Wow! This semester went by so quickly. We are already to the last week. Not only is it the last week but it is only a three day week. The students are very excited for Winter Break. We have a fun week ahead of us.
Literature/Reading: Since it is a short week next week, we will not be doing reading groups. We will also not be sending the reading bags home at all (unless your child has a chapter book they would like to finish before Wednesday). We will keep reading bags here during the break but we encourage you to please still read with your child. You can use the link on the side of the blog that links you to book level lists of trade books at their level. In literature we will be learning two poems and discussing them.
History: We will be wrapping up our World Religions unit by talking about Islam. We will discuss the three pillars of the Islam religion and talk about the major symbols and holidays that they have.
Science: Next week we will review the body systems that we talked about in class.
If you have not signed up for conferences, please do so. They will be the first week after we are back from Winter Break. You can sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4EAAAC22A57-parent2.
Also, please remember that Wednesday is a 12:15/12:30 release with no extracurricular clubs. After break, students will return on January 7. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday that week will be half days and Friday will be a full day.
We hope that you have a wonderful and safe Winter Break.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
December 6, 2013
Hello Families! I missed updating the blog at the beginning of the week, so I decided to do two weeks in one.
History: We started a new unit in History this week. We are studying the major world religions. This week we introduced that religion is a shaping force in teh history of civilization. We focus on the major symbols, figures, and stories. Our goal is to be descriptive, not prescriptive and to maintain a sense of respect and balance. We also studied about Judaism. Some of the things we talked about with Judaism were the story of Moses being found in the rushes and saved by Pharaoh's daughter as well as the crossing of the Red Sea.
Next week we will wrap up our studies of the Jewish religion and then begin Christianity. We will focus on The First Christmas and who Jesus was.
Literature: The saying we learned about this week was "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." In addition, we read The Princess and the Pea. We practiced sequencing events; brainstorming parts from the beginning, middle, and end; a then writing summaries of the story.
Next week we will be reading a story called Snowflake Bentley. The children will learn a little more about snowflakes and the importance of perseverance. We will also talk about the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Science: This week in science we focused on two different systems. The first system that we talked about was the circulatory system. The students learned about the heart and how it works with veins and arteries to move blood to different parts of the body. We also learned about the nervous system and the three main parts of this system: the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves. Of course, we also attached hearts, veins, arteries, and brains to our bodies in the hallway.
Coming up next week, we will be learning about being healthy and how we can take care of our bodies through our healthy habits. Additionally, we will review all the parts of the human body. We will end the week talking about Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner and the contributions they made to science and medicine.
Reminders and Notes:
History: We started a new unit in History this week. We are studying the major world religions. This week we introduced that religion is a shaping force in teh history of civilization. We focus on the major symbols, figures, and stories. Our goal is to be descriptive, not prescriptive and to maintain a sense of respect and balance. We also studied about Judaism. Some of the things we talked about with Judaism were the story of Moses being found in the rushes and saved by Pharaoh's daughter as well as the crossing of the Red Sea.
Next week we will wrap up our studies of the Jewish religion and then begin Christianity. We will focus on The First Christmas and who Jesus was.
Literature: The saying we learned about this week was "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." In addition, we read The Princess and the Pea. We practiced sequencing events; brainstorming parts from the beginning, middle, and end; a then writing summaries of the story.
Next week we will be reading a story called Snowflake Bentley. The children will learn a little more about snowflakes and the importance of perseverance. We will also talk about the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Science: This week in science we focused on two different systems. The first system that we talked about was the circulatory system. The students learned about the heart and how it works with veins and arteries to move blood to different parts of the body. We also learned about the nervous system and the three main parts of this system: the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves. Of course, we also attached hearts, veins, arteries, and brains to our bodies in the hallway.
Coming up next week, we will be learning about being healthy and how we can take care of our bodies through our healthy habits. Additionally, we will review all the parts of the human body. We will end the week talking about Louis Pasteur and Edward Jenner and the contributions they made to science and medicine.
Reminders and Notes:
- The link for Parent-teacher conferences has been sent out. Parent-teacher conferences are mandatory this semester. Please sign up for one soon.
- Please remember to send a snack with your child. It helps them to focus if they have that snack part way through the morning. We do not have very much extra snacks in our classroom so please help them to remember their snacks.
- Also, we are trying to promote independence in eating lunch. Please help your child out by sending containers they can open or helping them learn how to open them.
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