UPCOMING DATES
Spring MATH MCAS DATES - GRADE 3 ONLY: May 8 and 9 - Math
May 14th - PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
May 27 - NO SCHOOL
SAVE THE DATE! FROM AES PTO - Our June Spring Dance Flyer
GRADE 2 Contest for Agenda Books: please see instruction here:
Need some inspiration? Here is last year’s winner:
ART
Week 2 of making Jiji out of clay! Some are painting, some are using ceramic glaze. It’s been crazy in the art room! We love it!
MUSIC
K: This week we spent time learning about Presto vs Largo. We watched a few fun videos, one where the kids had to express the differences with their bodies. After, we played along to a song that switched tempos and then finished class reading The Tortoise and the Hare.
1st: This week the 1st graders worked on playing Forte vs Piano. They did a play-along to Vivaldi’s Spring.
2nd: If you have not sent in a RED shirt for the performance, please send one in ASAP. The kids are getting really excited for their big performance on May 15th @ 10:00 am in the AES gymnasium!
3rd: This week we put the recorders down and worked with the Jump Bands! We had a fantastic time jumping a specific pattern to some fun tunes!
LIBRARY:
It’s that time of year again- please look for any library books you might have at your house as all of the books will need to be returned by the end of the school year!
Students in Kindergarten are taking a survey about our class reward system and reviewing typing skills learned earlier in the school year. Students in first and second grades are taking a survey on the class reward system, graphic novels and presenting their penguin research from last week. Our third graders are either taking a survey and/or finishing their Scratch/Makey Makey projects,
PE
This week during PE, we're honing our throwing and catching skills as part of our Lacrosse unit. Second and third graders are teaming up to practice overhand throws, while first graders and kindergarteners are mastering the technique by throwing against a wall and aiming at targets. Across all grades, we're revisiting and refining our scooping, raking, and cradling techniques throughout the lesson.
KINDERGARTEN
This week in Kindergarten we read the text Bringing Down the Moon and discussed the genre of fantasy. Students have spent time reviewing sight words previously taught and reading for fluency. In math, students had fun using scales to weigh different objects. Students estimated how much things would weigh and used math terminology such as heavier and lighter. Kindergarten had a blast on our field trip to Round the Bend Farm. A HUGE thank you to the PTO for making this possible!
GRADE 1
Our question this week was “What sounds can you hear” and “How are they made?” Some of the selections that we read were The Squeaky Bed and Now, What Was That Sound? In addition, we learned how sounds around us are made. We continue to practice reading and writing words with vowel teams and the suffixes -ed/-ing. Have a nice weekend!
GRADE 2
On Wednesday, an educator from the Massachusetts Audubon Society visited the second graders. The educator guided our students as they engaged directly with nature on our AES nature trail. The students were thinking like scientists as they engaged in meaningful discussions about what they discovered on the trail and as they reflected on their own connection to the environment. The Mass Audubon’s mission is to teach our students to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. Many thanks to the AES PTO for organizing this excellent experience for our second graders.
GRADE 3
Grade 3 students have been working hard to prepare for Math MCAS! We are learning about quadrilaterals and special attributes of shapes. In reading, we have been reading biographies to learn about what it means to be a good citizen. We learned about Dolores Huerta and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two influential citizens in history! In science, we are continuing to explore the difference between weather and climate.
Counselor’s Corner:
Why Do Children Lie?
Many of us have heard of the fight or flight response when presented with a stressful situation, however, recently psychologists have added freeze, and have begun researching another possible defense mechanism: fib.
The ADDitude website references 4 reasons why a child would fib or lie: protection, deflection, extension and self-preservation.
Protection: The child wants to avoid disappointing someone such as their parents, teachers, friends or coaches.
Deflection: The child wants to avoid getting that person angry and then having to deal with any consequences as a result.
Extension: The child is hoping to buy some time to think about the situation and if it can be fixed.
Self-preservation: The child wants to preserve their perceived self-esteem and avoid feeling like a failure due to the possible negative consequence of the situation.
Bethany Pineault, Principal
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