JAMES WARD ELEMENTARY APRIL 17, 2018

Preschool Room 107

Theme Newsletter from Ms. Hung

Ball Study
Our little students played, explored
and tested out different balls these
past 6 weeks. We started our study
with a study on foods that are ball Upcoming
shaped. Our students made tang Events
yuan - Chinese glutinous rice balls 4/18/18 Report
with their parents. Then we investigated how balls move. We discovered Card Pick Up day-
No School
that some balls are better for rolling, bouncing and throwing. We also
looked at how a ball is made. Our students are learning to describe a ball 4/20/18 Preschool
with a complete sentence and including its textures, colors and size. The Family Day
ball center in our classroom gave us many opportunities to play and think
of stories about balls. Our 3-5 year olds all worked on their own story Family Day
about balls and we published our own class book. At the end of our study Family day is on
Friday April 20th, in
the students started making their own ball games. They learned to use
conjunction with the
informational writing and drawing to describe a ball game. Our four-five national celebration
year olds are getting ready for kindergarten, they are learning to use of the week of the
sounds and inventive spelling to label young child. We
and write on their drawings. We want to would like to invite
thank all the parents and guardians for the family of all of
our preschool
coming out to our ball expo. Our
students to come
students had a lot of fun playing with for this special
you and sharing all that we’ve learned. 
 event. There will be
a potluck,
performance,
station activities and
Parent specialist
Volunteers experiences. All
In an effort to enhance preschool students
the learning in the need to be
classroom, we are accompanied by at
asking parent least one family
volunteers to come to member.

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the school to volunteer as a parent helper from

9:00-10:40 and 1:00-2:40. This is a good SUPER STAR Reduce,
opportunity to strengthen the school-home Reuse and
PARENTS
connection. We would love to invite our parents to Recycle
join us to in supporting our learning in the I want to thank all the
Study
classroom. When volunteering, we ask that parents who are
parents are present and positive in their already doing above Most of us don’t spend
interactions with all children. Please do not have and beyond for our much time thinking
your device out in the classroom, if you need to classroom. Matej’s, about trash and
make a call, please let the teacher know and step Nathan’s, Jacob’s garbage. We might give
out of the classroom. You are here as a helper for Karen’s and parents the problem some
all children. Children are here are school to learn donated some extra thought when our
to grow and develop in all domains so it is very soap for our little community needs a new
important that we are aware of what kind of help hands. Esabella’s, landfill, a crisis about
we are providing to the children. We are great Winston’s, Eric’s and dangerous water arises,
advocators of the growth mindset in order to Giavanna’s dad or litter gets out of
grow, children need some time and patience from donated 2 hours of control. But then we
the adults in guiding them in the right direction their time to build the often forget about the
without doing it for them. Please remember, all school’s music risers. ever-present challenge
volunteers, no matter what job they perform, have Again, we really of dealing with trash
an obligation to keep in confidence all information appreciate all the help and garbage. We think
that pertains to the students and staff they assist. we can get. Thank you studying how to reduce,
Information regarding students, staff, and other for helping to support reuse and recycle trash
volunteers is not to be discussed with anyone who our learning. and garbage will
is not entitled to such information. engage children
because they are
familiar with and curious about the topic. As a
If you are willing and able to volunteer please
matter of fact we have a couple of garbage truck
make sure:
and trash collection enthusiasts in our classroom.
We will start with exploring our beautiful earth.
You’ve already passed the volunteer sign up
Then we will follow where trash goes. Our next
online and have your ID in the office
investigation will find ways to go green such as
reduce, reuse and recycle as well as composting.
Sign up on the volunteer sheet with the parent
leader

AM Class: Jay Cao 312-451-9740

PM Class: Sara Kane 312-623-7738

Show up from 9:00-10:40 or 1:00-2:40 no phones

please

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We need your help gathering items to investigate.
We’ll need many different objects and pictures
related to trash and garbage. We will begin our
study by collecting them. Here’s a list of
suggested items, but you may also send in others
not on the list as long as they are clean and safe.

