The students were engaged and excited with so many projects this week. A classroom toyshop gave the opportunity to practice meaningful writing and numeracy skills. The students worked in small groups on their individual constructions at the workshop. They also had some fun extra literacy integration with our visiting author, Ken Nesbitt.
The PreK class has continued their work on buildings using real wood and tools at the classroom workshop. They reviewed their plans and projects and decided on next steps based on their work. This week, they added paint and more details to their structures during small group time.
The children had opportunities to engage with numbers up to eight in different configurations, including linear, scattered, and circular. They matched groups of objects to their numerals.
Here are some more photos from our week together:
The classroom toyshop / restaurant continues to open for business every day.
The ES "morning music" inspired an exercise group upon arrival one day.
A "Santa Claus" game has become very popular in which most of the class pretends to sleep while one or two others brings gifts to everyone.
Visiting author Ken Nesbitt made us all laugh with his poetry!
Next Week:
The children will look into combining their structures into a city or community during group time, and discuss what needs that community might have. Roads? Maps? We'll see!
The children will continue their exploration of numbers through eight, including composing and decomposing numbers, counting "the math way" from left to right on their fingers, and accurately counting objects in various configurations such as arrays.
We will talk about the letter R, introducing the idea of diagonal lines in letters, and use multisensory activities to explore writing it: play dough, sand writing, blocks, air tracing, and more.
After-Care:
Last week the children talked about water animals, like creatures that live in the sea. They will continue this exploration next week because they enjoyed it so much!
Circle Solutions:
Last week we discussed compassion. Here is a video from small group work during circle. The students were talking about how to help a bear who felt frightened because maybe he had seen a scary picture or heard a scary story. After Halloween, this topic is on many children's minds!
Next week we will talk about student strengths and character strengths.
Reminders:
Please be sure to pack your child's library bag and books each Sunday. If any library books are missing or do not make it home, send an email to tclifford@cacegypt.org. Even though we discourage them from taking out their library books out until they get home, they sometimes manage to take a book from their cubby and read it. When reading time is over, they are very clear about their clean-up habits: all books belong on the bookshelf! It is easy for the PreK students to forget that library books are different and belong in their cubbies. We will double-check for any library books that may have gone missing here in the classroom first, as it is likely that they are here.
Upcoming Events:
Kid's Day
This year's Kids' Day will be held on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 from 8:00am to 11:30am. Students will then be dismissed at 11:30am for a long Thanksgiving weekend. This is a half day for CAC and Pre K-5 will be participating at the same time. For new parents to the school, Kids’ Day is a fun-filled day in which they can show off their house spirit, participate in a wide variety of physical activities, and enjoy each other!
The Elementary PE Department needs parent volunteers to help with the games and activities. You will be partnered up with an Elementary Teacher and teacher aide to help run an activity. If you could volunteer on that day, please fill in the (google form) by Thursday, November 16th at the latest. Mr. Greene will contact you via e-mail with your assignment by Monday, November 20th. Please mark your calendars for the date and time NOW!
Thank you, Phil Greene pgreene@cacegypt.org & Mark Mayfield mmayfield@cacegypt.org
ES PRODUCTION IS HERE!
This coming Thursday, November 16th at 5:30 is the first performance for this year’s ES Production, Madagascar Jr. There are also 2 performances on Friday, November 17th, 1pm and 3:30pm. Tickets are on sale after school, at the Front Gate. They are 50le each. T-shirts are also on sale, at the Front Gate, for 100le each. We hope to see you all there, as 115 ES performers take you on a musical adventure to Madagascar!
The ES Production Team
General Services Staff Appreciation Lunch
Monday, November 20, 2017
Every year the Elementary, Middle School, and High School Student Councils give thanks to the amazing general services staff at our school by hosting a special lunch. This staff includes: security guards, janitors, gardeners, drivers, bus monitors ,car washers, painters, carpenters, and maintenance. The hard work they do every day really makes our school a better place.
We are grateful to all the general services staff and will be having an appreciation lunch for them.
Date: Monday, November 20, 2017
Location: Middle School Field
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
We can’t do this alone, we need your help! We are requesting that all students and families show their appreciation for our general service staff by donating the following:
- PreK & KG : Dessert
- 1 & 2: Pasta Dish/Rice or Rice Dish/Bread
- 3 - 5: Meat Dishes
- Grade 6: Meat Dishes
- Grade 7: Meat Dishes
- Grade 8: Vegetables/Side Dish/Salad
- Grade 9-12: Goodie Bags (more information will be sent out from your High School Student Council)
Please bring food donations in a disposable container. Students & parents can drop off their dishes the morning of November 20 in the MS/HS Faculty Lounge. Those who would like to volunteer during the day, please fill in this link. We thank you for your continued support and for giving thanks to all of those who help make CAC the place to be! ES/MS/HS Student Leadership Teams
PreK Community Meeting
Our next Community Meeting is Monday, November 20th at 5:00-5:30. Bring a pot-luck snack to share, and enjoy some conversation about your children's development both inside and outside of the classroom. Suggested main topics for this meeting include emotional development and how it is discussed in the classroom, so it will be a great conversation with a lot of opportunities for you to share your own experience and ideas. See you there!
Parents' Corner:
As early childhood educators, we find your child's drawings and pre-writing at all stages fascinating. It provides so much insight into their development, on many levels. Please click here to read a recent article you may find interesting about this topic!
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