The Shlenker School

Dear Science Friends,

I am so glad to see everyone back at school! I hope you had a summer full of fun and scientific discovery. As we do every year, we will hit the ground running. Here is an overview of some of the interesting topics each grade will be covering:

Kindergarten

1. How Do We Learn (DSM)

2. Human Body (DSM)

3. Properties (DSM)

4. Animals 2x2 (FOSS)

5. Trees (FOSS)

6. Land, Air and Water (DSM)

First Grade

1. Air and Weather (FOSS)

2. Solids and Liquids – Matter (FOSS)

3. Sunshine and Shadows (DSM)

4. New Plants (DSM)

Second Grade

1. Balance and Motion (FOSS)

2. Force and Motion (DSM)

3. Physics of Sound (FOSS)

4. Butterflies

5. Seed to Plant (DSM)

6. Pebbles, Sand and Silt (FOSS)

Third Grade

1. States of Matter (DSM)

2. Food Chains and Webs (DSM)

3. Structures of Life (FOSS)

4. Earth Materials (FOSS)

5. Measurement (FOSS)

Fourth Grade

1. Magnets and Electricity (FOSS)

2. Human Body (FOSS)

3. Water (FOSS)

4. Ideas and Inventions (FOSS)

Fifth Grade

1. Solar System

2. Landforms (FOSS)

3. Solar Energy (FOSS) and Alternative Energy

4. Food and Nutrition (FOSS)

5. Simple Machines (DSM)

* Variables (FOSS) throughout the year

Contact Ms. Robins

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at school at 713-270-6127 (ext. 440) or via e-mail at lrobins@shlenker.org. From time to time we have special visitors in our class that give presentations relevant to our current curriculum content. We always welcome specialists in the field, so let me know if you have knowledge or experience that you would like to share with your child’s class.

Again, welcome back. We look forward to another exciting school year and igniting a spark in every child!

Regards

Linda Robins aka Shlenker’s own Ms. Frizzle

Science Specialist