Adventurers Team
Team teachers Pam Wise/Joplin James
Welcome to the Adventures ParentLink for the week of October 26th.
For French on Thursday, Madame had us visit the computer lab to use a special French CD. We got to practice our colors and numbers. The students really enjoyed this visit and liked the games introduced to reinforce their learning. We have the same program in our classroom and it was very popular on Friday morning.
On Thursday, Michael’s mom, Wendy, came to do YOGA with us. We learned how to breathe, stretch, and form some animal positions. It was a great time and we will continue with this on Thursday mornings. It would help if each student would bring in a bath-sized towel with his/her name on it to stretch out on and define his/her space. “Thank you” Wendy, for donating your time and talents for our well being.
Some of the books we read this week included: “The Ghost-Eye Tree” by Bill Martin, Jr., “Chrysanthemum” by Kevin Henkes, and “C D B” by William Steig.
Our poem this week was “Five Little Pumpkins, Sitting on a Gate.” The students know it very well, so be sure to ask your child to recite it for you. The art activity was to make something out of play dough. Rhianna, our weekly volunteer from the Gailor School, cooked us up several batches. It was nice and gooey.
Brian filled the Estimating Jar with the small wooden joiners from Lincoln Logs. There were 81 in the jar and Meg came the closest with an estimate of 78. Congratulations, Meg! What will the spooks help her fill it with this weekend?
The week, our reading minutes added up to a grand total of 3763 minutes. If everyone had remembered to bring in his/her sheet we just know that we would have reached our goal of 4000 minutes. We were so close. Hopefully, we WILL achieve our goal next week. KEEP THOSE READING RECORD SHEETS IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION.
For Halloween this Wednesday, your student may dress-up in clothing that will be comfortable to wear all day. We do not have the facilities for students to change in and out of costumes, so please make sure that your child can work and play in whatever s/he chooses to wear. Face paint and makeup is fine, but NO MASKS, please. Small, simple props that can fit into a backpack are also fine. This year we are again hoping that students will go “Trick-or-treating” for UNICEF. Next week the students will watch a video about UNICEF and how they can help other children around the world. All students will be given a box next week to bring home. If your child participates, the box should be returned Thursday or Friday.
We’re excited about Halloween and need to get the classroom ready. For the ParentLink homework activity this weekend, please have your child draw some spooky decorations to hang, i.e. jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches.
Thank you for your support with our homework projects last week. The children were so proud of the money they had earned to help others. They were also very proud of and eager to share the many ways in which they had earned the money. We were very pleased with their efforts and power they felt in being able to help and truly make a difference.
On Thursday, our intern, Ashley, has planned an exciting trip to Shelburne Farms. We will be staying all day and kindergartners are invited to join us for the day. All students will need to bring a snack that they can carry in their pocket and a hearty lunch, drinks, water… Students need to be dressed for being outdoors for the day, so listen to the weather report! Good shoes for walking are a must. Kindergartners will need to bring back the form, that will be sent home on Monday, telling us their plans for 2:35 dismissal.
If you happen to shop at Hannafords and purchase any General Mills products, please clip the portion of your receipt that says “Help Schools Certificate” and send it in. And of course save those “Box tops for Education” to help fund the ELF program.
Congratulations to Paul and Jeff for recognizing the adage “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” One of the books we read this week is a new one by William Steig, call “CDB” The entire book is written with individual letters that sound like words, i.e. (I-C-U = I see you) It’s pretty hard without that pictures, so you may need to ask your student for some help!
D LFN 8 D A (A big animal in the zoo having a meal)
C D B! D B S A BZ B. O, S ND! (Children looking at some bees)
I M CN A GPC (Getting your fortune told.)
I FN NE NRG (So tired!)
I M A UM BN! U R N NML. (The man talking to his dog.)
R U CP? S, I M. I M 2. (Two children lying in bed)
S NE1 N? (A man at the door)
I M N D LF8R (Going up)
KT S XMNN D N6. (The little girl looking at some bugs)
D N S 5 X. (The chicken sitting on her clutch)
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back for Daylight Savings Time this weekend.
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Last updated: October 26, 2001