Hello, families! I hope you all had a wonderful winter break!
I am a little behind in sharing our classroom news, so let me back up to the week before break. We spent that week doing our typical academic work, but also threw in some fun! We did a mini-unit on “Holidays Around the World.” We learned about how Christmas is celebrated in Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands and the United States as well as Hannukah traditions. The children particularly loved learning how to play dreidel and all about the “6 White Boomers” that pull Santa’s sleigh in Australia. We also made holiday ornaments–thank you to the parents who came in to help us create them!
Our two-day week after break went very well. We reviewed our classroom expectations and spent time team building and settling back into our routines. This coming week we will dive fully back into our curriculum.
Upcoming Events
January 10th – On January 10th from 6-7:30 PM, MMA will be screening the documentary SCREENAGERS for all interested parents, students and friends of the school in the Junior High commons area. SCREENAGERS – The average child in America spends more time consuming electronic media than going to school, with many teenagers going online “almost constantly.” In SCREENAGERS, physician and filmmaker Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into family life to explores parental struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant and funny stories along with insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.
January 11th – NO SCHOOL
January 14th-18th – STEM week – We will be having multiple workshops and activities celebrating science throughout the week, including our popular Scales and Tails presentation.
January 18th – STEM home projects are due. Please contact me if you have any questions about what your child needs to do or see my prior blog post for details.
January 21st – NO SCHOOL