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Sunday, December 2, 2018

Times Long Ago Unit 3 Week 2





December 3-7th, 2018







Welcome back to German week!   
This is week 2 of Unit 3: 
Where We Are in Place and Time
Our Central idea:
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.

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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....
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Parent University: K-5 
German Home Support @ 6-7:30 p.m.
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.

* Please indicate if you’ll be attending the Spanish session when you RSVP
* 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.


Taller para padres K-5: Cómo dar apoyo en casa al idioma alemán, martes, 4 de diciembre 6-7:30 p.m.
Acompáñenos al taller para Padres para dar información de cómo apoyar en casa el aprendizaje del idioma alemán de su hijo. Los maestros presentarán estrategias y recursos útiles para que los use en casa. Este taller para Padres se ofrecerá en inglés y español en las instalaciones de la escuela primaria.
           
  • Presentación en inglés por Katrin Goldman y Birgit Schafer    - Think Tank (en el Segundo piso justo arriba de la recepción).                                                                                                                                                
  • Presentación en español por Janina Romero.- Rm.13, Segundo piso en el edificio Este
Confirme su asistencia aquí: K-5 German Home Support Parent University
* Indique si asistirá a la sesión en español cuando reserve su lugar
* La entrada a la escuela es por la reja a un lado de la jaula para bicicletas ubicada en la parte Oeste de la escuela.
* Habrá servicio de guardería en la biblioteca. Indique el número de niños que necesitarán este servicio cuando reserve su lugar
 
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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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Safe Passage Bake Sale, Wednesday, December 5th, 12-1 pm, inside front gateThe 5th Grade IB Ambassadors are hosting a Bake Sale on Wednesday, to raise much-needed funds for our December payment to Safe Passage, due before winter break.  This will be the tenth year in which our school community has raised the funds needed to provide an education for two Guatemalan students.
How can YOU help?  Stop by our bake sale Wednesday or directly donate money.  Donation receptacles are located in the front office, the library, and in every classroom.  Or, if you’d like to contribute to the bake sale, email Michelle Guarino directly at mguarino@aeacs.org
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This month's sharing and giving challenge is perfect for the holidays.....work hard over the next weeks and we will look forward to our lunch bunch that will take place the week we get back from break.
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING ON AMAZON? DON'T FORGET TO USE ...

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AEA gets 8% of your purchase!!

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Weekly Events:
Monday
   Math centers 12-1

 Tuesday
 8:30-9:00 Nikolaus will visit Kinder in the MPR...  
See details below
*Parent University: K-5 German Home Support @ 6-7:30pm  sign up below

PE & Music with Frau Claudia 

Wednesday
Gardening with Ms Shana &
November Lunch Bunch-turn in your calendar if you participated!

Thursday
Math Centers and Frau Claudia

ALSO!!!
*Computers 2 kids distribution event @3:15-4:45 @Middle School
Computer literacy is no longer the way of the future; it is the main mode of communication, education, and financial literacy in the present. Annually, Computers 2 Kids places approximately more than 22,000 computers into the homes of San Diego’s families. AEA has an opportunity to help families get computers and/or tablets in their homes. In partnership with Computers 2 Kids, AEA will have a computer distribution event on Thursday December 6, 2018 from 3:15pm to 4:45pm at the middle school campus. The desktop computers cost $80 and the tablets cost $50. If you are interested in reserving a computer or tablet, please fill out the application online (https://goo.gl/forms/xhqSYBAm5kMxWjEL2) or pick up a form from the Front Office. Please turn in the application no later than Tuesday December 4th, 2018. If you need any assistance with the application, please come to the middle school campus on Monday December 3rd, 2018 from 3:00 to 5:00pm on the 4th floor.
*Computers are refurbished. Computers and tablets are available to low-income families with no other criteria. If your student receives free or reduced lunch, they automatically qualify for the program.
Questions? Please contact the middle school counselor Mrs. Solorio by email (mosolorio@aeacs.org) or phone (619) 780-0400 ext. 3313 or Michelle Guarino (mguarino@aeacs.org) or phone (619) 795-1190, ext. 2125 at the elementary.
 
 Friday
Library (bring books to return!)
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Coming Up:
 Tuesday December 4th- Nikolaus comes to school and parents are welcome to join us! 




Wednesday, Dec 5th Pastries with the principals
 
Wednesday 12/12- AEA Board of Trustees Meeting @ 4:40pm in MPR

 Thursday December 13th- Winter craft rotations with Ms E

Sunday 12/16- German Holiday Concert with AEA Kinderchoir @ 3:00pm, Christ United Presbyterian Church 3025 Fir St., San Diego, CA 92102

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)!

*Click here to explore our Kindergarten website for resources!
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 IB: 
  Where We Are in Place and 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 5
and focus on addition
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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?



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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 start lower case letters

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*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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