January Newsletter
Specials Team
P.E.
In January in Physical Education, students will start a basketball unit, practicing age-appropriate skills and games using basketballs.
Health
In Health this month with Mrs. Karek we will start our unit on Nutrition. We will discuss nutritious foods and beverages. Identify the food groups and nutritious food choices from each. Identify the roles that nutrients play in a person's body and describe the benefits of eating a variety of nutritious foods.
Technology
Students will work on code.org .Whether it is solving a puzzle, or creating their own game, their thinking and coding skills are put to work.
Music
PreK, kindergarten, first, and second grades are focusing this month on steady beat, movement, and drama (acting out stories and creating their own versions).
Third, fourth, and fifth grade students are beginning units on beat versus rhythm and exploring other instruments to play.
Art
The Pre-K students will continue to work on their drawing skills for their projects. Kindergarteners, second graders, and third graders will work on projects that relate to the environment. Grades first, fourth, and fifth will make projects that tie with social studies topics learned in class.
Media
In Media, K-2 continues to master coding Scratch Jr. Grades 3-5 will use Scratch to create projects to display the knowledge they researched on Civil Rights.