This month we continued our study of the Composition of the Earth, most recently examining the layers of the atmosphere. Our older students also worked on apostrophe usage, including singular and plural possessive nouns. Our younger students continued their studies of lines, learning about curved and straight lines, as well as the positions of two straight lines. The students all enjoyed their work with positive and negative space in art, creating interesting and symmetrical construction paper cutouts. Our older students are continuing to work on mastering their multiplication facts, and several younger friends have been inspired to do the same.
In preparation for our upcoming Fall Festival, we began learning our group dance for P.E. We are so excited about the event, and hope that you are all able to attend. It is a wonderful way to build community while supporting your child’s education. Most of all, it is a lot of fun!
We are wrapping up our Read Aloud of Mary Poppins. We will do a compare and contrast activity with the original 1964 movie next month. If your child is interested in doing another comparison at home, there is 2018 version you can find as well.
We have several things coming up soon. On Thursday, November 19th, the Red-tailed Hawks Students will have a pot-luck style classroom Thanksgiving lunch. This will be for students only. A sign-up link will go out in early November by email. Meals and other sign-up items may be brought in the morning of November 19th in a crockpot (or similar warming device) or a reheatable container (if needed). A more detailed email will be sent soon.
As the Thanksgiving school week is short (Monday, Tuesday only), it is not uncommon for students to miss one or both days that week. If you know your child will be out during that time, please let me know ahead of time. I will be giving lessons on both of those days, and I can plan accordingly for students I know will be absent.
A little further down the road, the Red-tailed Hawks will be going on a field trip on December 17th to the Riparian Preserve in Gilbert. There will be a $3.00 cost per child. We will be collecting that fee and sending more information regarding that event at the beginning of December. Also in the beginning of December is our first Red-tailed Hawk Family Get-together! It’s listed as a “pot-luck” on the Keystone Website, but it is actually a “SWEETS SWAP”. In essence, it’s like a cookie-swap, but we expanded it to any treat your family enjoys making and sharing. Again, more information will follow, but please save the date of December 3rd. The location is “weather-dependent”, meaning if it is warm, we will meet at the park, if it’s chilly, we will meet in the Keystone Gym. So stayed tuned!
Lastly, although this is much farther out, we have a date for our Lower Elementary Overnight at the school. All lower elementary classes will be doing the overnight together on Thursday, February 11th. Please remember, if your child is interested in attending our end-of-year camp in May, they MUST attend the school overnight in February. If you have any questions regarding either the overnight or end-of-year camp, please feel free to reach out to me by email.
Thank you all for your support of the Hawks.
In peace and appreciation,
Mrs. Amie