Poetry!

Our young poets have been exploring their five senses to enhance their reading and writing of poetry during Reader’s & Writer’s Workshop this week. Mindful observers experimented with different sounds, a variety of smells, an assortment of tastes, diverse movements, and multiple textures to enrich their descriptive language. Students are sharpening their skills while writing poetry using repetition, rhythm, and rhyme. During Writer’s Workshop, students are finding inspiration through interesting items in the Poetry Museum and peering at the world through our poetry window.

Diving Into Our Tree Study

Our scientists have been busy observing our school’s trees! Students collaborated to measure and find the circumference of two different trees. They have noticed that there are a wide variety of trees. Students also observed that trees have different types of bark leaves, and branches. We examined nuts, seeds, cones, flowers, and twigs!  
Young scientists compared deciduous trees to evergreen trees, noting that deciduous trees’ leaves turn vibrant colors in the fall while evergreen trees’ leaves stay green all year. Kindergarteners have been observing trees and illustrating their observations in our Tree Observation Journal. Ask your young scientist what they learned about trees this week!

Kindergarteners Help Choose a Charity

Cooper School students collaborated during Whole School Morning Meetings this week to study this year’s tribute for Pass it On. Students voted and are thrilled to be supporting Charleston Animal Society. This charity provides medical attention, medicine, shelter, and strives to find homes for all animals. Bravo animal helpers!

Important Dates:

• Wednesday, March 22 Study Trip to Angel Oak Tree
• Friday, March 24 – Stingrays Family Sun Night, 7:00-9:30pm
• Saturday, March 25 – Planting Party, TCS Backyard 9:00am
• Thursday, March 30 – Parent Forum, TCS Library, 5:45-6:45pm