“Together Everyone Accomplishes More”
DID YOU KNOW:
- The brain of a Kindergarten child has 1,ooo trillion synapses, about twice as many as his/her teacher’s.
- American children prefer being outdoors to indoors, yet they may spend as much as 90% of their childhood inside.
- First graders are learning how to write about “small moments” in their lives.
- We are learning about how people help animals and how animals can help people.
- Second grade is heading to Mingus Mill to see what life was like 100 years ago. We will visit a grist mill and learn how plant life was used in everyday life.
- Third graders have started multiplication.
- Reading is thinking not just calling words.
- To be a good reader you must: visualize, ask questions, and make connections.
- Fourth grade “Pirate Day” will be on October 30. Come dressed as your favorite pirate, but please remember WEAPONS can NOT be a part of your costume.
- Fifth graders are learning about weather and how it influences our environment.
- That we are a Title I school. This means all students can be served by a Title I teacher.
- We had a wonderful parent meeting with K-2 parents at Breakfast with Books. Parents were given information to help their children with reading comprehension and phonemic awareness.
- The Exception Children’s Dept. has a listing of websites available for visual tracking activities.
- Many of our students are learning to print legibly and fluently with a program called Handwriting Without Tears We use music, funny stories, whole body movements and hands-on activities that are fun-fun-fun! Visit HWT online to learn more.