Wednesday, January 4, 2012

New Years Resolutions

Today, we discussed what we were going to do to help "better ourselves" this new year.  After reading, Squirrel's New Year's Resolution, we pondered the main message:

"Think of a way to improve yourself.  Or, a way to use what you're good at to help others."

Here is what we came up with:

  • Help the elderly rake their yard;
  • Teach someone how to swim;
  • Teach friends things you know well;
  • Teach a friend how to play soccer;
  • Help someone practice;
  • Help someone clean;
  • Show more love and respect;
  • Practice harder;
  • Catch your frustration before it gets worse;
  • Play less video games and work harder on writing;
  • Exercise more;
  • Do more Science Experiments;
  • Practice more math facts facts;
  • Watch less TV and read more;
  • Be punctual;
  • Eat better.
An iMovie will follow with your child's New Year's Resolution!!!

Subtraction w/ Regrouping





Thursday, December 29, 2011

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Frohe Weihnachten: A German Tradition!

Welcome to Germany!
 
 Today, your child learned what it was like to celebrate Christmas in Germany! A huge Thank You goes out to my cousin, Markus Noe, for SKYPING with us all the way from Munich! It was very special and SO MUCH FUN! 


 To learn how to say Merry Christmas in German, watch this little video clip from You Tube!
 

India

I'd like to send a special thanks out to Bhavna Thaker for taking our class to India.  The children really enjoyed learning about Diwalli!

China

Learning about China was super special! I'd like to send a huge thank you to Kayla's Uncle, Mark, for SKYPING with us! The kids learned SO much and really felt special to have had the chance to speak to someone living in another country! Thanks again Mark! To discover some of the answers to the following questions, feel free to watch the Quicktime Video!

  • Is there an “American Area?” 
  • Why is the year of the dragon the best time to be born? 
  • Do they teach English in the schools?
  •  Do they have American Restaurants? 
  • Do you drink a lot of tea? 
  • What are the businesses like? 
  • What is the Lion Dance? 
  • What is the Lantern Festival?




Thursday, December 8, 2011

Hanukkah

Today, your child got to experience a little of what life is like celebrating Hanukkah.