Ready? Set...Catch Up!




Hello Families and Friends!!
Get ready! Here comes a long update to catch up on the last few weeks and the fun activities we participated in. Here are some great shots of some of our students performing at the Spring Concert. Everyone did a great job!
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 We took a field trip to McCabe Elementary School to participate in Bocce Bonanza! Each student was matched with a 5th grade partner to go through each station with. Everyone did a great job participating in all the different stations and activities! 
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We also completed a project last week to celebrate LaPerche's 50th Anniversary! Each of the students used their communication devices to ask teachers how long they've been teaching at LaPerche. We had an enlarged school map where they recorded their answers along with pictures of the teachers. Then, the students made bar graphs to compare each grade level teacher to see how has taught the longest.

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We stated a new spring unit two weeks ago! We have learned about spring and the different activities and things you see. Last week we started learning about plants and what they need to grow. We completed a vocabulary activity, identified what plants need in order to grow, the different colors of plants and their needs, sorting by size and then a comprehension check in. The students have been very engaged with our reading book. Our stories are a combination of real life pictures and Boardmaker symbols.  

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I hope everyone has a fun and relaxing vacation!





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