Lower School Update - August 19, 2019

School Photos
Individual and class photos will be taken on Thursday and Friday. Please click here to find your child’s designated time. Make up for individual photos will be taken on August 26.     

Back to School Night

All parents are invited to our Back to School Night on Thursday, August 29. During the evening, you will visit your child’s classroom and meet the teacher. Our specialist and Portuguese teachers will also be available to chat. The schedule for the evening will be sent out later this week. 

Room Parent 101

On Friday morning, we will meet with all room parents for the 2019-20 school year (each classroom will have one parent assigned to this role). This training will provide our volunteers with some guidance of the roles and responsibilities of the room parent. Thank you to those parents willing to help out in this special way!

“How Was School Today?”

Graded has recently begun to focus on the Science of Learning and one powerful tool for deep learning is reflection.  Often times, when children return home from school, parents ask “How was school today?” Instead of this question that might only get a one-word response, here is an article with lots of questions to ask which will get your child thinking, reflecting and sharing with you.

Children After School

Just a reminder that children who do not take the bus are to be picked up promptly after school. If the child remains on campus, they must be directly supervised by an adult. If not with an adult, they may go to the Lower School Library or the Lower School Office where there is supervision until 4:00 pm. 

Upcoming Important Dates

August 19	9:00 am LS After School Activities Online Registration begins
August 22	LS School Pictures (class schedule will be sent this week) 4:00 pm LS After School Activities Online Registration closes
August 23	LS School Pictures (class schedule will be sent this week) 8:10 am Room Parent 101 (Innovation Studio)
August 26	LS After School Activities Begin
August 29	5:30-8:30 pm LS Back to School Night
September 2 to September 13	MAP Testing
September 5	LS Brazilian Independence Day Assembly
September 6	No School
September 12	8:15 am LS Community A Assembly (Auditorium)

Around the Lower School 

Curriculum Update

Curriculum Update

Thank you for an amazing start to the new school year. We have really enjoyed getting to know your children and look forward to another successful and productive school year. Below are the focus areas of instruction for the coming weeks.

Social Studies

We will begin our MIgration unit in Social Studies this week. We will start with an in-depth look at maps.  Students will apply the concepts of location, distance, scale, movement, and region to identify a particular place on a map.  Students will use and explain map elements to identify specific locations on a globe, including continents, oceans, and hemispheres.  Once students are comfortable using a map and can locate themselves on a world map, we will move on to tell our stories of migration. Students will describe and explain various types and patterns of settlement and land use, including contrasting the differences between migration and immigration.

Language Arts

Third graders are excited to begin working in both Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop. Our daily work will include opportunities to engage in whole group teachings, small group activities and independent work. Our year will begin by focusing on personal narratives where the students will be reading a variety of texts and develop writing strategies that allow them to compose their own personal narratives.  In reading, students will reflect on building strong habits to increase their comprehension. This will include applying strategies and reflecting on our reading behaviors.  Parents are encouraged to continue reading with your child and engage in meaningful conversations about literacy. We look forward to building strong reading and writing habits in each of the students.  

Math

Birthdays and Assemblies

Dear Families,

We are off to a great start in Grade 3! Just a few reminders as we begin the new year...

In order to maximize our instructional time, it is a third-grade policy that students do not attend siblings' birthdays or Learning Community Assemblies during the school day. Like any absence, students suffer from not participating in all lessons.

As explained in the handbook, please remember that student birthdays may be celebrated during the last 15 minutes of the day, and cupcakes are the best treat to share as they are already preportioned and lend themselves to east clean up. (Classroom teachers do not have any party supplies, such as plates, forks or napkins.) Please do not send juice, and party favors or gifts for classmates are not permitted.

Thank you for your support!

Notícias da aula de português

Neste ano, os alunos têm aula de Língua Portuguesa das 8h50 às 9h45.

Abaixo estão os grupos de PLA (Português Língua Adicional) e de PAL (Portuguese as Aditional Language):

Turmas de Língua Portuguesa