Mrs. Laser's Blog

    Our Learning This Week:   During our four-hour Fridays, we have been working hard on painting self-portraits, which consolidates our understanding that we are all unique. Please check out our video on how Tuscany School came together to celebrate our uniqueness through an amazing Quilt project. Video This week we also focused on tally marks in math.  We did an interesting class survey on family size where we recorded our results with tally marks.  Family is a topic that we are excited to explore in the next few weeks. Valentines Day Information: We will create displays of appreciation for each other within our school using materials already present. Our messages of friendship and kindness will be spread throughout the school but no paper valentines will be exchanged . Family Focus: We are learning about the importance of family right now.    Please send in a family photo  (apprxox. 4 by 6 - a typical picture size) that you are willing to part with.  (For the time being... it will b

  Our Learning This Week:   The students loved listening to a few versions of  "The Gingerbread Man." We practiced sequencing the characters and then added our own animals/people to personalize this classic fairytale.  Your child would like to practice their oral storytelling by sharing their green strip with you this evening. In Math, we focused on the concepts of "before" and "after".  Subtraction and addition often develop naturally when children are confidently moving up and down the number line, both backwards and forwards and starting at random points.  We also had fun playing a "roll and draw" gingerbread man math activity. Basketballs were introduced in gym this week and the children were very excited.  Many of them are eager to join a club in the future! Note: A school-wide email will be sent home tomorrow regarding our plan on how we will celebrate Valentine's Day during this time of covid. Home Reading: Your child will be starting