Bear-Y Good Newsletter
Week of September 16-20
A Note From Mr. Nakano
Lots of fun events this week and next. Today, the Discovery Cube came for our 3rd graders and showed us "Watt's Current" with electricity and the 2nd graders travelled to all of the 2nd grade classrooms on a scavenger hunt. Our author visit is next week. Don't forget to submit your book order by Monday if you would like a signed book personalized for your child.
Important Dates
Saturday, September 21st - 6th Grade Pancake Breakfast
Monday, September 23rd - Author Visit order forms due
Friday, September 27th - Author Visit
- All Wednesdays are early dismissal. Please pick up your child at 1:20 on Wednesdays.
- Popsicles are being sold every Wednesday for $1 after school to help support 6th grade science camp!
This Week's Announcements
District Art
PE
ST Math
ST Math is a great program to help our students build brain pathways for mathematical structures and concepts. If you are interested in the research conducted on the effectiveness of this program we encourage to read more here.
Curriculum at a Glance
2nd Grade
Social Studies
Math
As your mathematicians about our daily estimation problem. How close are they now with their reasonable estimates?
Learning Goals in Review
Reading stamina
Digital citizenship and how to be safe with devices
Math facts to 10
Ways to help at home:
Number Bonds to 20
Place Value to 20
Maps and their key features
Title, Key, Compass Rose, Labels, Symbols
Looking Ahead to Next Week
Reading stamina & choosing good fit books
Number Bonds to 99
Place Value to 99
Standard form, expanded form, word form, picture form
Maps and their key features
Title, Key, Compass Rose, Labels, Symbol
3rd Grade
This Week's Mentor Sentence
"My ears rang with crickets, and my eyes stung from staring too long.
Ask your scholar what vivid verb they used in their mentor sentence.
Science
Using our data, we predicted how far it would travel with longer times. Then, we tested how well our predictions were and made adjustments. One thing many forgot to include in their calculations - the wind-up toy eventually runs out of energy.
Parent Corner
Research Shows That Goofing Off Builds Your Child's Brain
School is back in session, and many families start signing children up for after-school activities.
But signing up for too many structured activities could rob your child of an important chance for some “goofing off” time.
Studies show that even when kids’ brains are in a “resting” state— that is, not being fed a formal stream of instruction—they’re still active. It’s just that they’re learning in a different way. So, just because your child may not look busy, it doesn’t mean their brain isn’t busy!
To provide some brain-boosting downtime:
• Let them be bored sometimes.
Don’t race to solve your child’s every “There’s nothing to do!” whimper. Have them figure out how to fill the time themselves. Who knows? It might be just the spark their brain needs to come up with something innovative!
• Put away the devices.
It’s easy to give your child a smartphone or tablet to occupy their downtime. But consistently doing so robs their brain of a chance to actively acquire information (instead of being “fed” information by a screen). What if they looked out the car window, not at an app, during your next drive? What might their mind take in?
Source: L. Waters, Ph.D., “How Goofing Off Helps Kids Learn,” The Atlantic, niswc.com/elem_goof.
“Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded.” - Jess Lair
In Case You Missed It
Author Visit
He is the creator of an imaginative and inventive character, Jack, who designs his dream car, house, and school in each of the books of his amazing series.
Your child will receive a green flyer with information on how to order one of these autographed and inscribed copies. Checks are to be made out to Eastwood Elementary PTA and are due to your classroom teacher by Monday, September 23.
Parent Volunteers
Parent volunteers and at home connections play an important role to the successes of and benefits all of our students. Whether you are available weekly or once or twice a year, we appreciate all of your help!
Please click this link or fill in the form below to sign up and volunteer. Thank you for all you do!
Eastwood Explorers
Website: https://eastwood.iusd.org/
Location: 99 Meander, Irvine, CA, USA
Phone: (949) 936-8100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastwoodexplorers/
Twitter: @eastwood_iusd