Carnaval @Graded

Getting ready for Carnaval!!!

PAL students had great fun today 

decorating masks for the LS gym

to get in the Carnaval mood!

It is going to be a great assembly, in whch

students will have the chance to experience the 

Brazilian street children Carnaval.

Lower School Update - February 17, 2020

Community B Assembly

Please join us for the Community B Assembly on Thursday, February 20 at 8:15 am in the auditorium.  Our students have some wonderful learning they can’t wait to share with you.

STUCO Spirit Week

Our Lower School Student Council is super excited about Spirit Week, February 17-21. Show your school spirit with special dress up days for the whole week!  Please see below for details of each day.

Carnaval

On Friday, we celebrate Carnaval 2020! This year we will continue to celebrate in an environmentally friendly way (no confetti or streamers).  There is no school Feb 24-28 but we look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday, March 2.

Upcoming Important Dates

February 17	Spirit Week - Twin Day
February 18	2nd grade field trip Sitio do picapau amarelo Spirit Week - Sports Day
February 19	Spirit Week - Crazy Day
February 20	8:15 am Learning Community B Assembly (auditorium) Spirit Week - Pajama Day
February 21	Carnaval Assemblies Spirit Week - Carnaval Day
February 24 - 28	No School (Carnaval)

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Carnaval na Graduada!

O carnaval está chegando!

                             O carnaval está chegando!

E o Lower School cairá na folia! 

Na próxima sexta-feira, dia 21 de fevereiro,  teremos o nosso tradicional Assembly de Carnaval, com a participação da Trupe Pé de Histórias, para celebrar essa importante manifestação da cultura popular brasileira!  

Todos os alunos podem vir fantasiados para se divertirem ainda mais!  

Carnaval is coming! And the Lower School will be celebrating this Brazilian cultural event next Friday, February 21. The group “Trupe Pé de Histórias" will join us in our annual Carnaval Assembly. All students can wear costumes and help make this event more fun.

G2 Curriculum Update - February 7

Here is what is coming up in grade two:

Reading: The second graders are continuing to work on fluency in their reading, including reading to match a character's voice.  Additionally, they are working on identifying literary language, such as similes, in their reading. Once they have identified literary language, the students are working to figure out why the author included that type of language.

Writing: Our current writing unit is integrated with our science units.  As the students complete experiments they are using the scientific method to record the process and their thinking in a lab report.

Science:  Through modeled experiments, students have observed how natural disasters like Tsunamis can change the land.  Students are working to understand the different types of erosion that shape the earth quickly and slowly.  Some examples are wind and water.  Students will be conducting experiments to better understand the different types of erosion.   

Math: Module 4 - Strategies for Decomposing a Ten
Key Vocabulary:    

·        Minuend: A quantity or number from which another number is to be subtracted 

·        Subtrahend: A quantity or number being subtracted from another

·        Difference: The solution to a subtraction problem

·        Place value: Referring to the unit value of each digit in a given number

·        Place Value Chart: A graphic organizer that students can use to see the coherence of place value and operations between different units.

And the winner is...

Lower School Update - February 10, 2020

Community A Assembly

Please join us for the Community A Assembly on Thursday, February 13 at 8:15 am in the auditorium.  Our students have some wonderful learning they can’t wait to share with you.

LS Movie Night

We are pleased to host the second movie night of the year on February 14th! Please join us for snacks and drinks on the Lower School Playground at 3:30 pm. The movie will start promptly in the Lower School Gym at 4:15 pm. Be sure to check your email to vote by the evening of February 10th for the movie you would most like to see! Results will be posted here on February 12th.  Please note that students must be accompanied by an adult family member.

STUCO Spirit Week

Our Lower School Student Council is super excited about Spirit Week, February 17-21. They are planning some fun dress up days so be sure to plan ahead and get ready to show off your school spirit!

Lost and Found

We consistently have a large amount of lost clothing and other items in our Lost and Found.  It would help tremendously if you would label your child’s items with first and last name. We would love to be able to identify the owners of these items. This especially applies to swim bags which are lost quite often. 

