Welcome to the Zeta and Eta Homepage!
We're Mrs. Freytag and Ms. Chen and we're so excited to be team
teaching this year!!! Ms. Chen, who teaches Upper School Math, and
Mrs. Freytag, who is Principal of the Lower School, make an awesome
team! Please use this website as a resource to stay up-to-date on
classroom events and activites. As always, you can
e-mail Mrs. Freytag or
e-mail Ms. Chen 24-7 if you have any questions!
September 26, 2008
Dear Zeta and Eta Families,
The Young Man and The Sea culminating projects are
AMAZING! They are unique, wonderful, and captured the essence of
the story. I am so impressed with the students' work. Their
projects are on display in the classroom. The culminating
projects varied from dioramas, sculpture, a time line of events
artistically displayed, song writing and performance,and a short
film! Thank you for helping your child gather the materials they
needed for this work. The class is finishing their culminating
papers for the novel. They are working diligently editing and
revising their papers. We will begin our new novels next week!
Monday, September 29th the Zetas and Etas will go swimming for
PE. Monday is the 6th grades' final day of swimming for PE this
semester, and we will join them! Please contact me if you do not
want your child to swim on Monday. Students will need a swimsuit
and towel.
Mrs. Chen and I are noticing that students are hungry in the
morning. The class is welcome to snack when they are hungry.
Please insure your child is having a substantial breakfast
before they arrive to school.
It was delightful to see so many families at the picnic last
Friday! It warmed my heart to see our EPCDS high school students
playing soccer with the lower school students. My parents were
visiting from Wisconsin and enjoyed meeting many of you.
Fall is in the air. With October around the corner I am looking
forward to book fair, fall festival, and many more exciting days
with the Zetas and Etas!
Warm regards,
Mrs. Freytag
September 26, 2008 (From Mrs. Chen)
All Sorts of Sorting
Purpose:
Identifying likenesses and difference
Materials:
toys, stuffed animals, books, drawer, contents, pencil/pen, paper
Activities:
·Collect some
stuffed animals or dolls or toys.
Decide in what way some of
them are alike.
Put toys that are alike
together.
Decide on a different way to
organize them: size, color, type, and so on.
Make a new group of toys.
·Find all the
ways you can sort your books: by subject, number of pages, and so on.
·Make a list of
things you have put in each drawer in your bedroom.
Plan a different way to
organize them.
Ideas To Talk About
·How did you
sort each type of item?
·What are some
other ways to sort them?
How
might sorting help you to become more organized?