Week of April 12 - 16, 2021

Earth Day Poetry

April is poetry month.  Students learned about the form of diamante poetry.  Each student wrote a diamante poem with a Earth Day theme.  

Jaden

Braelynn

Sofia

Matthew

Alexa

Cora

Miles

Alexis

Gabby

Alana

Gabe

Declan

Nature Scavenger Hunt

As an extension activity to our weekly reader story, A Tree is Growing, Third Grade went on a nature walk trying to identify trees, plants, and seeds.  When we returned to the classroom, students reflected on their experience in their writing journals.  

• School Wide - Waste Free Lunch on April 22nd. Celebrate Earth Day!

• Since we will be engaging in Earth Day activities on Thursday, 4/22, students can wear their gym uniform.

• Autism Awareness and Acceptance Tag Day- Friday, April 23 (not final but will be by Fri) . Please bring in $1 and wear blue. Money raised will go to (not final but will be by Fri)

• April is Arab American Heritage Month. If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible. 

• Looking forward, May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. If you have ideas or suggestions for our celebrations for those months, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com.