Dear parents,
I am sending this newsletter covering the next two weeks. Because the week of Oct.17 is a short week, so we are not going to learn new characters. We will use the time to review and assess. Therefore, we will not have Chinese homework for the week of Oct. 17-19, but English homework is as usual. Hope you all have a wonderful week!
Information and Reminders:
Wonderfully Made: Lily Delcalzo Oct. 10-14 Aiden Douma Oct.24-28
Please finish and send your child’s timeline 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.
No School Oct.20-21 CEA conferences for teachers
October Birthday Celebrations:
Andres Duran Wednesday, October 19
Mike Moeller Thursday, October 27
• Are you new to immersion education?
• Have you watched your older children advance through the immersion program but have questions about this approach to education?
• Are you wondering what is expected of you as an immersion parent?
You are invited to learn more about immersion education and meet the coordinator of the language immersion programs, Jodi Pierce. This will be an informal round table discussion time for parents to learn and ask questions about immersion education. More information will come but for now please consider reserving one of the following times to attend: October 24 at 9:00am, October 24 at 7:00 pm
Curriculum
Language Arts
-Reading Strategy:
Accuracy-Check the picture for help: When there is a tricky word, there’s often help in the picture. We can check the picture and think, “What’s happening in the picture? What word would make sense?”
Trade a word: When we do not know a word, we can put a word there that makes sense.
-Writers’ Workshop: We will talk about revision. Each student has some of their ideas written into stories. We are going to make them better for an audience. Students will practice rereading their works and either cross out unnecessary words or add words to make the writing more clear.
Math
-First Grade: We will talk about addition strategies. One important strategy of solving addition problems is counting on. Students will learn how to count on from the greater number to solve addition problems.
-Second Grade:We will continue to learn about the comparison bar and how to use it to solve comparison word problems. We will also learn how to solve problems with not enough, extra, or hidden information.
Social Studies
We will talk about two different locations: absolute location and relative location. Students will explore the concept of an address as an absolute location as well as personal directions as relative location.
Science
-First Grade: Last week we constructed a rain gauge, we hope to use it collect data for rainfall if it rains in the next two weeks. we will also talk about weather in the fall.
-Second Grade:We will learn about plants classifications through comparing physical characteristics of plants this week.
Bible
We will talk about Jacob and the birthright; Jacob and the blessing; Jacob on the run; Jacob in Paddan Aram;