Special Waiting Area

For students who are picked up by nannies and drivers, we have a special waiting area.  Upon being fingerprinted and registered in Veracross, family employees will pick up and drop off students in the Waiting Area, located in the Bus Parking Lot. Teachers of students in younger grades will walk these students to this area at the end of the school day. 

Upcoming Important Dates

February 13	8:15 am Learning Community A Assembly (auditorium)
February 17	Spirit Week - Twin Day
February 18	2nd grade field trip Sitio do picapau amarelo Spirit Week - Sports Day
February 19	Spirit Week - Crazy Day
February 20	8:15 am Learning Community B Assembly (auditorium) Spirit Week - Pajama Day
February 21	Carnaval Assemblies Spirit Week - Carnaval Day
February 24 - 28	No School (Carnaval)

Around the Lower School

Reader's Theater in 2A

In our reading unit the second graders have been exploring what it means to read with fluency.  They have worked on using punctuation to scoop words together, finding a just right reading pace, making their voice match the mood of the story, and speaking like characters.  Last week the students practiced these skills in a Reader's Theater play.  Today, the second graders presented their plays to their classmates.  Bravo, 2A!

Vocês estão de Volta!!!!

(You're back!)

After some restful time, it is great to have you all back! 

And with a lot going on in D.Nati's Pal's class!

    We began the year with the acclaimed Brazilian author, Monteiro Lobato, stories and characters study. The high point of this adventure journey through the Brazilian children's literature will be on February 18th, when we will visit the Sítio do Picapau Amarelo theme park.

   

Starting on Monday, February 3rd, D.Nati's PAL students will use PAL textbooks in classes to keep learning Portuguese. We will use the series Timi 1 & 2, by Isabel Borges, Martina Tirone & Teresa Goja.

            

These books will be checked out from our school's catalog and students will be responsible for them until the end of the school year  when these books are to be returned to the school. We are all very excited to offer these new learning resources, and to contribute

to students responsible care of school's property.

Thank you again for all your support!

Best regards,

D.Nati

Lower School Update - February 3, 2020

Parent Coffee Tomorrow

Please join us tomorrow (Tues. Feb. 4) at 8:30 am in the LS Innovation Studio (next to the LS Library) for our parent coffee about our Montessori program in K3, K4, and K5. We will share the philosophy, what it looks like at Graded, and what you can do at home to support your child. We hope to see you there! 

Special Waiting Area

For students who are picked up by nannies and drivers, we have a special waiting area.  Upon being fingerprinted and registered in Veracross, family employees will pick up and drop off students in the Waiting Area, located in the Bus Parking Lot. Teachers of students in younger grades will walk these students to this area at the end of the school day. 

LS Movie Night

We are pleased to host the second movie night of the year on February 14th! Please join us for snacks and drinks on the Lower School Playground at 3:30 pm. The movie will start promptly in the Lower School Gym at 4:15 pm. Be sure to check your email to vote by February 10th for the movie you would most like to see! Results will be posted here on February 12th.  Please note that students must be accompanied by an adult family member.

STUCO Spirit Week

Our Lower School Student Council is super excited about Spirit Week, February 17-21. They are planning some fun dress up days so be sure to plan ahead and get ready to show off your school spirit!

Upcoming Important Dates

February 3	Photo Retakes
February 4	8:30 am Parent Coffee: Montessori Method (LS Innovation Studio, next to the LS Library)
February 5/6/7	5th Grade Field Trip - Peraltas
February 5/6/7	4th Grade Field Trip - Sitio do Carroção
February 13	8:15 am Learning Community A Assembly (auditorium)
February 17	Spirit Week - Twin Day
February 18	2nd grade field trip Sitio do picapau amarelo Spirit Week - Sports Day
February 19	Spirit Week - Crazy Day
February 20	8:15 am Learning Community B Assembly (auditorium) Spirit Week - Pajama Day
February 21	Carnaval Assemblies Spirit Week - Represent Brazil Day
February 24 - 28	No School (Carnaval)

Around the Lower School