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| 5th Grade Teacher Ms. Moore, along with one of her students, came in to teach us about the chickens that live by the kindergarten playground as part of one of their 5th grade project-based learning units. |
It was nice meeting so many of you at the curriculum night last Thursday. If you have any additional questions don't hesitate to reach out to me.
iPads
We began using our classroom iPads last week. We reviewed the proper ways to handle and use them. Students learned: Always carry iPads with two hands, either against your chest or like a tray. Never use the iPad while you are walking. Make sure the iPad is safely on your desk, not too close to the edge. Any water bottles should be removed from the table where an iPad is being used. Whatever app the teacher has asked you to use should be the only app you are using.
I will continue to review these proper and safe use guidelines with students. If you have a chance, ask your child what they know about using iPads safely and review what I wrote above with them.
Attendance Hotline
Just to make sure everyone gets this message, I'm repeating it from last week. If your child will be absent please call the main office at 734-994-1958. The attendance clerks would like all absences routed through that main number, not sent in over email. It makes it easier for them if it is all in one place.
Snacks
Please contribute some crackers for our morning snack, here are some good nut-free options: Wheat Thin Originals, Ak Mak crackers from Trader Joes, Ritz Crackers Originals, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies. If you want to contribute fresh snacks of raw, unprocessed, fruits or vegetables I sent a calendar out over email.
Picture Day
Picture day is tomorrow, 9/19/17. The photographers usually pull kindergartners first thing in the morning.
People who Love Us Wall
Thank you for sending in the those photos of family and friends. The students really enjoyed showing and explaining the different photos to their classmates. I have a few pictures of students sharing their photos in the Room K-3 Photo Gallery.
Library Books Due Tomorrow
Ms. Reader expects us to return the library books students check out each Tuesday. There is also an option to renew.
Curriculum Overview
STEAM Project - At the end of this week we are transitioning to a new STEAM Project-Based Learning unit on community. One of our overall driving questions will be "Who are all the people in the A2 STEAM community?" The first step however is to have students share themselves and their interests with the rest of the class (this started with the pictures you sent in). This week students will begin creating a poster about themselves to share with classmates. Our overall goal is for students to learn about all the people at STEAM and demonstrate how to create a safe, respectful, and responsible school community.
Reading - We are learning about authors and illustrators and roles they play in creating books. Ask your students about The Selfish Crocodile, Dump Truck Dash, and Crazy Hair Day. Additionally, author/illustrator Barney Saltzberg will be visiting us next Monday.
Writing - Students have been practicing the steps necessary to capture and communicate their experiences using drawing and writing. This week they will also try out writing about some of the books we have read.
Math - We have been counting and building quantities up to 20. We are looking at how ten frames help us count and organize numbers quickly.
Word Study - We are learning to identify and make rhymes. Additionally we will be working to better see the difference between similar letters like lowercase b and lowercase d.
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| If we organize these dots in a ten frame, it is easy to see that there are nine dots. |
