Holiday Home Learning

Holiday Home Learning

As we head into the holiday, here are some ideas to keep all the learning from 2019 fresh in your child's mind! 

Math 

     Children are encouraged to continue with their regular home Math routines. Depending on your teacher, these may include digital resources or their Eureka Succeed book. 

     The holiday also lends itself to exploring Math outside the classroom, where real application of Math actually happens! Check out THIS website to look for ideas on how to engage your child with Math in daily life.

Language

           The center of Grade 3 home learning is daily reading, at least 20 minutes per day.  The expectation for students is that the maintain this habit over the holiday.  Tumblebooks, RAZ Kids and the Library website provide ample resources if you wish to pack light on your travels. 

     Writing about holiday experiences is a great way to practice language skills. Also, students have become very adept at using Google Slides to create interesting presentations. If you child wishes to write a story or create a Google Slide presentation about their holiday, we would be happy to allow them to share when they get back. 

Have a safe and restful time with your families and friends. We look forward to a 2020 filled with joy and success! 

Lower School Update - December 9, 2019

LS Holiday Concert 

Students in pre-primary and Grade 1 will perform on December 11 at 8:45 am.  Our students have been working hard to prepare a wonderful show for you and we look forward to seeing you there.  There are still a few seats left if your family hasn’t reserved them yet. Be sure to check your email for instructions.

Library News

Access Your Library Wherever You Are! 

Reading during the vacation is a critical way to keep up the progress students have made! We invite families to check out books for vacation, but also to take advantage of our online resources! Our LS Library website makes it easy to read digital books, research using reliable sources, and get book recommendations. Please bookmark this site at home to access the wonderful resources we have available! Check out Tumblebooks to access over 1000 online books (including read-alongs) at all different levels. Look up country information in Culturegrams. Read encyclopedia articles and play learning games through World Book. Watch short educational cartoons, take quizzes, and play games through BrainPOP. Read encyclopedia articles in Portuguese through Britannica Escola. 

AND access magazines and newspapers for yourself! If you haven't had a chance to look at Flipster yet, it's on the Teacher Resource page of the library site, and gives you free access to all issues of magazines like National Geographic, Real Simple, Rolling Stone, Yoga Journal, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Time, Photoshop Creative, Cooking Light, and many more.  You'll also find links for our subscriptions to The Economist and The New York Times.

Usernames and passwords for our resources are included on the site. 

Dona Emilia Week

We will be celebrating Dona Emilia’s 45 years of service to the Graded community during our last week of school, Dec 9-13.  As she is retiring, we have special activities planned for the week to show her how much we love and appreciate her.  

Last Day of School

The last day of school for students is December 12, 2019.  Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am. Please make arrangements for transportation for your child.  Busses will leave at 11:45 am. We look forward to seeing everyone on January 21, 2020 at 8:00 am.  

Upcoming Important Dates

December 11	LS Holiday Concert  (Pre-primary - 1st)
December 12	Last Day for Students  (Dismissal at 11:30)
December 13	Last Day for Teachers
January 21, 2020	First Day Back for Students - 8:00 am

Around the Lower School

Math Update - December 5

December 6th Lower School Concert Day Schedule

December 6th Lower School Concert Day Schedule

There are a lot of great things happening this Friday! Here is a schedule of events! 

8:10-8:30: Class Open House

Parents are invited to come to Grade 3 classrooms for a visit. Students will share a variety of activities and learning.  Coffee and snacks will be provided for parents. 

8:30-8:45 Transition

Parents attending the 8:45 Lower School Concert will go to the auditorium. Students will line up in the courtyard with teachers to prepare for the Lower School Concert. Parents are asked to leave quickly and on time so students can line up and prepare for the Lower School Concert in the cafeteria. 

8:45 - 9:30 First Lower School Concert Performance

The first Lower School Concert will be performed.

9:30-9:45 Transition

Parents who attended the first Lower School Concert will exit the auditorium. Students will return to the cafeteria to prepare for the second Lower School Concert performance.  Parents are asked to not interfere during this transition time.

9:45-10:30 Second Lower School Concert Performance

The Lower School Concert will be performed for a second time.

Science and Language Curriculum Update

Science and Language Update 

Science

Students are investigating the differences between genetic traits that are inherited and traits which are learned or influenced by the environment. Students are exploring the phenomena that offspring may express different traits than parents as they learn about dominant and recessive genes.

Language

Students will be practicing information reading and writing. The focus in reading will be to look at the main idea and details when summarizing non-fiction text. Writing will look at how students will be applying those reading skills to organizing their thinking into paragraphs. The majority of our reading and writing will be connected to our Science unit leading up to the winter holiday.

Lower School Update - December 2, 2019

LS Holiday Concert 

We have great news!  Due to popular demand, we have added an additional Holiday Concert for students in Grades 2-5. On December 6, our first concert will take place at 8:45 and the second concert will be at 9:45.  Students in pre-primary and Grade 1 will still perform one show on December 11 at 8:45 am. Our students have been working hard to prepare a wonderful show for you and we look forward to seeing you there.  Be sure to check your email for instructions on choosing your seats.

Library News

This is the last cycle for regular checkout before break. Please help your child to return any overdue books. Next cycle, returning students who have everything in will be able to check out 10 items per family for vacation. We will reschedule checkout times for classes who have library time during concerts or on days G or H, so please look out for notices from your child’s teacher. The libraries will not be open during the vacation this year. 

Last Day of School

The last day of school for students is December 12, 2019.  Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am. Please make arrangements for transportation for your child.  Busses will leave at 11:45 am. We look forward to seeing everyone on January 21, 2020.  

Dona Emilia Week

We will be celebrating Dona Emilia’s 45 years of service to the Graded community during our last week of school, Dec 9-13.  As she is retiring, we have special activities planned for the week to show her how much we love and appreciate her.  

Upcoming Important Dates

December 6	LS Holiday Concert  (Grades 2 -5)
December 11	LS Holiday Concert  (Pre-primary - 1st)
December 12	Last Day for Students  (Dismissal at 11:30)
December 13	Last Day for Teachers
January 21, 2020	First Day Back for Students

Around the Lower School