Dear Parents,
We have had a very busy week here in Room 115! The students have been working hard and learning lots! We have been learning a lot about nature in preparation for our nature hike to the Middlesex Fells on Friday, May 29th. Please let me know if you are interested in chaperoning for either the hike or Boston field trips. We will be going to Boston for the Swan Boats field trip on Monday, June 15th and will be walking to Simonds Park for the day on Monday, June 22nd for our final field trip!
We have been learning more about butterflies and other insects this week. We received caterpillars from the Science Center and are anxious for them to turn into chrysalises. The students are learning about all the different body parts of insects and are even learning how to label their drawings of insects. You’ll have to ask them to sing the “Head, Thorax, Abdomen” Song!
We have been doing butterfly symmetry at the art table and just finished measuring our tall flowers with non-standard units. We are starting a new topic in math about analyzing, comparing, and composing shapes. Please continue helping your child practice his/her subtraction facts. I will be getting ready to assess them soon. The more they practice…the better they will get!
The students finished a unit on persuasive writing right before vacation. They wrote me letters trying to convince me which class pet we should get. They all had some pretty convincing letters but I decided to go with turtles since they are so quiet, very easy to take care of, and they are not dangerous. We enjoyed watching one of the turtles eat some salad before the end of the day today. The two turtles’ names are Dorito and Mia! I’m sure they will be a fun addition to our class!
We enjoyed a special presentation by Mr. Musselman from the Burlington Science Center earlier this week. He taught us some pretty neat facts about magnets, which was a wonderful follow up to the short unit on magnets we did before vacation.
Listed below are some important upcoming dates:
May 29 - Nature Hike at the Middlesex Fells
June 15 - Swan Boats in Boston
June 16 - Field Day
June 22 - Walk to Simonds Park
June 23 - Last day of school
I would also like to extend a very Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mothers in Room 115! We hope the gifts your child gives you will be special and meaningful.
Thank you also for all the special things so many of you did for Teacher Appreciation Week. The luncheon was amazingly delicious and the other pictures, gifts, and kind words were all very much appreciated. It is truly a pleasure working with each of your children and seeing how much they have grown this year!
Have a great weekend!
Melanie Duncan
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