Science Week 11

This upcoming week, we will begin learning about force. Students will begin exploring the interaction between magnets and various materials. As students observe how magnets interact with different objects, the students should be able to distinguish between magnetic materials and non-magnetic materials. It is important for students to know that energy, force, and motion are related and that they are a part of every day life. This week will be the last for this 6-week period and we saved the best for last, students love magnets! You can support your child at home simply by allowing them to do their own exploring at home with any type of magnet. Below you will find the vocabulary that will be important for students to acquire throughout the week.

WARNING! Keep magnets away from computers and TVs! :)

Science Week 10

As we continue learning these six weeks, we will be working on different types of energy. The focus will be on three different types: Heat, sound, and light. The students will be making observations on the relationship between these energies and the five senses. Students are also expected to identify sources of these energies such as distinguishing between a man-made light source and natural light source. As we learn about these types of energy through investigation, students will begin to understand that they can be observed, measured, and controlled in many different ways. This is a very complex concept, however, students have notions about energy and teachers can easily build on these notions. Below you will find the vocabulary we will be using for these concepts. 

Math Week 10

Hello everyone! We have made it halfway through our second six weeks and can't believe how quickly time has gone by. This upcoming week, we will begin to work on joining numbers. One of the key concepts that students must learn is to solve word problems. We will begin with very basic numbers. Students should understand that in Math, there are multiple ways to represent mathematical ideas. A representation can be thought of as a tool such as a diagram, graph, symbol, or manipulative that expresses a mathematical idea or concept. While it might seem very simplistic, it is important that students are encouraged to explore different representations. You can find vocabulary below that will assist you with working on this skill at home. Also, we are including an example of the type of word problems we will working on to begin with. 

Ex: There were 4 squirrels playing on a tree. 2 more squirrels came and joined them. How many squirrels are playing on the tree in total?

Ej: Habían 4 ardillas jugando en el árbol. Llegaron 2 más a jugar. ¿Cuántas ardillas juegan en el árbol en total?

Second Six Weeks Science vocabulary

These six weeks we are focusing on observing properties of matter. The students will observe how heating and cooling changes matter. For example, we have conducted experiments that show objects when they are melted or frozen and we discuss how they change. The main emphasis is for them to see the change from solid to liquid or liquid to solid again.

Science vocabulary

Second Six Weeks Math vocabulary

These six weeks we are learning to describe 2-D shapes and their attributes. This includes the amount of sides and the amount of vertices. We are also working on counting objects using one to one correspondence up to 20. Some of the strategies that we stress are touching each object or moving the objects  to the side as they count on. Using a variety of counters aids in creating a routine to reinforce the one to one correspondence objective. For example, you can use cereal or buttons to count with your child.

Below, you can see the vocabulary we are using in class. You can use this at home to support Spanish vocabulary acquisition.