Saturday, May 18, 2024

Week in Review, May 13-17, 2024

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Our ABC Countdown continued with only 8.5 days of school till summer! This week we shared magic tricks, selected new names, had a reading class outside, wore pajamas and enjoyed a popsicle, and had a quiz type competition. We also visited the Art Show and found our artwork on display.

Monday is Eagle Day (field day). Please come to school in your play clothes/shoes (can get wet). Sunscreen should also be put on before coming to school. The only thing that will be taken down to the field will be a water bottle. Your child needs to be wearing everything else (hats, glasses, bug spray/patches, etc.). Please send a towel and a change of free dress clothes/shoes for your child to change into following. A pizza lunch will be provided, by the PTA, for lunch. 

Reminder, that this Thursday, May 23, is our Readers Theater and Writers Celebration. Please come join us in the classroom from 1:30-3:00. We can't wait to show you what great readers and writers we have become! Note, the Senior Walk is taking place at 2:00 so parking might be hard to find. Come early and be ready to park in the HDB carpark just off campus. 

In Writing, we finished up our final book to complete our series and took some time to fix and fancy up our books. We also designed a book box to house our series in and created a paper doll of our main character. We will use our paper doll to give you a detailed introduction to our main character next week. 

In Reading, we took a couple final assessments and prepared for our Readers Theater by making hats, backdrops, and practiced reading our parts with expression. Students are excited to read for you Thursday during our Readers Theater. 

In Word Study, we learned when to add a double consonant, to the end of a word, before adding "-ed", "-ing", "-er", or "-est". If a word has only one vowel (it will be short) and one final consonant, you double the final consonant before adding the suffix. If you don't double the consonant, the added vowel (in the suffix) is too close to first vowel (short) and will change the sound (make it long...vowels impact other vowels). Please practice the new heart words "busy", "build" and "built".


In Math, we learned how to relate time to a daily schedule and how to tell and write time in hours and half hours. We also took our Unit 7 Assessment and reflected on our feelings about math. Please watch for a copy of the Unit 7 Assessment coming home next week.
 


In Sciencewe did a cause and effect investigation and saw that light can also reflect, refract and can be separated into its 7 colors. We also completed our final light project. Students used the design cycle to build a lighted communication device. Projects were sent home Thursday. Ask your child what their device communicates.    

Upcoming Events:
  • Only vendor led EAAs till May 24. The following students will still be going to EAAs this week.
    • Monday-Junyoung, Jake, Rowan, Kaixin, Duru, Matty, Ena, and Ina (everyone)
    • Tuesday-Kaixin
    • Wednesday-Lionel, Shiv, and Kiki
    • Thursday-Liam, Junyoung, Rowan and Matty
    • Friday-Miya, Kaixin, WXY and Ena (everyone)
  • May 20-"R Day"-Running and Relay Games!
    • Eagle Field Day!
      • Come in your Field Day dress/shoes and wear sunscreen (optional-hat, sunglasses, bug spray/patches), water bottle, a towel, and a change of free dress clothes/shoes.
      • A pizza lunch will be provided by the PTA today (1 slice of pizza, popcorn & water). Please send a home lunch if your child can't have pizza or needs a bit more to eat. 
      • For more information on our Field Day, click here
  • May 21-"S Day"-Silly Socks and Sunglasses!
    • All Library books due!
  • May 22-Vesak Day! No School!
  • May 23-"T Day"-Talented Explorers! Come watch our Readers Theater! Reading and Writing Celebration! Parents, please join us at 1:30 for a Readers Theater and Book Series share. 
  • May 24-"U Day"-Under the Desk Day! Bring sheets, blankets and pillows from home to build a fort under your desk. 
    • Last day of EAA for everyone! 
    • Kiaxin sharing Birthday treats during PM snack.
  • May 27-"V Day"-Vesak Celebration and Volcano Erupting! 
    • Zoya sharing Birthday treats during PM snack. 
  • May 28-"W Day"-Watermelon and Watercolors!
  • May 29-"X Day"-X-Change Autographs!
  • May 30-"Y Day"-Year End Clean Out and Year End Celebration! 
    • Please send your child's swim bag to school to carry all their school supplies home after our clean out. 
    • We will be enjoying some treats during our PM snack today as part of the celebration!
    • We will also be saying goodbye to Savi, Terry and Jasper as they will not be returning to SAS next year. 
  • May 31-"Z Day"-Zip Up and Zoom Out of School Early (half day)! We will be eating lunch at school. 

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