Hello
Stonehedge! Happy Spring –finally!
Thanks for
taking a peek at our new blog. I am very excited to be able to push news out to
you with this new format…and we’ll be saving trees too!
As always,
the library has been a busy place lately…
5th graders are researching aspects
of life in Brazil and Cuba. They are
working in groups, representing departments of history, economy, geography,
culture and government. They are creating Power Points and will be teaching
their classmates about their respective departments. When we are done, everyone
will have a better understanding of both countries (as well as some excellent
presentation skills).
4th
graders have also been working with Power Point presentations. They are making
slideshows to review science vocabulary. As teams present to their classmates,
everyone is creating study guides covering all of their science terms.
3rd
graders have been having fun with idioms.
They are learning the “secret language” of figurative expressions such
as “in one ear and out the other” and drawing some great illustrations to
boot. They are also using presentation
skills, using the document camera in the library to show off their work.
2nd
graders have been exploring fairy tales and folk tales in their classrooms, so we have
been sharing different versions of stories like Paul Bunyan and The Fisherman
and his Wife in library.
1st
graders have been providing the cutest moments of the month as they act out
favorite tales, including The Three
Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the
Three Bears, with props and costumes.
Kindergarteners
have been learning and reciting all kinds of nursery rhymes. They know that these rhymes have been shared
for generations and that their parents and grandparents have heard them too, so
surprise your Kindergartener by singing along with their new favorite rhymes.
Summer
reading programs are just around the corner…more about them in my next blog.
Until
then…Don't forget to Read4Fun!
Mrs. Abbott
