READING HOMEWORK
From now on, there will be no homework sent home. Starting this Monday, I will begin the end of the year reading assessment. This is a special time where each child reads to me individually and I will assess their reading skills based on their comprehension and fluency. The reading assessment will take a few weeks to complete. As always, your child needs to be reading at home daily using books, or on-line resources such as RAZ-kids, pebble-Go, or Makin-VIA.
FIELD DAY
Field Day is on this Friday, May 1st at 12:30-2:20 The children will be doing different P.E. related activities and have lots of fun! Please have your child wear comfortable exercise clothes and send a small towel, extra pairs of socks and clothing in a small bag. There are couple of water stations/activities.
Our lunch time is at 10:45-11:20 on Field Day.
From now on, there will be no homework sent home. Starting this Monday, I will begin the end of the year reading assessment. This is a special time where each child reads to me individually and I will assess their reading skills based on their comprehension and fluency. The reading assessment will take a few weeks to complete. As always, your child needs to be reading at home daily using books, or on-line resources such as RAZ-kids, pebble-Go, or Makin-VIA.
FIELD DAY
Field Day is on this Friday, May 1st at 12:30-2:20 The children will be doing different P.E. related activities and have lots of fun! Please have your child wear comfortable exercise clothes and send a small towel, extra pairs of socks and clothing in a small bag. There are couple of water stations/activities.
Our lunch time is at 10:45-11:20 on Field Day.
READING and WRITING
We are continuing with our unit on poetry and we will be learning how to find inspiration in our hearts to write poetry. What really matters to you? We will start the week off exploring different feeling/emotion words and follow it up with writing a feelings/emotion poem. Next we will explore the concrete or shape poetry. In this type of poetry, the words form shapes which illustrates the poem's subject as a picture. The last set of poetry we will explore this week will be poetry using our 5 senses.We will read different examples, focusing on the parts with the 5 senses and write our own poems using sensory words.
We are continuing with our unit on poetry and we will be learning how to find inspiration in our hearts to write poetry. What really matters to you? We will start the week off exploring different feeling/emotion words and follow it up with writing a feelings/emotion poem. Next we will explore the concrete or shape poetry. In this type of poetry, the words form shapes which illustrates the poem's subject as a picture. The last set of poetry we will explore this week will be poetry using our 5 senses.We will read different examples, focusing on the parts with the 5 senses and write our own poems using sensory words.
MATH
This week we will
start a measurement unit and explore the capacity and weight of 3-D shapes. We will define capacity as the amount
that something can hold and use vocabulary such as full, half full, or empty to
describe the capacity of various sized containers. We will use non-standard units such as
scoops of rice, or glasses of water to measure the capacity of
three-dimensional objects. We will also use non-standard units such as linking
cubes and balancing tools to compare the weight of 3-D objects.
SCIENCE
We will continue our plant unit and learn about different parts of plant and their function. We will learn that roots carry the water and nutrients from the soil, stems hold up the plant and transport the nutrients and water from the roots to other parts of plant and leaves make food. We will also learn about the plant life cycle. We will plant a Lima bean and watch the growth process by observing the growing roots, shooting stem and leaves.
SCIENCE
We will continue our plant unit and learn about different parts of plant and their function. We will learn that roots carry the water and nutrients from the soil, stems hold up the plant and transport the nutrients and water from the roots to other parts of plant and leaves make food. We will also learn about the plant life cycle. We will plant a Lima bean and watch the growth process by observing the growing roots, shooting stem and leaves.
HABIT #4: Think
Win-Win: I balance the courage of
getting what I want with consideration of others.
REMINDERS:
*Specials- A Group: PE on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
B Group: PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
**Wear tennis shoes for sure on these days!!!!
*Library- Tuesday 11-11:30
*Send orange folders and homework bags back every day.
*Send a healthy snack with your child every day. We will eat snack at 10:30
DATES to REMEMBER:
*Specials- A Group: PE on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
B Group: PE on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
**Wear tennis shoes for sure on these days!!!!
*Library- Tuesday 11-11:30
*Send orange folders and homework bags back every day.
*Send a healthy snack with your child every day. We will eat snack at 10:30
DATES to REMEMBER:
May 1: Field Day
May 4-8: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Field Trip to Austin Nature
Center
May 11-15: Book Fair
May 14: Caraway Fine Arts Night
May 21: Volunteer Breakfast
May 25: No School, Memorial Day
June 5:
Last Day of School, End of the Year Party
