Hello Fall!

Fall is here and the excitement with the weather changes has filled the air.  Ali, in Mrs. Snyder's class, noticed these pine cones and wants us to follow them as they make their changes.  What a great idea! Our Explorers are fantastic observers and such amazing inquirers.  

We dove deeply into our Unit of Inquiry this week.  We began by looking at the Key Concept Form (What is it like?  What does it do?).  Looking at our self closely was a lot of fun!  We have read books and have done quite a few activities to help us with this process.  As we learn about ourselves, our intent is to foster an appreciation of the similarities and differences between people around us and in the world.  

We read the Crayon Box That discussed what it means to
be UNIQUE and why it is important.

Understanding the beginning, middle and end of a story is important for our comprehension.  Here a student demonstrated his understanding by illustrating the three parts of The Crayon Box That Talked:

SELF PORTRAITS

What creativity and awesome representation of their unique selves!  WOW! We are excited for you to take a closer look at Curriculum Night on Thursday.  

We created a pencil that reflects what we like best about school.  In adding our details based on what we like, (a glyph) we found out a lot about our friends too!

Even our fingerprints are unique!   

In math we continue to work on numbers 1-10 (understanding the relationship between numbers and counting, as well as correct formation).  

Here a student demonstrates on the iPad how to correctly
write the number 2 using the app Letter School.

Race to Trace has become a favorite as we practice counting a set  and writing our numbers with a friend.  Taking turns and playing fairly is a great way to practice the Learner Profile attribute Principled too.

Read to Someone (Daily 5) is coming along beautifully.  It is so much fun to hear the Explorers read to one another.  The details they include in their stories are so interesting and exciting!

THANK YOU!

A huge thank you to all the family members that joined us for the Fathers' Walk this week.  What a fun morning!

Things to Remember:

Curriculum Night is Thursday is 6:30-8:00.  The students will dismiss at 11:20.