Erickson Elementary Fine Arts

Third grade students covered a bunch of different topics during the month of October! Most recently, we were learning to strike the ball using an open hand, which helps in games like four square, gaga ball, floorball, volleyball, and many more! Earlier in the month, we finished up our soccer unit where we focused on kicking with accuracy and dribbling under control. In the month of November, we are going to start with our striking using a paddle unit, and will learn the basics of the game pickleball. Following Thanksgiving break, we will complete our bowling unit, where students will learn how to score the game, and will bring their chromebooks to class to use an excel document where they can track their scores in a round Please remind students to come to P.E. ready to participate. That means they are wearing clothing that is comfortable to move in, and are wearing correct footwear on their P.E. day! -Mr. Litavecz

Erickson Elementary School  Music Class Newsletter  October 2023 Edition 

First graders learned about the 5 characteristics of Fiction in October!  We learned about character, setting, plot, point of view and theme. We start talking about the characteristic and reading the book and discussing what the Fiction characteristic is in the story.  Some questions asked were: If the setting was different would the story make sense?  If there wasn’t a problem in the story would it be a good book to read? We learned about…  Characters in the book titled Nobody Hugs A Cactus by Carter Goodrich Setting in the book titled: Leaf Trouble by Jonathan Emmett Plot in the book titled Bark, George by Jules Feiffer Point of View in titled: Seriously Cinderella is so Annoying by  Trisha Speed Shaskan Theme in the book titled: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann

Need some good book suggestions? Fourth and Fifth graders learned how to find a good book to read with four easy steps.  The steps are: Look at the front cover.  Does it look interesting? Read the back cover of the inside flap?  Still interested? Read the 1st page of the 1st chapter?  Want to read more? Do you like the book?  Both grades also have received book recommendations from the 2024 Rebecca Caudill List. The list is located in the student’s Library Google Classroom. More recommended books will be added monthly!  In the coming weeks, students will look at the Sora database to find ebooks and eaudiobooks.  There are over 2000 books to choose from.  Go to soraapp.com to check out the books!