Friday, April 9, 2010

April 9, 2010




READING

Thank you to the parents who sent in the Animal report sheets. We will be using those to write an expository report in school. We will be writing our reports on our chosen animal. These will be on display at Open House.



MATH
In math began a new chapter on measurement. We will be learning how measure objects in inches, feet, yards, centimeters and meters.



Handwriting
We will be learning to write the cursive capital letters m, y and x. Please review the lowercase letters with your child.



Science
We are learning about the life cycle of the butterfly. We are waiting for the arrival of the caterpillars (larva). We will be observing them by using magnifying glasses. We will be working in a journal to record what we are learning and the stages of development from egg to butterflies.

Open House
Our spring open house will be on April 29th from 6:30-8:00. All family members are welcome to attend and see all of our beautiful work on display.



Character Counts
The pillar for April is Citizenship. Are you a good citizen? “I am a good citizen because I throw away my garbage in the garbage can.” “ I follow the classroom rules.” “I follow the rules when I ride the bus.” We will be wearing purple on Fridays.



ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 21 – Animal Posters Due
April 19-20 – OLSAT Testing
April 22 – Early Dismissal
April 29 – Open House and Book Fair
May 14 – Early Dismissal
May 28 – School Picnic