS thank you for helping your child participate in our field trip.
Distinguished Devils lunch was Friday, November 4. Students came back to school with a smile on their face. I heard lunch was delicious.
SPARKY Ambassadors is taking a field trip on Monday. Please make sure you have made arrangements for transportation for your student. Either you are driving or you have made arrangements for your child to ride in another parent's vehicle. The activity should last around 1 hour. Mrs. Nielsen sent out an email with the details. Please contact me if you didn't receive the email. ruth.biggs@asu.edu or rbiggsasuprep.weebly.com
We have activities scheduled during specials on Wednesday November 9. Hockey Day! Be sure and ask your child about what they did that day!
Science - We are learning about Force and Motion. They have learned about it in Mrs. Lyle's classroom as well. We are taking two short 5 point quizzes. The second quiz is this week. The study guide is under the paperclip on my Weebly.
Students may be looking for these supplies to bring to school: 2 liter soda bottle LID , 12 - 14" balloons, corrugated cardboard with a 12" diameter (look along the edges to see if the cardboard is corrugated. Please label their supplies and have them to school by Wednesday. Thank you!
NO School on November 11 - I just realized I have written plans through Friday, so I'll go back and make the change.
Hello Families!
Thank you for sending in sack lunches for our field trip on Thursday, November 3. It was a really GOOD production. I was so happy that students/adults were able to participate. The park was awesome and the weather was perfect! Students really had a great time. A BIGGS thank you for helping your child participate in our field trip.
Distinguished Devils lunch was Friday, November 4. Students came back to school with a smile on their face. I heard lunch was delicious.
SPARKY Ambassadors is taking a field trip on Monday. Please make sure you have made arrangements for transportation for your student. Either you are driving or you have made arrangements for your child to ride in another parent's vehicle. The activity should last around 1 hour. Mrs. Nielsen sent out an email with the details. Please contact me if you didn't receive the email. ruth.biggs@asu.edu or rbiggsasuprep.weebly.com
We have activities scheduled during specials on Wednesday November 9. Hockey Day! Be sure and ask your child about what they did that day!
Science - We are learning about Force and Motion. They have learned about it in Mrs. Lyle's classroom as well. We are taking two short 5 point quizzes. The second quiz is this week. The study guide is under the paperclip on my Weebly.
Students may be looking for these supplies to bring to school: 2 liter soda bottle LID , 12 - 14" balloons, corrugated cardboard with a 12" diameter (look along the edges to see if the cardboard is corrugated. Please label their supplies and have them to school by Wednesday. Thank you!
NO School on November 11 - I just realized I have written plans through Friday, so I'll go back and make the change.
Please VOTE on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.
Thank you for sharing your children with me everyday! I love teaching!
yours in science,
Mrs. Biggs
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