It always amazes me how much can happen in one week of school. I'll be honest. At the beginning of the week, I felt like a needed some sort of motivational pep talk. Yet, this group of students has a way of turning my days around, and by the end of this week I said goodbye to each student with spirits high and am already looking forward to next week. You have some pretty spectacular children!
I have many items of note, so grab a pen and paper to make yourself a list. :)
--- Please return your Taste of New Danville RSVP if you have not already done so. (It was on yellow paper.) We need all families to respond regardless of whether or not you intend to attend. Please respond by February 12. This will be a great time of fun and fellowship... and some yummy food!
--- I am planning to provide a low-key time on Thursday, February 12 for students to exchange valentines if they wish to. I do encourage children to bring a small box or paper bag to set on their desk so that they may receive valentines. Below is a list of students in our class (there are 23).
- Asaad, Nora, Mya, Raylin, Caleb, Caleb W., Jordan, Bethlehem, Meckenzie, Isaiah, Ava, Arturo, Olivia, Isaac, Zachary, Aliyah, Nya, Alaina, Zoey, Kordell, Amerti, Sinim, Evan
--- Sherrie Strange Pratt, a New York City soprano, will be joining New Danville for chapel at a special time: Friday, February 20, 9:15a.m. She will be focusing on African-American spirituals, sharing not only her voice but stories of the songs. It's not often that we get to hear a world-class soprano, so please do feel free to join us!
--- There are several days coming up during which students will not have school, making for one big extended weekend for them. Check out the "Calendar" tab above if you need to double-check those dates.
--- Mark your calendars! Grades 2-5 will be holding student-led conferences this spring (March 12)! I am excited to walk through this new conference format with you and your children. More information to come. I haven not yet made students aware that they will be leading conferences, though they are unknowingly already preparing for them. I wanted to share the news with you first. :)
A Peek At Our Week
--- Bible --- Students will be studying the greatest commandment in conjunction with their Bible memory. We will discuss how we can show love to God, our families, and our friends.
--- Science --- Continuing our study on air, students will be building balloon rockets (a highlight each year) to help them understand air pressure and how it can be used to propel objects.
--- Math --- We will finish Unit 6 with a few more lessons on multiplication and equal sharing. Then, we will take a short respite from typical lessons to learn traditional addition (the way you and I learned in school)! Yay! After those lessons, students will generally be given the freedom to choose which method of addition they prefer --- partial sums or traditional addition. Surprisingly, it's usually a 50/50 split!
--- Language Arts --- Students will be analyzing the different structures of nonfiction and fiction texts as well as completing a variety of activities about verbs and homophones.
I don't want to overload one post with pictures like I did last time, so I'm going to post a few now and some more later this weekend. Here are the science highlights of the week!
Air fountains! (Sorry that some of the pictures are a bit blurry... it was a quick capture.)
Here you can see what they are actually doing... using air to shoot green water! What could be better on a Friday afternoon?!
Before students created their air fountains, they explored the idea that air takes up space using water.
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