Bonjour,
This week we worked on good and services. We also looked at different occupations to see if they are providing goods or services. Thank you for sending in job’s pictures; the kids enjoyed presenting to their classmates. Next week will start talking about consumers/producers and how we earn money. In Math we are learning about coins and their values and how to count money. As part of the Women in Engineering week, we will welcome Ayira’s mom on Thursday to speak about careers in STEAM and conduct some experiences.
Homework
Due Friday, Mar. 13 -Mobymax- Use pennies and nickels
Vocabulary
besoin/need-envie/want-bien/good-service/service-argent/money-pièce/coin-billet/bill-travailler/work-métier/job-producteur/producer-consommateur/consumer-dollar-penny-nickel-dime-quarter
ICSAtlanta’s 4th annual Run the World with ICSAtlanta 5K & Fun Run registration is open! It is time for our 4th annual Race Weekend on March 28th-29th, presented by our lead sponsor ER Roofing Specialist! This is a big fundraising event for the entire school, featuring a pasta dinner and silent auction on Saturday night, and the
Run the World with ICSAtlanta 5K & Fun Run on Sunday morning.
Register today at www.icsatlanta.org/run and begin your student pledge page to start collecting pledges!
Become a sponsor! Sponsorship opportunities are still available, and this is a great way to show your ICSAtlanta pride! Your name or logo will appear on the shirt and race website.
www.icsatlanta.org/store
The Wolves’ Den is open!
Stop by the Wolves’ Den on Thursday mornings between 7:30 am and 9:30 AM at the Upper Campus for Spirit and Uniform Items! Come on in and pick up one of the new ICSAtlanta Wolves water bottles or a “Member of the Wolf Pack” plush backpack tag!
Spring Pictures are coming in March! Spring pictures will be taken on March 19th at the lower campus and March 20th at the upper campus. Students are allowed to be out-of-uniform for spring pictures (out-of-uniform rules apply). Class pictures will also be taken. Don’t miss out!
WEEK 27 (Mar.2-6)
Bonjour,
We started our unit 5 by learning about needs and wants. The kids picked up the concept quickly and now we are working on goods and services. Thanks to those you emailed me their pictures at work. The kids proudly explained with their words (with a little bit of help 🙂 what their parents do. It is not too late for the others as we are still working on it. It will also help if you can explain them what your job consists of so then will be able to share with us. In Math, we are working on place value along with money.
Homework
Due Friday, Mar. 6 -Mobymax- Math: money using pennies
Read Across America
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’birthday, we will participate in Read Across America from March 2-8. To kick off the week we invite our students to dress up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character or in their pyjamas on Monday.
**School reminders and updates
THIS Friday, February 28th is our last dress-up day for this year’s Black History Month Celebration! This Friday, students are encouraged to dress up representing their favorite HBCU! (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Please refer to our Out of Uniform Dress Code found on pages 9-10 in the Student Handbook.
Parent Education Night: Family Mindfulness Night-February 27th at 6:30 PM in the Lower Campus
Join us for Family Mindfulness Night! Bring the whole family for a night of learning and relaxation. You can expect fun crafts, peaceful yoga, and educational resources to help bring calm to your home.
Let us know you will join us by clicking
here.
Our SPRING BOOK FAIR begins NEXT WEEK.
Family Shopping hours: Monday, March 2, Tuesday, March 3, and Friday, March 6, 2019, from 3:00-4:30 pm, and Wednesday, March 4 from 2:00-4:00 pm, and Thursday, March 5 from 3:00-6:30 pm
Family Event: Join us for a Reading-is-Fun Afternoon on Thursday, March 5th, 2020, extended shopping hours: 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Please consider volunteering to help at our book fair: Book Fair Volunteer Sign-Up If you would like more information about volunteering at our book fair please contact Lisa Breitbarth at lisa.breitbarth@icsatlanta.org.
Spring Pictures are coming in March! Spring pictures will be taken on March 19th at the lower campus and March 20th at the upper campus. Students are allowed to be out-of-uniform for spring pictures (out-of-uniform rules apply). Class pictures will also be taken. Don’t miss out!
