Hello Parents,
We have had such a great week. We finished our ancient Egypt unit this week. The kids read about the pharaohs and pyramids, and about the Egyptian homes, clothing, and food, and then they shared their discoveries with their classmates. We had a fun C.E.T. about Egypt today: The kids made mummies, colored a headdress, and wrote their names on an Egyptian Cartouche. They tasted foods that were familiar to the Egyptian people: hummus, lentils, dates, and honey. A great big thanks for all of your donations and to so many of you who were able to come and help in our classroom. I am so grateful for your support. THANKSGIVING BREAK - There will be no school on Wednesday, November 21st - November 23rd, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday. I hope that you all enjoy this time together. FOOD PERMISSION - Our class earned a “Friday fun fifteen” reward, but with the C.E. T. today, we are going to postpone our reward to Monday. I am planning to make applesauce with our class, but I want to ask that if your child is not able to eat the applesauce, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY MONDAY. The ingredients are apples, cinnamon, lemon juice, and a little sugar. FOOD DRIVE - Thank you for bringing food donations to our school this week. There were five full barrels in our front hallway by the end of the week. Great job! BOOK REPORTS - Please remember that it is only a couple weeks before November book reports are due. The genre is fiction - you can choose any non-fiction book that will help your child to learn some new facts about something about which they are interested. I will attach a copy of the book report form. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Hello Parents,
We have had a full week of learning. We learned about the Nile River and why it was important to the ancient Egyptian people. We learned about the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. We learned about Dr. Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, also known as “King Tut.” Our class had an extra treat today: We took a “15-minute field trip” to the upstairs hallway where we saw the display of the sarcophagi that the sixth graders created. The sixth grade students acted as our “tour guides,” and they taught our class interesting facts about ancient Egypt, and lessons about each individual sarcophagus! EGYPT C.E.T. - Our first grade team will finish our study of ancient Egypt next week, and we will conclude the unit with our C.E.T. activities. Please consider how you might be able to volunteer. Here is a link to the sign-up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b48a5aa2ba5f58-1stgrade5 COATS - As the weather is getting colder, please be sure to send warm jackets or coats with your child. Some of our students are wanting to sit inside rather than going out to play because they are not bringing jackets to school. Please label all of these outerwear items as well - we want to be sure that they are returned quickly if they become lost. CONGRATULATIONS - Tyler is our November Ambassador of Courage. Tyler is so confident and is willing to try any task. He works so hard each day to learn and to reach his personal best. Congratulations Tyler. I am so happy to be working with all of you. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to teach your fantastic children each day. Have a great weekend! Hello Parents,
It has been a busy, exciting week. We have begun our study on ancient civilizations. This week we learned about Babylon, the great city of ancient Mesopotamia. We learned about the canals from the Euphrates and Tigris rivers for the Mesopotamian farm lands, the ancient cuneiform writing, and the Code of Hammurabi. We also learned about the Ishtar Gate at the entrance of Babylon, and the Hanging Gardens that King Nebuchadnezzar built for his queen. THANK YOU - Thank you Heather Andersen and Kristina Gregory for all of the effort that they put into planning and organizing our Halloween class party. Thanks also to all of you who came to help with the party, and those who prepared materials and donated supplies. The kids had a great day! CONGRATULATIONS - Thursday was our 1st quarter award assembly. Congratulations to Dax, who won the Academic Award for this term. Congratulations to Leslyn who won the Citizenship Award for this term. And Congratulations to Arnav, who won an award for perfect attendance. I am very proud of each one of these fine students. NOVEMBER BOOK REPORTS - I have sent home the reading calendars and book report forms for November. Our genre is non-fiction. It is not so crucial this month that you find a book from our OCS classical literature list. There are so many great non-fiction books available. Please just help your child find a good book that will teach them more about something that they are interested in learning. LABELS - Thank you for writing your child’s name on the labels of coats, jackets, lunch boxes, etc.. This makes it so much easier to find items that have gone missing, and it will save all a lot of distress. Enjoy your weekend! |
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