September 10th-14th

For Reading: We learned there are four seasons in a year:  Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.   Our focus this week was all about seasons. We read and discussed A Tree for All Seasons by Robin Benard. How does a tree change throughout the seasons?  Our story focus this week was all about the author. Who is the author?  What is his/her job within the story?

Vocabulary:

bare: not filled or covered
cozy: giving a feeling of warmth
bud: a swelling on a plant that can grow into a new part
collect: to gather together chilly: Feeling cold

Here are just a few activities you can do at home with your child this weekend:

• Talk about what different activities you do in each season such as sledding in winter, pick apples in the fall, etc.
• Draw a picture of a tree in each of the seasons.

For Math: We continued examining our 2D shapes next week we'll be diving into 3D shapes. As you are in your car, at home or out and about: identify objects around the house and what shape they are. Example: A door is a rectangle.

Our 2D or Flat Shapes:

circle: a round shape

triangle: a shape that has three sides

square: a shape that has four equal sides

rectangle: a shape that has two short sides and two long sides

hexagon: a shape that has six sides

Our 3D or Solid Shapes:

cone: a 3d shape that has a circle bottom and a pointed top

cylinder: a 3d shape that looks like a can

sphere: a 3d shape that looks like a ball

cube: a 3d shape that has six square sides

Shape Features:

vertex/corner: the corner where 2 sides meet

side: a line in a shape

face: flat side of a shape

For Social Studies: We learned about the Pledge of Allegiance and talked about the meaning of some of the "big words" in the pledge and how the pledge is a promise to our flag and country. 

In the Science Lab August 27th and September 10th Mrs. Knobbe had a lot of fun activities and experiments planned to explore the standard below:
-Obtain, evaluate, & communicate information to describe objects in terms of the materials they are made of & their physical attributes.
a. Ask questions to compare & sort objects made of different materials. (Common materials include clay, cloth, plastic, wood, paper & metal.)
b. Use senses & science tools to classify common objects, such as buttons or swatches of cloth, according to their physical attributes (color size, shape, weight, and texture).
c. Plan and carry out an investigation to predict & observe whether objects, based on their physical attributes, will sink or float.

Our next visit to the Science Lab is October 1st and it will be our last day experimenting with matter.

This week coming up we will be going to the Art Barn on Wednesday so our reading focus will be Hogwash by Karma Wilson. Just a reminder if your child is bringing a lunch from home please

make sure all pieces are disposable. The Art Barn is an amazing field trip, we have a great time every year! Farmer Sue does an awesome job teaching the students all about the farm animals as well as other aspects of the farm. It will be another great time for sure! http://www.theartbarn.com/