October 2018
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The children are working on their portfolios and getting them ready to show you! We will have a Child as Teacher event in November where the children teach their parents a lesson or two so they have begun preparing themselves and trying to decide what to show you.
Writing goals have been ongoing - each child is working on his or her own goal and we look at these during each third week of the cycle.
Invertebrates and vertebrates are being studied in detail. The parts of each as well as research of each class by seconds and thirds.
We will begin Creative Writing with sherbet sundaes after fall break. We began with an impressionistic lesson relating the parts of a sundae to each trait of writing. We will have mini lessons on each trait, a paragraph writing lesson for those ready and then the children will write their stories and have a sundae.
Thanksgiving week is Child as Teacher. Children will present to their parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc. a lesson that they choose. Please refrain from telling the child what to do. It is the child's lesson and they will share with you, along with mistakes if need be (some of the lessons they are excited about they have just received and haven't practiced for long but they still want to share it with you, the most important people in their lives;)
We will be having conferences in January this year. The conferences are child/parent/teacher conferences. Children present their portfolios to you and then go set up a work to show you. While they are setting up we will chat for a few moments and I can answer any questions you may have. The sign up for these will be up soon. Whew. It's a busy time of year. Thank you for your support, patience, and kindness while we develop our classroom family. Again, please ask if you have questions, never assume.
The children are working on their portfolios and getting them ready to show you! We will have a Child as Teacher event in November where the children teach their parents a lesson or two so they have begun preparing themselves and trying to decide what to show you.
Writing goals have been ongoing - each child is working on his or her own goal and we look at these during each third week of the cycle.
Invertebrates and vertebrates are being studied in detail. The parts of each as well as research of each class by seconds and thirds.
We will begin Creative Writing with sherbet sundaes after fall break. We began with an impressionistic lesson relating the parts of a sundae to each trait of writing. We will have mini lessons on each trait, a paragraph writing lesson for those ready and then the children will write their stories and have a sundae.
Thanksgiving week is Child as Teacher. Children will present to their parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc. a lesson that they choose. Please refrain from telling the child what to do. It is the child's lesson and they will share with you, along with mistakes if need be (some of the lessons they are excited about they have just received and haven't practiced for long but they still want to share it with you, the most important people in their lives;)
We will be having conferences in January this year. The conferences are child/parent/teacher conferences. Children present their portfolios to you and then go set up a work to show you. While they are setting up we will chat for a few moments and I can answer any questions you may have. The sign up for these will be up soon. Whew. It's a busy time of year. Thank you for your support, patience, and kindness while we develop our classroom family. Again, please ask if you have questions, never assume.