Week 31

We are finish with our first experience with the standardized tests! It was a learning experience and the children did their best on a challenging math test. It gave us an opportunity to look at strategies that help us as math thinkers and allowed us to make goals as we move onward in our learning.

For the remainder of this year, we will work on making the transition onto the next grade. Please  encourage your child to continue to come to school prepared to learn. We have many exciting events and there are still new units to explore.

Here's what will be coming up:

• We have started a unit on Poetry in Reading. The goal of this unit is to read with comprehension and to push our interpretation skills. Students will have to use their imaginations to visualize imagery and to recognize symbolic meanings. 
• We will wrap up our unit on China this week. We have learned much about life in this large country. We will travel next to the continent of Africa!
• In Math, we will start our work in Geometry by looking at shapes and defining them by their attributes. 
• We have Dance class on Monday.
• We will visit the Armory on Tuesday.
• Third grade will have a play date to celebrate the hard work we've put into the testing unit. We will walk over to Vanderbilt Park to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air on Wednesday from 11:15-12:40. Please join us if you happen to be in the neighborhood.

Have an amazing weekend!