February 23-March 8
Tea Collection School Days Fundraiser
10% of your purchase will go to WMS!
February 27
Toddler Maker Faire
8:15 to 9 a.m.
Toddler Maker (STEAM) Studio (Room 1)
March 4
9-12 & Middle School Talent Show
Dress Rehearsal
- 9:30 a.m.
Performance
- 7 p.m.
WMS Gym
March 6
All-Staff Professional Development Day
No school or child care.
March 13
Pajama Bingo Night
(fundraiser for next year's sixth-grade trip)
6 to 7:30 p.m.
WMS Gym
March 17
Working Together: Bring Your Parent to Work Day
Regular classroom drop-off time to 10 a.m.
March 18
Board Visitation Day
March 19
Third Thursday Nature Walk - Celebrate the first day of spring!
Meet in the Peace Park
3:20 p.m.
March 23-27
Spring Break
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This month, students in
Room 3
wrapped up their study of arctic animals. As they celebrated
Parent Appreciation Week
and Valentine’s Day, they enjoyed sharing their love with their families. Now, students are beginning a unit on emotions. They will learn to identify their feelings and develop the language skills needed to express their emotions.
In
Room 4
, students continue to learn about the local birds that visit the feeder outside their room, and are also discussing exotic animals from faraway
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places. Throughout the school day, "color hunts" have become a popular activity - children roll a felt die and then try to locate objects of the same color in the classroom. In addition, last week's beautiful weather provided the perfect opportunity for
a walk in the woods
to look for signs of spring.
Like Room 3,
Room 5
used Parent Appreciation Week and Valentine’s Day as opportunities to discuss love and friendship.
Students also learned about the shape of the heart through activities on the art shelf.
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During the next two weeks, Room 5 will complete their unit on woodland animals and begin to study the life cycle of insects like the ladybug and the honey bee.
Room 6
is also exploring insects. They discussed the parts of an insect, including six legs, a head, thorax and abdomen. Using hands-on materials (see above), the class went over the life cycle of the ladybug, starting from an egg and moving through the larva and pupa stages into adulthood. Next, students will learn about the life cycle of the ant.
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Students in
Room 16
are learning about the process of mailing a letter. They wrote thank you letters to the Delaware Recycling Center following their field trip and also mailed letters to their parents in honor of
Parent Appreciation Week
. In the dramatic play area of the classroom, the children have been working in a post office (see above) and learning about the process of sorting mail prior to delivery. This month, Room 16 also continued their annual tradition of celebrating the
100th day of school
with a variety of activities that focused on counting to 100 by ones, fives and tens.
During the past few weeks, children in
Room 17
have been discussing what they love most about their parents and sharing appreciation for their love and support. Like Room 16, the
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class celebrated the 100th day of school. Each Room 17 student brought in a collection of 100 items to share with the class. Using these varying collections, they discovered the differences in volume among collections of different items - for example, the amount space taken up by 100 Cheerios versus 100 cotton balls. With the help of some Room 17 parents, the class celebrated Lunar New Year and found out how three different Asian cultures celebrate the holiday.
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Room 19'
s favorite moment of February was
their trip to the Delaware Recycling Center. Students also enjoyed a woods walk on a chilly winter day. Children searched for animal burrows and even built their own. As we approach spring, the class will
begin experimenting
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with rainbows, exploring reflection and refraction of light using mirrors. In addition, kindergartners are looking forward to sharing their “small moment” stories with their peers
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Room 20
kicked off February with discussions about Groundhog Day - students learned about predictions, seasons, shadows and holiday traditions. They were even given a homework assignment - finding out what the groundhog predicted. In preparation for Valentine’s Day, students focused on the meaning of love and kindness. The children also celebrated the Lunar New Year and shared their wishes in the red envelopes 6-9 students collected during their Dragon Parade.
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Elementary & Middle School Programs
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Lower Elementary (6-9)
Lower Elementary students have just completed their Heifer International
Read to Feed
challenge. Children created reading goals with their families, who donated money based on the successful completion of these goals over the course of six weeks. These donations went toward
buying farm animals
for families in need around the world. The children researched the animals, learning about what resources and possible business opportunities animals such as cows, chickens, alpacas, water buffalo and bees could provide for a family. They worked in teams to create a budget proposal for how the class should spend the donations. The students collected more than $1,300, which will greatly help many families world-wide!
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Upper Elementary
(9-12)
Continuing their state studies, Upper Elementary students are working on creating “road trips” that include at least five states and 15 destinations. The children are using their persuasive writing skills to write about their trips and practicing math as they prepare their budgets (food, fuel, hotels and entertainment). They will be starting to film their road trip “Netflix specials” using a green screen in the coming weeks. As part of their cultural studies, 9-12 students are studying biomes. They enjoyed a Pokémon GO-like scavenger hunt in the Peace Park, and will work constructing a biome in the Maker Studio. In addition, 9-12 students are preparing for their P.J. Bingo Fundraiser for next year's sixth-grade trip to New York. Watch for more information in next week's issue.
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Middle School
(Grades 7 & 8)
Middle school students (and sixth-graders) spent the past two weeks finishing up their country culture boards, finalizing and practicing speeches, and participating in mock negotiations, all in preparation for last week’s trip to the Montessori Model United Nations (MMUN) conference in New York City. All of their hard work paid off as they delivered excellent speeches, engaged in negotiations, and three of them were even chosen by their fellow committee members to represent their committees and share their resolutions at the closing ceremonies. Prior to departing for MMUN, the middle school class also started studying Supreme Court cases, and in the coming weeks, students will work on projects to showcase a landmark case. Students will also begin reading
Monster
by Walter Dean Myers.
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