Never too late for a recap of our trip to Historic Richmond Town (...after all, it's been around a couple hundred years;-)) We enjoyed an educational program that included a hands-on activity of spinning wool (did you know they actually spun the spool around and around?) and breaking flax. Did you know you brush the flax with needle-like brushes? It sort of feels like really, really, rough hair. Did you know you make linen out of flax? Did you know that silk was imported from Asia, and was therefor very expensive and rare in the New World? Most colonial-period clothing was made of wool or linen. We got a great laugh when two of our classmates got to dress up in colonial-period clothing. We wondered what are uniforms might have looked like had we lived back in the day... Enjoy the slideshow!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
LIBRARY TRIP TOMORROW! PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD'S LIBRARY CARD!
REMINDER: Tomorrow is our class trip to the Library. PLEASE remember to send your child's library card to school. All cards issued through school were sent home last week. We will only borrow books with our OWN library cards. THANK YOU!!
Author/Illustrator Visit: Ann D. Koffsky
We truly enjoyed the presentation by Ann D. Koffsky, an author and illustrator of children's books. She explained in great detail how illustrations are created to match the meaning of the text, and how an illustrator might develop their artwork. She also discussed where you might get historical ideas about the clothing people may have worn in a certain time period, as well verifying historical facts that can help you in your work. Here are some pictures and her website: www.annkoffsky.com
Math Review
We had a fun Math Review for Unit 7! Each student got colorful cards with the numbers of math review
questions they were responsible to prepare and explain to the class. Morah sat in a student's desk, and the students had the turn to be the teacher. We had great Morahs, Professors, Rebbis and Teachers come up - the kids had a great review and they enjoyed it, too. When each question was completed, the corresponding card/letter was added to the riddle. When all questions were completed we cracked the code. It said: Happy Pre-Purim to you! When the month of Adar comes, we increase in joy!
We earned our 2nd STAR PARTY!
Hurray for our Star Students! The class collectively earned their 2nd amazing Star Party for good behavior and achievements. The celebration included: making personalized, beaded key-chains (so cool), dipping Hamantashen in white and dark chocolate and decorating them (yum)! Enjoy the pics, and we look forward to more great star parties - they are hard-earned and therefor well-deserved! Keep up the good work!
Monday, February 14, 2011
LITERACY AND PARENTING EVENTS!
This Thursday our Literacy Coach, Myra, will be coming to speak to parents at 7:30 pm about literacy, reading to kids, and how to choose books! This is a GREAT opportunity to meet a true expert in the field of literacy. It will definitely be WORTH your time!
Here's the e-vite link (cut and paste) with all the info, in case you haven't already seen it.
On Wednesday, February 23rd at 8:30 pm, Chani and Rabbi Avremel will host Mazel's second Parenting Discussion Group for MOMS and DADS! Topic under discussion: When They Don't Listen: How we, as parents, deal with our children's misbehavior.
Here's a link (cut and paste) to the event posted on Facebook with all info:
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