Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Second grade students will have the opportunity to meet once a month and discuss books. The first gathering of the SMES 2nd grade book club will be on Thursday, November 4th during the lunch recess time in the Moss Hall Library (we will meet on the first Thursday of each month). All 2nd graders are invited to bring a favorite book to share with classmates:)

And let's not forgot the 4th grade girls -
Fourth grade students interested in pursuing a special interest project are invited to Mrs. Landaiche's office on Thursdays during their lunch recess. I will be there to help focus topics, locate resources, and plan the projects. I look forward to learning many new things with them!

Dr. Dia's Resources

Parents - you will find on the St. Mary's Episcopal School Learning Specialist page (inside St. Mary's) www.stmarysschool.org a list of resources from the recent Lower School Coffee Chat presented by Dr. David Dia. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns (email - glandaiche@stmarysschool.org).

Spooky Stuff:)

Go to http://www.delicious.com/smsresources for some spooky Halloween fun!

Did You Know?

I met with one class of second graders today and we talked about the reading tab of the Home Connect website. Did you know that your daughter can view her "bookshelf" of AR books? This is a fun way to see the books that your daughters have read and to look up authors that they like so that they can read more of their writing. This is the same website that they log in to practice their "math facts-in-a flash" and it can be accessed at http://66.192.137.231/RenaissanceServer/HomeConnect/Login.aspx/. Your daughter will use her AR login to access this site.

Fall Break Fun!

Welcome back to school! I hope that you all had a safe, happy fall break. My daughter, her friend and I attended a wonderful event held for the first time ever in the United States. It was the World Equestrian Games in Lexington, KY. There is a Renzulli "assignment" about horses - check it out if you are interested! Also, watch the video below to learn a little bit more about the games -

Apple Project Results

Free picture slideshow made with Smilebox

Cider and Cookies!

Today we are enjoying delightful Fall weather and getting ready to have apple cider and apple shaped cookies while we review the results of the online apple project. Schools from across the country participated in this project and shared the results of an apple seed count on an excel spreadsheet that includes our information. We will discuss "Johnny Appleseed Day" which celebrates the life of John Chapman and his efforts to spread apple seeds across the United States (his birthday was yesterday - September 26). Attached is a link to the project voicethread that includes two photographs and facts from St. Mary's - enjoy!
http://voicethread.com/?#u974468.b1251166.i6726499