Week of Feb. 27

 

Thanks to everyone who sent food to the Blankenburgs this week. T

We are beginning to see signs of spring and the temperatures are definitely feeling a little bit more tolerable. With this change always comes a big night for Stage III in Back to School night. The next three weeks will be spent concentrating on Social Studies in preparation. We are in the middle of a civilization study during which the kids are working in their afternoon groups to create a model of an ancient civilization, concentrating on the needs of a civilization, including the arts and culture. We will finish the unit by concentrating on the daily life of men, women, and children. We hope to create an environment in the room which will allow the kids to learn experientially.

Word study or spelling will take on a new form for the next three weeks. The students will be creating journals with Spelling rules such as a "K" is usually followed by an I or an E plus many many more. Along with this they will study root words and the ways in which prefixes and suffixes can change the meaning. Stop by the room later in the week to check out their work.

The weather is wacky right now so prepare for everything, rain, snow, sun, cold or warm. Please be especially certain that extra clothes are in lockers, including SOCKS. Many kids used theirs last week and they most likely need to be replaced,

This week we will have Class Music on Thursday E day.

Please remember that there is an open house on Tuesday morning. Now is the time to send in all your friends and acquaintances that interested in Roeper. Thanks and have a great week.