Weekly Update

Dear Families,
Another short week is coming to an end. I hope you all stayed warm on Monday. It certainly is nice to have warmer weather again so we can all go outside without freezing!
On Tuesday, we went to see the show “Seussical: The Musical”. I hope your child told you about how this amazing theater company brought together different characters in one exciting and musical play. The costumes were great and the singing and dancing added to the overall experience of this great show. Look forward to some writing pieces on this show as well as podcasts.
We had another meeting with our Reading Buddies. We continue to enjoy reading together. The Kindergartners have recently started instruction on reading strategies, so our 1st and 2nd grade reading experts taught them all about the different strategies we use inside our classroom. It was great to see them teach other students! They did an amazing job. Next week, we are going to show them all of our reading and podcasting sites, so they too can enjoy books and poetry as audio files.
In math, 1st graders continue to learn about measuring weight and height through the investigations of different penguins. We are learning about the Little Blue Penguin this week. Ask your child to compare and contrast the Little Blue to the King Penguin and the Rockhopper Penguin. They do a great job comparing and contrasting the different features!
Next week, we have another “4 Winds” class. If you are interested in volunteering and helping out, please contact Lori at pledak@comcast.net. She would love to hear from you.
Lastly, the PE teachers and I would like to encourage all parents to send their children to school with sneakers as inside shoes on our PE days as it takes a long time to change shoes and tie the laces. I am concerned that time can be lost as the students change into their sneakers. Thank you for supporting your child’s learning!

Have a great rest of the week.
Regards,

Maria McCormack