Parents,
This week we will begin reading our first chapter book as a class. We will read the first book in the Magic Treehouse series called Dinosaurs before dark by Mary Pope Osborne. This is such a great series to start kids on for chapter books. It’s about a brother and sister, Jack and Annie, that find a magic tree house that takes them to far away places, the first being to the time of the dinosaurs. We will read 2 chapters each day leading up to our field trip to the Dino Park on the 31st.
We will look at the life cycle of most reptiles, talk about some of the desert people of Asia and begin our study simple machines by looking at the wedge. We will spend the next 2 1/2 months looking at the 6 basic simple machines. They are the wedge, the wheel and axel, the pulley, incline plane, lever and screw. Our big finale for this study is our field day which is a day of fun all revolving around simple machines.
Here is the link if you would like to volunteer this week https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/bfclp
Have a great week
Ms. Jen & Ms. Martha