Uniform
ICSAtlanta will be changing our uniform requirements, officially beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. In order to provide an adequate phase-out period, we wanted to announce this change as soon as possible. Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, khaki pants, shorts, and scooters will no longer be allowed as part of ICSAtlanta’s school uniform. The only color option for pants, shorts, and jumpers will be navy. The only color options for scooters will be navy and ICSAtlanta plaid. Please note: this does not begin next school year (2020-2021); it begins the following year (2021-2022).
Yearbook order
Last day to buy a yearbook is 3/20/2020
Run the World
It is time for our 4th annual Race Weekend on March 28th-29th, presented by our Lead Sponsor ER Roofing Specialist! This is a big fundraising event for the entire school, featuring a pasta dinner and silent auction on Saturday night and the Run the World with ICSAtlanta 5K & Fun Run on Sunday morning. This year’s run will be held at the beautiful Webb Bridge Park in Alpharetta, which has ample parking, wide, well-maintained trails, and a large playground. Follow the guide below to make the most of this fun weekend! All information will be posted on the website at
www.icsatlanta.org/run.
Vocabulary
besoin/need-envie/want-bien/good-service/service-argent/money-pièce/coin-billet/bill-travailler/work-métier/job
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 26 (Feb.24-28)
Bonjour,
This week we worked on the summative assessment. Using puppets made in class, students had to come up with a short story including light, sound and time.
After the break, we will start unit 5 on Economic choices. We will be inquiring about money, spending, saving, good, services… It will be great if you can give to your child (or send via email) a picture of yourself at work (or something to represent your job) to share with the class and identify what their parents do at their job, and if it is selling goods or providing a service. In Math we will be working on place value using money.
Homework
Due Friday, Feb. 28 -Mobymax- Science: Light and sound
Run the World
It is time for our 4th annual Race Weekend on March 28th-29th, presented by our Lead Sponsor ER Roofing Specialist! This is a big fundraising event for the entire school, featuring a pasta dinner and silent auction on Saturday night and the Run the World with ICSAtlanta 5K & Fun Run on Sunday morning. This year’s run will be held at the beautiful Webb Bridge Park in Alpharetta, which has ample parking, wide, well-maintained trails, and a large playground. Follow the guide below to make the most of this fun weekend! All information will be posted on the website at
www.icsatlanta.org/run.
Have a great Winter Break 🙂
WEEK 25 (Feb.10-14)
Bonjour,
Next week we will wrap up our unit 4 with the summative assessment. By small groups, students will have to create a puppet show using light and sound. Please remind them to bring their flashlights and old socks to make the puppets. In Math we will finish measuring and telling time. We will start unit 5 on needs and wants after the winter break.
Homework
Due Friday, Feb. 14 -Mobymax- Math: Read half-hours and hours on an analog clock
(1) Uniform Update:
ICSAtlanta will be changing our uniform requirements, officially beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. In order to provide an adequate phase-out period, we wanted to announce this change as soon as possible.
Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, khaki pants, shorts, and scooters will no longer be allowed as part of ICSAtlanta’s school uniform. The only color option for pants, shorts, and jumpers will be navy. The only color options for scooters will be navy and ICSAtlanta plaid.
Please note: this does not begin next school year (2020-2021); it begins the following year (2021-2022).
(2) The ICSAtlanta’s Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) celebration is Saturday! This year’s celebration, the Year of the Mouse, will be on Saturday, February 8th, 2019 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the lower campus.
Please bring your family out to enjoy delicious Asian food, crafts, souvenirs, face-painting, dancing, games, a fashion show, and much more!
Please see attached flyer for the performance times and event map.
PLEASE RSVP so that we can ensure we have ENOUGH FOOD.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-20204
Food and Supplies Donations:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-20205
Volunteer Sign up link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-cny2020
Fashion Show Participation Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-20202
(3) February is Black History Month! Students in both the lower and upper campuses will be participating in during-school events to celebrate Black History Month. In addition, in each Friday of February, we will have themed, out-of-uniform dress days:
Next Friday, February 7th: dress in traditional African colors: red, green, black, and gold.
February 14th: dress in traditional African attire
February 28th: dress in HBCU (historically black college or university) collegiate wear
(4) Remember that the deadline to sign up for winter break camp (February 17th-21st) is NEXT Friday, February 7th at 6 PM. Please see our website or click HERE for more information.
