Mrs. Gould’s

Monthly Gazette

We were excited to have Mr. Young read a special story during lunch. We want to, once again, thank all of the parents who took time out of their busy days to share a favorite book. Thank you, Mr. Young!

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Fairies fluttering, sharks searching, moms looking, and houses waiting are all just a part of the wonderful characters and scenes created through our Image-Making collages. Thanks to the help of Mrs. Geskos, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Biedrzycki, and Mrs. Kalinowski we have a great jumpstart on our stories and main characters.

Over the next month we will continue to create the individual pages and writings for our Image-Making stories.

Poetry Books Are Published And Ready!

The colorful books filled with wonderful poetry are just waiting for the upcoming Writing Festival. They will be displayed at the Wilkins school on the following dates:

May 20^th from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

May 21^st from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

The books will be located in the first grade section with a special table designated for our class. We will also have five of our favorite class big books to preview. Please leave your child’s book at the table. They are on display for all to see. They will be safely returned to Clark School following the festival.

There will also be our annual book fair at the festival.

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Thank you for the many notes regarding the math money game sent home recently. It was my pleasure to send along the fifty cent pieces. So many of the children had never seen them. It was also nice to hear that so many of the children were enjoying the use of the game at home.

We are working on time to the hour and half hour, but many of the children are excited about learning to the minute! We will continue to explore the use of time, reading analog and digital clocks, and working with time schedules.

Many of the children have demonstrated their knowledge of the basic math facts during our problem solving exercises. They have proudly mentioned the flash card practice at home. Please continue to work on the addition and subtraction facts. Being able to use these facts for problem solving and calculations is so helpful.

Mrs. Martina shares a wonderful book, Eating the Alphabet, by Lois Ehlert. This book related to our vegetable study earlier this year. As she read the alphabet book, the children took turns distinguishing between the fruits and vegetables.

Following the story, the children created their own paper salad.

The multipurpose room at Clark School was highly energized when the Boston Museum of Science brought their science magic show. The children learned that magic often involves the use of scientific and mathematical thinking. They were asked to use their five senses to try to figure out the various tricks presented. They witnessed a piece of material being pulled out from under a pile of tubs, a balloon being pieced but not popped, and lying on a bed of nails without getting hurt.

Screams of excitement could be heard as each trick was performed. Following each presentation, an explanation was given to explain how each trick was mastered. Math and science were key roles in all.

One of the exciting tricks involved the presenter lying on a bed of nails with a cinderblock on her stomach. Mrs. Capprini then used a sledge-hammer to crack the cinderblock without hurting the presenter. Yikes!

Using the scientific method, we have continued to attempt our own experiments. Here are the steps we follow:

It is always an exciting time during our science experiments. Here are just a few of the procedures which are included in our Math Science Log:

Super Bunny

We said our good-byes to Dylan the week before vacation. He has moved to Oregon. Although he misses his friends and teachers here at Clark School, he has already made many new friends and likes his new teacher. He continues to look forward to going to school each day.

A special thank you to all of the children who secretly completed their pages for his memory book. It was so nice to hear the many comments shared in our good-bye circle.

We are planning on our Volunteer Luncheon to be held on Friday, May 30^th, from 11:15 to 12:00. Mrs. Niland and Mrs. Gould provide a salad bar in appreciation for all the parents who regularly volunteered this year.

The children in our classrooms should still bring or get a school lunch as usual. The luncheon itself is for the parents and siblings coming to the event. The students in our classrooms will be allowed to sample the dessert table after our guests have been served.

Invitations will be sent home with RSVPs required. We will need to plan for seating and food.