You may be wondering, and so might your child, what each person signed up to bring for our Holiday Party on Wednesday. Let me know if what your child signed up for will not work for you!
Grapes-Logan
Cookies-Connor
Crackers-Nate
Cheese-Lydia
Carrots-Hannah
Celery and dip-Silas
Watermelon-Morgan
Popcorn-Jake
Cookies-Lauren
Fruit-Jordan
Strawberries-Jacob
Again, please let me know if this doesn't work for you! Enjoy the week.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thursday News
We're having a crazy week; there is excitement in the air and self control is hard to come by.
Students were highly invested in our Discovery Time today though! They thought up a variety of projects about Africa ranging from building pyramids in the Kiva to conducting research on polution in the Nile River. We'll be working on the Africa projects during Discovery Time well into January.
We have been studying some nonfiction reading techniques during Read Aloud including accessing background knowledge, making connections and askign questions. We are reading two very different books. One is about the Gates Project of 2005.
The other is a book about Cairo, Egypt. We are comparing Cairo to Burlington. There are similarities and difference, believe it or not.
We were treated to a presentation by a group of readers who have been working with Mrs. Poirot today.
Yesterday we had our second Africa workshop. Students attended the workshop on the same topic to deepen their understanding.
On Wednesday, December 23, we'll have another Celebration Banquet. This time we'll celeberate the holiday season together. If your child did not volunteer to bring food in last week, s/he probably did this week. Please ask your child for details.
Please look in the School Bell for announcements (food drive, "Parenting on Track" and other news. Please do take a moment to fill out the "Speak Up 2009" survey. Details in the School Bell.
Students were highly invested in our Discovery Time today though! They thought up a variety of projects about Africa ranging from building pyramids in the Kiva to conducting research on polution in the Nile River. We'll be working on the Africa projects during Discovery Time well into January.
We have been studying some nonfiction reading techniques during Read Aloud including accessing background knowledge, making connections and askign questions. We are reading two very different books. One is about the Gates Project of 2005.
The other is a book about Cairo, Egypt. We are comparing Cairo to Burlington. There are similarities and difference, believe it or not.
We were treated to a presentation by a group of readers who have been working with Mrs. Poirot today.
Yesterday we had our second Africa workshop. Students attended the workshop on the same topic to deepen their understanding.
On Wednesday, December 23, we'll have another Celebration Banquet. This time we'll celeberate the holiday season together. If your child did not volunteer to bring food in last week, s/he probably did this week. Please ask your child for details.
Please look in the School Bell for announcements (food drive, "Parenting on Track" and other news. Please do take a moment to fill out the "Speak Up 2009" survey. Details in the School Bell.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Tuesday
Jordan leads our meetings this week. Today’s greeting was, “Hit the Floor!” and the game was Wink. We had a busy half day of school today with no Physical Education class. Instead we finished watching the video about Egypt. It was a great video. Here are some of the many facts we learned:
Some kids have jobs
Camels can drink 20 gallons of water
Camels can go without eating for a week.
Camels store their fat in their hump.
96% of Egypt is desert
Egyptians read from right to left.
They write from right to left.
Their books are backwards to ours.
Bread is really important and has different names. They eat it at every meal.
They speak Arabic.
Egyptians used to believe in many gods, then there were many Christians, and now most Egyptians are muslim.
Transportation is varied: people use animals and motorized vehicles for transportation.
Some kids save money for hobbies.
The Nile River and the Red Sea are visible from space. That means they are big. The Nile flows north.
Sometimes they wear costumes.
There are restaurants in Egypt.
Egypt used to be a country of farmers.
There are lots of temples.
Pyramids are tombs for gods, kings and queens.
the Sarcofogus it he woden part around a mummy. Sometimes animals are carved in them.
People eat on lower tables.
Soccer is called football and it is a favorite sport.
Some pyramids are over 700 feet tall.
Papyrus was the first paper and it was from Egypt.
Hieroglypics are carved in pyramids.
Pharoahs are buried with valuable items.
Many races live in Egypt. Most people on the video had dark skin and hair.
They draw in the sand to give directions.
After the video we worked on a way to practice our spelling words: Read it, Say it, Spell it, Write it. We did this using grid paper so that in the end we could outline our words. Visualization is an important part of spelling, in addition to learning the sound symbol correlations and patterns.
Some kids have jobs
Camels can drink 20 gallons of water
Camels can go without eating for a week.
Camels store their fat in their hump.
96% of Egypt is desert
Egyptians read from right to left.
They write from right to left.
Their books are backwards to ours.
Bread is really important and has different names. They eat it at every meal.
They speak Arabic.
Egyptians used to believe in many gods, then there were many Christians, and now most Egyptians are muslim.
Transportation is varied: people use animals and motorized vehicles for transportation.
Some kids save money for hobbies.
The Nile River and the Red Sea are visible from space. That means they are big. The Nile flows north.
Sometimes they wear costumes.
There are restaurants in Egypt.
Egypt used to be a country of farmers.
There are lots of temples.
Pyramids are tombs for gods, kings and queens.
the Sarcofogus it he woden part around a mummy. Sometimes animals are carved in them.
People eat on lower tables.
Soccer is called football and it is a favorite sport.
Some pyramids are over 700 feet tall.
Papyrus was the first paper and it was from Egypt.
Hieroglypics are carved in pyramids.
Pharoahs are buried with valuable items.
Many races live in Egypt. Most people on the video had dark skin and hair.
They draw in the sand to give directions.
After the video we worked on a way to practice our spelling words: Read it, Say it, Spell it, Write it. We did this using grid paper so that in the end we could outline our words. Visualization is an important part of spelling, in addition to learning the sound symbol correlations and patterns.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Friday
Make and Take Craft Night was a great success. Thank you to the many volunteers we had that made the final Discovery House 1-4 Annual Make and Take Craft Night work!
Today we have done some writing. for a special treat watched a video version of the Indian Folk Tale, Rikki, Tikki, Tavi. It was the first book we read aloud this year. We are comparing how the portrayals are alike and different. We also began watching a video about Egypt; students took notes in their writing notebooks. So far we are learning some geographical and cultural facts.
We have many photos of the week's events: 4 Winds, the Banquet and Craft Night. I'll work on posting them ASAP.
Today we have done some writing. for a special treat watched a video version of the Indian Folk Tale, Rikki, Tikki, Tavi. It was the first book we read aloud this year. We are comparing how the portrayals are alike and different. We also began watching a video about Egypt; students took notes in their writing notebooks. So far we are learning some geographical and cultural facts.
We have many photos of the week's events: 4 Winds, the Banquet and Craft Night. I'll work on posting them ASAP.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday
We had a great Farewell Party for Ms. Simpson. Thank you for all of your contributions. Earlier today we worked on parts of a sentence. Actually, I was at the FAP meeting while Ms. Simpson taught that lesson.
Yesterday our workshops about Africa began! Our four topics are Animals, People, Land and Water. Students will go to the same workshop topic twice so that we can delve into the geographical and cultural topics more deeply. It is an exciting continent to study.
We have continued our work on Writing to a Prompt. We wrote about conifers this week. We also used the document camera to critique student essays about quilts.
More later...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Tuesday
Ms. Simpson has strep throat. She'll be back tomorrow. Please monitor your child's health. Ms. Simpson was diagnosed yesterday afternoon.
We had Four Winds today. It was about Conifers. Please inquire about it.
We had Four Winds today. It was about Conifers. Please inquire about it.
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