Weekly News

IMPORTANT DATES

·       Wednesday, May 1^st: Fire Safety Assembly

·       Thursday, May 2^nd: Early Release Day, school ends at 12:30, Lunch is served

·       Thursday, May 9^th: walking field trip to Wheelock Family Theater

*If you would like to join us on our walk to or from Wheelock Family Theater on May 9^th. Please let us know.

SPRING CONFERENCES:

Please sign up for a spring conference. If you cannot make any of the allotted times, please see me to arrange an alternative. At this conference, I will share your child’s spring report. 

HOMEWORK

This week’s homework asks students practice describing (something we do in writing and science). Students can use sensory details (what the see, hear, feel, smell, or taste) to describe color, shape, texture, and size.

Students will continue to practice counting the value of a group of coins and to make amounts of money using Pennies, Nickels, Dimes, and Quarters. Students also have the opportunity to make an assignment for someone at home to try.

The challenge and super challenge are absolutely optional. They are there for students that are really seeking some extra math enrichment. 

CONVERSATION STARTERS

·       How did we make our class Earth day project? How did we use team work to make this project? How did we reuse and recycle materials to make this project?

·       What are some ways that you can reduce, reuse or recycle to help take care of the earth ?

·       What were some things you observed about your insect during projects?

·       What are some words with er? ir? ur?

Word Wall Words

coat   grow   know   right  night

        

Next week we will learn about the long o sound that both oa and ow can make,

like in goat, coat, grow and show.

We will also talk about the long I sound that ight makes, like in light and night.

MATH

Students continued to practice adding groups of coins, and choosing coins to make a given amount. Next week we will begin learning about fact families. (For example: 2,3,5. If you know 2+3 = 5, then you also know 3+2 = 5 and 5-2=3 and 5-3= 2.)

SCIENCE

We are diving right into our insect unit this week. We began observing insects and reading books to learn about their characteristics. Next week, we will be getting real mealworms in our class. We will observe their full life cycle as they change from mealworms to a pupa and finally into a darkling beetle. Later in May, we will observe real caterpillars as they change into butterflies.

We will also learn about different body parts that insects have and how those specific boy parts help insect to move, eat, and protect themselves.

1MC WISH LIST

 Band- Aids