Family Fun Night
Thank you for your support so far. Just a reminder that Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, May 3rd. At Family Fun Night, one of the activities is a raffle for different baskets. Each classroom puts together their own basket to be bid on that night. Our classroom basket theme is Sports. I am asking for your help in putting together our basket. If you could send in a small monetary donation or items that relate to sports, it would be greatly appreciated. Examples of items include tennis rackets, tennis balls, golf balls, basketballs, soccer balls, water bottles, cooler, wagon, baseballs, baseball mitt, frisbees, foldable chairs, etc. Just think about what your kids like to do in summer related to sports! Anything is appreciated! All donations are due by Thursday, May 2nd so that we have time to put the basket together before Family Fun Night.
Curriculum
Reading:This week students read non-fiction articles and learned to identify the main idea and supporting details in an article. We will continue this learning next week in both our reading and science lessons. Students are learning to use the text features to help them identify what the article is about.
Book Baggies:
Please help the students remember to bring their book baggies every Friday. I would like them to have an opportunity to read different books.
Writing:
In writing, the students have been working on their first informational writing piece. This first writing has been very guided. We planned together and have been writing each piece (introduction, three middles, conclusion) together to help them learn how to write an informational piece of writing. As we continue through the unit, we will give less and less guidance to help them get to a point where they can write the informational writing more independently.
Math:
In math, we've been learning about 3D shapes. The students are learning to identify them based on their faces, edges and vertices. Next week, we will learn to partition shapes using different shapes. For example, the students will learn to make a hexagon using two trapezoids, or to make a hexagon with six triangles.
IXL Skills - Use these activities as you wish to help your child with the skills we will be working on throughout this third trimester.
Science/Social Studies:
This week the students learned all about an incubator. Our eggs arrived and they had to know where we would put the eggs to keep them safe. Next week, we will begin learning about the egg and its development. As a part of our learning we will be reading articles and writing about the egg.
Purposeful Play
Please see the Purposeful Play tab on the blog to learn more about our weekly Play Time and donation items we could use for it!
Homework
- Read every night (you can read with your child, listen to them read or read to them - all of it helps). Then talk about the book - who are the characters, what happened, why did it happen, make connections, what's the main idea, why did the author write the book, how did the author give you information, what features did the author use to help you as a reader
- Work on a math skill
- counting forwards and backwards within 120 (and skip counting)
- adding and subtracting to 20 - play a board game for this
- telling time (What are the hands on the clock? How is a clock set up?)
- identify and count coins
- measuring - length and volume - have your child cook with you to practice this
- talk about shapes - 2D and 3D - find items around your house, etc.)
Specials Schedule
Monday: P.E. (Wear tennis shoes)Tuesday: Art (Bring an Art shirt labeled with your child's name)
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: Media/Library
Friday: Rotates (See the back of your child's OWL folder (everyday folder) for a schedule.)
Important Dates
May 3: Family Fun Night at Paradise Park (6-9pm)
May 6: Field Trip to Tollgate Farm
May 8: Bike to School Day
May 8 and May 10: NWEA Testing
May 17: Celebration of Learning
1:15-2:00 K-2
2:05-2:35 Community Circle
2:40-3:30 3-4
May 22: Art Festival (6-8pm)
May 23: Drop off chicks at Tollgate Farm (4:15ish)
May 27: No School (Memorial Day)
May 31: Chick Sharing Day (2:30pm)
