Hello families,
During our last week before Winter Break we did lots of reading and projects about winter. We read: Snowballs, Stranger in the Woods, The Mitten, Sledding, The First Day of Winter, and Winter Solstice. We made some snowpeople of our own, finishing writing and illustrating the 5 Little Snowmen poem, and made a gift to share with our families.
On Monday we participated in the Hour of Code using the Kodable app on some ipads. The kids had lots of fun learning how to give directions to get through the mazes and collect stars!
On Tuesday we had a visit from author/illustrator Amy Huntington. She shared with us some of her work, read us 2 books she is working on, and created a funny illustration with us about Mia and Martha, a snake and a centipede going sock shopping!
On Friday, the Winter Solstice, we celebrated the shortest day and longest night by making bright wishes for the new winter season.
- December 23 - January 1 - Winter Break
- January 2 - School resumes
- January 8 - Half Day 12:15 dismissal; activities available with prior sign-up
- January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL
- February 12 - Half Day 12:15 dismissal; activities available with prior sign-up
Have a great vacation. See you in the new year!
Hello families,
It was so nice to be all back together again this week after I was out with a sick kiddo and then sick myself for most of last week. Thanks for your understanding. Here are a few highlights from the past 2 weeks.
We were excited to see the school HEART monitor was full. We celebrated with a comfy clothes and movie day last Wednesday. Last Thursday we also went to a special traveling science museum from St. Michael's College setup right in our cafeteria!
This week we worked hard to finish up our small moment stories, practice reading/storytelling, and write our about the author pages. We celebrated our learning with many of you and some teachers Friday afternoon. Thanks to all who came to support our learning and achievement. I love seeing the kids so excited about their amazing work. They've really grown as writers this year!
This week we also practiced for and performed our winter concert on Thursday! What a great job they did singing and listening to others perform in school and at night!
In math we continue working on solving addition, subtraction, and combination story problems. We show our thinking by making a representation, writing an equation, and writing the answer with a label. We are practicing counting by different number patterns: 10s, 5s, 2s. We played a game called pathways and did a new routine called Today's Number.
We are finishing up our digraph unit in FUNdations (wh, ch, sh, th, ck). Next week we'll assess what they have learned about writing CVC and CCVC words as well as trick words.
- December 23 - January 1 - Winter Break
- January 2 - School resumes
Have a great weekend!
