Dear families,
Can you believe that we are already in the middle of May? As the end of the year approaches I will be sharing details about various end of the year activities with you. The first of these events will be happening next week. On Friday, May 27th, Friends Academy will be having Blue and Gray Day. This is our annual school-wide field day. Parents are invited to join us between the times of 1:00 and 2:00 for fun Blue and Gray games and activities. Students in the Lower School may leave with parents at 2:00 when their activities end, or stay and watch the Middle School events to cheer on their older friends. The After-School Program will be running on that day.
A few curriculum highlights from the past weeks:
Math
Social Studies
Language Arts
Technology
Have a wonderful weekend.
Can you believe that we are already in the middle of May? As the end of the year approaches I will be sharing details about various end of the year activities with you. The first of these events will be happening next week. On Friday, May 27th, Friends Academy will be having Blue and Gray Day. This is our annual school-wide field day. Parents are invited to join us between the times of 1:00 and 2:00 for fun Blue and Gray games and activities. Students in the Lower School may leave with parents at 2:00 when their activities end, or stay and watch the Middle School events to cheer on their older friends. The After-School Program will be running on that day.
A few curriculum highlights from the past weeks:
Math
- Finding area and perimeter of polygons
- Using a ruler to measure the sides of polygons in inches and centimeters
Social Studies
- Students continued working on their pyramid projects.
- They made miniature clothespin mummies that they wrapped in layers of gauze. They then created mummy masks to put on their mummies.
Language Arts
- Students continued to read the biographies of Helen Keller and Laura Bridgman.
- In writing, students worked on their biography reports. We discussed different ways to grab a reader's attention and make an opening sentence interesting. We also discussed using different words that show time in their biography reports such as: first, next, later, then, soon, second, third, and before.
Technology
- Mr. Felix taught the class about Garageband, a digital music-making program. The class then had the opportunity to create their own music!
Have a wonderful weekend.