October 18th

This week in the Galaxy Room we will continue our study of outer space, beginning with Planet Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. Our sound of the week is Tt, and there will be no share day on Friday since school is closed. Remember the Pumpkin Patch field trip on Wednesday, bring your sack lunch and be ready for some pumpkin fun!!

This week

Hello Galaxy Room Families!

This week we will be learning about the solar system. We will begin with the sun, and on Mercury, Venus, and Earth. Our sound of the week is Tt, so be sure and find an item at home beginning with the Tt sound for share day this Friday. Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday and Friday, so sign up for a time that is most convenient for you.

Have a great week!

First Week of October

Wow, Fall is in the air and how pleasant it is with the cool air, light breeze and the leaves beginning to change! This week we will wrap up our study of the human body and turn our focus to the sensory system. We will learn about our five senses and how they work with our brains to give us information about the world around us. We will perform a variety of activities as a group using our various senses and individually as well. Have a great week! Next week, the Galaxy Room will 'blast off' into space!!

Dinosaurs

The Galaxy room is having a blast this summer! Right now we are studying dinosaurs. We are taking a look at dinosaurs as a group, and individually, studying the meaning of their names, their special features, their diet, order and era that they lived. We are learning about fossils, and even making some of our own right here in class! We will visit the dinosaur exhibit @ Union Station in the upcoming week.

Summer is here

Wow, Summer is here and we have several fun 'summer camps' planned for this summer, beginning with insects! This month we will be learning all about insects. We will learn the parts of the insect; metamorphosis; types of insects, habitats, and diets in the upcoming week. We will move on to learn about specific insects later. We will be observing our mealworms to see the transformations take place over the coming days, weeks. We will also be learning about summer safety to get everyone off to a good safe start to a summer full of fun!

Galaxy Room Update

This week in the Galaxy room we will turn our attention to South America. We will locate South America on the globe and world map and discuss the biomes of South America. We will focus on the Rain Forest and introduce the layers of the rain forest as well. We will also discuss the 'ring of fire' which lines the western coast and dive into some discussion about volcanoes and demonstrate with some experiments! Sound of the week is Vv, like volcano, share day will be Friday!

Upcoming in the Galaxy room

We are wrapping up our study of Northern Europe, the scandanavian countries and moving on to Western Europe, starting with Ireland. We will learn about the long history of the Irish; folklore and fairy tales from Ireland; Famous castles and cathedrals; Historical sites of Ireland; and the story of St. Patrick. We will discuss Irish traditions, culture, food and dance as well. Our letter sound of the week is Ll, so be sure to bring something to share on Friday!! Have a great week!