Wow, this weather has been a blessing! On our field trip today, we were able to eat lunch on the lawn of the college! The kids not only had fun inside, but got to have a fun impromptu picnic as well. We have been able to have more time to burn energy outside as well.
Our unit on the Solar System comes to an end today. We have had 2 galactic weeks of awesome information. The children really enjoyed this unit. It was great that Venus and Jupiter were visible and that we experienced a full moon too. 2 apps I promised to share with parents are LIVE MOON and NIGHT SKY. The first shows the visibility of the moon each day and you can spin it to see it change. The Night Sky app shows what stars and planets are visible where you are standing. SUPER COOL! They should all know the names of the planets and how they move in space. They also learned about stars and constellations. Ask them what orbit means, which planet is no longer a planet, which 2 planets are considered twins, which is the biggest, the hottest etc.
The letter Oo was introduced. They were all excited because it is easy for them. We continue to review our other letters up to date. Our word wall is encouraging the constant use of new words. We will continue with O next week as well.
We have been learning the "Our Father". I am very proud of how quickly they are learning it. We will master it by Easter since it is such an important prayer. Next week, we will continue talking about Jesus and his days before his death and resurrection.
Next week is our International Week. We have a couple of parent volunteers coming to share information with us on China and Spain. I will be covering Ireland, Italy and Mexico. If anyone would like to join us to share some information about your nationality or part of your nationality, the children would love it. Please send me an email and I can let you know what would be a good day/time. We will be exploring maps, the globe, online "field trips" using the SmartBoard and we will be making maps. It will be very exciting.
Some housekeeping information:
* Please send your child with a sweatshirt or light jacket each day even if the weather is to be warm. We go out in the morning if possible and it is a bit chilly.
*March 25 We sing in chapel @St. Paul 10:45
*March 29 1/2 Day of school (PT CONFERENCES)
*March 30 NO SCHOOL (PT CONFERERENCE)
*April 5th 1/2 Day of school vacation begins Return April 16
*Check folders daily
*Send a water bottle in addition to snack and lunch since it is getting warm
Until next week, may God continue to bless you and your family!
Tanya Boyle
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