Valentine’s Day
For Valentine’s Day, students are invited to give out treats or cards to everyone in the classroom. There should not be any candy or cupcakes donuts given out. This is an in class event only and students will be passing out their treats at the end of the day.Here is the list of the student’s first name in our class (21):Anjali, Adiel, Inaya, Veronica,Tara, Makayla, Ayira, Manuela, Finn, Zayna, Max, Lia, Popsi, Saleema, Tristan, Julia, Norah, Elli, Zuni, Bupe and Micah.
This week we learned about how sound is made and how we hear it. We carefully listened to different sounds and tried to guess what it was. Next week, we will continue working on sound and start preparing for the summative assessment. Please send in a paper toilet roll as we will (finally) built a kazoo.
In Math we are still working on counting (by 2, 10, backward), telling time and measuring.
Homework
Due Friday, Feb. 7 -Mobymax- Math: Tell hour from analog clock part 1 and 2
SCHOOL INFO
(1) The deadline to re-enroll your student for next year is THIS Friday, January 31st! Please note that we cannot hold spaces past the 31st. Please login to your Infinite Campus portal account and click “more” on the left side of the page to be taken to the 2020-2021 re-enrollment link. If you need assistance with your Infinite Campus login or password, please contact lauren.gross@icsatlanta.org and provide your full name and students full name. If you are applying for a new student and sibling of an ICSAtlanta student, please use the New Student Application for Enrollment link on the homepage, and be sure to select Enrolled Sibling preference. Enrolled sibling preference will not apply to applications received after January 31st.
(2) Thank you, ICSAtlanta families, for your generosity during our Fall Giving Campaign! To date (as not all matching contributions have arrived), our Fall Giving total is $80,293! The following 2 homerooms will receive an ice-cream party as they had the highest participation percentages in the school:
Lower Campus: Ms. Staines’ class with 75% participation
Upper Campus: Ms. Levi’s class with 74% participation
(3) The ICSAtlanta’s Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) celebration is coming VERY soon! This year’s celebration, the Year of the Mouse , will be on Saturday, February 8th, 2019 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at the lower campus.
Please bring your family out to enjoy delicious Asian food, crafts, souvenirs, face-painting, dancing, games, a fashion show, and much more!
PLEASE RSVP so that we can ensure we have ENOUGH FOOD.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-20204
Food and Supplies Donations:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-20205
Volunteer Sign up link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-cny2020
Fashion Show Participation Link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0849aaa72ca0fb6-20202
(4) We’ve added one additional after school vendor to our list: Aussie Kids Golf (Knd-3rd grade). Please click HERE for more information.
(5) We encourage you to please take a few minutes to complete the Georgia Parent Survey found at the link below. This survey is very important for ICSAtlanta’s School Climate Star Rating. The School Climate Star Rating will be made available to the public and is part of our school’s annual “grade” from the state . Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education. You are able to complete this survey on any device (i.e. computer, smartphone, or tablet). There are only 24 questions, and it should take no more than 5 to 10 minutes to complete. Please note that ICSAtlanta cannot change or modify this survey and will not have access to the raw data results. This survey is controlled solely by the Georgia Department of Education.
Georgia Parent Survey link (please cut and paste into your browser if link does not work): http://gshs.gadoe.org/parents
District: State Charter Schools [782]
School: International Charter School of Atlanta [782-0614]
(6) Don’t forget to order your child’s yearbook (Deadline is March 27th!)
Click the link below to order your yearbook:
http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07636630
Want to purchase a special graduation announcement for your Knd, 5th, or 8th grade student? Please go to our online school store or click the link below:
https://www.icsatlanta.org/store
(7) Our ICSAtlanta’s Stuffed Animal Drive is happening NOW, THIS WEEK!
Stuffed Animal Drive – During Kindness Week THIS week, we are hosting a drive to benefit the Atlanta Children’s Shelter. Please donate NEW stuffed animals (no used stuffed animals, please) to help bring love to a child in our community.
(8) The SPRING BOOK FAIR is coming to ICSAtlanta. Please mark your calendars, the book fair will be at the Upper Campus (UC) from February 27 – March 6.
