Lower School Update - February 17, 2020

Community B Assembly

Please join us for the Community B Assembly on Thursday, February 20 at 8:15 am in the auditorium.  Our students have some wonderful learning they can’t wait to share with you.

STUCO Spirit Week

Our Lower School Student Council is super excited about Spirit Week, February 17-21. Show your school spirit with special dress up days for the whole week!  Please see below for details of each day.

Carnaval

On Friday, we celebrate Carnaval 2020! This year we will continue to celebrate in an environmentally friendly way (no confetti or streamers).  There is no school Feb 24-28 but we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, March 2.

Upcoming Important Dates

February 17	Spirit Week - Twin Day
February 18	2nd grade field trip Sitio do picapau amarelo Spirit Week - Sports Day
February 19	Spirit Week - Crazy Day
February 20	8:15 am Learning Community B Assembly (auditorium) Spirit Week - Pajama Day
February 21	Carnaval Assemblies Spirit Week - Carnaval Day
February 24 - 28	No School (Carnaval)

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É carnaval!

     

O carnaval está chegando!

E o Lower School cairá na folia! 

E, na próxima sexta-feira, dia 21 de fevereiro,   esta festa em nossa escola com o tradicional Assembly de Carnaval, com a participação da Trupe Pé de Histórias!  

Todos os alunos podem vir fantasiados para a diversão ser ainda maior!

Math Update - Module 3 - Topic C - February 13, 2020

And the winner is...

Lower School Update - February 10, 2020

Community A Assembly

Please join us for the Community A Assembly on Thursday, February 13 at 8:15 am in the auditorium.  Our students have some wonderful learning they can’t wait to share with you.

LS Movie Night

We are pleased to host the second movie night of the year on February 14th! Please join us for snacks and drinks on the Lower School Playground at 3:30 pm. The movie will start promptly in the Lower School Gym at 4:15 pm. Be sure to check your email to vote by the evening of February 10th for the movie you would most like to see! Results will be posted here on February 12th.  Please note that students must be accompanied by an adult family member.

STUCO Spirit Week

Our Lower School Student Council is super excited about Spirit Week, February 17-21. They are planning some fun dress up days so be sure to plan ahead and get ready to show off your school spirit!

Lost and Found

We consistently have a large amount of lost clothing and other items in our Lost and Found.  It would help tremendously if you would label your child’s items with first and last name. We would love to be able to identify the owners of these items. This especially applies to swim bags which are lost quite often. 

Special Waiting Area

For students who are picked up by nannies and drivers, we have a special waiting area.  Upon being fingerprinted and registered in Veracross, family employees will pick up and drop off students in the Waiting Area, located in the Bus Parking Lot. Teachers of students in younger grades will walk these students to this area at the end of the school day. 

Upcoming Important Dates

February 13	8:15 am Learning Community A Assembly (auditorium)
February 17	Spirit Week - Twin Day
February 18	2nd grade field trip Sitio do picapau amarelo Spirit Week - Sports Day
February 19	Spirit Week - Crazy Day
February 20	8:15 am Learning Community B Assembly (auditorium) Spirit Week - Pajama Day
February 21	Carnaval Assemblies Spirit Week - Carnaval Day
February 24 - 28	No School (Carnaval)

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Curriculum Update

Currciulum Update

February 7, 2020

Language Arts

In reading and writing, students have continued to focus on informational texts. They have been applying their comprehension strategies to write summaries for nonfiction texts that include only the main ideas and supporting details. As readers, they continue to stop while reading to check their understanding and to jot down ideas, questions and connections.

Students have been using the "boxes and bullets" strategy to think about what they read, as well as take notes in their own words. During a recent visit from Dr. Purcell, our LS Librarian, students learned how to navigate the informational website, PebbleGo. They are learning how to use keywords to narrow the focus of their investigations. As researchers, they will need to gather and combine information about many subtopics related to the main topic that they are studying. 

Science

Grade 3 has been working hard collecting data from our weather stations. We will now be focused on graphing our data and analysing our findings.  We will compare our findings with the usual climate at this time of year. Classes will also be practicing making spoken weather reports, like we see on the news.  These reports will be our summative assessment for the unit. 

Lower School Update - February 3, 2020

Parent Coffee Tomorrow

Please join us tomorrow (Tues. Feb. 4) at 8:30 am in the LS Innovation Studio (next to the LS Library) for our parent coffee about our Montessori program in K3, K4, and K5. We will share the philosophy, what it looks like at Graded, and what you can do at home to support your child. We hope to see you there! 

Special Waiting Area

For students who are picked up by nannies and drivers, we have a special waiting area.  Upon being fingerprinted and registered in Veracross, family employees will pick up and drop off students in the Waiting Area, located in the Bus Parking Lot. Teachers of students in younger grades will walk these students to this area at the end of the school day. 

LS Movie Night

We are pleased to host the second movie night of the year on February 14th! Please join us for snacks and drinks on the Lower School Playground at 3:30 pm. The movie will start promptly in the Lower School Gym at 4:15 pm. Be sure to check your email to vote by February 10th for the movie you would most like to see! Results will be posted here on February 12th.  Please note that students must be accompanied by an adult family member.

STUCO Spirit Week

Our Lower School Student Council is super excited about Spirit Week, February 17-21. They are planning some fun dress up days so be sure to plan ahead and get ready to show off your school spirit!

Upcoming Important Dates

February 3	Photo Retakes
February 4	8:30 am Parent Coffee: Montessori Method (LS Innovation Studio, next to the LS Library)
February 5/6/7	5th Grade Field Trip - Peraltas
February 5/6/7	4th Grade Field Trip - Sitio do Carroção
February 13	8:15 am Learning Community A Assembly (auditorium)
February 17	Spirit Week - Twin Day
February 18	2nd grade field trip Sitio do picapau amarelo Spirit Week - Sports Day
February 19	Spirit Week - Crazy Day
February 20	8:15 am Learning Community B Assembly (auditorium) Spirit Week - Pajama Day
February 21	Carnaval Assemblies Spirit Week - Represent Brazil Day
February 24 - 28	No School (Carnaval)

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