November 26- 30th
2018
Welcome
back to German week!
This is week 1 of Unit 3:
Where We Are in Place and Time
Our Central idea:
Living, learning and playing has changed over time for children.
Living, learning and playing has changed over time for children.
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Info to Share:
THANK YOU!!!
First of all thank you!!!! for a wonderful Birthday celebration, with beautiful flowers, treats and a future shopping trip to Joann Fabrics!!!!!
Thank you again for
making our Friendship-feast
so much fun, this was one of our BEST EVER!
The kids had a great time
and so did we!
Also, we VERY much
enjoyed meeting with all of you during conferences, thank you
for taking the time to
come in and catch up with us.
I do hope that
everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!!!
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Speaking of thanks!
Our Thankful Calendars
need to be turned in by
December 5th!!
We hope our students were
successful at being really thankful over break!
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
can you burn cd's for us?
Please let us know if you
can volunteer your time helping us prepare our holiday surprises for the kids!
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SAINT NIKOLAUS*
Normally Nikolaus is celebrated on December
6th in Germany. Here is some more information about the tradition. Nikolaustag (St.
Nikolaus Day) December 6th. Although this is not a
public holiday, it is taken rather serious In Germany, and people
make an effort to celebrate. It starts the night before the 6th, when kids
shine their boots (Nikolaus-Stiefel) and put them in front of their bedroom
doors.(Nowadays however many families also buy a red plastic or felt
boot or craft one out of card stock.) According to folklore, St.
Nikolaus will visit during the night and put little gifts (oranges, nuts,
cookies and chocolates) into the children's boots if they have been good
throughout the year. And well, if the children haven’t been good, they may
get the more disappointing offering of coal by St Nikolaus' helper by the
name of Knecht Ruprecht.
We will be celebrating this German Tradition on Tuesday Dec 4th at 8.30am in the MPR....
_______________________________Parent University: K-5
German Home Support @ 6-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday December 4th
Tuesday December 4th
Please
join us for a Parent University focused on how you can best support your
child’s German language learning. Faculty will provide useful strategies and
resources for you to use at home. This Parent University will be offered in
both English and Spanish, on the elementary school campus.
- English Session - Think Tank (upstairs, above front office), led by Katrin Goldman and Birgit Schafer
- Spanish Session - Rm.13, upstairs, in the east building, led by Janina Romero.
Sign up
here: K-5 German Home Support Parent University
* Please enter campus through the bike gate, located at the
front of the school’s west end
* Childcare provided in the library. Please indicate the number
of children when you RSVP.
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Times Long Ago
for our new IB unit we
would love to have grandparents come in and talk about what life was like when
they were in Kindergarten!
scroll down to find the
Times long ago unit and pick a day!
We cannot wait to meet
your family and hear their stories!!
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING ON
AMAZON? DON'T FORGET TO USE ...
AEA gets 8% of your
purchase!!
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Weekly Events:
Monday
“History
in a trunk” 9.45-10.45MPR
Tuesday
PE & Music with Frau
Claudia
Wednesday
ART with Mrs Heinzelmann
Thursday
Math Centers
Friday
Library (bring books to
return!)
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Coming Up:
Saturday, December 1st
German Holiday Market
German Holiday Market
Wednesday, Dec 6th
Pastries with the principals
Tuesday December 4th- Nikolaus comes to school! SIGN UP HERE
Tuesday December 4th- Nikolaus comes to school! SIGN UP HERE
Thursday
December 13th- Winter crafts in our classroom 9:30-10.30am
Monday, December 17th-
Sunday, January 6th
Winter Break
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Reminders:
*Please make sure all
your child's clothing is labeled with their first and last name (especially
sweaters and jackets)!
IB:
Where We Are in Place and Time
Weeks 1/2 We will talk about how homes have changed over time. Students in groups will create 4 different homes from different times. They will also make a timeline showing how the homes changed.
Weeks 3/4 We will explore how clothing for students has changed from the past and compare it to clothing from today.
Weeks 5/6 Students will do rotations with other classes to explore different activities from the past, i.e. games, making butter, paper dolls, etc...) and discuss their connection to today.
This unit, we are practicing how to think about things that have already happened. Events and our own behavior that we are either proud of or that we want to change the next time.
In Unit 3 we will look at how life for students today is different from
how it was in the past. We will explore the ways it has changed and how
it has stayed the same.
Weeks 1/2 We will talk about how homes have changed over time. Students in groups will create 4 different homes from different times. They will also make a timeline showing how the homes changed.
Weeks 3/4 We will explore how clothing for students has changed from the past and compare it to clothing from today.
Weeks 5/6 Students will do rotations with other classes to explore different activities from the past, i.e. games, making butter, paper dolls, etc...) and discuss their connection to today.
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This unit, we are practicing how to think about things that have already happened. Events and our own behavior that we are either proud of or that we want to change the next time.
Our focus attitude is:
Appreciation
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Math:
This
week we will continue with chapter 4
and
continue numbers 11-20.
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German:
Word of the week:
Week 1/2 - Heute (hoy-tuh) - today (modern times)
Week 3/4 damals (dah-malhlz) - long ago
Week 5/6 spielen (shpee-len) - playing, games
Question of the week
Week 1/2: Ask your child: What were homes like long ago? What is different from homes today? What is the same?
Weeks 3/4: Ask your child: What were clothes like long ago? What did kids wear? Is anything different or the same as what kids wear today?
Weeks 5/6 Ask your child: What games did kids play long ago? How are they the same as games we play today?
Week 1/2 - Heute (hoy-tuh) - today (modern times)
Week 3/4 damals (dah-malhlz) - long ago
Week 5/6 spielen (shpee-len) - playing, games
Question of the week
Week 1/2: Ask your child: What were homes like long ago? What is different from homes today? What is the same?
Weeks 3/4: Ask your child: What were clothes like long ago? What did kids wear? Is anything different or the same as what kids wear today?
Weeks 5/6 Ask your child: What games did kids play long ago? How are they the same as games we play today?
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Songs of the week:
(you can listen to them at
the top of my blog page)
*Ich bin da
*Lasst
uns froh und munter sein (will learn this week)
*Bruederlein
komm tanz mit mir (will learn this week)
*Aufwiedersehen
*Jede
Woche hat 7 Tage
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Handwriting
We will review center starting capitals and finish our numbers.
We will review center starting capitals and finish our numbers.
*We need snacks please :-) Fresh fruit, cheese sticks, carrots or granola bars are great ideas of what to send in to share with the class
Have a wonderful week!
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