Lower Elementary Newsletter- Friday, November 22, 2013

November 22, 2013

Dear RiverRun Families,

 

            We had another wonderful week, full of learning and friendship.  All the children are working hard in all areas of the curriculum.  We took a closer look at Moss, our new Beta Fish.  We learned about the different types of fins and their purpose.  We tried to locate these fins on Moss.  You may be wondering how Moss got her name.  We had a class meeting to vote on a name for our new fish.  If you know Parker, then you know she likes moss and has spread her interest to the rest of the class.  So now we have a fish named Moss.

 

            Wednesday night we had our first Parent Education meeting.  I hope it was worthwhile for the parents who were able to attend.  We covered a lot of information including some on the life of Maria Montessori.  Montessori spent most of her adult life advocating for Peace and trying to lay out the path we will need to take to get there.  She knew that children would be the ones taking us closer to this goal and how we educate children played an important role in getting them ready to create this new kind of world.  Although it was a great evening, next time we will build a break into the evening to keep our energy up. 

            Thanks to Emily for giving us a bag full of dried corn which we have been trying to pop. We have had a lot of “old maids”, or kernels that refuse to pop.  Upon suggestion from The Popcorn Book, by Tomie De Paola, we are moistening the kernels in the refrigerator and will try again.

 

            Over Thanksgiving break I will be out of town.  I need help caring for our pets Lizzy and Moss.  If someone close by can stop in the class during the morning hours and care for them that would be great.  If not, they can be transported to someone’s home for the week. 

 

            Dates to Remember:

            November 26  Student Assessments come home

            November 28-29  -  Thanksgiving Break

Peace to all,
Amy