Happy Mothers Day!
I was able to celebrate mother's day this year in a different way and have an even greater appreciation for all the mothers/grandmothers/aunts/ and women in the world. I hope you all enjoy this special day with your family! You deserve it for all the hard work and love you commit to your child everyday! I know they appreciate every little bit of it.
Teacher Appreciation Week!
Thank you so much to all our families for making us feel so special during this week’s Teacher Appreciation week! We feel so lucky to have such amazing families at our school. We couldn’t do it without your support! Thank you again, we appreciate it!
Readers Workshop
With only a few pages left of Mouse and the motor cycle the kids are at the edge of their seat. It has been a wonderful learning experience to sit and listen to a chapter book with no pictures. It has really taught students to imagine the characters, setting, and events in their mind. We often stop and recall what is happening, what problems are occurring, what solutions have happened. We've taken a deeper look at how the characters relate and how they have changed. These are all great skills that students should start to work on with all books that they read.
Writers Workshop
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WOW! It is amazing to see how much writing has been happening. Students have been working on making sure that their story has a clear beginning, middle, and end. They have been brainstorming problems and solutions that their characters might face. Next week we will start editing our stories and publishing them. Ask your child what they are writing about?
Science
We finished up our organisms science unit and what a great way to wrap things up by planing our tree seedlings near our school. On Friday we went out with our Gardening and Forestry club and planted the tree seedings and release our isopods. It was a great way for the students to feel like we are helping to continue the plant life cycle and be a part in making a new home for the trees. This week we will be visiting Seward park and learning even more about the organisms that live in that area.
Geography
This week we've started taking a studying Europe. Students learned about Germany, including the art of paper cutting, and even were able to taste sauerkraut. We've also learned about Croatia and Slovenia. Students learned about the different climates from snowy/mountainous alps, Plivitca lakes, and the clear blue Adriatic sea. My grandfather was from Slovenia so I shared pictures from my trip to my family's farm and my trip to the beautiful region.
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