Newsletter
Submitted by Mrs Trilling on Fri, 2008-04-25 16:09.
April 28, 2008
Dear Parents,
   Please check out the recommended web sites on the left hand side of the blog at the bottom. These are web sites that your children use in school, and they are very familiar with how to use them. They are fun, educational and interesting. If you have any questions, please contact me. Â
   We had a birthday this week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BAO TRUONG!!!
   This week was EARTH WEEK! Earth Day is April 22nd, and we will get back to birds next week. On Monday, I read the book, Dear Children of the Earth, by Schim Schimmel (a fantastic artist), which is written as a letter to the children of the world from Mother Earth. The children wrote a letter back to Mother Earth explaining how they would help to take care of her. We had a discussion about the 3 R’s, (reduce, recycle and reuse) and how to care for the earth. After reading The Wump World, by Bill Peet, the children wrote about the condition of Wump World before and after the pollutians came using descriptive words. Before we started centers this week, I read The Lorax by, Dr. Seuss. During centers, the children used their imaginations and creativity to invent a machine that would replant the Truffula forest quickly and then described how it worked. At other centers, they practiced their spelling words by finding the correct one to complete a sentence and then reading the sentence to a buddy, they practiced making sentences by putting phrases together to make a complete sentence, and they played the consonant blend game. The children really enjoyed sharing their Trash to Treasures projects! THANKS for the help at home.
   We just finished our next letter to our penpals, and I will be exchanging them over the weekend.  In writing workshop we are choosing a published story for our Author’s Tea. Our Author’s Tea is going to be May 22nd, at 9:00 A.M. I will be sending home an invitation next week – so save the date! Â
   In math, we began our study of fractions. We learned that fractional pieces must be equal, and the pieces are part of a whole. We also learned how to write fractional notation. Look for things that can be divided into equal pieces around your home with your child.
   In science, the children had a great time discovering how many parts there are to an egg. Ask your child how many parts (4), and if they can name them. We also tried to predict which would spin longer, a raw egg or a hardboiled egg, and would a raw egg float in plain water or salted water. Ask your child what happened and why. (The hardboiled egg spun longer because it is solid, and the raw egg floats in salt water because the salt makes the water heavier – these are the very basic and simple explanations.)
Have a super weekend!
Sincerely,  Â
Cheryl Trilling
Dear Parents,
   Please check out the recommended web sites on the left hand side of the blog at the bottom. These are web sites that your children use in school, and they are very familiar with how to use them. They are fun, educational and interesting. If you have any questions, please contact me. Â
   We had a birthday this week! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BAO TRUONG!!!
   This week was EARTH WEEK! Earth Day is April 22nd, and we will get back to birds next week. On Monday, I read the book, Dear Children of the Earth, by Schim Schimmel (a fantastic artist), which is written as a letter to the children of the world from Mother Earth. The children wrote a letter back to Mother Earth explaining how they would help to take care of her. We had a discussion about the 3 R’s, (reduce, recycle and reuse) and how to care for the earth. After reading The Wump World, by Bill Peet, the children wrote about the condition of Wump World before and after the pollutians came using descriptive words. Before we started centers this week, I read The Lorax by, Dr. Seuss. During centers, the children used their imaginations and creativity to invent a machine that would replant the Truffula forest quickly and then described how it worked. At other centers, they practiced their spelling words by finding the correct one to complete a sentence and then reading the sentence to a buddy, they practiced making sentences by putting phrases together to make a complete sentence, and they played the consonant blend game. The children really enjoyed sharing their Trash to Treasures projects! THANKS for the help at home.
   We just finished our next letter to our penpals, and I will be exchanging them over the weekend.  In writing workshop we are choosing a published story for our Author’s Tea. Our Author’s Tea is going to be May 22nd, at 9:00 A.M. I will be sending home an invitation next week – so save the date! Â
   In math, we began our study of fractions. We learned that fractional pieces must be equal, and the pieces are part of a whole. We also learned how to write fractional notation. Look for things that can be divided into equal pieces around your home with your child.
   In science, the children had a great time discovering how many parts there are to an egg. Ask your child how many parts (4), and if they can name them. We also tried to predict which would spin longer, a raw egg or a hardboiled egg, and would a raw egg float in plain water or salted water. Ask your child what happened and why. (The hardboiled egg spun longer because it is solid, and the raw egg floats in salt water because the salt makes the water heavier – these are the very basic and simple explanations.)
Have a super weekend!
Sincerely,  Â
Cheryl Trilling
