Saturday, May 25, 2013

Room 10 Update!


Dear Parents of Room 10,
            As of late, we have been using some of our class time to prepare for our end of year festivities.  I have asked the children to begin thinking about their final essay of the year, “What Slingerlands Means to Me.”  Next week we will begin to plan for the essay with a planning page I have prepared.  This should make the process considerably more enjoyable as each of them reflect on what has made their experience at Slingerlands so unique and special.  I know quite a few of the children have been in the Slingerlands building for as little as nine months, but as I explained to them, it’s not so much about the physical characteristics of the building that has made their elementary school experience so memorable, it’s more about the people whom have touched their lives.
            In addition to the essay, I wanted to remind you about the request for pictures that I sent out recently.  The pictures will be displayed on a poster (which I will provide) that will be hung throughout the building on the evening of the Moving On Ceremony.  Also, we have begun to work on our scrapbooks.  The end of year is quickly approaching and I hate it!  Preparing to say, “Goodbye” to a group of children I have become very close to over the last nine months is very difficult, to say the least.  I never look forward to the last day of school, and I tend to become emotional as they leave the building for the last time as Slingerlands students.
            We continue to read and recite poetry.  We have been hard-pressed to get outside and enjoy the beautiful sunshine as we look for meaningful and fun poems.  In writing, the children are finishing up their editorials.  Many of them have begun to write it on the good paper I have provided.  This is the final piece that will be included in the portfolio I will send with them to the Middle School.
            In Social Studies the children have completed the maps of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central American and South America, and they have put them together to form the Western Hemisphere.  They are on display outside our room.  Next week we will begin a study of ancient civilizations:  Incas, Mayas and Aztecs.      Have a happy, safe and restful Memorial Day!                                    Lester B. and Class

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