Peregrine Press
September 22-26
Schedule for the Week:
Monday: Running Club
Tuesday: Out and About to Abundant Harvest at Dos Sequoias Farm
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: Art; Food Preservation Demonstration and Activities
Friday: Early Release 1:05
Work at Home AKA "Homework"
Many students forgot their homework this week but it was the first week so we will let it slide this once. J
Students will bring home a homework folder every Monday and it needs to be returned every Friday. I have a log for each student that they fill out as the week goes on.
Even those students without regular homework should get into the routine of keeping a log of what they do at home that could be working towards their goals. Some examples could be if they go to a sport practice, they practice an instrument, read at night, or keep a journal at home. These first few weeks the homework will be a bit different for some students and in particular the 5th grade math may be challenging. I just want the students to do their best and not stress out if they don't understand everything. Like I have said before, these first few weeks with homework are more to get used to the routine.
Last Week:
Last week we spent some time drawing maps of the 13 original colonies. They were broken up into the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies and the Southern Colonies. As a follow up, maybe ask your child if they could share something they learned about the geography of the colonies or the names of the colonies.
We also were fortunate enough to have two different presentations. We had a parent come in and demonstrate how to make soap. The students really enjoyed holding and smelling the different soaps and it posed some interesting questions about how soap was made in colonial times. The other presentation was through the Mobile Museum on the Atfalati Native Americans that lived here during the time of the American Revolution (and much earlier as well.) The presentation included some great artifacts that the students were able to try on and use, such as animal furs, and a mortar and pestle.
**We met our new Out and About Coordinator, Laura. She is joining us from Michigan and we are very excited to start working with her in the upcoming weeks. We are lucky enough to have her join us this week on our trip to the farm!
Focus for the Week:
This week we will focus on the American Revolution and some important events and people involved. The other main focus will be about farming and food preservation. The connection to local and seasonal food is a nice way for students to learn about their "place" and connect it to history. With such a strong focus on living sustainably this is a natural connection to colonial times because so many of the food preservation techniques were started at that time.
We will start spelling words this week. Half of the list will be content based words so they are related to what we are learning. The rest of the list will be words that students have spelled wrong in their other writing works, which will be individualized to some degree.
The recess play yard is not turning out to be big enough for three classes so we will be going to Central School a couple of times a week. We are just going to have to be very creative and careful when we are playing in our play yard.
*If you have not already done so, please sign the permission slip for B Street Farm and send them in with your child.
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