Spring Brings Blossoming Minds

Posted on April 13, 2018 by p3teacher

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

Flip Flops, Sunscreen, and All Things Spring Break!

Posted on March 22, 2018 by p3teacher

Dear P3 Familes,

Although it doesn’t feel like it, it’s officially Spring! We would like to thank everyone who took the time to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences. As we all know, the best way to ensure your child’s success is having teachers and parents work together as a team. Final report cards will be mailed home at the end of the school year, but please feel free to email us or let us know if you would like to meet again before May to touch base on your child’s progress.

We were very fortunate to have parents come in to volunteer to read, cook, and do crafts with the children. Special thanks to the Porter family for baking pizzas with us, the Allmandinger family for making wonderful dinosaur books with the children, and the Loveland family for reading a story to the class. The children are always excited when parents visit, and we are extremely grateful for your time.

Making pizza bagels: Reading Tikitikitembo:Creating Dinosaur Books:

We also were very fortunate to watch a dress rehearsal of “Beauty and the Beast,” a play production by the upper elementary and middle school students (4th-8th grade). They were very excited to see the characters of the Disney film come to life, along with the familiar songs. The Beast, Belle, Cogsworth, and Lumier were the P3 favorites!

To wrap up our studies on Asia, Ms. Joanne and Ms. Pauline had a special presentation on their native Philippines. The children saw pictures of beautiful islands, coconut plantations, famous landmarks including active volcanoes, native animals and plants, and unique forms of transportation. The children were able to practice a traditional dance called “Tinikling,” a dance used with bamboo sticks. We even enjoyed dried mango treats!

Children have been hard at work!

Researching the continent of Asia. They are working hard on paragraph writing, finger spacing, and proper letter formation.
Learning about amphibians:
Division with the golden bead materials:
Addition Strip Board:

Important dates:

Fri, 3/23: Half Day, Primary pick up 11:15am, SPRING BREAK BEGINS!

Mon, 3/26-Fri, 3/30 : NO SCHOOL, Enjoy your Spring Break

Mon, 4/2: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service Day

Tues, 4/3: School resumes

Fri, 4/6: School Assembly: Please have the Kindergarten children on campus by 8:20am

Wed, 4/11: Primary Field Trip to Springs Preserve, 9:15am-11:30am (Please look out for chaperone sign up sheets)

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

April Studies:

Science: Environmental Awareness, recycling and taking care of the earth

Birds

Rainforest

South America: People, Plants, and Animals

Parts of the Flower

Whether you are staying in town or travelling out of the country, we wish you a relaxing and safe spring break! We look forward to seeing you all return, well rested for the final stretch of the school year!

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Konnichiwa! Ni Hau! Kamusta! Anyeonghaseyo!

Posted on March 16, 2018 by p3teacher

Dear P3 Familes,

We have been so excited learning about Asia! Ms. Joanne spent the entire summer travelling around Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, and Thailand, and was able to score some unique Practical Life materials from around the continent.

Traditional Tea Set from Hong Kong for Practical Life:

The children have also learned about the interesting animals, flags, and landmarks through various materials on our cultural shelf. Next week, Ms. Pauline and Ms. Joanne will give a presentation on their native Philippines, and we are extremely excited! Their favorite part? Learning to count in Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Hebrew, and Japanese. A special shout out to Sophia Chiang and Marnie for teaching all of us the proper pronounciation of Chinese and Hebrew numbers!

Asian Flags: Animals of Asia:

Dr. Seuss week was a blast! We spent the day doing fun activities and crafts, and even enjoyed green eggs and ham (Thank you Ms. Alisa!). We would also like to thank the Allmandinger and Moll families for volunteering that day. We appreciate your help and your time, and the children truly had loads of fun with your stories and crafts. The children watched a special Cat in the Hat puppet show by Project Imagine, an organization that entertains children in our local hospitals. They are also the charity we are running for during our FMS PTO Family Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, March 17. We hope to see you all there!

Dr. Seuss Fun: Nyah’s birthday circle: Project Imagine Puppet Show:

We would like to thank the Creis family for doing a special presentation on France. The children had excellent questions about the Eiffel Tower, and enjoyed Madeleine treats afterwards!

Important Dates:

Sat, 3/17: PTO Family Fun Run/Walk

Fri, 3/23: Half-day for Primary, 11:15am dismissal. SPRING BREAK BEGINS

Mon, 3/26-Fri, 3/30: NO SCHOOL, SPRING BREAK

Mon, 4/2: NO SCHOOL, Teacher In-Service Day

Tues, 4/3: School resumes for students

Wed, 4/11: Springs Preserves Field Trip 9:15am-11:15am (Please look for chaperone sign up sheet)

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

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Things are Getting Scaley in P3!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by p3teacher

Dear P3 Families,

We are wrapping up our studies on Australia and the oceans. The children have had an amazing time learning all about Australian animals, and were fascinated learning about all the unique creatures under the sea. We would like to thank Tristan’s family for sharing great information on Australia, and the children loved vegimite!

Students learned about the different territories of Australia through puzzle maps, and enjoyed coloring the flags of the various territories, as well.

The children had a great time celebrating Valentine’s Day with the card exchange, including decorating their bags which was half the fun! We enjoyed celebrating a few birthdays, as well.

In addition to our cultural studies, the children continued working diligently with language and math materials, and we are very proud of the work ethic we have seen develop since the begining of the school year.

Odd and Even:

Learning about Place value:

Practicing writing:

All primary classes attended a special assembly on Tuesday, February 27th called R.A.P. It stands for “Realizing Anything is Possible,” and the group shared positive messages on kindness and empathy through hip hop/rap. What an amazing show it was!

Friday, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss Day. Feel free to have your child dress as as their favorite Dr. Seuss character in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday! We will be celebrating this day with fun activities and crafts, including a huge selection of Dr. Seuss books for the children to enjoy.

If you have not signed up for conferences, please do so at the door at your earliest convenience. If the available dates and times do not work for you, we will gladly schedule another day to meet with you to share your child’s progress.

Important Dates:

Friday, 3/2: Dr. Seuss Day

Thurs, 3/8: Half-Day dismissal at 11:15am, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fri, 3/9: NO SCHOOL, Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sat, 3/17: PTO Fun Run 8am -11am

Fri, 3/23: Half Day Dismissal at 11:15am, Spring Break begins

Mon-Fri, 3/26-4/2: NO SCHOOL, SPRING BREAK!

March Studies:

Reptiles/Amphibians

Dinosaurs

Asia

Dr. Seuss Day

Reminders:

Please label all jackets. In the event they get left in the playground or after care, it can be easily returned to our classroom.
If you are volunteering or having a birthday circle in our class, please stop by the office to get a visitor’s badge.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Primary 3 Team

Second Semester, Let’s Do This!

Posted on February 9, 2018 by p3teacher

Dear P3 Families,

We hope everyone has settled into the new year as we enter second semester. The children are settled back into their routines, and absolutely loved learning about the Solar System and the Polar Regions in January. I’m sure the Planet Song has made its way home by now! They are all working extremely hard in Language and Math with individual lessons, while many Pre-K students have shown readiness for more advanced math material such as the Decimal Layout and the Snake Game. The Kindergarteners are practicing their penmanship diligently, particularly proper finger spacing, punctuation, and letter formation. We are so proud of how hard everyone is working, and the progress we have seen in various areas is absolutely amazing.

The children also had an opportunity to pack food bags for the less fortunate children at Whitney Elementary School. Thanks to your generous donations, P3 was able to provide 43 children with food for a weekend! We truly appreciate your help and support. We also enjoyed a special Robotics presentation, truly amazed by all the droids and technology.