Every Thursday, Mrs. Hancock's 4th graders visit their buddies in Miss Packard's 1st grade class. It's definitely a highlight of the week! Students take turns reading stories to and with each other, and they also enjoy just getting to know one another. We're already looking forward to next Thursday!
For February, Meadow Brook students will be learning about Habit 6: Synergyze. This habit teaches the students the importance of getting along with others and working in groups. The students will learn if they work as a team, they can get more done and come up with better solutions than they could alone. Synergy is a valuable habit that can be used in many aspects of our lives: the home, school, community, workplace, teams, and clubs, to name a few. If you would like to encourage Habit 6 in the home you can organize, plan, and implement a family service project. 
4th grade just wrapped up their science unit on soil. We reviewed by making an edible soil profile, complete with 3 layers of soil (bedrock, subsoil, and topsoil) and different things you'd find in the layers. Plants and roots help slow erosion, and creatures like worms add to the organic material that gives topsoil its rich nutrients. We had a blast, and the kids loved "eating dirt!"
Congratulations to our 5th Grade Students of the Month. We have some amazing 5th graders that are making awesome choices!!
We are so proud of our 2nd graders. They have such amazing behavior and work really hard to make great choices. This week we had a game day to celebrate all of our awesome 2nd graders!!