Student Preview Days: Thursday, February 27th for grades 4-7 & Tuesday, March 3rd for 8th grade during school hours (7:30-2:30)
Student Purchasing days: Tuesday, March 3rd and Friday, March 6th during school hours (7:30-2:30)
Family Shopping hours: Monday, March 2, Tuesday, March 3, and Friday, March 6, 2019, from 3:00-4:30 pm, and Wednesday, March 4 from 2:00-4:00 pm, and Thursday, March 5 from 3:00-6:30 pm
Family Event: Join us for a Reading-is-Fun Afternoon on Thursday, March 5th, 2020, extended shopping hours: 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Please note: Each class will be assigned a designated day and time to preview and purchase items.
If you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our
Online Book Fair. Our direct link is: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/internationalcharterschool
Our Online Book Fair is available from February 21st to March 5th, 2020.
Please consider volunteering to help at our book fair: Book Fair Volunteer Sign-Up
If you would like more information about volunteering at our book fair please contact Lisa Breitbarth at lisa.breitbarth@icsatlanta.org.
(9) The Wolves’ Den is open!
Stop by the Wolves’ Den on Thursday mornings between 7:30 am and 9:30 am at the Upper Campus for Spirit and Uniform Items! Come on in and see what’s new in Wolf Spirit for 2020!
(10)Save the Date for ICSAtlanta’s Run the World 5K and Fun Run!!
The Annual ICSAtlanta Run the World 5K and Fun Run weekend will be March 28th and 29th! Please visit the ICSAtlanta Race Weekend 2020 page for more exciting details ( https://www.icsatlanta.org/run). We have a new location this year–be sure to check it out!
BECOME A SPONSOR OR DONATE TO THE SILENT AUCTION TODAY! Click HERE to become a sponsor!
Sponsors are recognized on the race website, race shirts, and all communications. Sponsors may also have a table at the race and include items in race bags! Businesses, organizations, individuals, and families are all welcome to be a sponsor! Make lasting memories and support ICSAtlanta by being a part of the 4th annual Run with the World with ICSAtlanta!
Contact giving@ICSAtlanta.org to volunteer, become a sponsor, or donate items for the silent auction!
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 23(Jan.27-31)
Bonjour,
Next week we will inquire about sound. Students will learn how distance influences sound, high and low pitch, built a kazoo with different materials, a flute out of straws… Students can bring an instrument to play in front of classmates
In Math we will continue working on telling time (please keep practicing at home in English) and measuring.
Homework
Due Friday, Jan. 31 -Mobymax- Math: Telling and writing time
Vocabulary
Son/sound – volume/volume – fort/high– faible/low – aigü/ high pitch – grave/low pitch – parler/speak – chanter/sing -musique/music– bruit/noise – vibration/vibration – oreille/ear –écouter/listen–entendre/hear- casque/headphone –mégaphone /megaphone
It’s that time of year again — YEARBOOK TIME!
Deadline for purchase March 27th
To order your yearbook, click here:
http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A07636630
(Or visit schoolannual.com:
Click on “Buy your student’s yearbook.”
Enter school name, city and state.
Place your order!)
To buy a graduation ad for K, 5th ad 8th, visit the School Store:
https://www.icsatlanta.org/store
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
The Mandarin track is celebrating Chinese New Year on Saturday, February 8th from 1-4pm at the LC! Come join us for fun games, yummy food and activities!
Here is the link to purchase a Mandarin track long sleeve shirt:
https://app.etapestry.com/cart/InternationalCharterSchoolofA/default/item.php?ref=10495.0.229735460
WEEK 22(Jan.21-24)
Bonjour,
We celebrated 100 days of school on Thursday and it was fun to see the kids dressed as grown people 🙂
This week we start working on shadows using flashlights in the classroom as the weather didn’t permit us to go outside. We did some experiments using flashlights. We will start our shadow journal next week by going outside and drawing our shadow at different time of the day to see the changes. In Math, we are still working on halves and fourths. We introduced measuring using a unit (unifix cubes, eraser, paper clip…) instead of a ruler and start working on telling time (full hours). We will continue working on this next week.
La galette des roi
On January 21st, to celebrate a French tradition, the students will enjoy a slice of galette in class. This in-school, student-only event will allow them to discover more about the French culture and how students their age celebrate La galette des rois in France.
The students will be able to choose between almond paste galette or apple galette.
If your child is allergic to ingredients traditionally found in cakes (flour, eggs, milk) or nuts, please let me know asap so we can find an alternative snack for your child.
