Costume for Famous American Program

We are working hard on our “Famous Americans Program.”  We need your help creating simple costumes for your child.  We would like your child to dress like the person he or she will be talking about.  Below are some ideas.

·         Those who are doing Thomas Edison could dress like an inventor/scientist with a white coat and/or glasses.  They could hold a replica of something that Edison invented.
·         Those who are doing Sally Ride could dress in dark blue pants and shirts.  We have astronaut patches that they can pin to their shirts.
·         Those who are doing Amelia Earhart could wear goggles and brown pants and shirts.  We have hats that the children can borrow that look like a pilot hat.
·         Those who are doing George Washington Carver could dress like a scientist with a white coat and maybe a bow tie.  They could also hold a replica of something he invented (please no real peanuts or peanut butter).

THESE ARE ONLY SUGGESTIONS – PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME UP WITH YOUR OWN IDEA FOR YOUR COSTUME.  Please have your children bring in their costumes in a marked bag with their names on it by Monday, April 29.  Putting your child’s name on each piece of clothing would be helpful also.  We will do a dress rehearsal on Tuesday, April 30^th for the school.

If you have any questions, please contact me at school or my cell phone (860-343-7919).  Thanks again for all your help.  It is greatly appreciated.

IF YOU  HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT A COSTUME THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH THE CLASS, PLEASE POST IT BELOW!

Fairy Tales Needed

We are looking for some fairy tales that can be shared with the class.  Please send in one or two of your favorites that we can borrow for a couple of weeks.  Write your name on the inside cover or on a post it note inside the book so that we can keep track of all the books.  Thank you for your help!!

Praying Mantis Eggs

Thank you Mrs. Wytas for our praying mantis eggs.  We know we have a long wait (4-6 weeks), but we are very excited to see the hundreds of babies that will hatch sometime in May. 

Here is a link to National Geographic Kids and some information about our new class members.

PTO Raffle Basket

Who wouldn't enjoy a day at the spa???  That is the theme for our basket - Day at the Spa.  We are starting to get some really great items - thank you for all who have donated already!  If you still plan to donate to our basket, please send in some spa items.  So far we have different lotions, nailpolishes, soaps, scrubs, and a beautiful hand-made towel/wrap.  I get relaxed everytime I look at our box!

Fiction, Folk Tales, and Fairy Tales

We are taking a break from non fiction to study folk tales and fairy tales.  We will study character traits and feelings, and analyze the multiple perspectives in the stories to discover the morals or lesson learned by the characters.  We will also compare similar stories from diverse cultures.  Our class has already read Cinderella and Yeh Shen (Chinese version of Cinderella).  We enjoyed discussing the stories with our blog buddies in Mrs. Glidden's class.  We focused on comparing how the two stories are the same and how they are different.
 

Math Update

Centimeters, inches, feet, meters, yards - we will use them all!  Our new math unit is on measuring and graphing.  We are learning about the different units of measurements and how to decide which unit is the best one to use when measuring an object.  The kids really enjoy the hands on activities that have them moving around and measuring different object in the room. 

Some activities to try at home:

• Have your child come up with a list of things that they would measure for each unit of measurement listed above.
• Practice measuring different object in the house using a ruler (I have extra rulers if you would like to borrow one).
• Make a scavenger hunt.  Have your child look for something that is a specific measurement.  Example:  Look for something that is 6 cm long, something that is 9 inches long, something that is 2 feet wide, etc.

**Try to have your child estimate the measurement before they measure.**

Here are some books about measurment:
The King's Foot
Twelve Snails to one Lizard
How Big is a Foot?
Measuring Penny

HES Loves to Read Month

The official HES Loves to Read Month is over, but we all continue to enjoy reading every day.  I want to thank our guest readers, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Wytas, and Mr. Doyle, for coming in and sharing some of their favorite stories with us.  The children loved having visitors in the room and enjoyed hearing a wide variety of books.