Dear parents,
It is great to see the kids are developing relationships with each other. They are very creative during play time. Some of the kids built a bakery shop with all kinds of fancy sweets by using the play doughs ; some of the kids built houses and castles and some of the kids drew very creative designs with dry erase makers…It is fun to see all of them have friends to play with!
Information and Reminders:
Add.a.lingua Framework: For the past month, we used our literacy time to learn basic strokes of characters and basic content area language like numbers, shapes, colors and body parts. This coming week will be our first week to introduce the add.a.lingua framework. Each week we will learn many different literacy components: read aloud, shared read, word work(produce and recognize), writing and grammar. We will use this coming week and the next one to introduce learning routines and the first week study of the framework. I will start sending homework home on Monday, October 2.
Field Trip: Thursday, September 28 DeGraaf Nature Center at 9:30am. We will spend most of the time outside. Please dress your child for the weather and have your child wear outdoor shoes. We will leave school at 8:55. Thank you to Abby Allen, Betsy Shafer and Ben Wickstra for driving the field trip. Please bring all the boosters you have.
Picture Day: Our school picture day is Tuesday, October 3 Please mark this date on your calendar.
October 6: No PM bus, No hot lunch
October 19-20: teacher CEA convention, no school
From the immersion program director
I wanted to take this opportunity to re-introduce myself to our immersion families. My name is Jodi Pierce, and I serve as the director of our immersion programs. Among other professional experiences, I have taught in the immersion setting abroad, served as the director of another immersion program prior to ZCS, and hold a MA in Dual Language and Immersion Education. I am passionate about the opportunities that immersion education offers our students, and I am determined to help our staff make our immersion program the best it can be. If you have any immersion-related questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to stop by my office (Office #69 between the media center and gym) or send me an email (pierce@zcs.org). It is a blessing to be partnering with you in the education of your children!
Curriculum
Language Arts
Reading:
We will continue learning three ways to read a book: read the picture, read the words and retell story
Writers’ Workshop:
We will begin our first unit called “Oral language: Building a Talking Community”. This coming week, we will spend time introducing several mentor texts which tell stories about humans and the topics are about everyday ordinary things. The goal of this unit is to invite children to tell stories about themselves and things they know and can do.
Math
We will practice number 1-10 and continue learning objects and numbers through 10.
Science
We will use sound shakers and listen to some animals’ sound to learn about the sense of hearing.
Bible
The story of Babel; Abraham’s call; Abraham and the covenant; Isaac’s birth
We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of September, we will learn about the fruit of love.