It’s Been An Amazing Year!

It is almost the end, P3 families!

This has been an incredible year of learning and growing.  We have watched your children become more independent and excited students. All of the teachers in P3 want to thank you for an amazing school year, and for your love and support! We are very proud of the students and we will miss the children that are moving on, but wish them the best in their future adventures!

We have been studying bugs and insects this month and the children have been loving it! We took a close look at dragonflies, ants, spiders and butterflies. It is amazing to see how much information they can retain!

Mason’s mother came to our class and made ‘magic bugs’ with the students.  They each received a capsule to place into hot water.  Before their eyes, their capsule transformed into a different type of bug!  They were very excited to see which bug they got compared to what their friends did!

Kindergarten Late Night was a huge hit!  This year the activities were above and beyond! The Kindergarteners had such a great time!  They stayed excited throughout the evening and were very creative with the different crafts!  Thank you to our volunteers, we couldn’t have done it without you!

Field Day was a blast!  The games were so fun and they loved running in their bathing suits, getting wet with the water games, and eating delicious popsicles! Again, our volunteers made this all possible!  Thank you to Amy and Coach Bob for putting it all together!

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We hope that you have a safe and enjoyable summer!  We will see all of our returning families in the fall!

May is Here!!!

Happy May, P3 Families!

We have been busy bees in P3! The children were able to make their own personal pizza with Chloe’s family!  They enjoyed choosing their topping and watching the cheese melt in the oven!  This is a great cooking project that children would be able to make at home as well!  Thank you Ghaneian Family!

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Earth Day was a great time in our class.  The children made ‘dirt’ for a special treat! They got to crush, spoon, mix and eat! They put a lot of thought into how to care for our Earth including recycling, conserving water, saving electricity, and not wasting food. Again, something great to discuss at home!

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Mother’s Day Tea was a wonderful time!  The children were excited all week to share their songs, their gorgeous gifts, and to share a yummy breakfast with their special guests. Thank you to all of our ladies for joining us for this very special day!

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This month we have started our studies on insects and arachnids.  We have discussed the different parts of an insect and spoke about how insects have 3 body parts, 6 legs, and usually 2 or 4 wings.  We have also discussed how spiders are not insects, but arachnids.  In comparison, they have 2 body parts and 8 legs!  We have taken a look at various types of webs like the orical and funnel.

We have been learning about the life cycle of a butterfly, as well. They begin their life as a jewel like egg; then hatch into a larva where as they grow they shed their skin until full growth. When fully grown, they then go into the pupa stage of life before turning into an adult butterfly through metamorphosis.

Important Dates to Remember:

Thursday, May 19th: PTO General Meeting

Friday, May 20th: Kindergarten Late Night

Thursday, May 26th: Field Day

Friday, May 27th: PTO Family Kic-nic at Amador Park

Monday, May 30th: No School, Memorial Day

Wednesday, June 1st: Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony

Friday, June 3rd: Half Day, Last Day of School (dismissal @ 11:15am)

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

May 2nd-6th: Hanlon Family

May 9th-13th: Stanisic Family

May 16th-20th: Casas Family

May 23rd-27th: Coleman Family

May 31st-June 3rd: Ghaneian Family

May Monthly Volunteers:

Circle Presentation: Mohlman Family

Hands-On-Activity: Dannin Family

Cooking Project: Barghi Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Oranges: Parimi Family and Dancer Family

Dixie Cups: Casas Family

White Vinegar: Dunn Family

Salt: Hsaio Family

Birds, Taking Care of our Earth, Museums and Rain Forests… So Much to Learn!

We have been learning so many amazing things about the animals, layers, and people of the rain forests.  The children have helped to create a board in our classroom demonstrating the various layers and some of the species of animals that live in each. We watched a video of a man doing a walking tour through the canopy, and saw how lizards and different insects can camouflage their bodies for protection.

We have also been studying birds and parts of the egg.  We saw the entire sequence of how the eggs we eat arrive in the store, including talking about free range!  We have even listened to different bird songs.

For a kindness project, our students helped to make carrot cake cupcakes for the local fire station.  They got hands-on experience with grating, mixing and measuring. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers, they turned out delicious!

