Happy Fall!
DON'T FORGET ABOUT...
-Fun Run Fundraiser - student goal is $30 in pledges -
Can you get one person to pledge $10 this week?
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK:
In reading we read about special friends and learned about a girl named Rosina who speaks American Sign Language. Very intriguing concept for a lot of kids.
In writing kids practiced writing friendly letters. They wrote to a person of their choice who they did not know personally. They focused on the friendly letter format and on introducing themselves. I don't personally have addresses for Justin Bieber or Barack Obama but if you want to mail them feel free. :)
In science we've been testing what makes things sink and float. So far we've learned that buoyancy is affected by type of material, bubbles in water, and type of liquid. What else makes things float? More to come next week...
SPECIAL THIS WEEK:
*We had our first tasting on Tuesday and we all enjoyed our garden vegetables. I've spotted the picky eaters - is it your kiddo? :) Hopefully future tastings will help expand some horizons and we'll discover some new and wonderful treats.
*This week the class worked with our Gifted and Talented Resource teacher, Mark Bulger, on some brain strengthening exercises. Mr. Bulger is using the Primary Education Thinking Skills (PETS) program with our class and will continue to work with us for the next 2 weeks. PETS is a systematic enrichment thinking skills program. Its purpose is to help primary aged students develop higher level thinking skills. PETS follow the taxonomy of thinking skills outlined by Benjamin Bloom, presenting lessons in analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This week we learned how to use a 3X3 grid to analyze clues and solve puzzles. More information at http://piecesoflearning.com/.
*On Thursday we had a brief visit from Alicia's new pet snake, Liz. Kids had a fun time learning about this cold blooded friend. Next week we will research the cost of caring for our own long awaited hamster.
HAVE A TERRIFIC WEEKEND!
