First Grade News
This week in first grade there was a lot to celebrate! From Lavi and Ethan’s birthday, to the 25th birthday of our school! First, we started the week off with an apple taste test. We used our observations in Science to describe what different kinds of apples looked like in terms of color and size. We tasted Empire, Honey Crisp and Ginger Gold apples, and decided if they were sweet or sour. The entire first grade voted on their favorite and the Empire apples won! We also looked at the core of the apples and seeds. Students noticed that after... Read More
Shinshinim and Small Moments
Writing After the Rosh Hashana break we were ready to get back to writing our small moment stories, some of us starting new stories about a special moment over the holiday weekend. We practiced zooming in on our small moments like we zoom in on objects using a magnifying glass. We used longer descriptive words and began adding dialogue and feelings to every page. Some of us wrote full books already! At the end of class we shared our stories with someone from a different table and gave each other compliments. At home, describe a small moment from the day... Read More
First grade news
This week in first grade was full of learning about our environments. Whether it was by practicing recycling or practicing routines! We had a fun filled short week! In Reading this week, we received our book baggies and practiced picking a just right book. We continued reading books about apples, by reading the book “Mr. Peabody’s Apples” by Madonna (yes that Madonna) The students loved the illustrations in the book. One of the main lessons of the book is the importance of telling the truth. In Math this week we focused on one more and one less. We also really... Read More
Kindergarten Newsletter
Hello Families, In our short week, we have accomplished so much! Both the yellow and blue group have focused on learning their own names by heart. They are now using an uppercase letter followed by lowercase letters and even have taught their friends. Kids are now acting as experts on their beginning letter in the room. During writing, friends coming to them to ask for advice! We have started exploring 1 and 2 in both handwriting and representing the numbers in different ways. We are also comparing numbers using language like less, more, bigger, smaller, and greater than. We... Read More
First Grade News
This week in first grade we have been sharing and exploring, whether through learning how to play math games with partners, sharing personalized writing folders, or showing friends a structure we have built. In Reading we began looking at word families and patterns in spelling. We also were introduced to finding a “just right book”. Students book shopped in the classroom, making sure to find a book that was not too challenging, not too easy, but “just right”. In read aloud books this week we explored the theme of apples. We really enjoyed Apples by Gail Gibbons, which is a... Read More
Kindergarten Newsletter
Hello Families, Kindergarteners have been exploring how each of us is unique and discovering our special qualities. After reading “We are different, we are the same” we explored our faces and the shapes of each feature. We also compared similarities and differences between faces. Using mirrors, we sketched out our faces using shapes, traced in sharpie, colored in crayon, and finished with a watercolor resist. We studied the 3 colors in our skin and how to mix colors! As a part of learning our letters, we talked about why “A” (Aviv and Asher) is special. We explored how it’s a... Read More
Shana Tovah from Second Grade!
Second graders have been busy preparing for the Rosh Hashannah holiday, and continuing to build this amazing second grade community! Today they helped cut apples to eat with honey at a special Rosh Hashannah Kabbalat Shabbat. We concluded the celebration by sharing our wishes for the new year ahead. Ask your child what they wished for the class. It has been a great start to the year, and we wish all the second grade families a Shana Tovah. Your child should have a Rosh Hashannah card for a family member in their bag that went home yesterday or will go... Read More
First Grade News
This week in first grade we welcomed the parents into our classroom at Back To School Night. We enjoyed meeting everyone and speaking about the exciting year ahead! The students loved writing letters to parents and receiving letters in return. Please look at the their work in the hallway: painted picture frames with first day of school photos, self portraits, and “What We Love” writing hearts. The students love to share their creations! In math the students have been working hard on place value. We have been focusing on what number comes before and after, finding the missing number. We... Read More
First Grade News
What an exploratory week we have had in first grade! We also wanted to say Happy Birthday Ruby! We really enjoyed having Ruby’s family in the classroom and celebrating together. First, we started off the week learning more about materials in our classroom. We practiced using the glue and scissors through guided discovery. We even created our own owls and penguins. In Math, students received their new math workbooks and were excited to start using them! We began our number sense unit by talking about numbers and relating them to objects. For example, four apples is the same as four... Read More
Second Week of Second Grade!
Community Building We opened our first full week of school by beginning the social emotional curriculum. The first lesson we learned is about how to have a sharing circle. A sharing circle is when a question is posed and second graders pass a speaker power object to the person who gets to speak. We practiced being completely silent when we are not holding the speaker power object, and even made rules so that our sharing circles can be successful. The rules the class came up with are: Sit in a listening position, eyes on speaker, pass the speaker power object... Read More