Tuesday by Collin

Today in class we played the games we made for homework.  I made a portable board game based on The Hobbit.  We had Art and now we are going to Spanish.

Friday by Sierra

Today in Kim's math, we measured our paces and came up with the middle one.  That one was Lorraine's and Henry's.  We had fruit break and went outside.  After fruit break, we went to Ruth Ann's class.  We read The Lorax and played games.  We had recess and lunch.  After lunch, we had Poetry Day.  Then, we had class and Kim read Raider's Ransom, while we drew or crocheted.  We went to Betsy's class and they did some puppet shows for us.  We read to our buddies with Beth.  Now, we have class again and we are reading while others finish their poems about Jamestown.

Thursday by Sierra

Today in Kim's math, Henry and I were doing something where we pretend we are robots and count steps and tell each other which direction to go.  After Fruit Break, we had Hollytime.  In Drama, we went over the scripts.  We had recess and lunch.  We went to Computers and worked on our stories for our little buddies.  In Spanish we got homework that is due March 22.  We need to write a paragraph about an animal in Spanish.  We went over poems for Poetry Day.

Spanish Homework is due March 22.

Bob at Community School

We have been collecting tin foil to make the world's largest tin foil ball and we would like you to send in clean tin foil to help us. The world record of the biggest tin foil ball is 500 pounds and we have 6 ounces. We Need Tin Foil Please!!!

Update from Kim's Math Class

Dear Family and Friends,

Over the next several weeks, our class will be working on measurement in a unit called From Paces to Feet. We'll start out measuring distances with “giant steps” and “baby steps.” Later on your student will be pacing off distances in the classroom and at home. After making these informal kinds of measurements, we will start using rulers, yardsticks, and their heights.

Measurement activities include a fun side—such as figuring out how many giant steps it takes to win a game of "Mother, May I". We enjoy playing such games, and they're learning important math at the same time.

The more experience with measurement that students get at school and at home, the better. Encourage them to estimate and measure distances. Typical questions that might come up include these:

• How far is it across our kitchen table—and can we really reach that far?
• How many children can sit comfortably on our couch? How many adults?
• Will that extra bookcase really fit in the kids' bedroom?
  
  

These are good questions, and they're also very practical ones! Measurement questions come up a lot in our lives, and it's exciting for children to be involved with real-world issues.

Here's how you can help during this unit:

• Listen to your child's strategies for measuring.
• Involve your child in your own measurement activities—hobbies like sewing or carpentry are a natural for this.
• Work together on measurement activities your child brings home.
  
  

Don't worry if your child doesn't use a ruler accurately yet—it's a skill that will develop over time, with more and more opportunities to measure.

Happy measuring!

Sincerely,

Kim

This letter is from the From Paces to Feet curriculum by TERC.  We will be using parts of this curriculum for the next couple months.  

Update about Bake Sale and the School Stuff Store

Between bake sale and the School Stuff Store, we have raised $60 for refugees.  We will be giving school supplies to local refugees and we will decorate some of the supplies to help welcome new refugees to the Roanoke area.


We are also trying to earn a little more to buy a brick here at Community School.  Bricks, Boxwoods, and Benches is a fundraiser for the school.  You can find out more on our website  (http://www.communityschool.net/giving_capital.html) about celebrating Community School by purchasing a commemorative brick, bench, or a planting. The engraved brick will be set in the walkways leading to the new classroom building, and the engraved benches and plantings will be placed throughout campus as a lasting tribute.

Pictures from our Plays