Lower School Update - September 23, 2019

Managing Technology at Home

On Tuesday, October 1, our parent coffee discussion will revolve around managing technology at home.  We would love for you to join us on this very relevant topic. There’s been a lot of research about devices and screen time in the past few years. Here’s an article from Psychology Today that discusses the effects and some practical tips and tools for parents.  

Learning Community C Assembly

This Thursday, September 26, Learning Community C has invited grandparents and special friends to a special assembly. We hope to have many community members on our campus for this special event. Please remember this is only Community C this week, students from other communities will have their own event (and as such, please do not remove children from their homerooms to attend this assembly as they will miss learning). The assembly will take place from 8:15-8:50 and classroom activities with grandparents/special friends from 9:00-9:30. 

Students After School

For your child’s safety, we kindly ask you to ensure that all Lower School students are with an adult after school. This includes around the Lower School but also in the Student Center.  Sometimes, our students are choosing to play with friends while drivers wait and this is not allowed. If students are not with an adult, they will be asked to go to the Lower School Office, where an adult will be contacted. 

Upcoming Important Dates

September 23	LS Special Rotation Day A
September 24	LS Special Rotation Day B
September 25	LS Special Rotation Day C 1st Grade Field Trip - Fundação Dorina Nowill (England & Heineberg)
September 26	LS Special Rotation Day D 1st Grade Field Trip - Fundação Dorina Nowill (Wilker & Burnquist) 8:15 am LS Community C Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
September 27	Professional Learning Day for Teachers (No school for students)
October 1	8:30 am LS and MS Parent Coffee: Managing Technology at Home (Black Box Theater)
October 3	8:15 am LS Community D Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
October 8	5th Grade Field Trip - Jardim Botanico (Kitto & Gehrels)
October 10	5th Grade Field Trip - Jardim Botancio (Wilganowski, Wolfe & Gaines)
October 11	Professional Learning Day for Teachers  (No school for students)
October 14	4:00 pm Report Cards 0nline
October 16	No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 17	No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 18	Graded Run Against Cancer (Night Run)
October 21 to 25	PTA - Teacher Appreciation Week
October 24 to 30	Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds
October 29	8:30 am LS Parent Coffee: Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds (Innovation Studio)

Around the Lower School 

Math Tips For Parents - September 23

A aranha arranha a rã

O uso das consoantes duplas em português

Diferentemente do inglês, em português, consoantes dobradas alteram a pronúncia da palavra. É o caso de R e RR. São letras usadas para diferenciar as palavras "caro" e "carro", por exemplo.

Fazendo diversas atividades para refletir sobre esse aspecto de nossa língua, os alunos aprenderam se divertindo com caça-palavras, detetive de palavras, recitando poemas, trava-línguas etc. 

And the winner is...

...The Secret Life of Pets 2!

We can't wait to see you on Friday night!  Remember, snacks start at 3:30 pm on the Lower School playground.  Movie will start at 4:15 pm in the Lower School gym.

Lower School Update - September 16, 2019

International Dot Day

We are excited about the author visit from Peter Reynolds in October.  One of his books, The Dot, has inspired International Dot Day, which occurs every year around September 15th.  You can celebrate with your children by drawing a dot and letting your imagination take over.  Here’s a video to get you started!  If you’d also like to sing along to The Dot, Emily Arrow has created this fun song. 

Lower School Movie Night

Join us this Friday after school for some fun on the playground and a movie in the LS Gym! There will be snacks and drinks available at 3:30, with the movie starting at 4:15. If you haven’t already, please RSVP here and vote for your movie selection. The winning movie will be posted on the blogs on Wednesday. 

Learning Community B Assembly

This Thursday, Learning Community B has invited grandparents and special friends to a special assembly. We hope to have many community members on our campus for this special event. Please remember this is only Community B this week, students from other communities will have their own event (and as such, please do not remove children from their homerooms to attend this assembly as they will miss learning). The assembly will take place from 8:15-8:50 and classroom activities with grandparents/special friends from 9:00-9:30. 

Time Outs

This past weekend, the BBC news site had an article about giving children time outs as a consequence for inappropriate behavior. If you would like to learn more about what the article reported, follow this link: 'Time outs' don't do any harm, parents told

Upcoming Important Dates

September 18	3rd Grade Field trip - Museu da Imigração.
September 19	8:15 am LS Community B Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
September 20	Lower School Movie Night
September 23	LS Special Rotation Day A
September 24	LS Special Rotation Day B
September 25	LS Special Rotation Day C 1st Grade Field Trip - Fundação Dorina Nowill ( L.England & D. Heinberg)
September 26	LS Special Rotation Day D 1st Grade Field Trip - Fundação Dorina Nowill (S. Wilker & S. Burnquist) 8:15 am LS Community C Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
September 27	No school for students
October 1	8:30 am LS and MS Parent Coffee: Managing Technology at Home (Black Box Theater)
October 3	8:15 am LS Community D Assembly (Auditorium) Grandparents and Special Friends
October 8	5th Grade Field Trip - Jardim Botanico ( N. Kitto & P. Gehrels)
October 10	5th Grade Field Trip - Jardim Botancio (C.Wilganowski, J. Wolfe & L. Gaines)
October 11	No school for students
October 14	Report Cards online
October 16	No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 17	No school - Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 18	Graded Run Against Cancer ( Night Run)
October 21 to 25	PTA - Teacher Appreciation Week
October 24 to 30	Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds
October 29	LS Parent Coffee - Visiting Author - Peter Reynolds

Around the Lower School 

Thank You! from Ms. Kulikowsky / Ms. Takamura

Dear Families,

Thank you so much for visiting our classroom today! We are so proud of how our students presented their math work during the assembly and then showing responsibility while presenting their class work to you.

Thank you for taking the time to travel from near and far to make today a special day!

Enjoy some of these beautiful moments through these pictures...

Field Trip Reminder and Assessments

Just a reminder that our field trip is next Wednesday (September 18). Students need to be in class for attendance by 7:15am. The buses will be leaving promptly at 7:40am.

This week, Grade 3 has completed at mid-unit math assessment. We will be sending this assessment home for your review. There is no need to return it. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask your classroom teacher.

MAP testing is finishing up this week. Thank you for your support in ensuring students are rested and ready to go! The students showed perseverance throughout the testing process.  Well done, Grade 3!