We are looking for donations of paper plates for this event. If you can help, please send a bag of paper plates with your child.
Homework
Due Friday, Jan. 24 -Mobymax- Math: Measurement- Length in units
Vocabulary
ombre/shadow-distance/distance-long/long-court/short-proche/close-loin/far
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 21(Jan.21-24)
Bonjour,
I hope everyone had a restful break 🙂
We started our unit 4 on light and sound. This week we learned about different sources of light (natural and artificial) and how it affects us. Next week, we will start talking about shadow (size, position, length…) and record our experiments in a shadow journal. If you can please send in a flashlight with batteries for experiments (we will keep it in class until the end of the unit). In Math we will continue on partitioning shapes and start working on measuring and telling time (please practice at home how to say it in English as well as we will be learning it in French).
100th day of school (Thursday)
The students can come to school dressed up as centenarians on Thursday. We will have activities around the number 100 and from now on, the students will be encouraged to only use French.
La galette des roi
On January 21st, to celebrate a French tradition, the students will enjoy a slice of galette in class. This in-school, student-only event will allow them to discover more about the French culture and how students their age celebrate La galette des rois in France.
The students will be able to choose between almond paste galette or apple galette.
If your child is allergic to ingredients traditionally found in cakes (flour, eggs, milk) or nuts, please let me know asap so we can find an alternative snack for your child.
We are looking for donations of paper plates for this event. If you can help, please send a bag of paper plates with your child.
Homework
Due Friday, Jan. 17 -Mobymax- Math: Geometry- Halves and Fourths
Vocabulary
vue/sight-oeil/eye-yeux/eyes-lumière/light-soleil/sun-lampe/lamp-lampe de poche/flashlight-bougie/candle-feu/fire-étoile/star-éclair/lightning-ampoule/light bulb-allumettes/matches-source naturelle/natural source-source artificielle/artificial source-ombre/shadow
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 20 (Jan. 6-10)
Bonjour,
We are officially half way of the school year and ready for the second half 🙂
Let’s start with the Wax museum 🙂 I’m so proud of the kids and I hope you guys appreciated the hard work they did for this event. The costumes were amazing, thank you all for your collaboration.
A big shout out To Cristal (Elli’s mom) for organizing the class party and thank you all for coming. It was good seeing you and I hope you enjoyed it as the kids did. And for the gift card I don’t know what to say.. Thank you so much I appreciate your generosity.
After the break we will review subtraction and addition in Math before learning about partition shapes and telling time. We will start our unit 4 (How we express ourselves) around the central idea: our perception of light and sound influences how we describe our experiences. We will learn about the different types of light and sound.
Report card
You will find attached in your child agenda the report card for the 2nd quarter. Please empty, sign and return the envelope after the break. Feel free to email me if you have any question.
Homework
No homework over the break but keep in mind that we will have our 2nd Benchmark Math test right after the break.
Happy holidays and enjoy the break 🙂
Bonjour,
This week we finished learning about the historical figures and we used most of the time to prepare for the wax museum. You will find attached in the agenda the lines that your child has to memorize (please practice over the weekend). They will be evaluated Monday. We also did our craft for the Holiday market.
Next week we will review what we did so far in the first three units. In Math we will continue working with subtractions and equations.
Holiday Market and Chorus Night
Hope to see you all tonight at the Holiday market. The kids are so excited to perform their songs in both languages. Handmade crafts will be available for purchase.
Wax Museum
Remember the wax museum is on December 17 at 8:45 sharp (for about 30min). Please have your kids dressed up as the character they picked (they can keep their costumes the whole day or bring their uniforms to change after the presentation).
Class party
Please join us for the Holiday class party on Thursday (10:30 to 11:30). 2 parents/guardians by student and no siblings.
A big thanks to Elli’s mom for taking care of this!
Homework
Due Friday, Dec. 20-Mobymax- Math: subtracting multiples of 10
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
Bonjour,
This week we learned about George Washington Carver and started to talk about Ruby Bridges. Next week we will finish learning about Ruby Bridges and use the rest of the week to prepare for the presentation at the Wax museum. I will send out a summary for each character for you to practice with your child. In Math we started subtractions and will continue next week.
