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لترجمة هذه الرسالة من المدرسة ، اضغط عليها ثم استخدم الرابط الموجود على اليمين.

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Artists have been learning about texture and form, exploring these elements of art through clay.

• Kindergarten made clay pinch pots, using their hands to shape the clay into a pot, and glazed them. We also made texture prints using a variety of found objects and painted paper collages inspired by the illustrations of Eric Carle.
• 1st Grade made clay pinch pot monsters, starting with the pinch pot method they learned last year in Kindergarten. We created smaller details, such as eyes, teeth and horns, and scored them and used slip, a mixture of clay and water, to attach them on. They were fired and then we glazed them, using different colors to emphasize details, and they were fired again in the kiln.
• 2nd Grade is making animal face relief sculptures out of clay, starting with a slab. We added details, like eyes and ears, scored them and used slip, a mixture of clay and water, to attach them on. They will be fired and then we will glaze them, using different colors to emphasize different parts of the animal's face, and they will be fired again in the kiln.
• 3rd Grade made clay coil pots, shaping and rolling the clay using our hands and scoring and slipping 6 coils on top of the base. After they were fired, we glazed them and they were fired again.
• 4th Grade is making clay triangular coil pots, shaping and rolling the clay using our hands and scoring and slipping 3-5 coils on top of the base and also making a slab lid using relief techniques. After they are fired, we will glaze them using different colors to emphasize our design and they will be fired again.
• 5th Grade is making an independent clay project, choosing either a flat relief, pinch pot, coil pot or slab box construction. We came up with multiple design ideas, chose one and are creating our work using the techniques connected to the format we chose. We will glaze our work after it is fired, using different colors to emphasize our design, and they will be fired again.

K-2

I can use nonfiction sources to gather information.

I can create a poem about myself with assistance in spelling.

I can sequence a clear story with a beginning middle and end in the form of a comic strip.

I can perform a search using two or more keywords and techniques to refine and limit such searches. i.e. using an online database like Destiny Discover to locate book titles in Hosmer's catalog.

3-5

I can collaborate through online digital tools under supervision.

I can communicate key ideas and details individually or collaborate in a way that informs.

I can publish digital artifacts that display a working knowledge of block coding and debugging.

• Kindergarten I can dance.

• Essential Questions: How do I move my body to music? How do music and dance bring people together? Why do people dance? We are learning more complex dances, circle mixers and partner dances like Bow Wow Wow and Sasha.

• 1st Grade I place bar lines correctly in 2/4 time. I can identify different sections of a song to determine musical form, and demonstrate the form using a parachute.

• 2nd Grade I can use rhythmic notation to create my own rhythm to a familiar song using Orff instruments. I can read notation to play percussive instruments accurately.

• 3rd Grade I can play melodies using pitches B, A, and G on the soprano recorder. I can play Merrily We Roll Along independently to earn my “orange belt.”

• 4th Grade I can play melodies using pitches B, A, G, low D, and low E on the soprano recorder. I can accompany a classmate by playing chords on the ukulele, and play the melody on the recorder.

• 5th Grade I can play melodies using pitches B, A, G, low D, and low E on the soprano recorder. I can play the melody on the recorder, and accompany a classmate on guitar and ukulele.

CONGRATULATIONS to all in Sing Out, Watertown! Thank you to all parents, staff, and administration who came out to support their students, and to help these events run smoothly. Your attendance and support means the world to your kids, and we hope you left humming some great tunes. This concert was so FUN, and some pictures are below.

Thank you also to those of you who came to Family Folk Dance Night! I left that event smiling ear to ear and I hope you did too! What a fun evening to dance with you all! Pictures are below as well.

If anyone has any feedback, please send me an email at allison.ritter@watertown.k12.ma.us or a message on ParentSquare. I am always looking to improve.

Upcoming Events:

The Hosmer Spring Concert!

Please see the flyer at the top of the s’more for all details.

This concert will feature Hosmer choirs, band, and orchestra. Come hear what we have been working on all year!

Students should wear their black Performing Arts Watertown shirt for this performance, or a plain black shirt with black pants or a skirt.

¡Feliz mayo!

Kindergarten: Kindergarteners have finished our clothing unit and are now learning about how to talk about families in Spanish. Students love singing along and doing the actions for family members with this video. Have your child sing it for you (we only watched part of the video in class).

First grade: We are working on wrapping up our unit on hobbies and emotions. For our end of unit projects students are drawing pictures about hobbies that they like and talking about how they feel when they do these hobbies.

Second grade: We have finished or are finishing up our unit on the house and chores and will be starting/have started our rainforest unit. Students have fun learning about animals that live in the rainforest and the things they can see and hear in the rainforest.

Third grade: Third graders have been working on community members and places in their community, for example, “El maestro trabaja en la escuela/ The teacher works in the school.” Students have been practicing Spanish by reading with leveled books about community.

Fourth grade: Students have been working on a group project in which they are researching a famous house in the Spanish-speaking world, creating a presentation and presenting it to the class. Some classes have already finished presenting! See their pictures below!

Fifth grade: Students are getting ready for the AAPPL test which will be on either May 22nd or 23rd depending on their class schedule. The test is to assess their listening and speaking skills in Spanish. We will soon be wrapping up our unit about health during which students have talked about the healthy activities, habits and foods that they like. We have also recently talked about language options for 6th grade next year. Important*** If you have not already, please visit this link to take the survey to select your child’s language option for next year. If it is not completed, middle school administration will be forced to make the decision for you of which language your child will be studying for the next three years.