As I write this, children are eagerly anticipating our all school Sing-A-Long. It seems like such a fitting and cozy end to our days together before winter break. I hope to see many of you there!
This week, we have been finishing up several units of study, including our guided reading work with the novel Santiago's Silver Mine. Today you will find a purple folder in your child's back pack. This folder contains much work your child has done in response to the reading of this story. Ask them to go through it with you. We also completed a project in which we compared and contrasted Cinderella with the Mexican version, Adelita.
Children have been engaged in a unit on measurement in math. We borrowed scales from the upper division science class which was a lot of fun! Kids have been learning about units that measure length, width, height, and weight.
In other news, two students have finished their Haiti service learning projects! Both Mira and Sascha brought in the money that they have collected for Haitian students to attend Ecole Soleil in Gonaives. Mira sold cupcakes at a local club, while Sascha collected cans that she returned to Shaw's for the refund. Together, these girls raised enough money to send three students to Ecole Soleil for a year! We are so proud of their efforts! This evening, along with Mr. Felix and Mrs. Gaudet, I will travel to meet with the board of the One Laptop per Child organization to see if we can join with them to get remote-access computers in the hands of the children at Ecole Soleil. Wish us luck!
I hope you all have a safe, relaxing, and JOYFUL holiday season!
Be well,
Lee
