Dear P3 Families,

Thank you so much for making us feel so special during Teacher Appreciation Week. In turn, we have you to thank for giving us the opportunity to be grateful. Your children truly never cease to make us smile and we are very lucky to have the chance to work with them everyday. From our beautiful door decorations to our treats every day, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Please know that your generosity is truly appreciated, we truly felt like Hollywood celebrities!

We have learned so much about South America, and we would like to thank the Krauss family for sharing an abundance of interesting facts about Brazil. We thought it would be fun to share an old wive’s tale that the children loved about the Amazon Pink Dolphin (Boto Cor de Rosa). According to legend, the pink dolphin turns into a handsome man every night and looks for a lady to dance with. He still has his blowholes, so he needs to wear a hat at all times. However, as soon as the sun rises, he returns to the river and turns back to his true form. Alas, all the ladies are left with a broken heart! Mrs. Krauss also gave us the history on the martial art of Kapoera, and we all enjoyed special Brazilian chocolate treats! We all learned to Samba, as well!!

Many thanks to the Kim family that did crafts with the children, the Porter family for sharing a story, and the Ha family for spending a morning with us making “dirt and worms” pudding cups in preparation of insect/bug studies in May!

Please check out your busy bees as they go about their day!

Cultural and science studies on birds, and South American flags:

Mastering sounds:

Developing his pencil grip and concentration with the knobbed cylinders:

Working on diagraphs and blends:

Kindergarten student completing her leadership goal by reading to the Pre-K students:

Dynamic multiplication with colored bead bars (in kindergarten!)
Word building with the language stepboard:

As the end of the year approaches, report cards for the year will be mailed the end of May. Should you feel like touching base on your child’s progress before then, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Important Dates:

Tuesday, May 8: Primary Field Day 9:00-11:00am

Friday, May 11: Mother’s Day Tea 9:30-10:15am (1 special guest per student due to space restrictions)

Friday, May 18: Kindergarten Late Night 5:00-8:00pm

Wednesday, May 23: Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony 1:30-2:30pm

Friday, May 25: Last Day of School! Primary dismissal 11:15am

May Studies:

Insects/Invertebrates

People, plants, and animals of Africa

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Dear P3 Families,

Can you believe there are only six weeks of school left? Its amazing how time flies by when you are having such a fun and productive year. Thank you to our dedicated parent volunteers who chaperoned our field trip to Springs Preserve. We cannot express how much we appreciate your help. We visited the rose garden and the recycling center, where the children were able to appreciate the beautiful and extremely fragrant roses that you do not really encounter on a daily basis. They also enjoyed the Sustainability Center, learning about ways we protect our planet by recycling and using energy efficient appliances and vehicles.

Learning about the Amazon Rain Forest has been extremely fascinating, particularly the animals that live in each layer. We also dissected flowers to learn the parts and functions.

Friends working on various South American activities, learning about native animals and countries:

As the end of the year approaches, we are working extra hard to fine tune the students’ skills developed during this school year. In addition to our science and cultural studies, friends are still diligently working on phonetic sounds, reading, practicing numerical symbols and their quantity, writing, and caring for our environment.

Important Dates:

Mon-Fri, 4/23-4/27: Teacher Appreciation Week

Friday, 5/11: Mother’s day Tea 9:30-10:15

Friday, 5/18: Kindergarten Late Night 5:00-8:00

Wednesday, 5/23: Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony, 1:30-2:30

Friday, 5/25: Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:15

Reminders:

If you have volunteered to do activities with the children this month and have not set a date yet, please see us at the door so we can schedule a time for you. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Primary 3