First Grade News
Hello Families, We have been continuing our reading adventures in storybooks! 1st graders have practiced revisiting (rereading) their books to notice more and understand the story better. We also reread and found pages that connect to the main trouble (problem) of the story. We are noticing that there are many clues and little problems that lead up to the main problem in fiction. At home, please continue to practice retelling after reading and building your child’s reading stamina. We are able to read for over 15 minutes as a whole class! First graders have been working hard to prepare for... Read More
Kindergarten Blog 4/29
Dear Kindergarten Families, This week in our Morning Meetings, we began learning two new songs: All God’s Critters and Mama Don’t Allow. We also started constructing a new block building during Choice Time and started talking about Israeli Independence Day, which is next week. In Science, we returned to our Forces In Motion unit for a bit of a fun review. Children experimented with balance scales and cars going down ramps to see what weighed the same and how the cars’ speed changes when we add animal toy passengers, recording our findings as we experimented. In Hebrew/Judaics,... Read More