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Ask your child about their week! 1) What was the response from Joseph's brothers when he showed them the colorful coat that his father, Jacob, gave him?  Why did they have that reaction? 2) What sounds do -sh and -ch make?  Can you think of any words that begin or end with those sounds? 3) What is our play called and what is it going to be about? (Stone Soup) 4) Can you find patterns around your house or outside?  5) What was the name of your robot and what did you program it to do? Gabby's Important Person Activity We made Terrariums! Reuben's Robot Max's birthday book.  Happy 6th Birthday Max (tomorrow)! Olivia's Robot Gabby's Robot Emmie's Robot Flora's Robot Sam's Robot Max's Robot Maya's Robot Danny's Robot Jake's Robot

First graders continued to learn about different kinds of shelters this week in Social Studies! After listening to the story Building an Igloo  by, Ulli Steltzer, students made booklets that describe the steps in making an igloo. Ask your child what a keystone is!     Later in the week students learned about different shelters for animals. They worked in partnerships to carefully tear paper to made shelters for a specific animal. The groups either had a bat, ant, beaver, hermit crab, or a bird. Check out our new bulletin board to see their amazing artistic creations!    It's Design Day! Students were a given bracelets with 3 clear beads yesterday. They were told the beads will change color, and they needed to figure out why. This morning, students discovered that the beads change color from the UV light from the sun.  The students were given the task to make beaded animals with pipe cleaners, and then began the process of creati...