THANK YOU so much for all of the gifts this past week!
Math: This week, we are using the
subtraction strategies we have been practicing in problem solving. Remember, the students should circle the
important numbers and underline the question.
We always draw a picture, write an equation, and write about how we
solved the problem.
Reading
Workshop: We will be reading some fun Fiction stories and working on different
comprehension strategies. We will work
on inferring, making connections, making predictions, and retelling the
stories.
Writing
Workshop: We will be using all of the knowledge we have
gained as authors this year to write many different kinds of pieces. We have learned to write personal narratives,
creative stories, expository texts, procedural texts, poetry, and letters. The students will get to choose what they
want to write until the end of the year.
Word Study: I will be doing the end of the year Words
Their Way assessments throughout the rest of the year.
Science: This week we will begin learning about seeds. We will dissect a seed to learn about the
parts of a seed. We will learn what a
seed needs in order to grow into a plant, and we will think about what kind of
soil plants will grow the best in.
Habit #5 Seek First to Understand, then to be
Understood: I listen to
others without interrupting. I try to
see things from their viewpoint. I am
confident in voicing my own ideas.
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:
May 12-16:
Book Fair
May 26: No
School-Memorial Day
May 29: Game/Movie
Day!
May 30: End
of the Year Party and Last day of school!
