Mrs. Atkinson's Class

The students have been working with prepostion words this week and have produced their own book based on the story, Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins.

Students made their writing plan and published their books which will be displayed on our outside bulletin board. Please come by and have a look.

We also chorally read Over in the Meadow, an old counting rhyme, and discovered a beautiful version of this song/rhyme on YouTube. I have posted it for all to enjoy. Manystudents wanted to learn to sing it so I have decided to post it on my blog for all you enjoy. The music and illustrations are beautiful.

I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! It is great to be back after a nice, restful holiday. Everyone seems ready to start the second half of the school year.

We have begun our unit on Discovery this week.

Our Unit of Understanding is:

Through scientific investigation, we can discover what is beyond Earth.

Our unit questions are:

What is beyond Earth? 

Why does day and night happen? 

How is the Solar System interconnected?

Our Vocabulary Words for this Unit are:

Discovery, Solar System, Rotation, Revolution, Planets, Stars, Sun, Moon, Earth, Interconnectedness, Systems, Orbit, Gravity, Galaxy, cycles, quarters, halves, terrain, location, characteristics, outer space, crater, phase, waxing, waning, crescent, new moon, full moon, gibbous, satellite, sundial, distance, observation, experiment, prediction, axis.

More words will be added at a later date so please check my blog as well as the classroom teacher’s.



Here are photos from our Thursday Open House with parents. It was so much fun learning and having fun together!

These are photos of our Friday Open House. It was a great success and everyone had a great time.

Please study and discuss these words in your home language. This will help your child develop deeper knowledge and understanding as we inquire into our unit of Time.

Our Vocabulary is:
time
decade
generation
year
century
timeline
distant past
immediate past
past
present
future
sequence
technology
entertainment
transportation
communication
home life
school life

You may make a memory game by writing each word down two times (one in English and one in your home language) on index cards> Then, place them face-down, mix them up, and then play the matching game. Have your child read the word aloud and share what it means. This can be a fun family game.