Thank you all so much for taking time off from work and busy
life schedule in the middle of the day and joined us for Shamrock 'n Roll on
Friday! Your children were so happy to see you and I am most appreciative as
always. Coach
Cavazos said that we had the highest parent participation! Thank you!
HATCHING CHICKS!
Last week, our classroom was filled with the sound of excitement and chirping chicks on Thursday and Friday! This has been a great opportunity for the kids to observe part of the life cycle in the classroom. We ended up with 8 chicks, and we were so happy with that (last year only 1 egg out of 12 hatched). The kiddos got to sit in a circle and watch the chicks walk around. They even got to hold a chick! It was a very exciting time!
HATCHING CHICKS!
Last week, our classroom was filled with the sound of excitement and chirping chicks on Thursday and Friday! This has been a great opportunity for the kids to observe part of the life cycle in the classroom. We ended up with 8 chicks, and we were so happy with that (last year only 1 egg out of 12 hatched). The kiddos got to sit in a circle and watch the chicks walk around. They even got to hold a chick! It was a very exciting time!
READING
We will continue our genre study and we will review and learn more about different genres of fiction such as traditional literature, fantasy, and realistic fiction. Traditional stories are stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. They include fairy tales, fables, and myths from different cultures. Fantasy are stories that have magical elements, and are make-believe and realistic fiction are stories that although they might have made up characters, they could happen in real life.
WRITING
We will begin writing Small Moments again. This is a true story about something that happened to the author. The trick is, it is not a bed to bed story (a story that retells an entire day from the time you wake up until the time you go to bed). Small Moment stories focus in on one small part of the experience and retell that one part in great detail. We will also be talking about the writing process and then applying that process in our writing.
We will continue our genre study and we will review and learn more about different genres of fiction such as traditional literature, fantasy, and realistic fiction. Traditional stories are stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. They include fairy tales, fables, and myths from different cultures. Fantasy are stories that have magical elements, and are make-believe and realistic fiction are stories that although they might have made up characters, they could happen in real life.
WRITING
We will begin writing Small Moments again. This is a true story about something that happened to the author. The trick is, it is not a bed to bed story (a story that retells an entire day from the time you wake up until the time you go to bed). Small Moment stories focus in on one small part of the experience and retell that one part in great detail. We will also be talking about the writing process and then applying that process in our writing.
Writing Process:
1. Think and Plan entire
story (beginning, middle and end)
2.
Sketch pictures (beginning, middle and end)
3.
Write words
4.
Revise (Add/Delete words to make
it better)
5.
Edit (Check capitalization/punctuation and word wall words to make it right)
6. Publish (Add detail/color to
pictures and copy words in neatest handwriting to make it fancy)
MATH
Earlier in the year, we learned about telling time to the hour and this week, we will focus on telling time to half-hour. As part of fraction and partitioning two dimensional figures into two or four equal parts, we will use a circular analog clock and understand time to half hour. We will look at both analog and digital clocks and learn that time is shown differently on each of these clocks. The short hand in the analog clock points to the "hour" and the long hand points to the "minute". In digital clock time is shown by digits. The digit before the two dots shows the hour and the digits after two dots show the minute.
Earlier in the year, we learned about telling time to the hour and this week, we will focus on telling time to half-hour. As part of fraction and partitioning two dimensional figures into two or four equal parts, we will use a circular analog clock and understand time to half hour. We will look at both analog and digital clocks and learn that time is shown differently on each of these clocks. The short hand in the analog clock points to the "hour" and the long hand points to the "minute". In digital clock time is shown by digits. The digit before the two dots shows the hour and the digits after two dots show the minute.
SCIENCE
For the past month, we have been learning about different animal groups. Now we are going to be talking about interdependence, which is how organisms depend on each other in their habitat. We will talk about how animals depend on each other and how animals depend on the plants in their habitat as well.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning!
Thank you for supporting your child's learning at home. Your child's success and education is a result of, us working together! So thank you for being a partner in your child's learning!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
*Tuesday folders come home. Please sign and return the folders the next day.
*Tuesday folders come home. Please sign and return the folders the next day.
*Agendas: Please initial the behavior calendar and send
it back every day.
*Snack: Please send a healthy snack with your child
every day.
*PE: Group A will have PE on Monday, Wednesday, &
Friday.
Group B will have PE on Tuesday,
Thursday, & Friday.
*Please make sure your child wears
Tennis shoes on those days*
*You can see what group your child is in
on the right side of this blog*
*Next library day is
Tuesday, April 26.
*Homework bags come
back to school every day. Please leave
the books and response notebook in the bag.
We will use them during the day at school!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Apr 23: Earth Day Clean Up
May 2-6: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 4: Early Release @ 12:45
May 6: Field Day
May 19: Spring Open House
May 27: Career Fair
May 30: No School- Memorial Day
June 2: End of the Year Party,
Last day of School
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