Thursday, April 21, 2011

April 21, 2011


READING
Next week we will be reading a story called Thundercake. It is a realistic story about a girl who is afraid of thunderstorms. When her grandmother decided to make a cake, they must go outside to get the ingredients. By the time the storm finally arrives, the girl realizes that she is braver than she thought.
In phonics we will be focusing on words that end in -ed and -ing, and the silent consonants b and k (n).
Vocabulary words are bolt, horizon, lightning, rumbled, thunder, weather.
Comprehension strategy is sequence of events.
In grammar we will be working on the verbs is/are and was/were.
MATH
In math we starting a new chapter on place value. We will be learning about hundreds as groups of tens, reading and writing 3-digit numbers and and identifying the value of digits in greater numbers.



Science
Our caterpillars have arrived! We are observing their growth and development. You can view them at Open House.



Open House
Our spring open house will be on April 28th from 6:30-8:00. All family members are welcome to attend and see all of our beautiful
work on display.

Box Tops Collections
We are still collecting box tops for education. Check if any products at home have the box tops to add to our collection. Thanks!


ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 28 – Open House and Book Fair
May 13 – Early Dismissal
June 3 – School Picnic