Week of September 22nd

Hi Parents,
Thanks for helping your kids find time to do their "Penguin Chick" comic strips.  At first glance they look great.  Here's what we are doing this week!

Religion
We are talking about the 6th and 7th commandment in religion.  The 6th commandment is tough for kids to understand and they do ask questions.  I try to put things as delicately as possible to try and help maintain their innocence a little while longer.  They do ask questions, and a lot of times (depending on the nature of the question) I will direct them to talk with parents at home about these things.

Reading
We are reading a story about a girl who wants to find a pet.  I'm taking this opportunity to let them talk about their own pets in their writing.  If you would like to send/make a copy of a picture of their pet to include in their writing, they would probably love that.  It's completely up to you at home and absolutely not mandatory.

Social Studies
I mentioned last week that we will be doing a lot with Social Studies from now until Thanksgiving.  We started that today and will be focusing on map skills to start us off.  While you are driving it could be fun to hand them the phone and let them use the map apps to guide you home.  The more exposure they get to maps, the easier it becomes.

I am also looking for a farm field trip to take the kids on this fall.  If anyone knows of a family member or anywhere for that matter, that may let us bring 50 kids, please let me know!

Have a great week!