Math: This week in Math we will be learning
strategies using Count on 3 subtraction. We are linking our thinking with addition to subtraction. We will practice our strategies during stations
and problem solving situations. We will identify fact families (3+2=5, 2+3=5, 5-3=2, 5-2=3) and related
facts (3+2=5, 5-3=2). The objective is to quickly recall facts
by visualizing and using a strategy when we solve problems.
Reading Workshop: This
week in Reading Workshop we will be celebrating Read Across America with Dr.
Seuss books!. Our focus this week is: author study! We
will start the week off exploring the biography of this famous author. Each
day we will read a new book and do an activity with the literature. Wednesday we will readWacky Wednesday and wear wacky socks to school. We will kick off our
shoes and spend our reading time reading different Dr. Seuss books with our
partners! If you have any Dr. Seuss books, please bring them to school
for this fun reading time. Please put your child's name on the book so we can
make sure it gets returned to you. If you don't want to
write on the book, please use the blue painters tape and write your child's
name on the tape. It will remove easily and not harm the book. :) This
author study will lead itself into our poetry unit that will follow after
spring break. We will also be learning how, as a reader, we will know that we REALLY understand what we are reading.
Word
Study:
Green Group: an and ad Word Families
Blue Group:
pl, sl, and bl blends
Red Group:
Review of ar, Schwa-plus-r, and or Words (jar, earn, thorn)
Writing Workshop: This week, we will be learning to write Procedural texts. We will discuss that this type of writing will teach our readers how to perform a task. The students will think about what they would like to teach the reader, and write and illustrate each step of the task.
Science: This
week we will finish up our unit on objects in the sky. We
will observe the sun during the morning, noon and afternoon and notice that how the position of the sun
seems to change in the sky. We will learn about the moon and the stars and how
the moon appears to change in the night sky. This week we will be
the super scientists who make careful observations and record their
observations in their journal.
Habit #1: Be Proactive. I am responsible. I am in charge of my actions. I choose my actions, attitude, and mood.
Reminders:
*Please
remember to send a healthy snack every day. Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure
your child wears tennis shoes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
*Library
day is Tuesday.
*Please
remember to send back your child’s orange folder and homework bag every day.
*It helps
me tremendously if you leave the reading response notebook and books in the
homework bag every day. We use them at
school!
Dates to remember:
March
1: Family Dinner Night
March
3-4: Turkey Trot
March
10-14: Spring Break
March
19: Early Release Day
Family Skate Night
March
24: Turkey Trot Make-up
April
2: Spirit Night
May
1: Talent Show (K-3)
May
2: Field Day
Talent Show (4-5)
May
5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
May
7: Early Release Day
May
9: Career Day
May
12-16: Book Fair
May
29: End of the Year Party
May
30: Last day of school!
