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Co-Curricular ConnectionSpanish with Señora HartmanPre$K3'$1stWe’ve%covered%several%topics%so%far%this%year,%so%we%took%the%month%of%Febrero%to%review%numbers,%colors,%classroom%objects,%months%of%the%year,%foods,%and%animals.%%We%also%enjoyed%a%small%card%making%activity%for%El%Dia%de%San%Valentin!%%Pre$K4%helped%me%to%count%how%many%vocabulary%words%we%knew%as%a%class;%there%were%75+%words!%We%are%certainly%learning%and%growing%rapidamente%together!

2nd$'3rd

This%month%we%learned%how%to%ask%questions%about%basic%information%and%responding%appropriately.%%We%reviewed%past%questions%and%learned%new%ones%such%as:

Como%te%llamas?% % % % Cual%es%tu%direccion?

Cuantos%anos%tienes?%% % % Cual%es%tu%numero%de%telefono?

De%donde%eres?% % % % Cuantos%hermanos%tienes?

Como%se%llama%tu%escuela?

Como%se%llama%tu%maestra?

Cual%es%tu%clase%favorita?

We%also%began%our%unit%on%La%Comunidad%and%the%people%in%la%comunidad.

Vocabulario:%la%iglesia,%la%escuela,%el%parque,%la%tienda,%el%museo,%la%casa,%el%restaurante,%la%biblioteca.

Do%any%of%these%places%in%the%community%in%Spanish%sound%similar%to%our%vocabulary%in%English?%These%words%are%called%cognates,%words%that%sound%like%words%we%use%in%English%and%generally%mean%the%same%thing%in%Spanish.%%We%also%enjoyed%a%brief%activity%for%El%Dia%de%San%Valentin!

4th'5th

We%covered%a%similar%curriculum%as%that%written%above,%as%well%as%an%extension%of%our%lessons%with%AR%verbs.%%This%month,%we%had%our%Pirst%quiz%over%AR%verbs%and%are%continuing%to%work%on%our%conjugations%each%class.%%Our%newest%assignment%is%a%mini%project%in%class.%%Students%are%working%in%groups%to%present%one%AR%verb,%dePine%and%conjugate%the%verb,%and%present%it%in%a%creative%way%to%the%class!%%This%will%dePinitely%be%muy%divertido!

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The$Scholastic$Book$Fair,$Story$Laboratory,$is$coming$up$NEXT$week,$March$6'13.$$All%students%have%watched%the%Book%Fair%Video%and%are%getting%excited%about%the%fun%books%that%will%be%available.%%We%will%have%the%summer%reading%requirements%for%rising%1st,%2nd,%and%5th%graders%available%for%purchase%at%the%book%fair%as%well.%%I%hope%that%you%and%your%family%will%have%a%chance%to%take%advantage%of%the%great%books%Scholastic%provides%us.

Scholastic$Storia

You%may%have%noticed%a%wristband%on%your%child%this%past%week.%%Scholastic%has%an%app%for%your%computer%or%iPad%that%allows%you%to%download%ebooks.%%The%app%itself%is%free%and%when%you%download%it,%you%will%receive%5%free%ebooks.%%The%ebooks%are%ALL%age%levels.%%Go%to%http://www.scholastic.com/storia[fairs%to%download%the%app%today.%%For%each%download%we%get%through%this%link,%Episcopal%will%earn%a%dollar.%%Storia%has%thousands%of%read[to[me%ebooks,%age%appropriate%learning%activities,%dictionary,%and%tools%to%promote%active%reading.%%I%encourage%you%to%check%out%what%Storia%has%to%offer%your%family.%

Library$Resources$Available$at$Home

We%have%many%great%resources%available%for%you%and%your%students%to%take%advantage%of%at%

home%as%well%as%at%school.%%Visit%the%library%webpage:%http://162.39.152.73%to%search%the%library%catalog%from%home.%%On%the%HOME%tab%of%the%webpage,%you%can%Pind%lots%of%links%appropriate%for%elementary%school%students.%%Last%month,%I%gave%the%information%for%Tumblebooks%(http://www.tumblebooks.com).%%Tumblebooks%is%a%great%resource%for%our%PK[3rd%grade%students%to%Pind%games,%puzzles,%story%books,%non%Piction%books,%read%alongs,%even%a%few%short%videos.%%The%username%is%eplower,%the%password%is%books.%%While%you%are%on%the%library%webpage,%check%out%PebbleGo!%(http://www.pebblego.com)%a%wonderful%database%that%has%science,%social%studies,%and%biographies.%User%name:%episcopal1,%password:%librarypebble.%%I%hope%you%take%some%time%to%explore%our%website%and%the%databases%we%offer!

See%you%at%the%Book%Fair%and%happy%reading!

