First Grade

Ms. Fisk

During our new EL module, we read the

book Summer Sun Risin'. We acted out

the story and followed the movement of

the sun.

During math, we build a sea star quilt and

made observations. Sea stars help us

count by fives. At home, you can help

your student by practicing counting by

2's and 5's.

K-2 has been learning about holidays

around the world. Every Monday,

Wednesday, and Thursday we travel to

one of the K-2 rooms to learn about a

new holiday.

Second Grade

Ms. Denney

For the month of December, our calendar

shows a new shape each day. We have discussed the names of 2-D shapes,

how many sides and vertices they have, and if they have any lines of symmetry. We have also conducted surveys to

collect data on our classmates. We then

practiced representing our data in bar and

picture graphs.

This past week we have had so much fun joining with K and 1st in our travels

around the world! Ask your child what places and holidays they have learned about so far. Our Artist in Residency this

week has been a great way to express ourselves through movement.

Bells! So many bells! We welcomed December with resonator bells and handbells before summoning Jingle Bells. I learned that Newton even has a bell, and some of the 1st graders actually got to ring it. Younger grades became bells themselves, rocking to the different rhythms for different sizes of bells, both with partners and individually. Students created their own handbell choirs as they played along to Jingle Bells--this helped put into perspective how each individual plays such an integral part of a whole. 

I've had the privilege of working with our Artist-In-Residence, Ana Maria Alvarez, for the duration of her stay. She created a magical space for movement and community in each respective class, then as a whole school on her final day. If you haven't seen any of the dances or games, please ask your child to show you!

We sang some carols during our all-school celebration, with special guest Noah Kahan joining us for an exciting send off of the 2022 school year!

P.E.

Mr. G

Kids will need to bring an extra set of indoor-only shoes for PE class in the gym.

Please let us know if you need any assistance with this and I will try to find the sizes needed so we can all have some indoor shoes.

Happiest of Holiday Wishes to you and yours from Gret and Josh. Hope you have a wonderful, safe and delicious vacation. See you next year!!!!