The Converse Connection 2018 Dear Parents, Happy March! I enjoyed seeing so many of the children last week at STEAM Night. It was a busy night, with lots of fun activities to participate in. I would like to welcome our new classmate, Oskar Doerflein, to our class. The children have done an awesome job welcoming Oskar, showing him our class routines and the layout of Parkdale. The next several weeks will prove to be very busy with celebrations! During March, we will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, welcome Spring and enjoy Easter activities. Listening and Learning – In our next domain, students will be introduced to the solar system – our home in space. They will learn that Earth, the planet on which we live, is just one of many different celestial bodies within the solar system. They will learn how the sun, the stars, the moon and the other planets relate to the earth (given its position is space). In the early read-alouds, students will learn that the sun is a giant star as well as a source of light, heat and energy for the earth. They will also learn about the earth’s orbit around the sun, and how the earth’s own rotation on its axis leads to the phenomenon of day and night. Part of this domain is focused on the history of space exploration and the missions to the moon. Students will learn about NASA, the Space Race, the Apollo missions and what it takes to be an astronaut. Students will receive an introduction to the basics of astronomy in this domain, and this foundation will be upon when students study the solar system in much greater depth in third grade. – Social Studies & Science Our next unit of study in SS will be Symbols of the United States of America. In science, we will explore deeper into Astronomy (Listening and Learning) and Space. We will more about the planets in our solar system along with what it takes to become an astronaut.
The Converse Connection 2018 Dear Parents, Happy March! I enjoyed seeing so many of the children last week at STEAM Night. It was a busy night, with lots of fun activities to participate in. I would like to welcome our new classmate, Oskar Doerflein, to our class. The children have done an awesome job welcoming Oskar, showing him our class routines and the layout of Parkdale. The next several weeks will prove to be very busy with celebrations! During March, we will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, welcome Spring and enjoy Easter activities. Listening and Learning – In our next domain, students will be introduced to the solar system – our home in space. They will learn that Earth, the planet on which we live, is just one of many different celestial bodies within the solar system. They will learn how the sun, the stars, the moon and the other planets relate to the earth (given its position is space). In the early read-alouds, students will learn that the sun is a giant star as well as a source of light, heat and energy for the earth. They will also learn about the earth’s orbit around the sun, and how the earth’s own rotation on its axis leads to the phenomenon of day and night. Part of this domain is focused on the history of space exploration and the missions to the moon. Students will learn about NASA, the Space Race, the Apollo missions and what it takes to be an astronaut. Students will receive an introduction to the basics of astronomy in this domain, and this foundation will be upon when students study the solar system in much greater depth in third grade. Social Studies & Science – Our next unit of study in SS will be Symbols of the United States of America. In science, we will explore deeper into Astronomy (Listening and Learning) and Space. We will more about the planets in our solar system along with what it takes to become an astronaut.
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