Library with Ms. Neesvig

Students%in%Pre'K3%sang%songs%and%played%many%instruments%in%the%transportation%unit.%They%learned%a%Nigerian%boat%song%called%“Eh%Soom%Bo%Kawaya,”%while%exploring%the%different%sounds%of%a%Djembe.%We%worked%on%the%concepts%of%stopping%and%starting%as%a%group%and%controlling%the%volume%of%our%instrument%playing%to%hear%each%other%more%effectively.

In%Pre'K4%we%worked%on%moving%together%as%group,%while%observing%our%own%personal%space,%using%the%song%“Row%Row%Row%Your%Boat”.%We%sang%several%songs%about%transportation%including:%“Eh%Soom%Bo%Kawaya,”%“Zoom%Zoom%Zoom,”%and%“Choo%Choo%Rhyme.”%We%played%musical%games%about%building%a%boat%and%learned%the%components%of%a%hand%drum.

Pre-K Music with Mr. Betzold

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2nd$Grade:$%We%like%to%move%it,%move%it….as%we%explore%the%ideas%of%balance%and%motion.%%We%will%observe%and%compare%how%objects%balance,%spin,%and%roll%and%communicate%orally%and%in%writing%the%things%we%discover.%%Be%on%the%look%out%for%tops%and%spinners%as%we%explore%different%toys%through%the%eyes%of%science!

3rd$Grade:%%Discovery%or%Invention?%%We’re%taking%a%look%at%both%in%the%weeks%ahead%as%we%investigate%famous%scientists,%scientiPic%inventions,%and%scientiPic%discoveries.%%What%is%rePlected%light?%%Can%we%take%apart%colors?%%How%do%inventors%come%up%with%all%those%ideas?%%Have%kids%ever%invented%things?%%The%answers%are%coming%in%the%weeks%ahead!

4th$Grade:$%How%many%times%a%day%do%you%use%the%metric%system?%%What%makes%a%building%strong%and%stable?%%Which%is%heavier,%a%kilogram%of%feathers%or%a%kilogram%of%lead?%%Discovering%the%answers%to%these%questions%takes%us%on%a%journey%in%to%the%world%of%measurement.%%Here%we%explore%time,%volume,%length,%mass%and%spatial%relationships%and%investigate%how%they%relate%to%science%and%the%real%world.%%Science%is%everywhere!

Science with Mrs. Bridges

Science with Mrs. HydeK/1st$Science$

Over%the%last%month%we%have%been%exploring%the%three%phases%of%matter.%Through%experimentation%students%have%learned%that%solids%have%varying%properties%(e.g.%hard%vs.%soft)%and%can%interact%differently%with%water%(e.g.%sink,%Ploat,%dissolve).%We%have%observed%and%compared%different%liquids,%and%have%even%seen%some%solids%that%act%like%liquids.%Explorations%with%bubbles%and%balloons%have%helped%students%not%only%investigate%how%air%moves,%but%also%discover%that%gases%take%up%space.

In%the%month%of%March%we%will%look%at%forces%in%terms%of%pushes%and%pulls.%Students%will%investigate%gravity,%weight,%and%magnets%in%this%unit.

5th$Grade:%%We%are%just%Pinishing%our%study%of%the%six%simple%machines.%%Our%lab%tables%have%been%reconPigured%to%help%us%study%pulleys,%levers,%force%and%effort%and%we’ve%been%lifting,%pulling,%measuring,%and%collecting%data%all%along%the%way.%%As%we%Pinish%up%our%exploration%of%simple%machines,%we’ll%set%up%a%series%of%experiments%designed%to%look%at%motion%and%the%bounce%height%versus%the%drop%height%of%different%balls.

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Kindergarten%has%been%clapping%the%rhythms%of%our%Pirst%and%last%names,%learning%the%difference%between%beat%and%rhythm,%showing%steady%beat%in%the%feet,%labeling%same/different%in%form,%and%using%coins%(dime,%etc.)%to%practice%different%rhythms,%and%playing%up%and%down%on%glockenspiels.

While%learning%“My%Country%‘Tis%of%Thee”%1st$Graders%learned%about%patriotic%songs%and%special%places%in%our%country%(Gateway%Arch,%Golden%Gate%Bridge,%Niagara%Falls,%Statue%of%Liberty,%etc.).%%We’re%adding%La%to%the%pitches%we%know,%and%playing%lots%of%games%with%known%rhythms.%%We’ve%even%begun%notating%So%and%Mi%on%the%staff!

2nd$grade%thoroughly%knows%“You’re%a%Grand%Old%Flag,”%and%has%been%working%on%adding%Re%to%the%pitches%we%can%read,%sing%and%play.%%We’ve%also%worked%with%half%notes%and%hand%drum%technique.

Recorder%in%the%morning,%at%noon%and%at%night!%%I’ll%bet%you’ve%heard%your%child%practicing%recorder%lately!%%The%3rd$graders%are%so%excited%about%playing%their%recorder%and%earning%belts%for%playing%successively%complicated%pieces.%%They’re%learning%to%independently%read%pitch%and%rhythm%through%playing%the%recorder.

