March in the Know

Our themes for March are communities, community helpers, families, neighborhoods and transportation. We will have our monthly trip to the library on the 14th, which is a week later than our usual first Thursday of the month visit. However, the library books we checked out during our last trip are due today, so please be sure to renew or return to the High Point Public Library if you haven't done so already.

Because St. Patrick's Day falls on a Sunday this year, we will not have any leprechaun visits at school. 😞 However, we will learn about the history of the holiday and make leprechaun traps for the kids to take home.

The school-wide wax museum exhibit is scheduled for March 15th. Although we are not going to follow the individual wax museum model, our class will be participating. Next week we will start our study of 3 children's book authors, Virginia Lee Burton, Eric Carle & Kevin Henkes. The class will work in groups to research their author, and they will set up a table with books and other artifacts about their author. During the wax-museum open-house the kids will man their tables and share facts about their author. During this time families are welcome to visit. The following are the assigned groups:
Eric Carle- Dane, Arianna & AJ
Kevin Henkes- Ellie & Finley
Virginia Lee Burton- Ben & Henry

This is an example of what our "wax museum" looks like. 

I'm encouraging the kids to read as many books by their author as possible. I will also ask them to bring in some specific artifacts to display on their table.

This is a great opportunity for the kids to practice researching, public speaking and learning about quality childrens' literature. The majority of the work and preparations will be done in class, but if you have any questions please let me know.



It was a pleasure seeing the students take the lead in their conferences this week! It's always exciting to see their growth and for them to talk about their goals for the remainder of the school year.