Weekly PWA Family Email
Week 12
November 9th, 2018
We had a short but busy week here! The kids packed lots of activities and learning into their three days. And we even got one fabulous, sunny day for outside recess.
Please see below for updates concerning make up and class picture day, as well as the Thanksgiving luncheon, which is coming up next Friday!
And remember that we will be closed Monday, November 12th, in observance of Veterans Day. We honor all who have served, and who continue to serve, in our country’s armed forces.
A thank-you from our students to our active duty service men and women, and our nation’s veterans.
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As you’ve undoubtedly noticed, the proofs from picture day did not not come home with your children this week. According to the photo company, they were of inferior quality and were sent back to be reproofed; however, we only received word of this today. We apologize sincerely for the delay.
As a result of this delay we have to reschedule our photo retakes, sibling photos, and whole school photo for Tuesday, November 20th. Photos will begin at 9:00 am, and once we’ve arranged a time for the whole school photo, we’ll let you know.
The company has assured us that we’ll have our proofs on Tuesday for distribution.
Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held on November 16th.
Students will get to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, prepared by the fabulous Ms. Veronica, for lunch that day. There is no additional cost for those who purchase lunch packets; the cost is $5.00 for children who don’t regularly purchase lunch, and $7.00 for adults. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. We hope you’ll join us for this special event!
The PTC will also hold its raffle basket drawing at the luncheon!
Please RSVP so that we may plan accordingly. You can RSVP by clicking the button below, or signing up in the office.
RSVP (mailto:office@princewilliamacademy.com?subject=RSVP%20to%20Thanksgiving%20Luncheon)
Thanks to those of you who have purchased raffle tickets so far! They’re on sale now at the front desk for $2.00 each, or three for $5.00.
We are still seeking donations, so if you have something you’d like to add, there’s still time! Please drop your item off at the front desk.
Enter to win, and support the PTC’s efforts to raise money to enhance technology at PWA!
Monday will be the last day we can accept Yankee Candle Catalog orders, so please bring yours to the front desk that day. Checks should be made payable to Prince William Academy.
And remember, you can shop online through the new year! PWA receives 40% of every dollar spent. Click the link below to visit our online store.
Shop our Yankee Candle Store (https://www.yankeecandlefundraising.com/store.htm)
Progress reports are available on Chalkable. Please contact the office if you need your child’s login information. You may access the Chalkable portal by clicking below.
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Our Kindergartners went on a fabulous field trip to the National Aquarium in Baltimore this week! Big thanks to all the parents who drove and chaperoned! See pics below. They also learned about weather, and thermometers.
Our first graders talked about communication, and the different ways humans communicate with each other.
Our second graders learned about connecting words and made their own connecting sentences about themselves.
Our third graders had an election this week and voted on several classroom ballot measures.
Our fourth graders had a social studies vocab test this week, and some earned free pizza for turning in their reading logs! Also, Ms. B celebrated her birthday this week. Happy birthday, Ms. B!
Our fifth -eighth graders began discussing their upcoming science projects, and worked with Mr. Noh and Ms. Hodja on math review this week.
Our 2s classes learned about farm animals this week.
This week, our 3s classes learned all about teeth, and the importance of taking care of them!
Our Jr K talked about the different ways people communicate with each other, through sign language, words, and more.
Our little ones enjoyed lots of fall painting this week, making pumpkins and leaves. They also had story time, and worked on the alphabet song!
Students reviewed vocabulary in Spanish and Arabic this week, since it was such a short one!
In Mandarin:
Jr. K?Practiced numbers and daily expressions, working on sentences like “I love mom,” and “I am four years old.” Students also went over colors (red, yellow, blue and white), and learned Color and Star songs.
1st & 2nd grade: Worked on daily expressions and sentence patterns, such as “I love my family.” They also worked on learning the names of colors, and on Pinyin initials and finals. They learned Chinese stroke order, practiced rhythmic songs, and went over lesson 1 of the Yes-Chinese textbook.
3rd -4th Grade?Worked on conversation and dialog practice, Chinese characters writing., color and Jasmine Flower songs. We talked about Chinese story telling. Also worked on Yes and No usage. Our third and fourth graders have a homework assignment!
5th -8th Grade?Worked on lesson 3 of the textbook Kuaile Hanyu (seven new words and phrases, sentence patterns, dialogues & translations). Worked on Pinyin spelling of spoken words. We discussed poetry of the Tang Dynasty, and talked about the character of Mulan, and assigned reading homework about the Mulan story.
Music:
JK Focused on the lyrics of “Jingle Bells,” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” reviewed the motion of songs “Lumberjack” and “This is the Way We Sled”
K Memorized songs from The Sound of Music including “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and “My Favorite Things”
1st-4th Worked on songs and fingering for a new piece on recorder
Art:
Kindergarten reviewed the “Larry the Line” poem and diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines. We finished our jungle habitat made of Zigzag, straight, thick, thin, long, short and a swirl line which was Larry the snake.
5th and up completed their self portraits. These will go into their portfolios.
In Jr K we read the sequel to Harold and the Purple Crayon, A Picture for Harold’s Room. Then we made our own purple pictures for Harold’s room.
Next week with will continue with lines and introduce the artist Gustav Klimt and his painting, “The Tree of Life.”
