We finished studying Asia by sampling Japanese sweets (thanks to Paige and her mother, Amber) and with handmade sushi (thanks to Oscar and his parents, Helen and Jin).  It really brings a culture to life when we are able to touch authentic clothes and taste foods made by people who share their culture with us.  Thank you very much.

 During the month of April we will be studying South America, recycling, the rain forests and birds.  If you have interest or knowledge of these subjects, please let us know and we will schedule a time when you can visit our classroom and share your information.  A 15-20 minute presentation is best.

Our Spring break begins on Friday, 3/22.  We will be doing reading in class, but not sending books home over the vacation.  We will resume sending books home during the first week of April. School resumes on Tuesday, 4/2. 

A special thanks to Isaac and his family for providing delicious snack last week.

Have a restful spring vacation.

Ms. Lina, Ms. Nancy, Ms.Julie

We began our study of dinosaurs this week by traveling to the Natural History Museum and seeing the display of “terrible lizards.”  Did you know that a meat eater is called a “carnivore?”  A carnivore has very sharp teeth and claws and typically their eyes are in the front of their heads so they can see their food targets from far away.  A herbivore is a “plant eater” who has grinding teeth and their eyes are on the sides of their heads so they can see around them and run away from other dinosaurs who wanted to eat them! 

A special shout out to our parents who traveled to the museum with us making it a smooth, flowing, and enjoyable field trip.  Thank you to Gail (Jonas’s mom), Kerry Frances (Jack and Lucy’s mom), Jay (Addie’s dad), Kevin (Thomas’s dad), Mario (Bravo’s dad), Mariam (Isaiah’s mom), Kari (Elie’s mom), and Maria (Emma’s mom). 

This week we also talked about amphibians and the qualities that make an amphibian.  Amphibians are vertebrates (have back bone), are cold blooded, and unlike reptiles, do not have scaly skin.  Amphibians have smooth and moist skin and they lay eggs like fish eggs.  This means that amphibians need to live near water.

This week we enjoyed Russian performers. 

Next week we are exploring the wonders of Asia traveling to China, India, Japan and the Middle East.  We are looking at the people, their customs, and the plant and animal life of the largest Continent on Earth.  We are looking forward to sampling some Korean food early in the week when Helen (Oscar’s mom) does some cooking with us, thanks!!

Please be reminded that Spring Break begins at the end of next week, when school is dismissed at 11:15am on Friday, March 22.

Now that the weather is changing, please provide a fresh set of clothes as back up for your child.  Please label all their clothes with their name clearly marked.  If we have lent you clothes in the past, please return them. Thank you.

Thanks to Isaiah and his family for providing us with delicious snacks.

 Have a restful weekend,

 Ms. Lina, Ms. Nancy, Ms. Julie

 A good time was had last Friday when our classroom was filled with the words and rhyming of Dr. Seuss and the eating of green eggs and ham.

Many thanks to the following families for donating eggs, bread, and ham for our feast, including:

Jonas and his family,

Andrew and his family,

Zoey and her family,

Lucy,  Jack and their family,

Eli and his family,

Charlotte and her family,

Isaac and his family,

Paige and her family

A special thanks to Emma’s mom, Maria “the chef”, for making our delicious green eggs and ham.

We are excited to take our first, full class field trip on Tuesday, March 12^th to the Natural History Museum.  We need all of our students at school by 8:30am for an 8:45 departure.  We will return to school for our regular lunch time.  No need for paper sack lunches.

Thanks to Lola W. and her family for providing a delicious snack this week.

Have a restful weekend,

Ms. Lina, Ms. Nancy, Ms. Julie

Australia

 We are winding up our month of learning about the oceans and the wonderfully interesting continent of Australia. It has led us to look at the great coral reefs, sea animals and to learn that the ocean is salty.  We are looking forward to studying the continent of Asia and to learn about reptiles, amphibians and dinosaurs next month.

The “big” fish

 Dr. Seuss is a favorite author of the Foothills Montessori School and on Friday we read from his books while sampling the odd flavors of “green eggs and ham.”  Many of the students and teachers dressed up as their favorite Dr. Suess characters….”Do you like green eggs and ham?”  “I do not like green eggs and ham.”

Parent teacher conferences start next week.  We are looking forward to meeting with each of you.  Thursday (3/7) and Friday (3/8) school is dismissed at 11:15am so that conferences can be conducted in the afternoon.

Thanks to Jack and Lucy and their family for providing delicious snacks this week.

Ten Board extension

As delicious as it looks!

Have a restful weekend.   En Espanol…”Tenga un buen fin de semana”

 Ms. Lina, Ms. Nancy, Ms. Nancy