Special Guest and Quilt Squares!

In honor of Mother's Day, I would like to share info about a special guest who visited our classroom earlier this year... my mom!  Since the second grade math classes have been learning about geometry and measurement, I asked my mother to visit and show us her quilt projects.  It was fun to look for different shapes, such as triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, and circles and to try to guess the names of the various quilt patterns.  We also had a chance to use skip counting to figure out how many triangles and other shapes were in some of the different designs.

Afterwards, students took a turn creating their own quilt squares using paper squares, pattern blocks, pattern block templates, and lots of coloring supplies.  Each student's square is an important part of  our class quilt which is displayed on the bulletin board in our classroom.

A big thanks to my mom for visiting and sharing her love of art and math! 



 

Important Upcoming Events!

This is always such a busy and exciting time of year!  Here are some of the 

special events that are coming up soon:

Wednesday, May 16:  E.C.O.

Please help your child come prepared to spend the morning outdoors.

Monday, May 21st:  R.I.F. and final Scholastic Book Order due

Thursday, May, 24th, 2:15:  K-3 Concert

Families and friends are invited to join us for this special performance.

Monday, May 28th:  Memorial Day (no school)

Thursday, June 7th, 6:00 pm:  EMES Talent Show

Tuesday, June 12th, 5:30-7:00 pm:  EMES Tech Night

More info coming soon!

Wednesday, June 13th:  P.E. Lab

Please let Mike Blanchard know if you are able to join us for this special event.  

Friday, June 15th:  Field Day

Tuesday, June 19th:  Montshire Museum Field Trip (1st and 2nd grades)

Permission forms and more info will come home next Friday.  Please let me know 

if you are able to join us for this special event.  Chaperones need to have 

completed Level 1 or 2 paperwork with the office.

Hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!

Special Event!

EMES K-3 Spring Concert

May 24, 2:15 pm

EMES Gym

Friends and Family Welcome!