Weekly Update

 

We had a picture perfect day for our field trip to Monticello on Wednesday. It was a great trip and we learned a lot about Thomas Jefferson and the way he lived. Thank you to Taylor Brannan for being a chaperone for our class.

As a reminder, our class begins swimming on Monday, October 21. The details about this PE are here.

Our first Wordly Wise Dress Up Day was a success. The girls did a fabulous job developing some creative costumes for their words. Here they are!

Here are some curriculum updates and reminders:

Reading: The girls are enjoying our novel study of James and the Giant Peach. After reading two to three chapters, they are responding in written form to some comprehension prompts. There is great descriptive vocabulary in this novel that leads to great discussions. We will hopefully finish the novel next week and complete a final project where they create a newspaper article on the story.

Language Arts: The girls are doing well with the new words they are learning through Wordly Wise. We are now working through list 4. For the last two weeks, we have worked through the spelling pattern of adding the suffix -ing to verbs. They had their first dictation test last week. In addition, we are continuing to review the parts of speech.

Math: We just completed unit 2 and will assess on the skills early next week. Our next unit is on multiplication and division. The girls are enjoying a challenge using number tiles and sheets like the one below. There are 20 in a set and their enthusiasm is great!

 

 

 

 

Social Studies: We finished learning about how to become president with our road to the White House unit. Our next mini unit will be on the women's suffrage movement before starting a unit on westward expansion.

Reminders:

• Carpool helper next week: Ainsley
• Conference Schedule
  
• Technology Dialogue Night for Lower School Parents: Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape - October 22 at 6:30
  
• Swimming: October 21 - 24,  October 28 -30, from 8:00 - 8:45; Details here
• Details for Halloween
  
• Scavenger hunt question - answer this!
• A Note from the Clinic
  
  

  • Since the start of the school year, we are aware of a handful of confirmed head lice cases throughout the Lower School.

  • The most effective measure to prevent the spread of lice is for parents to do regular head checks at home. A nit comb can be a helpful tool. This is supported by the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics.

  • Ongoing communication regarding when lice is diagnosed is appreciated. Please notify your school nurse after discovering your child has lice. This communication will remain confidential. The school nurse can provide you with important resources and help guide you through the treatment process.

  • As with anything contagious, we will send a classroom notification when we are made aware of two or more reported cases in the classroom. 

  • This notice is not meant to urge any families to treat their children for lice without signs or symptoms present.

  
  
  If you have questions, contact Erin Hyde, Lower School Nurse (ehyde@st.catherines.org).