Greetings Families!
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We just came off of a short week packed with adventures and celebrations! We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Dodge Nature Center on Monday where the students had the opportunity to kick sled, examine different amphibians and reptiles, study and search for animal tracks all in absolutely perfect winter weather. Some groups had the chance to see a herd of deer as they were examining tracks in the snow. Some groups saw a rabbit meet an ill fate... but we all had a wonderful time learning from the Dodge Guides and exploring their property. See pictures from our day below :) Thank you Jeremy and Dennis for your help! I believe Dennis caught a live video of the deer crossing... he says he will share.
Lessons We've Had...
- Addition fact families
- Finishing salt dough models of landforms and water forms
- Classifying animal tracks
- Beginning work with reading and writing poetry
- Acrostic poems
- Classifying quadrilaterals
- Economic Geography (began by looking at all the steps it takes for bread to be made and to arrive at our dinner table)
- Small bead frame - building numbers and adding equations
Upcoming Events & Reminders
GRS Soiree @ Can Can Wonderland - Wednesday, March 14th - 6:00 PM - This is the largest gathering and fundraiser that GRS facilitates each year. Hope you can make it!
Noon Dismissal - Guides prep for conferences - Wednesday, March 14th - We will not be eating lunch at school on this day. Busses will pick up bussers, but there will be no Big Canoe Kids Club.
Parent - Teacher Conferences - Thursday, March 15th - Friday, March 16th - No school for students
Snack Volunteers - Please check to see if your snack week is coming up. Click here to check and see if you would like to sign up for any other volunteer opportunities. Here's who's up in the next two weeks:
One last note - we had plenty of opportunity to reflect on the students at our faculty retreat yesterday and we just feel so fortunate to be working with each and every one of your children.
We hope you all get the chance to enjoy the weekend together!
Emily Bowar & Jessy Eaton Fabel
Clearwater Guides
"Our aim therefore is not merely to make the child understand, and still less to force him to memorize, but so to touch his imagination as to enthuse him to his inmost core." ~ Maria Montessori"
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