Dear parents,
This week was the first week we implemented Mandarin Only Timeline. We talked about how to use actions or words you know to express themselves. I glad to see the students were trying hard to say words in Mandarin and reminded each other to speak Mandarin!
Information and Reminders:
Up in Lights: Greta Geurink October 30-Nov. 3 Olivia Haveman Nov. 13-17
Please finish and send your child’s package the week before your child’s special week. During your child’s special week, it is a wonderful opportunity to have lunch with your child, bring in pets, and or share special talents your family members may have been blessed with. Just inform me ahead of time what is your plan.
Grandparents Day: Friday, Nov. 3 No hot lunch
Picture Retakes Nov. 9: If your child would like his/her picture retaken, please SEND YOUR CHILD’S UNCUT PICTURE PACKET to school on the 9th. This serves as the reorder form and is necessary. If your child missed getting his/her pictures taken, there are new picture envelopes in the office for ordering.
November 8 and 9: No P.M. bus; No hot lunch
Parent teacher conferences: November 8 and 9
November 10: No school
Thanksgiving break: November 22-24
2017-2018 ZCS Family Directory: The ZCS Family Directory contains staff, Board members, and family contact information as well as class lists. The directory remains in Google Docs, has been fully updated, and will continue to reflect the most current information. Please email zcsinfo@zcs.org to request changes or updates. (Remember to take notice of the tabs across the bottom of the document for easy access to each section!)
2017-2018 ZCS Family Handbook: The ZCS Family Handbook contains information such as school start times, cancellations and delays, calendar, dress code, hot lunch information, etc. It can be found on the ZCS Parents page. Scroll down to find the link.
November Birthday Celebrations:
Harper Lubbers Friday, Nov.17
Ellie Lamer Monday, Nov.20
Greta Geurink Tuesday, Nov.21
From the Immersion Coordinator
What will Grandparents’ Day in the immersion classroom look like? While we do our very best to always expect only Spanish or Chinese in our immersion classrooms, Grandparents’ Day is one day where we bend the rules a little. While each teacher might do it a little differently, the teacher will always address the students in the target language and the students should talk with the teacher in the target language. However, the students may certainly speak with the Grandparents in English! The teachers will either speak directly with the grandparents in English or some teachers in the older grades may challenge their students to do the translating for their grandparents. We look forward to welcoming all the grandparents/friends on Friday!
Curriculum
Language Arts
Daily 5
We started another component of Daily 5 called listen to read. Students listen to stories or have character practices on I-pads.
Writers’ Workshop:
We will practice labeling things. For the next couple weeks, we will use cut out labels to label things.
Math
5-groups in numbers 6-10
Science
We will introduce a new unit about motions. We will talk about motion on the playground.
Bible
Moses as a baby; Moses and the burning bush
We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of November, we will learn about the fruit of peace.
Social Studies
We will continue the Project Based Learning (PBL) unit of making a map for grandparents’ day. Last week, we used the map to walk around the school and marked important places to help our grandparents get around. This week, we are excited to show our grandparents around the school!