A big thank you for coming out last Friday to support the students as they shared information about people who have made a difference in the world. From Doctor Martin Luther King Junior and Pele, to Queen Elizabeth I and Cleopatra, the students transformed themselves and did an amazing job.
This week we Celebrate the Arts. I found an interesting article online about 10 skills children learn from the arts:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/22/top-10-skills-children-learn-from-the-arts/
Various activities have been organized for the week including a presentation by a rock band on Tuesday and Drumming Group on Thursday.
The Celebrate the Arts Teach-in will be on Friday from 9-10:35. The Musical Program by the students will begin at 11:00 with a picnic lunch to follow. The students will need to wear a plain white t-shirt to school with Shorecrest bottoms (pants, shorts, or skort).
If you haven't bought tickets to see the Upper Division musical, The Music Man, I would encourage you to do so. The musical is a fun one, with great dancing and music. You are in for a treat. I am also a very proud mom, with my daughter Grace returning to the stage playing Gracie, the mayors youngest daughter.
Current Events presenters this week are: Auggie and Jackie on Tuesday; Ainsley and Aidan on Wednesday; Victoria and Will on Thursday and Isabella on Friday.
The next meeting for the ADHD Support Group is April 24th from 6:30-7:30pm in the Children's Studio. The topic will be health impact of ADHD.
There is no school on Monday, April 22. Relax and have fun (as I am planning on doing).
Feeding the Children Everywhere starts at 9am and ends at 2pm on Sunday, April 29.
This week the students are reviewing spelling words for the last four weeks. This morning I gave the students a pre-test to see what words the students needed to still practice. Please check the back of the homework log for words your child still needs to memorize and I will quiz them on these words this Friday. I will also be quizzing the students recall of doubles and halves, which is part of our math lesson this week. These facts are recorded on the back of the homework log. One of the major ways to solve problems is by using mental math.
This week we are reading non-fiction books related to the arts, to coincide with Celebrate the Arts. Our non-fiction unit is coming to an end, and we will do some reflecting this week. We will recap text features of non-fiction books and the students will have some time writing up and presenting their book recommendations.
The students will continue writing and recording reflections in their Voice Thread, that you will have a chance to view in May (an invitation will be coming your way soon). This Voice Thread showcases some of the work they have completed this year.
In math, we will continue to practice the trade first subtraction method as well as help build up mental arithmetic skills for adding three or more 1 and 2 digit numbers. The students will also practice repeated doubling and halving. and revisit equal sharing of money.
In science, we are continuing to observe the chrysalis and observe the butterflies emerging from them. The will also observe some distinct butterfly body parts (proboscis, abdomen, six legs). We will also compare the Painted Lady Butterfly to the Monarch Butterfly (in Venn Diagram form).
We will finish our study of Asia with some research about the panda (from China) and work on our A to Z book (compiling facts we have collected along the way in our study).
I wish you a wonderful week. Thanks again for all your support -
Ms. O'Mullane
My daughter is in the 10th grade and she was diagnosed with ADHD. Getting organized enough to write is a challenge but I think we have finally found a writing tool that works for her, “INK for All”.
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