Hello Parents-
It was so great to meet and see some of you at Parent Orientation. Below is the Parent Orientation hand out that was provided- please make sure you read this, it is a critical piece that outlines the classroom dynamics for the year. Also our projected field trips for the school year- I will be sending home a permission slip hopefully this coming week.
Welcome Letter- parent orientation 2016-2017
2016-2017 Field Trip projected dates
Thank you all for the wonderful class supply donations- these donations will carry through the school year. Very much appreciated.
This first week of school was filled with team building and initiative activities- which are interactive activities for the class to get to know one another and to establish class expectations of each other- these activities are the building blocks of our class culture and community.
We also had our first Great Lesson- The Story of the Universe. This Great Lesson provides the history of the Universe before the solar system existed, the story offers insights to understand the laws of nature while using science experiments to demonstrate. This Great Lesson as of all Great Lessons are the stepping stones to ignite the child’s interest and imagination, the desire to discover and to learn.
This coming week we will be having Great Lessons of: The Timeline of Life (history of life before man) , The Clock of Eras (history), This Place on Earth (geography), The History of Language, The History of Math, and the Nesting Boxes (geographical perspective of our relation to the Universe).
Reminder about the MMA Annual 5k and Pancake Breakfast. These are wonderful family and friend school events to kickoff and celebrate the upcoming year. These events help raise money for the 6th graders to make their trip to their spring 6th grade field trip to the Redwoods, California. 
SNACK- this week is Jace Otto
Have a wonderful week,
Ms. Nicoletta