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