Holiday Market and Chorus Night
The school Holiday Market will be next Friday (December 13, 6-8pm). Students will sing songs (in French and English) and handmade items will be available for purchase. We are collecting small glass jar (oui yogurt) for our holiday craft.
Wax Museum
Remember our wax museum is on December 17 at 8:45 sharp (for about 30min). Kids will dress up as one of the characters we studied and show off their knowledge in French (you can either make the costume or buy it)!
Homework
Due Friday, Dec. 13-Mobymax- Math: subtract within 20
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 17 (Dec. 2-6)
Bonjour,
Thanksgiving Break! 🙂
This week we learned about Theodore Roosevelt, his childhood and achievements as the 26th president of the US. After the break we will learn about Georges Washington Carver and start Ruby Bridges at the end of the week.
In Math we are working on additions and we will start subtractions after the break.
Wax Museum
You are invited to our wax museum on December 17 at 8:45 sharp (for about 30min). Kids will dress up as one of the characters we studied and show off their knowledge in French (you can either make the costume or buy it)!
Holiday Market and Chorus Night
The school Holiday Market will be on December 13 (6-8pm). Students will sing songs (in French and English) and handmade items will be available for purchase.
Here is the French song (please practice at home)
Homework
Due Friday, Dec. 6-Mobymax- Math: Add ten to any number less than 90
Vocabulary
esclave/slave-université/college-professeur/professor-rotation des récoltes/crop rotation-inventeur/inventor- cacahuète/peanut-produits dérivés/derived products-africain-américain/African-american
I wish you all a restful Thanksgiving Break 🙂
WEEK 16 (Nov.18-22)
Bonjour,
One more week before Thanksgiving break 🙂
This week we learned about the expedition of Lewis, Clark and Sacagewea. We learned that after the purchase of Louisiana, Thomas Jefferson send them to explore this new territory. Following their footsteps, we simulated an expedition to the Green Space and the kids had a lot of fun. Next week we will learn about Theodore Roosevelt. In Math we are learning different strategies to add numbers. We will continue next week and will start subtractions after the break.
Wax museum
You are invited to on exciting event on Tuesday, December 17. We will have our wax museum where students dress up as one of the characters we studied and show off their knowledge about that person. Please start talking to your child about who they want to impersonate and start getting a costume together.
Holiday Market and Chorus Night
The school Holiday Market will be on December 13 (6-8pm). Students will sing songs (French and English) and handmade items will be available for purchase.
Here is the French song (please start practicing at home)
Bayard Presse
You will find a flyer from Bayard Presse in your child’s agenda describing various annual subscriptions.
Bayard Presse offers a selection of magazines that are delivered to your home and that meet your student’s interests. Feel free to reach them out (contact info on flyer) if you have any question. Order directly on their website.
Homework
Due Friday, Nov. 22-Mobymax- Math: adding ten to a single digit and adding ten to a multiple of 10
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 15 (Nov.11-15)
Bonjour,
Thank you very much for your contribution to the Fall Giving campaign 🙂
This week we learned about Thomas Jefferson and the role he played in the start of the US. Next week we will inquire about the Lewis and Clark expedition including Sacagewea. On Monday, if weather permitting, we will simulate their huge adventure by going to the Green Space (right next to the school). To be more realistic, girls can bring baby dolls to carry as Sacagawea did. In Math, we are still working on place value, tens and ones and counting.
Martinstag
Please come and join us for Martinstag Event this Saturday from 4:30 to 7pm at the Lower Campus.
Homework
Due Friday, Nov. 15-Mobymax-Social studies:Past, present and future
Vocabulary
expédition/expedition-aventure/adventure-explorer/explore-achat de la Louisiane/purchase of Louisiana-carte/map-découvrir/discover-Amérindiens/Indians
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 14 (Nov.4-8)
Bonjour,
What a great week! Kid really enjoyed Career Day on Monday. Book Character Day on Thursday was just amazing 🙂 It was fun to see the kids in their beautiful costumes (pictures are coming soon).
This week we learned about Benjamin Franklin: his inventions, his role in the start of the US and life at his time. Next week we will learn about Thomas Jefferson. In Math, we are working on tens and ones, comparing numbers and counting.
Martinstag
Please come and join us for Martinstag Event Saturday 9th at the Lower Campus.
