Hello Parents,
This past week has been fun; filled with an extra focus on literacy. It was good to see the families that came out to Literacy Night on Tuesday. We had a good time during the read-a-thon on Friday, getting to enjoy reading our favorite books, being read to, etc. It was also fun to watch our “reading tree” grow beautiful leaves. Thank you to all that participated in any of the events and activities.
Remember there will be no school on Monday, March 18. This is a workday for the teachers.
This week we will learn more about some of the animals that live in the deserts of Oceania. We will also be learning about different types of reptiles in general, as well as one interesting reptile in Australia, the thorny devil. The study of reptiles would not be complete without learning about their life cycle. In botany, we will learn about the parts of a seed as we dissect a lima bean and look closely at and name each part. In our study of simple machines, we spent the last two weeks learning about the lever, and for the next two weeks we will learn about how the wedge makes our work easier. We will continue our study on Henri Matisse and create art using him to inspire us. To end the week, we will use what we have learned so far in Habit six about synergy, to do some parachute activities that will require us to work together. We want to thank you for your support and wish you a wonderful week!
Ms. Martha, Ms. Valerie, and Ms. Kimber