2/4/22

More winter weather is upon us; par for the course here in New England! Who would have thought that we would have another snow day?!?! For those of you keeping track, the last day of school is now, Wednesday June 22, 2022 and it will be a half day for students. Monday June 20th will be a holiday for students and staff to celebrate Juneteenth.

 It has been another exciting week here at JFK.  We are working on multiplicative comparisons and measurement in math. We have been learning about the characteristics of a geographic region in the US, when states achieved statehood and how the country expanded westward.  We are wrapping up our final activities related to the book Saving Winslow in reader’s and writer’s workshop.  These activities relate to vocabulary, speaking and listening skills via a debate about farm animals living in town, and fiction writing.  We will start a new unit on mythology next week!

We did spend time learning about Chinese New Year this past week during Creative Arts Tuesday and we participated in World Read Aloud Day on Wednesday by reading picture books together and by listening to authors and celebrities read some of their favorite books. Dr. Ashley joined us as a mystery reader; the students were so excited to see her and to hear the story Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson.

Check out the pictures from the past few weeks!

I hope that you enjoyed the snow day.  Have a great weekend!

Mrs. A

Mrs. A's daughter demonstrating how to make snowflakes from a piece of square paper.