MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
** Newly added dates are marked with ** for those who follow and mark their calendars every week.
Saturday, May 5th: Memorial-Spaulding Community Gala 7 p.m.- 11 p.m.
**Thursday, May 24th: Art Show - 5-7 p.m.
Thursday, May 31st: International Festival 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, 6/7: Children's Museum field trip
Friday, June 22: Last day of school for students. NOON release.
NEW INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES:
The Caterpillar Lab: in class, we are currently observing and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. This community event connects well with our curriculum. You may want to check it out!
CAP: On Thursday, we had our first CAP session. We discussed:
- being safe, strong and free.
- safe places and people in our lives.
- having your children talk with you about what you would like them to do if you are ever separated in a public place, such as a store or museum. The suggestions were to either find someone who works at that location or a mom, however talk with your child about what you would like him/her to do.
- stranger safety.
ASK ME ABOUTS:
Ask me about...
- what has wowed me in my classmates' China presentations so far...They have been wonderful! Thank you for supporting your children with their special projects!
- life in urban and rural China
- the Forbidden City
- what we can learn from a bar graph
- the zones of regulation. How do I feel when I am in the red, yellow, green and blue zones?
- What happened this week in Where the Mountain Meets the Moon?
- what I observed about my caterpillar this week. What does it look like? How did it change? Why do you think it changed?
LOOKING FORWARD:
Looking forward, we will:- have our second CAP session
- begin reading trickster tales and learning about trickster tale elements
- work in unit 14 in fundations, focusing on the vowel teams ou (as in trout) and ow (as is plow).
- learn about Chinese Food and Chinese New Year.
- continue observing our caterpillars.
- explore measurement in math.
Enjoy the weekend!