Objects:

garbage cans, Trash bags, Recycling bins,

Compost containers, Paper shredder, Can
crushers

Clean and dry trash—junk items

Paper towel rolls, empty plastic containers, cans
with dull edges, empty packaging, fabric scraps,
leftover wrapping paper, rinsed tinfoil, old
telephones or radios without batteries, wood
scraps, empty spools, rinsed milk cartons, old
magazines, and cleaned out plastic bottles
Pictures:
liter- trash in various places, Dumps and landfills,
Garbage trucks, Street-cleaning vehicles,
Sanitation workers, Recycling centers, Incinerators,
Public trash receptacles
home, help your child take responsibility for
sorting items into your family’s recycling boxes.
When you are outside with your child and you
notice a piece of trash on the ground, point it out
and talk about it. For example, say, “ I wonder why
someone dropped that candy wrapper on the
ground. Is it supposed to be there? Is there a
better place to put it?” At the end of the study, we
will have a special event to show you what we’ve
learned. Thank you
for playing an
important role in our
learning.

As we study trash and garbage and how we can

reduce, reuse, and recycle, we will learn concepts
and skills in literacy, math, science, social studies,
the arts and technology. We will also be
developing thinking skills to observe, investigate,
ask questions, solve problems, make predictions
and test our ideas.

What you can do at home

Talk with your child about trash and garbage. Help
raise your child’s awareness of the kinds of trash
and garbage your family creates each day. If you
dispose of your trash at a dump or a landfill, take
your child along to see where the trash goes.
Borrow some library books about trash, garbage
and recycling. Talk about what kinds of trash you
can recycle, reuse or compost. If you recycle at

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華德小学 4月17日2018年

学前班107班
洪老师的通讯

重要日期
球主题 4/18成绩单领取日-停
我们的学生在过去6周内玩过、探索并测试了不同的球。我们先研究球形 课

食物，我们的学生与他们的父母一起制作了汤圆（糯米做的中国式点
4/20 家庭日
心）。然后我们探索了球如何移动，我们发现有些球更适合滚动、弹跳
或者投掷。我们还研究了如何制造一个球。我们的学生正在学习如何用
家庭日
一个完整的句子描述球，包括纹理、颜色和大小。我们在教室设了有关
今年的家庭日将于4
球的学习区，它给了我们很多机会玩和思考有关球和球的故事。我们3至 月20日星期五与全国
5岁的孩子们都制作了自己的球类故事，发表成我们班的书。在我们研究 青少年周的庆祝活动
的最后，学生们开始制作自己的球类比赛。他们学会了使用信息写作和 同时举行。我们想邀
绘画来描述球类比赛。我们四五岁的孩子正在为幼儿园做好准备，他们 请我们所有学前班的
学生来参加这个特别
正在学习如何使用声音和创造性拼写在他们的绘画上贴上标签和写字。
活动。我们将庆祝所
我们要感谢所有的家长和监护人出席我们的球的展览，学生们和您们一
有家庭间的密切连。
起玩得很开心，分享了所有他们学习到的。 将有 捧来餐
（potluck）、表演、
家⻓长义⼯工 各站活动和专家经验
分享。所有学龄前学
为了加强课堂学习，我们 生都需要由至少一名
要求家长志愿者在9：00- 家庭成员陪同。
10：40和1：00-2：40之间
来到学校作为家长帮手。
这是加强学校与家庭间联
系的好机会。我们很乐意
邀请我们的父母与我们一
起支持我们在课堂上的学
习。当志愿者参与时，我
们要求家长在与所有孩子的互动中表现积极。请 间和成年人的耐心来指
不要在教室里放置您的联络设备，如果您需要拨 导他们正确的方向，而
打电话，请让老师知道并离开教室。您在这里是 不是为他们做。请记住，
所有孩子的助手，孩子们在这里是要学习在各个 所有志愿者，无论他们
领域的成长和发展，所以需要意识到我们为孩子 执行什么工作，都有义
们提供什么样的帮助是非常重要的。我们是学生 务保留与他们所协助的
养成学习成长心态的引导者，孩子们需要一些时 学生和工作人员有关的

