K-3 Newsletter

                         Mrs. MacIntyre

Dear Families,

March 11, 2016

We had a nice week here in K-3. We are welcoming the warmer weather and getting very excited to welcome spring on March 20th! It looks like it is well on it’s way. The class is really enjoying learning about our new fish. Part of our science and reading program has lessons that teach students where fish live and to learn and be able to name areas of water that are salt water and areas of water that are fresh water that fish can live in. To introduce this concept, last week, I showed the students a short clip of scuba divers in the Great Barrier Reef, which is where my son was.  This week we read from our science book and learned that ponds , lakes, streams, and our goldfish tank are freshwater and oceans,marshes and some fish tanks are salt water. When we had a small assessment yesterday to see if they could draw and sort examples of areas of water are fresh or salt, for example pond and ocean, I was so impressed when some drew and sounded out the word Great Barrier Reef to list under salt water!! They definitely surprise me every day! It would be great if you have extra time this weekend to walk or drive around Jamestown and look for areas of water like marshes, oceans and ponds.. they are so interested in it and we certainly have the best island to explore!

Our letter of the week was “Aa.” Our tongue twister was, “Aime and Asia ate apricots. “

The students worked on writing poems about animals this week and read them aloud to the class. They did a fantastic job.

In math we revisited addition and even added 3 digits. Next week we will be working on 2-D and 3-D shapes.

If you are able to come in sometime next week to read, that is great. If time does not allow for all of you to come in, we can definitely schedule it at a later date. It can be a little overwhelming to have all the parents come in at one time anyway so I am happy to schedule you all in at your convenience.

I cannot believe we have 63 days of school left! Not that I am counting them down… it is part of our curriculum to count the number of days of school! Let’s enjoy these months we have left together and celebrate all that we have learned and are still learning, not just academically, but about each other. It is a wonderful class!

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,

Mrs. MacIntyre