Week of October 15-19

From Mrs. Brooks: Thank you families for your thoughtful letters and pictures!  My husband and I were very touched by your support and well-wishes. Mr. Brooks visited the classroom today and brought a rose to thank all of the students for their kindness.

The beginning of this week was a whirlwind of preparation for the Inquiry Share on Wednesday.  Students reflected on all of their work learning about the human body these past two months.  We wrote and drew about what we had learned, talked about our favorite parts of the body, and spent time organizing and decorating the classroom. On Wednesday morning, the Kindergartners were thrilled to begin their human body museum with the song, "Mi Cuerpo" ("My Body" in Spanish).  Their favorite part was showing their grown-ups around the classroom and visiting the different body centers (especially the Respiratory System-- those balloons were a big hit!). Thank you families for taking time out of your busy day to visit our classroom. Your children did such a wonderful job as "docents" in our Human Body Museum!


Now that we have finished our inquiry unit on the human body, we will spend the next two weeks getting ready for Halloween!  We are looking forward to all the fun literacy and math activities that present themselves-- from acting out Halloween stories, to writing and drawing about costumes, to counting pumpkin seeds.  A note went home from the Ohana about Spooktivity on Wednesday, October 31, from 12:30-2:00. Please keep in mind the following guidelines:
No scary masks
No weapons
Your child should wear their MPI uniform to school and bring their costume to change into after lunch.  We will need some help dressing students, so please look for a volunteer request soon. All parents are welcome to join us for the costume parade starting at 12:30 (don't forget your camera!).

Posted on October 19, 2007 8:45 AM | Permalink