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| On Friday, to celebrate the first snow, we learned about how snowflakes are formed and made our own snowflakes out of paper. |
Field Trip
On Wednesday of this week we will be taking a field trip to the Ann Arbor Farmers' Market. Once there students will go on a scavenger hunt, led by parents, where they think about different people in the community and their different roles. Students will also be given a dollar with which they can buy a snack. We will be outside for about 45 minutes for the trip, so please send your child with warm clothes on Wednesday.
A2STEAM Book Fair
Ms. Reader is hosting a book fair this week to raise money for the library and school. To help support the school you can purchase books at the book fair or online. Ms. Reader's website has all the important details. On Tuesday students will preview the book fair with Ms. Reader. They will take photographs of three books they are interested in and send them to you over Seesaw. I have already made it clear to students that taking a photograph does mean they get to purchase that book, they are just suggesting it to you as a book they are interested in. You can often find similar books at the public library too that way. Tuesday and Wednesday are book fair 'preview' days--just for looking. Thursday and Friday are purchase days. If you want to send in money to purchase a book for your child please send it by Friday morning and include tax.
Winter Clothes
Wow, that snow surprised me last week! I want you to know that unless the temperature or windchill is below zero degrees Fahrenheit, we go out for recess at least twice each day. Please send in a full compliment of winter clothes with your child: Gloves, hats, snow pants, boots, and winter jackets. I have some extra items if you need them. If you would prefer to leave certain items in the classroom that is fine. In addition to the winter gear students also need a pair of regular shoes in their backpack that they can wear in the classroom. They need the regular shoes to give their boots a chance to dry out, and so they can participate in gym class. I know as a parent that this is a lot, but all of these things really help your students stay happy, dry, and ready to learn all day long.
Snowflakes
Last week we took some time to learn about how snow and snowflakes form from water vapor that freezes. We watched some videos of snowflakes forming and another where a scientist explained the process to a group of kids. In the new year we will begin a unit on weather officially but the lesson on snow seemed apt to cover now.
Curriculum Overview
STEAM Project - We currently are in the middle of a project attempting to answer these driving questions: "What is a community?" and, "How can we teach visitors about the A2STEAM community?" Students saw that they are part of a community and thought about the different roles they have (brother, student, friend) within the community. This week they will create a poster describing themselves for the school.
Reading - Students are identifying the setting in fiction books. We are also using sight words like 'the', 'here' and 'see' to help us read books on our own.
Writing - Students have been seeing that they are members of a community and writing their community roles.
Math - We will build numbers as well as solve and act out simple addition and subtraction problems.
Word Study - This week we will match letters to their sounds.
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