a little about today

Today is picture day.  Hopefully we will all take our very best photo.  Never fear! If your child doesn't take a great picture today, there is a retake day in a few weeks.  We will also be reading Amazing Grace and talking about a time someone hurt our feeling.  Then we will write and draw about it.  Finally we will use unifix cubes to make a dog.  we will talk about height and quantity.

The children see Mr. Vatsolas twice, once for music, once for physical education.

:)
Miss Mynes

Red and White Day

On Thursday, in the morning, an Olympian is coming to visit our school.  Dress you child in red and white if you are able.

:)
Miss Mynes

a translation

http://translate.google.com/#

This is a website recommended by the English as a Second Language teacher as a tool to translate anything but especially those important documents from shcool.

:)
Miss Mynes

School Clothes

Sometimes, at school, we get wet or have accidents.  If you have old clothes you could donate to the class, that would be much appreciated.  If your child wears school clothes home, launder them at you leisure and send them back.

Thanks,
Miss Mynes

next week

Next week, we are focusing on the book Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman.  It is about a little girl who wants to play the lead in the school play and is made to doubt herself by her peers.  If you are able to bring your child to see a live play with your child, it would be great for your child, especially if they are a linguistic, musical or interpersonal learner.

Thank you for your support the first few weeks of school.  We are having a great year!  Could your kids be any cutier?

:)
Miss Mynes

class list

Here are the names of your child's classmates.
Nabiha
Talitha
Isaiah
Tsering
Tanisha
Adiba
Cassandra
Yuki
Olivia
Elizabeth
Evan
Antony
Livia
Alvi
Smiti
Ibrahim
Mailini
Rane
Courtney
Ryan

Next week

Next week, we will be focusing on the book Alphabet Soup: A Feast of Letters by Scott Gustafson.  It is about an Otter who find a soup pot in his new home.  He invites 26 friends to a pot luck house warming party.  Each guest brings a soup-worthy ingredient that starts with the first letter in their name. 

If you are able, take a trip to the zoo this week.  Work with your child to find an animal for each letter of the alphabet.  If your child is a linguistic, logical-mathematical, naturalist or interpersonal learner, they will love learning about letters this way.

:)
Miss Mynes