Welcome back! I’ve been eager to get back into the swing of things this week and everyone seemed to settle in great. I missed a newsletter the week before vacation, so this will be a combined one!
I’d first like to welcome Grace Pouliot, our new student teacher. She is from the University of Maine and is with us for the next 8ish weeks. Say hi the next time you’re in!
Just before December break we finished up our unit of study of Holidays Around the World. We ended up visiting 13 different countries and seeing what their traditions look like this time of year. It was neat to see the similarities and differences between some of them. Your child ended the unit with their own suitcase of information from different countries. This should have come home this week!
Your children are now fast and furiously working to memorize multiplication facts. I will be giving quizzes weekly to see how they are improving. These will provide a baseline for me to use for seeing how they are coming along with mastering the facts. Those who are making adequate progress will move along more quickly to the next math topic. Weekly quizzes will be on Thursdays.
We finished our unit on the Northeast region of the United States. Your children will now be responsible for learning the states’ names and capitals. We have made flash cards. Please send those back and forth so we can practice at school too. We will also work to place those states on a blank map as well. This quiz will be on Friday.
Your children have earned a few dojo rewards that I owe them. Two of them will be held on Wednesday, January 9th. Hat day and stuffed animal day. I also owe them a pizza party. We will hold that on Friday, January 11 during the normal lunch time. If anyone would like to sign up to bring chips and drink that would be great! Just shoot me an email :)
We have moved on to our next science unit called: Habitats Through Time. We are learning about fossils so far and how they help scientists learn about habitats of the past in certain locations.
Have a great weekend! ~Mrs. Haulk and Miss Pouliot
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