Important Dates . . .
April 22 -- Early Dismissal
May 14 -- Early Dismissal
May 31 -- Memorial Day -- No School
Language Arts
We had a blast working on poetry last week! Each child wrote two different poems that turned out spectacular! The students are continuing to work on handwriting and good main idea sentences this week. They will continue building on writing grammatically correct sentences that relate to the topic given.
Reading
Due to a lack of time because of other events last week we will continue on with the same lesson this week. Your child should still have their list of 7 words from lesson 11 of the Elements of Reading Vocabulary program that will continue to be studied during the week in class and should be reviewed at home.
Each 20 minute increment read counts for a point up to 20 points – yes, that means an additional reading grade each month for learning to love to read. Your help is greatly appreciated! Please sign on the date the reading was accomplished. This orange folder should be turned in every Monday to make sure they are staying on track. The Independent Reading Folder should be turned in at the end of the month (April 29th this month) to ensure they can attend the lunch reading party on Friday, April 30th. Keep reading!
Spelling
This week we will continue to be divided into different spelling groups. Some will be working on Unit 31 this week. Others will be working on a different list, where reading and spelling skills will be built at the same time through this list.
Practice pages will be assigned for the upcoming week's list on Friday to give additional study time. Over the weekend would be a good time to discuss the meaning of the words. Although we work on meaning typically on Fridays and Mondays, help from home is greatly encouraged! They will be receiving them daily as an assignment. A test over the lesson will be given every Friday. Please try to help your child study if you see they are not performing as well as you'd expect on the weekly test. One strategy you can use to help is: Water Wash - (Warm day required!) Use a paintbrush and water to write your words on the sidewalk!
Science
The children have done an outstanding job with reading and activities in Chapter 1, Living and Nonliving Things. The "Big Idea" of this chapter is that living things have needs and they change as they grow. We are currently observing what plants need. More specifically, what will happen if we don’t water one plant, but water the other. We are beginning the week with a final review of the chapter and taking a chapter test. The test will be Tuesday, April 20th. Continue studying by rereading the text and studying the 6 vocabulary terms.
Math (Mrs. K's Math class only)
We all have been so excited to use the mimio and elmo lately to review, teach, and play review coin games! The class will be doing the same this week too, just building on to our knowledge of coin value. So far we have covered the value of pennies, nickels, and the combination of both. This week we will continue working on the value of coins, and more specifically adding the value of a dime and adding the penny, nickel and dime together. The children will be encouraged to use Touch Math to solve the values of the coins presented.
Daily Homework
Reading
- 20 minutes and fill in Independent Reading Folder Log due every Monday
- students should practice reading poem nightly to parents to work on fluency
- study lesson 11 vocabulary words
Spelling
- Practice Page nightly & study words with parents nightly
Science
– test Tuesday, April 20th
- Reread Ch. 1 p.48-77- Study 6 vocabulary words for test
*Please check your child's homework and sign assignment notebook when complete.
**If your child is having difficulties with their homework please send a note and I will help them during free time
