Dear Families,
Happy Fall! I look forward to meeting with each of you next week during our parent-teacher conferences! Thank you for taking time out of your schedules to meet with me in the middle of the day. I know it is inconvenient, but it only happens once a year, so it is very important! Thank you for being flexible!
Here are some highlights for the week:
• Language Arts: We worked on many of the letters this week including R, S, T, U, and V. We have been learning a song that teaches us all of the vowels (A, E, I, O, U). Have your child sing you the song! We have also been reviewing a song called Clap Your Name about how many syllables we have in our name. In addition, we started a color book this week. We made a red ladybug and a green frog!
• Social Studies: Congratulations to Caroline, who was chosen as our third Star of the Week! You can read about her in the “Classwork” section of our website, and click under “Star of the Week.”
• Math: We are starting the second unit in our math books on shapes and patterns. We are identifying, drawing, and sorting shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles. We read a story called Pancakes, and we also played a math game to help us practice identifying colors and shapes.
• Computer Lab: This week we continued our project from last week, which was illustrating our Apple Tree poem. Thank you to all the extra moms that came to help this week! We had 8 helpers =) As the students get more and more used to opening files and using the Kidpix software, we will need less help. However, for now, it is so helpful because we can print and save files much quicker! Thank you!!! You can see our Apple Tree drawings in the “Classwork” section of our website! If you do not see your child’s drawing, that means they did not do the project.
• Library: This was the first time we checked out a book from the Eaton library. I talked to the students about how to choose a book that is good for homework. I encouraged them to find a book that has lots of pictures and not too many words or pages (like a chapter book), because they need to be able to read it during the week. Please remember to return the whole homework envelope every Friday, with the homework packet, library book, and library journal inside. Remember that homework is encouraged, but not mandatory. Some days you just might not have time, so you can choose what you want your child to focus on for that week. Spending time with your child each night is what is important, and reading with them is always a positive way to bond with them!
• Buddies: On Thursday, we met our fourth grade buddies for the second time! We made a fall leaves project. We used tear art to tear red, orange, and yellow papers to decorate our leaves. You can see these pictures as well in the “Classwork” section of our website under new September decorations!
• Science: This week we talked about our five senses! We learned that our five senses are seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and feeling. We also learned that this week, the season changed from summer to fall (or autumn). We described fall using our five senses. In addition, during Friday centers today, we learned the life cycle of apples using the apples we brought to school! We learned that is changes from a seed to a tree, and then blossoms grow, and finally apples emerge!
• Art: Today in Friday centers with Ms. Shama, we decorated our red t-shirts using finger paint! We made a picture using only dots, and students were able to choose any kind of decoration of their choice. The shirts are drying now and will be ready to take home next week!
• Volunteers: Thank you to Siddharth’s mom for correcting the weekly homework packets for us. Thank you also to Mia’s family for helping to prepare all the math work for the year. Furthermore, thank you to Sreenidhi’s mom for helping to prepare the weekly homework packets at home! It is so wonderful to be able to ask for help, and to have more than enough parents to offer to help. Thank you so much!
Have a great weekend! I’m going to be an auntie on Sunday!!! My older sister is delivering identical twin girls on Sunday! =)
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