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Science- Mrs. Matthews

Course Description

 
2:15-3:15pm everyday
 
Science and Social Studies switch off units in Kindergarten. If you don't see an update for this week, check Social Studies.

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Force, Motion, and Magnets 2/25/19

We sure did enjoy our field trip to the WOW museum on Thursday! It was great to be able to apply what we learned into our Physics unit! 
 
Later this week we will be moving into magnetism. We will be learning about magnets and doing a fun experiment about things that are magnetic. 

IMPORTANT: Kindness Week 2/11-2/14

We have a lot going on this week so here are a few important reminders:

February 11th-13th is Kindness week! We will be doing Kindness activities all week!

February 13th is Hundreds day! Children are welcome to dress up like they are 100 years old!

We will be providing a 100’s day snack that day, but if your child has allergies or wants to opt out, you can still have them bring their own snack.

February 13th 6pm - 8pm Family Dance! 

February 14th is Valentines day! NO CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED TO BRING VALENTINES!!! Instead, Westgate makes Kindness cards and delivers them to businesses in our community. We will be taking a field trip to the bus barn to pass our kindness cards out! Permission slips should have been sent home in Friday Folders last week. We should be back in time for normal pick up for half day students. I will be reaching out to chaperones this week!

February 15th- NO SCHOOL: Teacher professional Development

February 18th- NO SCHOOL: Presidents day

February 21st- Field trip to Childrens WOW! Museum. Permission slips coming as soon as we have approval of buses. Half day pickup will be later (more information will be on the permission slip).

Physics: Force and Motion 2/11/19

Hello!
 
We just finished up our Maps and Globes unit and are now moving into physics: force and motion! This week will be a lot of inquiry questions about force and motion.

Tomorrow is Class Picture Day 1/18/19

Hello Parents,

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow is Class Picture Day. Order forms were sent home on Monday and I have only had 2 students return their order to me. I will be sending home an extra order form with students today so please check your student’s backpack. I have also attached a scan of the directions to order online if necessary.

Kindergarten will be first to have their picture taken so please be sure to arrive to school on time and send the order form with your student.

Thank you so much!

Mrs. Matthews

 

 

Holidays Around the World 12/10/2018

Hello Families, 
 
This week in Social Studies we are continuing our holidays around the world study. We will be visiting France, Netherlands, England, and learning about American Kwanzaa!

The 5 Senses Wrap up...

This week we are wrapping up our 5 senses unit. Once Completed we will begin a mini unit on hibernation. This goes along with our seasons standards. We are going to learn about hibernation vs. migration for this week only!

The Five Senses

This month Science is all about the 5 senses! We will be starting off with a pre-assessment, naming each of the five senses, then matching each sense with a part of the body. We will learn how scientists use their 5 senses to observe and investigate the world around them. This week and next we will conduct experiments for each of the 5 senses and wrap up with a final popcorn project. 

Science: The Sun, Weather, and the 4 Seasons

Dear Family,

This week we will be learning all about the seasons and weather.  Your child will be able to identify seasons and the effect of the sun in each.  They will describe different types of weather throughout the week, too. Your child will be able to make connections between the season, natural resources, and the Earth. Your child will know why it is important to take care of our Earth and how they can help.

Important!!!

Friday, September 7th, Kindergarten will be hosting our own seasons fashion show. We encourage every Kindergartener to bring a costume. Each child can dress up in winter, spring, summer, or fall clothes. This can be as creative or basic as you would like. I have seen people come in dressed up as the sun or a fire ball, or simply in a (school dress code safe) swimming suit. Your child may bring the costume to keep in their cubby or wear their costume throughout the day. If they choose to keep it in their cubby, please make sure it can go on above their clothes so that we don’t have a 30 minute changing session. No masks, or face covering paint allowed. We will be showing off our seasons costumes to other classes in our pod.

 

Vocabulary:

natural resource

cycle

man-made

season

weather

Strategies to support your student at home: 

  1. Talk about activities you can do in each season.
  2. Talk about a time when you were in a storm. What happened? How did you feel?
  3. What types of weather can you name?
  4. Talk about resources that are man-made and ones that are natural.
  5. Talk about ways you can take care of the Earth.
  6. Plant a tree or a flower together as a family.

 

Curriculum Night Reminder!

Curriculum Night is Thursday, August 30; 6PM – 8PM – Adults Only Please!

Come to hear about what your child will be learning this year! All teams will present in one night! We hope this consolidation will support our families with finding child care. If you can’t make it, all Teams will post their presentations and have any handouts uploaded to the website.

6 PM – 7 PM: Kindergarten, 3/4, 7/8, and Bullying Prevention Parent Info Meeting

7 PM – 8 PM: 1/2, 5/6 and High School and Bullying Prevention Parent Info Meeting

Science: The Sun, Weather, and the 4 Seasons

Hello wonderful parents! 
This week in Science, we will be starting our Seasons/Weather unit! This unit will take place for 3 weeks. 
 
This week we we will be learning the 4 seasons and how they happen in reguards to the earths rotation around the sun! 
Lets have a great week!