Homework
Due Friday, Nov. 8-Mobymax-Math: Ones and tens (understand place value)
Vocabulary
historical figure/personnage historique-Benjamin Franklin-Thomas Jefferson-inventor/inventeur-author/auteur -statesman/homme d’état-kite/cerf-volant-key/clé-electricity/électricité-lightning rod/paratonnerre-Declaration of Independence/déclaration d’indépendance-freedom/liberté-colony/colonie
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 13 (Oct. 28-Nov.1)
Bonjour,
We wrapped up our unit 2 with the summative assessment. Students did a great job making a poster including continents, oceans and landforms (with 3D shapes). Thank you for sending play dough!
Next week we will start unit 3 about historical (where we are in place and time, an inquiry into historical figures) with Benjamin Franklin. In Math we will be working on tens and ones.
Wax Museum (please save the date)
On December 17th, you are invited for our wax museum where kids will present you what they learned about the historical figures.
Career Day
On Monday, we will have people coming to present their career in the morning.
Book character day
On Thursday, students can come dressed up as their favorite character with the book (or picture) to go along with their costume. Weapons are forbidden.
Homework
Due Friday, Nov. 1st-Mobymax-Math: ones and tens
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 12 (Oct. 21-25)
Bonjour,
Thank you for coming at parent-teacher conference, it was good seeing you all.
This week we learned about oceans and landforms. We also talk about patriotism and what make each country unique (flag, pledge, symbols…). Next week we will wrap up our unit 2 with a summative assessment: by groups of 3 or 4, the kids will have to place continents, oceans and create 3D landforms (mountains, valleys, coasts and deserts). Bonus will be accorded if they add rivers, use 3D shapes and bring elements from home to help with the landforms deco (sand for deserts for example). If some parents can provide play dough, that will be great!
Please check the photo page for pictures 🙂
Homework
Due Friday, Oct 25th-Mobymax-Social Studies: continents and oceans
Vocabulary
Amérique du Nord/North America-Amérique du Sud/South America-Afrique/Africa-Europe/Europe-Asie/Asia-Australie/Australia-Antarctique/Antartica-océan Pacifique/Pacific ocean-océan Atlantique/Atlantic ocean-océan Indien/ Indian ocean-océan-désert/desert-vallée/valley-cote/coast-montagne/mountain.
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 11 (Oct. 14-18)
Bonjour,
This week we had some fun activities: We, painted and glued continents on a paper plate and we colored and glued them onto blue balloons to represent the globes. We also built 3D shapes out of paper. Next week we will learn about landforms (mountain, valley, desert and coast) and will talk about patriotism. In Math, we will continue 3D shapes, comparing numbers and counting.
Parents-teachers conference
Please remember that conferences will be held the week of October 14-18. Please find below the link to the sign up list. Note that dismissal will be at 12:00 during that week.
Book Fair
We had our preview on Thursday. The kids were very excited about it and made their wish lists. We will have our buying day next Tuesday. You will also be able to shop the whole week.
Help us decorate our shared hallway wall (with 1F2) by sending a 4*6 picture of your child in a Fall activity (playing in leaves, by pumpkins, drinking hot chocolate…). You can also send in leaves that are changing colors.
Homework
Due Friday, Oct 18th-Mobymax-Social Studies: our countries and states
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 10 (Oct. 7-11)
Bonjour,
This week we started learning about continents and oceans. We learned how to say them in French and where they are located. In Math we completed 2D shapes and started 3D shapes. We will focus on a specific shape every day. Next week we will continue working on continents/oceans and in Math we will start comparing numbers along with shapes.
Join us for the first cultural event of the school year! The Spanish Heritage event!
When: Saturday October 5th 3-6 PM
Where: ICSAtlanta Lower Campus parking lot (1335 Northmeadow Pkwy, Roswell, GA 30076). This event is hosted by the ICSAtlanta Spanish track. Come support our school’s Spanish track and enjoy delicious Hispanic food, games, and performances created by our teachers, parents, and students.
Parents-teachers conference
Please remember that conferences will be held the week of October 14-18. Please find below the link to the sign up list. Note that dismissal will be at 12:00 during that week.
Homework
Due Friday, Oct 11th- Mobymax- Create new shapes from 2D composites, create 3D composite shapes.
