ECO, Movement Lessons, and Hike Day!

We had a great variety of lessons this week!  On Wednesday morning, we went outside for our first ECO lesson of the year.  Throughout the year, our lessons will focus on comparing habitats.  This time, we played games, chose our animal names for the year, shared nature stories, and had some warm cider.  Ask your child whether it was easier to play hide and seek in the woods or the field.  Thank you to Alex Rob, our ECO teacher (and Williams' dad)!  Thank you also to our volunteers, Julia Haynes (Christin's mom) and Mary Colleen (ECO volunteer) for joining us for this lesson!

Earlier in the week, we worked in small groups to figure out movements for the rest of our summary of the book, Chrysanthemum.  Then, we put our dance/movement phrases together and it was exciting to see how it looked as one longer piece.  Afterwards, students reflected on the movements people had chosen and on how well teams had worked together.

In math class, we practiced telling time to the nearest hour with our partners using small clocks.  We also discussed how many hours are in a day and what we are usually doing during each hour of our day.  We filled out a September calendar and talked about the number of days in a week, why months don't always start on the same day, and what months come before and after September.  The most fun part was adding in students' birthdays and other important events, such as ECO and our hike day.

Important Dates:

The EMES All School Hike will take place tomorrow Friday, September 26th.  Students should wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the hike.  Please remind them to bring lunch (unless you already ordered one from the cafeteria), a water bottle, and snacks for the day.  Also, students should not bring lots of extra items in their backpacks to help keep their bags light enough to carry.

The EMES Open House and Ribbon Cutting will be on Thursday, October 2nd from 5:00 to 7:30 pm.  I look forward to seeing you there!

Our second grade homework packets are due next Friday, October 3rd.  Please help your child find time to read for at least 20 minutes every other day and to complete the math work.

Please note that there will not be school on Friday October 10th (Teacher In-Service Day) and
Monday October 13th  (Columbus Day).

Enjoy the warm weather this weekend!