Dear Families,
January is almost behind us and the days continue to fly by. This week in Writers’ Workshop we have taken a hiatus from creative writing and have embarked on writing “How To” books. The range of topics in process is fascinating, from making scrambled eggs to creating clothing for stuffed animals to feeding chickens to shooting a basketball and the list goes on. The children have discovered that there are far more steps to doing things than they had realized.
Our map study continues in Social Studies. The class has learned how to use coordinates on a map and have been busy locating various landmarks throughout Berkshire and Columbia Counties. Science has us furthering our knowledge of bears. This week we studied the Brown Bears – ask your child what three continents these bears live on or which food is the main source of protein in a Brown Bear’s diet. We also took time this week to visit our various BCD trees where each student made a crayon rubbing of their respective tree’s trunk. Comparing and contrasting the various rubbings showed us how very different bark can be from one tree to another.
Thursday, February 4 will be our next visit to Kimball Farms. Natacha and Sarah will be in touch regarding drivers. A special thank you to Krithi and Twinkle for the delightful feast they prepared for our lunch bunch last week. We have the photos to prove it – see the attached slide show!
Please, please make sure that your child comes to school each day with hats, mittens/gloves, snow pants, coats, and boots. Although there is little snow at this time, they still need to be dressed warmly. Next week may bring warmer temperatures, so the snow pants will still be necessary to protect your child’s clothing from (gasp!) mud – something we typically do not need until March. So goes life in New England!
All the best,
Katharine and Kay