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 学前班107班
洪老师的通讯

所有信息。与学生、工作人 减量，重复使⽤用和回收主题
员和其他志愿者有关的信息
我们大多数人并没有花太多时间思考垃圾问
不得与任何无权获得此类信
题，只有在下面的情况发生时我们可能才会
息的人讨论。 超级义工 想到这个问题，例如：当我们的社区需要一
我要感谢所有已经为我们的 个新的垃圾填埋场时、危险的水资源危机出
如果您愿意且能够自愿参加， 课堂做了许多贡献的⽗父⺟母。
现时、或垃圾乱丢现象严重时。但是，我们
请确保： Matej's、Nathan's、
Jacob's Karen's的⽗父⺟母为 经常忘记处理垃圾是永远存在的挑战。我们
孩⼦子们的⼩小⼿手捐赠了⼀一些额 认为，研究如何减量、再利用和回收垃圾能
～您已经通过在线注册志愿 外的洗⼿手液。 Esabella、
够引导儿童投入，因为他们对这个话题很熟
者，并在办公室申请您的身 Winston、Eric和Giavanna
悉和好奇。事实上，我们在教室里有几个对
份证件 的⽗父亲奉献了2个⼩小时的时
间来建造学校的⾳音乐台。我 垃圾车和垃圾收集的爱好者。我们将从探索
们⾮非常感谢所有我们可以获
～向家长代表报名，在志愿 得的帮助，再次感谢您帮助 美丽的地球开始。然后我们将追踪垃圾去哪
⽀支持我们的学习。
者表上填写您能够帮忙的时 里。我们的下一个研究将是寻找绿色环保的
间 方法，如减量、再利用、回收以及堆肥。

上午班: Jay Cao 我们需要您的帮助收集项目进行调查。我们

312-451-9740 需要许多与垃圾和垃圾相关的不同物体和图
片。我们将通过收集它们开始我们的研究。
下午班: Sara Kane 312-623-7738 以下是建议项目的列表，但您也可以提供不在列
表中的其他项目，只要它们是清洁安全的。
～9：00-10：40或1：00-2：40，请不要使用电
话 实物：～垃圾桶～垃圾袋～回收箱

～堆肥容器～碎纸机～罐头破碎机

～清洁和干燥垃圾垃圾物品

纸巾卷，空塑料容器，边缘不锐利的罐头，
空包装袋，织物碎片，剩余的包装纸，冲洗过的
锡纸，旧电话或无电池收音机，木屑，空卷轴，
冲洗过的牛奶盒，旧杂志以及冲洗过的塑料瓶子

照片：

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～在不同地点被任意丢弃的垃圾

～垃圾场和垃圾填埋场

～垃圾车

～街道清洁车辆

～环卫工人

～回收中心

～焚化炉

～公共垃圾桶

当我们学习垃圾，以及如何减量、再利用和回收
时，我们将学习识字，数学，科学，社会研究，
艺术和科技等概念和技能。 我们还将培养思考
能力，观察，调查，提问，解决问题，做出预测
并测试我们的想法。

你可以在家做什么

与你的孩子谈论垃圾。 帮助提高你的孩子对你
家庭每天创造的垃圾和垃圾种类的认识。 如果
您将垃圾丢弃在垃圾场或垃圾填埋场，请带着孩
子一起看看垃圾在哪里。 借阅一些关于垃圾、
和垃圾回收的图书馆书籍。 谈谈您们可以回收、
再利用或堆肥什么样的垃圾。 如果您在家里回
收利用垃圾，帮助您的孩子负责将物品分拣到家
庭回收箱中。

当您和孩子在一起时，如果您注意到地面上有一
些垃圾，指出并与孩子谈论它。 例如，说：“我
想知道为什么有人把糖果包装纸放在地上。 它
应该在那里吗？ 有没有更好的地方放？“

在研究结束时，我们将举办一个特别活动，向您
展示我们学到的东西。 感谢您在我们的学习中
发挥重要作用。

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