Community Helpers!

Our class has been making community helper presentations to Ms Heineberg's class. Such a fun way to end the year! 

Cora - Dr. Purcell the librarian

Toby - Deusdeth the school fireman

José Miguel - Mr. Lockhart ELL teacher

Minami - Ms. Bobbie the counselor

Katalina - Nurse Juliana

Gabriel - Deusdeth the school fireman 

Ana - Vilma the cleaning lady

Tomas - Ms. Bobbie the counselor

Nicco - Deusdeth the school fireman

Thomas - Mr. Boerner the superintendent

Colin - Celio the volleyball coach

Tiago - Mr. Lockhart ELL teacher

Malu - Luis the chef

Sabrina - Ms. Mussete music teacher

Martin - Deusdeth the school fireman

Viridiana - Juliana the nurse

Lower School Update - December 17, 2018

The Eagle’s Nest
Two classes were awarded the Golden G award today for demonstrating the Eagle Way the past week. Congratulations to Ms. England’s first grade class and Ms. Gehrels’ fifth grade class!

Build Confidence! 55 Positive Things To Say To Your Child

As the holiday approaches, families will have more time together. Here is an article with some suggestions of ways to build your child’s confidence. “As parents, the way we speak to our children is incredibly important. Words can build kids up, and they can just as easily tear them down. Which is why finding positive things to say to your child matters!” continue reading Build Confidence! 55 Positive Things To Say To Your Child

LS Reads
We encourage all students to read over the break. Also, don’t forget about our LS Reads book, Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo. We encourage all families to read this book together. If you need access to the book, a digital copy is available for free on Tumblebooks.

Wednesday, December 19
Wednesday will be our last school day before the break. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am.

Happy Holidays
On behalf of our Graded family, we wish you and your family an enjoyable holiday season full of meaningful time with family and friends. We look forward to seeing you on January 22, 2019!

Upcoming Important Dates

Dec. 19	Last day for students (students dismissed at 11:30)
Dec. 20 - Jan 21	Holiday Break (no school for students)
Jan. 22	Classes Resume
Jan. 25	Holiday: Foundation of the City of São Paulo (no school for students)

Around the Lower School

Summer Holiday Activities

Dear 1st-Grade Families,

It has been a wonderful semester! As you prepare for the holidays, consider the following ideas for continuing learning at home, or on the road as you travel!

Reading: Please read every day! You may choose to join the "LS Reads" initiative by reading Flora & Ulysses, which is available for free on Tumblebooks.com (Username: Graded, password: books) We've enjoyed reading Chapter 1 in class together! This is a fun book for you to continue to read as a family together.

If you need some book recommendations while on break, here is a great recommended book list. Don't forget to log-in to Raz-kids.com to read loads of "just right books".

Writing: Please continue to practice your writing over the summer holiday. Here are some recommendations of what you and your child can do over break: 

• Keep a journal sharing about your most memorable holiday experiences (pictures are also encouraged).
• For those traveling: write post cards to grandparents, and even back to school, sharing a highlight of your trip.
• Help with meals by writing the grocery list.

Math: Students may work on Mathletics.com. They should practice their math skills 2-4 times per week during the holidays. A couple of areas in math to review:

• Continue practicing addition and subtraction facts to 10
• It is important for Math to come alive in everyday situations. Please refer to this site for ideas on how to make mathematical thinking visible to your child.

For more fun summer activity ideas please visit this site. We hope you continue on your educational journey over the summer and we look forward to seeing you in January!!

Love, 

The First Grade Teachers

Ms. Keane's Nifty November Updates

Kindness Week:

During Kindness Week students worked hard on making new friends, giving thanks, and helping one another. Check out the photos below to get some snap shots.

Cafeteria Visit:

Students went "behind the scene" and had a blast visiting the kitchen. They saw all the different tools the kitchen staff uses and learned about how the food is made. The experience helped them consolidate their information about the community helpers. 

Eagle Shout Outs

Students got some eagle shout outs for working hard and being kind!

Walk-A-Thon

Students did amazing during the walk-a-thon. First grade raised R$21,000. Wow! What a great effort and experience for all involved to raise money for great causes. Check out some photos below. More photos will be shared in a folder at a later date.

Wax Museum

Students did a fabulous job during their Wax museum. Many staff came to recognize the students as well. Check out the video below. More photos will be shared in a folder at a later date.

Community Assembly

Students had their community assembly. They did a wonderful job explaining their art work. 

Lower School Update - December 10, 2018

The Eagle’s Nest
Two classes were awarded the Golden G award today for demonstrating the Eagle Way the past week. Congratulations to Ms. Cibele’s pre-primary class and Ms. Fitch’s third grade class!

Lower School Holiday Concerts

This week the Lower School will present our 2018 holiday concerts!
- Grades 2 to 5 will present on Tuesday, December 11, at 8:30 am
- Pre-primary and Grade 1 will present on Friday, December 14, at 8:30 am

The doors to the main entrance of the Auditorium (not the sides) will open at 8:00 am. Please be aware that seating will be reserved in the first two rows of the auditorium for our teachers. Each adult who enters may hold one additional seat next to them if needed.

We ask that parents please take pictures from their seats. A professional company will video and photograph the performance. Information is provided below.

PTA Holiday Concert Bake Sale
After the concert on Tuesday, our PTA parents will be selling baked goods. Be sure to stop by and pick up a special holiday treat!

December 19
Wednesday, December 19 will be our last school day before the break. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 am.

Upcoming Important Dates

Dec. 11	Holiday Concert - Grades 2 - 5  (auditorium 8:30 am)
Dec. 14	Holiday Concert - Pre-primary & First Grade (auditorium 8:30 am)
Dec. 19	Last day for students (students dismissed at 11:30)
Dec. 20 - Jan 21	Holiday Break (no school for students)
Jan. 22	Classes Resume
Jan. 25	Holiday: Foundation of the City of São Paulo (no school for students)

Around the Lower School

Ms. England's Class's Wax Museum

After learning about and interviewing many of the community helpers here at Graded, we applied our new knowledge to host a spectacular wax museum. We worked extremely hard to be able to teach others about the important jobs that our community helpers do everyday. It was especially rewarding to share our museum with the community helpers we were portraying! Thank you so much to everyone who came out and visited our museum!