Mrs. Raper

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We've been busy since the first day of school. We worked on an activity to get to know our classmates:

We've been studying maps, geography and talking about where we are in the world.

We've had some entertainment outside our window too! This little guy (girl?) has been spotted twice already!

We are learning about the solar system in science class. We recently did a movement activity to demonstrate how planets rotate and revolve around the sun. Click here to watch a short video:

The music is Gustav Holst's "Jupiter". Ask your child about the differences in movement between planets in the inner solar system and planets in the outer solar system.

We are halfway through our fourth (and final) week of swimming lessons. Check out some of our swimmers! They've worked on the backstroke:

Strong kicking:

This group is listening to directions for a relay race:

Summer Olympics 2020 - here we come!