Parent Letter

Purpose: Students will learn Help Needed:

about their community and We are looking for
3 parents to
attributes in it. chaperone our field
trip to the fire
station on October
Description of Unit: 4, 2017, if you are
able please contact
The unit we have created will be focusing on community and the information
the different aspects that are held within a community. At below.
the start of the unit we will be introducing a community and
giving vocabulary to be used throughout the unit. We will We are looking for
then move onto the aspects of a community and what can be some supplies for
found within a community. We will be discussing places in a our community
community including a bank, hospital, and fire station. This building. If you
unit will then move into more of a constructivist approach. would like to
We will be participating in a hands-on open inquiry activity,
donate supplies for
where they will create their own house and build their own
community. The goal upon completion of this unit is to for building mock
students to have a deeper understanding of communities and homes, please feel
more specifically information about the one that they live in. free to send them
with your child or
drop them off. We
need items such as
contraction paper,
Subjects Covered: pom-poms, beads,
Social Studies- We will be covering etc.
interactions between people and their
environments.

Science- We will be going over natural

Contact Info:
Natalie, Zach, Kate
disasters and how they effect the
community. 319-269-0114
secondgrclass3@wsr.
Writing- Students will be writing org
explanatory texts describing their