In%addition%to%spouting%off%all%50%states%quickly%in%the%song%“Fifty%Nifty,”%our%4th$graders%have%been%learning%about%several%special%marks%in%music:%%slur,%tie,%accent,%canon/round%and%going%deeper%in%our%form%analysis%by%using%A%and%A’.

Our%5th$graders%have%been%working%on%more%complicated%rhythms%with%a%variety%of%sixteenth%notes%and%a%three[part%baseball%song%they’ll%debut%for%Grandparents’%day.%%We%also%learned%tie,%descant%and%rondo.%%Finally,%we%studied%the%12[bar%blues:%%what%it%is,%in%what%songs%it’s%used,%etc.%%%We%even%watched%and%talked%about%BB%King%and%his%guitar%Lucille%(who%was%named%when%he%returned%into%a%blazing%Pire%to%retrieve%her%at%a%gig%in%Twist,%AR)!

Music with Mrs. Clark

P.E. with Coach Jackson and Coach MooreThe%Pre$K$through$2nd$Grade%has%been%working%on%teamwork%as%well%as%dribbling%and%shooting%a%ball.%%The%upcoming%weeks%will%see%us%start%to%work%on%striking%things%with%our%feet.%%%We%will%learn%to%kick%many%different%things%from%a%kick%ball%to%a%soccer%ball.%%The%goals%for%the%next%few%weeks%will%be%to%start%to%control%how%hard%we%kick%and%start%to%make%it%go%where%we%want%it%to.%%

In%3rd$through$5th$Grade%this%week%we%started%a%unit%on%Archery.%%The%Pirst%couple%of%days%we%focused%on%whistle%commands%and%routines%that%we%use%to%ensure%safety.%%We%are%now%working%on%the%11%step%process%to%archery%success:%1)%Stance%2)%Nock%3)%Draw%Hand%Set%4)%Bow%Hand%Set%5)%Pre[Draw%6)%Draw%7)%Anchor%8)%Aim%9)%Shot%Set[Up%10)%Release%11)%Follow%Through

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February%was%full%of%creativity%in%the%Art%Studios.%.%.

PreK$3%discovered%different%ways%to%add%texture%to%clay.%They%pressed%stamps%and%their%Pingerprints%into%heart%shaped%clay.%%Students%Pinished%the%clay%hearts%with%glazes.

PreK$4%%learned%to%draw%a%train%using%simple%shapes.%%They%reviewed%those%shapes%as%they%began%a%castle%drawing%that%will%be%Pinished%with%watercolor%paint.

Kindergarten%studied%French%impressionist%Claude$Monet%and%his%painting%“The,Water,Lily,Pond”,%1899.%%Students%used%oil%pastels%and%watercolor%to%begin%their%version%of%a%lily%pond.%%Then%added%a%lily%pad%and%blossom.

1st$Grade%%was%excited%to%use%the%shape%of%their%own%shoe%as%the%body%of%an%insect.%Then%added%creative%features%and%Pinished%with%watercolor.

2nd$Grade%created%an%abstract%landscape%using%lines%and%patterns,%and%Pinished%with%vibrant%watercolor%paints.

3rd$Grade%created%a%composition%of%a%bowl%of%fruit%by%observing%a%still%life.%%They%used%watercolor%pencils%to%shade%their%fruit%and%watercolor%paint%to%Pinish%the%background.%

4th$Grade%was%introduced%to%Printmaking,%the%process%of%transferring%an%inked%image%onto%paper.%They%began%by%drawing%a%bird%of%their%choice%from%a%photo%reference.%Then%etched%that%image%into%a%foam%printing%plate.%%Students%learned%how%to%use%a%brayer%to%evenly%distribute%printers%ink%to%the%plate.%Then,%transferred%the%inked%image%from%the%plate%to%paper.%%They%had%a%lot%of%fun%using%different%colors%of%ink%and%creating%multiple%prints%of%their%artwork.%5th$Grade%discussed%the%importance%of%masks%in%African%culture.%%They%began%the%design%of%their%mask%with%a%sketch.%Then%sculpted%the%mask%using%terra%cotta%clay%while%adding%texture%with%various%found%objects.%%Their%masks%are%all%very%creative%and%unique.

Art with Mrs. Culpepper

Congratulations,to,our,very,own,Young,Arkansas,Artist,Winner,,Lucie,Hughes!,,Lucie’s%Giraffe,Repousse’%%(right)%was%a%winning%Pifth%grade%entry%into%the%Young%Arkansas%Artist%52nd%Annual%Exhibition.%%The%artwork%will%be%on%display%March%15[April%28%at%the%Arkansas%Arts%Center.%%%

Also%earning%applause%are%our%other%artists%whose%works%were%selected%to%compete:%Oliver%Murry[Kindergarten,%Kaden%Fuqua–First%Grade,%Jackson%Canon–Second%Grade,%Caroline%Ewy–Third%Grade%and%Cecelia%Schneider,%Fourth%Grade%.%Great%Job!