We had a busy week in the classroom as students finished up curriculum in both math and handwriting and moved on to review concepts from the year through games. We continued our learning about the environments and ways that we can make a positive difference.
Students are highly engaged in the concept of litter and pollution. We completed our experiment of the "garbage museum" after having watched baggies of trash decompose for six weeks. Were our original predictions of what would happen true? Not in all cases! Many children predicted that the trash would stay the same, but in actuality, the only trash that did not change at all was plastic. We have been learning a lot about the harmful effects of plastic in the ocean and rivers (water pollution) and we conducted a second experiment to see if we could clean water in our classroom of trash (the students thought we would be able to, but we were not).
We have also been studying air pollution and we are really excited to share our learning with the community during our field trip on Tuesday. Please contact Ms. Trillian at tclifford@cacegypt.org if you wish to join as a volunteer to hang signs with us and help us plant trees.
The students became highly interested in different ways of representing their own identity this week. As the end of year approaches it is natural that children begin thinking of themselves and their relationship to the group, as well as how that may or may not change. An activity to take care of babies by bathing them soon turned into changing our own appearances and what it might look like if we wore different hairstyles or tried out new hair colors. Students also wanted to create flags representing their home countries, or the country they visited, or the country they live in now. All of these pieces of the puzzle fit together to create the sense of self and sense of community both as a part of the PreK classroom and as a part of the CAC school and community, and these explorations are a vital part of the PreK curriculum during our choice time.
Next Week:
We are looking forward to a fantastic week as we share our portfolios with you during Student-Led conferences on Monday, and continue with our plan to "Save the Earth!" with a field trip on Tuesday. In the classroom, we will be working with math games to reinforce concepts in differentiated groups, and practicing literacy skills in similar ways. We are looking forward to enjoying our last three weeks together as a class.
Reminders:
Ms Sanne's last day will be Thursday, March 24th. Please be sure to say goodbye and thank you for all that she has done in her time here. We are going to miss her so much!
ES Yearbook 2017-2018 Pre-Sales ( Repeated)
To our cashier, Mr. Reda in the Welcome Center.
May 13th till May 31st for L.E. 580 ($33)
After May 31st, price increases to L.E. 650 ($37)
Please note that for this week only (May 13 - May 17), the cashier will only be available before 10:00 am and after 2:00 pm.
End of year dates for the ES library
May 15 Last day for check out
May 22 Last day for classes; All books are due
May 23 Overdrive and ebooks training - 8:15 am and 2 pm
May 29 Summer check out starts
Upcoming Events:
Student Led Conferences
Annual Art Show
May 21, 2018
8:15 - 4:00 PM
Thank you to all families who have signed up already, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Parent letter for Student Led Conference Day
TIPS FOR PARENTS
- Express positive interest and anticipation about the upcoming conference.
- Be on time.
- Listen and respond to the student (not the teacher).
- Express pride in growth and progress.
- Ask questions (see below for samples).
- Be positive, offering to help in areas where improvement is needed.
- Recognize that students need to develop independence in communicating progress – the teacher will be there to facilitate and answer specific questions but will not take charge of the conference.
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