Author Archives: Jennifer Hall

Parents, We are learning about the 7th habit of happy kids this month which is sharpen the saw.  Sharpen the saw means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have–you.  Last week Ms. April from one of the lower elementary classes … Continue reading →

Parents, This month we will begin a new continent/biome study: the grasslands of Africa.  The new vertebrate we will be studying is birds.  For botany we will be talking about fruit.  Our simple machine we will introduce is the incline … Continue reading →

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Parents, This week we will be reading the first book in the Magic Treehouse series Dinosaurs before Dark. This will be our first chapter book we will read as a class and is a great way to wrap up our … Continue reading →

Parents, This week is literacy week. Today we read the book I am peace by Susan Verde. This book is our theme for literacy week. During literacy week students can bring books from home for the book swap. This is … Continue reading →

Parents, I cannot believe that March is here!  This week we will introduce our new biome: deserts.  We will still be talking about Oceania this month.  We will also introduce our new vertebrate: Reptiles.  In botany we will be talking … Continue reading →

Parents, This week we will be doing a close read on the life cycle of frogs.  Each day we will talk about a different stage in their life cycle.  We will be making a book of our own as well … Continue reading →

Parents, It was great to talk to so many of you at parent teacher conferences. In the book Montesori A Modern Approach by Paula Polk Lillard she says “Montessori regarded the parent as a partner in the child’s schooling.  This … Continue reading →

Parents, A big thanks to all those who donated time and supplies to make our 100th day of school celebration a success! Thank you! We could not have done it without you. This week we will continue our study of … Continue reading →

Parents, This week we will have an introduction to our new continent and biome.  We will be studying Oceania as well as the wetlands.  We will begin talking about day and night in science and introduce our next element of … Continue reading →