Dear Summer Program Families,
This week,
Rising Kinder in literacy, continued learning the alphabet starting with the letters in their names. They worked on the sound, look and feel of letters and strengthened their finger muscles with writing exercises. In math, they continued to practice number fluency and identification of quantities. The children continued to learn body parts and talked about foods that nourish their bodies. Kinder A made sugar-free jello! To finish out the week, students decorated their work folders using acrylic paints.
Rising 1st - 5/6th in literacy, focused on completing their WRiTE BRAiN stories. They came up with titles, wrote their author biographies, and wrote a dedication.
Rising 1st-2nd in literacy they also worked on distinguishing between nouns and adjectives. In math, students continued number association practice up to 100. They also played math bingo with two digit numbers. They practiced whole numbers and fractions.
Rising 3rd in literacy, they also used the word glossary from their workbooks to add more detail. We encourage families in this grade to work with their children to complete their stories using the author’s guide they will take home. In math, students worked on fractions, multiplication and division. They challenged their place value skills. They also went to the Bladensburg Waterfront Park where they saw turtles, egrets, and other wetland animals while learning about wetland habitats. They also took a boat ride!
Rising 4th in math, students challenged themselves with multiplication games. They practiced place value, division, and fractions. They also went to the Bladensburg Waterfront Park where they saw turtles, egrets, and other wetland animals while learning about their wetland habitats. They also took a boat ride!
Rising 5/6th in math, they practiced multiplying numbers with various digits. They also went to the Bladensburg Waterfront Park where they saw turtles, egrets, and other wetland animals while learning about wetland habitats. They also took a boat ride!
SPECIALTIES
Art with Ms. Zoila: 3D paper collaging was introduced to children in all the grades this week. Rising Kinder assembled a 3D bird on a branch sculpture, a porcupine, and a potted plant. Rising 1st-2nd made a paper box and a tambourine from cardboard. These were decorated with the flag of the student’s family heritage and bells.
Cooking and Gardening with Ms. Katherine: All the students played food bingo as the teacher called out food names in Spanish!
STEAM projects: Students in Rising 1st-2nd collaborated in small groups to assemble cars, boats, and airplanes using chipboard, wooden axles, plastic wheels, foam blocks and rubber bands! Students in Rising 3rd-6th collaborated in small groups to assemble an electric fan using pre-cut wood, batteries, plastic wheels and an instructional guide.
Movement and Recess: Rising Kinder students danced to music and played in the arroyo on a daily basis when weather permitted. Rising 3A, 3B, 5/6A played basketball with Coach Howard. Rising 1A, 1B, 4A played floor hockey with Coach Jorge. Rising 2B, 2A, 4B played soccer with Coach Kelly and Coach Mario. Our recess coaches organized their weekly Friday water games to help children blow some steam off!!
Last Day: On Friday, the children took home their work in uniquely decorated folders or bags. We encourage you to go through these with your child/ren. We were especially happy when one student decorated his bag with the characters from his WRiTE BRAiN story! For those Rising 1st-6th children who did not finish their stories during their time with us, we encourage caregivers to use the author’s supplement to help them finish it as a way to keep their writing skills alive.
We hope your children have enjoyed their time with us. We wish everyone a joyful and cool rest of your summer!
Sincerely,
Gloria Quirarte
Director of Extended Day Programming