Social Studies:  

 

As we prepare our students for more independence, I want to emphasize the importance of teaching them their phone number and address. This knowledge is crucial for their safety, especially as they begin spending more time away from home at school or daycare. 

 

Here are a few key reasons why this is vital: 

 

• Emergency Situations: If a child is lost or needs help, knowing their address and phone number allows them to share vital information with adults who can assist them in contacting their parents. 

• Independent Ability to Contact Caregivers: Memorizing this information empowers children to reach out to their parents when necessary, even if they are not directly supervised. 

• Building Confidence: Familiarity with important personal details can enhance a child's self-esteem and confidence in managing potential situations. 

• Developing Responsibility: Learning their personal information early on fosters a sense of responsibility for their own safety. 

 

Thank you for your support in this important aspect of our students' development.  

 

We will take a break from maps and globes to learn about the importance of elections, how to understand the voting process, and what the President’s job entails. Towards the end of the week, students will start mapping their bedroom using the parts of a map that we have been learning about.

Last week, we learned how to use a map key and looked at different types of maps.  This week, we will identify natural and human features and start creating their own simple map showing human and natural features.  We will take our final test on Friday. 

Social Studies 

This week, we will learn how to read a map using our compass rose. 

Vocabulary for this unit: 

borders: the outer lines that separate a country or state 

continents: Large pieces of land on Earth 

destinations: the place you want to go 

explorer: a person who travels and studies places 

features: distinct or special areas 

neighborhood: the area right around where a person lives 

restaurants: places people go to eat 

route: path to get you somewhere 

sphere: a solid, round 3-D shape 

We will be wrapping up our “Leader in Me” unit.   

Last week, we learned about Habit 4 and 5. This week, we will look at Habit 6 and 7 talking about synergy and sharpening our saw.  

The Seven Habits  

Habit 1:  Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)  

Habit 2:  Begin With The End In Mind (Have a Plan)  

Habit 3:  Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)  

Habit 4:  Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)  

Habit 5:  Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood (Listen Before You Talk)  

Habit 6:  Synergize (Together Is Better)  

Habit 7:  Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)  

Social Studies 

We will start our “Leader in Me” unit.  In this unit, students will learn leadership and life skills to create a culture of student empowerment based on the idea that every child can be a leader.   

 

Last week, we learned about Habit 1, Be Proactive.  This habit is talking about how to be proactive instead of reactive. This week, we will look at Habit 2, Begin with the End in mind.  This habit teaches us to make a plan before we just dive in to things.  

  

The Seven Habits  

Habit 1:  Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)  

Habit 2:  Begin With The End In Mind (Have a Plan)  

Habit 3:  Put First Things First (Work First, Then Play)  

Habit 4:  Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)  

Habit 5:  Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood (Listen Before You Talk)  

Habit 6:  Synergize (Together Is Better)  

Habit 7:  Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)