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
WEEK 9 (Sep.30-Oct.4)
Bonjour,
This week we learned about addresses, counties, cities, states and countries and how to locate ourselves on a map. We made connection with shapes (thanks for sending the pictures of your beautiful houses). Also the kids wrote a letter that you should receive during the break.
After the break we will review what we did so far during this unit and talk about continents/oceans in detail. We will learn the names and where each of them is located. In Math we will keep counting up to 120 and review 2D shapes before moving to 3D shapes.
Picture and French books
Please note that tomorrow is the deadline to order pictures and French books via Ecole des Loisirs
Homework
Due Friday, Oct 4th-Mobymax-Social Studies: Earth
Have a wonderful and restful Fall Break 🙂
Week 8 (Sep. 16-20)
Bonjour,
One more week before Fall break 🙂
We started our second unit “Who we are” inquiring into where we live. We are focusing on one’s address/house (vocabulary and shapes) and as the unit goes we will cover streets, neighborhoods, city, counties, states , countries and continents/oceans. In Math we introduced the basics shapes and are still learning numbers. Next week we will continue working on addresses and will do some activities like sending mails home. Please provide to your child a pre-stamped envelope (they are going to write and send a letter home). In Math we will cover more shapes and their attributes.
If you haven’t done yet, please send me via email a picture of your house/appartment and your child’s room (we will use it to identify shapes).
Please help your child memorize his address as he will be evaluate on knowing it.
Ecole des Loisirs:
If you want to order French books via l’Ecole des Loisirs, orders are due by September 20th (see previous information sent)
Vocabulary:
formes/shapes-carré/square-rectangle/rectangle-triangle/triangle-cercle/circle-trapeze/trapezoid
Homework
Due Friday, Sept 20th-MobyMax- Identify shapes, distinguish shapes from non-defining attributes
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
Week 7 (September 9-13)
Bonjour,
We finished our first of inquiry with a weather forecast as an end of unit assessment. The kids did great for a first presentation. By group of three, they picked a city, determined the weather, the temperature and presented it in front of the class.
Next we will start our second unit “who we are”, inquiring into where we live and what is around us. The central idea will be: Our world consists of unique landscapes and cultural values. We will learn about continents, oceans and landforms. In Math we will be learning about 2D/3D shapes and will keep working on number recognition and writing. If you can, please send me a picture of your house/apartment and your child’s room (only by email please, no hard copies); we will use it to identify the shapes.
Vocabulary:
chambre/room-maison/house-rue/street-quartier/neighborhood-ville/city-compté/county-état/state-pays/country-continent/continent.
Homework
Due Friday, Sept 13th-MobyMax- Count (under 20), lesson test weather
Merci et à la semaine prochaine 🙂
Week 6 (September 2-6)
Bonjour,
It’s almost the end of our first unit of inquiry and the kids are doing well.
This week we learned about the extreme weather events, the use of a rain gauge, wind vane and how to make a graph.
Next week we will review, prepare and practice for the summative assessment. For our first unit of inquiry, students will do a weather presentation. By groups of three, they will have to create a poster about a weather forecast and present it to the rest of the class in French. You can help them by reviewing some short sentences (see below) and coaching them to be confident in talking in front of the class.
Sentences in French:
Il fait beau/It’s nice, Il fait chaud/It’s hot, Il fait froid/It’s cold, Il pleut/ It’s raining, Il neige/ It’s snowing
Il y a du vent/It’s windy, Il y a de l’orage/ It’s stormy, La temperature est de …. degré/ The temperature is … degree.
Picture day is September 4th 2019.
This fall picture is for the yearbook so please ensure that your child is in UNIFORM.
Homework
Please check Homework page to see what is assigned on Mobymax.
For your child progression please make sure that they do their homework for the due date (the following Friday).
Vocab of unit: Ciel/Sky,Soleil/Sun,Nuage/Cloud, Pluie/Rain, Neige/Snow, Chaud/Hot, Froid/Cold, Saisons/Seasons, Ete/Summer, Automne/Fall, Hiver/Winter, Printemps/Spring, Thermometre/Thermometer, Temperature/Temperature, Girouette/Wind vane, Pluviometre/Rain gage, Orage/Storm, Tornade/Tornado, Grele/Hail, Pluie verglaçante/Sleet.
Merci and have a great weekend 🙂