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Friday, February 20, 2015

Classroom News and Happy Vacation!

This week, we continued our study about properties of matter with an exciting demonstration!  Ask your child what happened when we added drops of blue and red food coloring to jars with cold, room temperature, and ice cold water.  We also participated in a movement activity that helped us understand how atoms move in solids, liquids, and gases.  Students are doing a wonderful job thinking and writing like scientists!

We learned about Chinese New Year in our most recent Scholastic News issue.  Then, we made lanterns and dragon masks.  We also practiced writing Chinese numbers.  We had fun reviewing the types of nouns and playing Apples to Apples, a game about nouns and adjectives.

During our writing workshop, students continue to work on finishing and revising our "expert books" as part of our information writing unit.  It has been exciting to see how students are adding interesting details, facts, and tips to let their readers know important information about their topics.

Please encourage your child to read and/or practice addition and subtraction facts over vacation if possible.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time for the Winter Wellness Days!  Also, thank you to everyone who contributed items for our Valentine's Day party and to Guili, our classroom parent, who organized the event!
 
Hope everyone has a wonderful vacation!
 
Upcoming Events:
 
ECO- Thursdays, March 5th, 12th, and 26th
Montshire Museum Field Trip- Wednesday, March 11th
 














Friday, February 13, 2015

Classroom News

The month of February has been so busy and exciting!  In our classroom, we have continued our study of geometry by discussing the features of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.  A favorite activity this week was playing a "Match My Rule" game with the 3-D geoblocks.  We learned lots of new vocabulary words, such as faces, base, vertices, and edges and used those words when comparing our shapes.

Thanks to everyone who joined us today for the "I Love East Montpelier" Day Luncheon!

Important Dates:

Thursday, February 19th is our final Winter Wellness Day

Friday, February 20th will be a Comfy Cozy Day for our class!  Students are welcome to wear pajamas or other comfortable clothing.  I am asking students to keep stuffed animals at home this time.  Students can bring in slippers to wear during the day.

Monday, February 23rd to Tuesday, March 3rd- February Vacation
Wednesday, March 4th- Students return to school

Wednesday, March 11th- Montshire Museum Field Trip  Thank you to family members who volunteered to chaperone!  We have space for everyone who has already signed up.  Our team will send home more info soon.