Earth Day
Please look for information from our green team about Earth Day activities. We will have no PAPER homework next week except a spelling list and a reading log. Try to make time to practice math facts. Use some of the links to the left to practice other math concepts, the 50 states and look for new links about butterflies and frogs.
We will walk to the theater on Thursday with our buddies and two other classes immediately after eating lunch. No one will be allowed to purchase a snack. We will have a treat when we return. Yvonne Collins has coordinated this with the parent coordinator from Ms. Hallerberg's class.
Reading
We enjoyed reading the story The Empty Pot this week. It was a springboard for a discussion about honesty and doing the right thing-even when it is hard. During our reading groups children chose a biography to read. We will be doing some simple reports on these biographies next week. We will practice taking notes and summarizing.
Writing
We are finishing our autobiographies. We focused on using supporting details to make our writing interesting. The students did a great job demonstrating an understanding of this. These will go home next week.
Math
We are learning about fractions in this unit. We are practicing writing fractions, finding fractions from a whole and finding fractions of a set. These are difficult concepts and are expected to be developing, not secure. We also practiced our addition facts this week. Keep practicing those facts at home! A 75 problem test will be given at the end of April.
Social Studies
We wrapped up our unit on American Government and are really focusing on learning the remaining 50 states.
Science
It is amazing what students can learn in one week! We made careful observations of our caterpillars this week. Ask your child what a true leg and a pro leg is. Your child should also be able to tell you about bristles. We will focus next week on the life cycle of the butterfly and learn a little about a frog's life cycle as well.