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Coco’s parents came to our classroom to give an eye-opening presentation on water conservation.  Did you know 60% of our body is made up of water?  We learned that it takes 1 gallon of water to produce 1 plastic bottle, and 1 almond and 400 gallons to produce a shirt!  As a class we discussed ways to conserve water such as use leftover water from our bottles in the garden instead of pouring it down the sink, turn off the sink while brushing your teeth, and do not fill the tub all of the way up when bathing.  This is a strong discussion that you can have at home with your children to decide, as a family, how to protect our Earth. We watched this commercial too, it might give you the chills!

Our field trip to the Children’s Museum was wonderful!  The children had such a great time and could not stop talking about their favorite exhibits!  THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, TO OUR FANTASTIC  VOLUNTEERS…WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOUR HELP!

April Studies Include:

Environmental Awareness

Care of the Earth

Rain Forests

Birds

South America

Parts of the Flower

Important Dates to Remember:

Saturday, April 30th: Faith Lutheran Track Meet K-8th Grade

Friday, May 6th: Mother’s Day Tea 9:30

Thursday, May 19th: PTO General Meeting

Friday, May 20th: Kindergarten Late Night

Monday, May 30th: No School, Memorial Day

Wednesday, June 1st: Kindergarten Moving Up Ceremony

Friday, June 3rd: Half Day, Last Day of School (dismissal @ 11:15am)

Snack and Flowers Provided By:

April 25th-29th: Robinson Family

May 2nd-6th: Hanlon Family

May 9th-13th: Stanisic Family

April Monthly Volunteers:

Circle Presentation: Sharpe Family

Hands-On-Activity: Robinson Family

Cooking Project: Ghaneian Family

May Monthly Volunteers:

Circle Presentation: Mohlman Family

Hands-On-Activity: Dannin Family

Cooking Project: Barghi Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Watermelons: Nivatvongs-Tobin Family and Hanlon Family

Clear Hair Gel: Gross Family

Cotton Balls: Sciscento Family

Ziploc Bags: Sciscento Family

 

 

 

 

April Showers, Bring May Flowers

It is already April P3 families, can you believe it?!?  This school year has been flying by! The children have been growing and learning, and we are so proud and amazed by all of their progress!  That being said, we still have so many things to learn before the end of the year!!!

We finished our March studies by learning about  different species of dinosaurs.  The children were able to make a wonderful craft with Melody’s mother that was a “stained glass” piece in the shape of a dinosaur.  They enjoyed working outside and this was a fun and unique project!  Thank you Williams Family!

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Teacher Appreciation Week was absolutely amazing.  We cannot put into words how grateful we are to have such thoughtful families.  Your generosity was overwhelming and we enjoyed every second of our wonderful pampering!  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

We hope that everyone had a restful Spring break as well!

We returned to school and were able to do a cooking project that connected with our unit study of Asia.  The children made fruit spring rolls, using fresh rice paper that they soaked in water, then chose their fillings and rolled independently.  They even tried a honey/jalapeno dipping sauce!!! Yummy! Check out the link to the recipe below!

http://www.thekitchn.com/summer-fruit-spring-rolls-recipes-from-the-kitchn-205562

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We have started our animal kingdom unit on birds.  We read a fact book, and then the children spoke about the information that they remembered.  It’s incredible to watch how much they can retain!

It was wonderful to see everyone at the PTO Family Fun Run/5k!!!  Thank you to our PTO for all of their hard work to make this such a great success!!!

Our April Studies Include:

Environmental Awareness

Care of the Earth

Rain Forests

Birds

South America

Parts of the Flower

Important Dates To Remember:

Week of April 4th-8th: FMS Service Week

Friday, April 8th: PTO Family Kic-Nic

Wednesday, April 20th: Primary Field Trip to the Children’s Museum (depart FMS @ 8:30)

Friday, April 22nd: Earth Day

Saturday, April 30th:  Faith Lutheran Track & Field Meet (K – 8th grade)

Snacks and Flowers Provided By:

April 4th-8th: Dannin Family

April 11th-15th: Sady Family

April 18th-22nd: Ghaneian Family

April 25th-29th: Robinson Family

May 2nd-6th: Hanlon Family

Monthly Volunteers:

Circle Presentation: Sharpe Family

Hands-On-Activity: Robinson Family

Cooking Project: Ghaneian Family

Practical Life Supplies Provided By:

Watermelons: Nivatvongs-Tobin Family, Hanlon Family

Clear Hair Gel: Gross Family

Cotton Balls: Sciscento Family

Ziploc Bags: Sciscento Family