Field Trip Update!

We will be going to the Wildlands Conservancy at Oak Glen on Monday, June 12th!
Buses will pick up at Jurupa at 8:00 am and at Rustin at 8:30 and return to Rustin at 3:30 and to Jurupa at 3:45 (depending on traffic). Parents will be notified via Remind of updated ETAs.

Each second grade class can have up to 6 chaperones, who will be determined, per school policy, via raffle. If you are interested in chaperoning, please let me know by 4/26. Drawing will take place 4/27 at 7:40 am at the before school lines.

Each student must bring a sack lunch which will be eaten 11:45-12:15. Hats, long pants, t-shirts, sneakers, sunblock and water bottles are recommended. Students will be broken up into 5 groups for the day.

We are very excited for the trip!

For more information visit: http://www.wildlandsconservancy.org/

Science Follow-up Activity

This week we continued our unit about how water shapes the earth’s surface. Our second lesson was called, “Why is there sand at the beach?” We learned how rivers can be powerful enough to carry rocks and slam them into each other, breaking them into smaller and smaller pieces along the way.

Here’s something you can do to encourage your child’s curiosity: If you ever visit an ocean beach, look for a nearby river that empties into the sea. This is likely the source of the sand. Pick up some of the sand and look at it up close. Can you see the tiny rocks? What color are they? Ask your child to imagine and describe what color the rocks were before they got worn down to being so tiny.



Check out http://sandgrains.com/sand-grains-gallery.html  for some amazing magnified sand shots!

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This month's multiplication quiz is on 0s and 1s. The class has been doing an outstanding job with multiplication! Keep up the great work!