Thank you for making our STEAM EXPO so exciting for the kids!

Students share the school model during EXPO.

Thank you for making our STEAM EXPO so exciting for the kids!  Students were so thrilled to take you room to room to show you all of our work and were encourage by your enthusiasm.  I am working on posting some photos and videos up on Seesaw.

Spirit Week Next Week
This coming week is a school-wide spirit week.   I wanted to give you a heads up so you can plan accordingly.  Everything is optional:

Monday 12/17 - Monday Matching Day (dress alike!)
Tuesday 12/18 - Character Day (books, memes, movies, etc.!)
Wednesday 12/19 - Wacky Wednesday (inside out/backwards/crazy outfit and hair)
Thursday 12/20 - Decades Day (dress like you’re from the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s)
Friday 12/21 - Ugly Sweater or Holiday Finest

Curriculum Overview
Reading - We are comparing and contrasting different versions of the well known Gingerbread Man story.  Ask your students about The Gingerbread Baby.  We will also read fiction books that feature different winter holidays.

Writing - Students have been writing about, and reflecting on, their favorite aspect of our EXPO project.  We will also write a letter home for the holidays.

Math - This week we will continue to develop a foundation for fractions by looking at the different shapes that be made when you break up a hexagon.  Students will learn about weight and attempt to build and photograph numbers up to 15.

Word Study - We will review the concept of rhyme.  

Students adding the tile floor to the school model.

Expo This Thursday Evening!

Last week students wrote about the community members they interviewed.

STEAM Expo
Our Steam EXPO is set for the evening December 13th, 2018.  The kindergarten presentation is from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM.  The complete schedule is:

            5:00 - 5:30 Grades K & 3

            5:45 - 6:15 Grades 1 & 4

            6:30 - 7:00 Grades 2 & 5

Our 30 minute block from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM will be split among all three kindergarten classrooms.  You will receive a program with directions when you arrive.

On expo night students should dress up a bit in nicer clothes then they would normally wear to school.  We want them to feel the importance of their work and the presentation.  Please don't feel you need to purchase something new, just whatever you have that is a little dressy.

Snacks!
Thank you so much for all of the snacks you have been bringing in!

Curriculum Overview
STEAM Project - We are currently finishing a project attempting to answer these driving questions: "What is a community?" and, "How can we teach visitors about the A2STEAM community?"  We are working with the other kindergarten classrooms to prepare and present our work.

Reading - For the next few weeks we will be reading different versions of the well-known Gingerbread Man story.  We will be studying the similarities and differences between the different versions.  Ask your students about The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Cowboy, and The Gingerbread Girl.

Writing - This week students will be finishing up writing about communities and the roles different community members have.

Math - We will also be dividing up hexagons as a precursor to studying fractions.

Word Study - This week we will continue to match letters to their sounds.

Making A Model of Our School

To compliment our study of the A2STEAM school community students are creating a model
of the school using recycled school milk cartons to represent the classrooms.

Snacks!
I need more group snacks for the classroom, please bring in contributions.  For non-perishable snacks I suggest: Wheat Thin Originals, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies, Ak Mak Crackers from Trader Joes, or Goldfish crackers.

STEAM Expo
Our Steam EXPO is set for the evening December 13th, 2018.  The kindergarten presentation is from 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM.  The complete schedule is:

            5:00 - 5:30 Grades K & 3

            5:45 - 6:15 Grades 1 & 4

            6:30 - 7:00 Grades 2 & 5

On expo night students should dress up a bit in nicer clothes then they would normally wear to school.  We want them to feel the importance of their work and the presentation.  Please don't feel you need to purchase something new, just whatever you have that is a little dressy.

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?"  Last week students interviewed and photographed different community members here at STEAM. This week students are writing about their interviewees.

Reading - For the next few weeks we will be reading different versions of the well-known Gingerbread Man story.  We will be studying the similarities and differences between the different versions.

Writing - This week students will be writing about the A2STEAM community members they interviewed last week.

Math - This week will be comparing numbers to determine more and less.  We will also be dividing up hexagons as a precursor to studying fractions.

Word Study - This week we will continue to match letters to their sounds.