Friday, May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012


READING
            We will be reading the story called The School Mural.  This is a  story about a group of children who celebrate their school's 50th anniversary by painting a mural on one of the walls in the school.
            The vocabulary words are event, mural, pride, project, scene and sketches.
            In phonics  we will be focusing on words with the that drop the final e before adding the endings -ed and -ing..
                        Comprehension strategy is problem solving.
            In grammar,  we will be working on adjectives.   We will not be having power hour this week.  We will have reading in our classroom.                       
 
                               MATH
                                    In math we finished our chapter on 3 digit subtraction.  Our next chapter will be on Multiplication and Division.  Please continue to practice your flashcards.

Science
            We are learning about the food groups and the food pyramid from Little D and the Royal Food Family.  We have been talking about the right kinds of snacks to eat.        

Field Trips
            We are going to meet our penpals!  We are looking forward to our visit to Prairie View School on Thursday, May 24th.
           




Happy Birthday!
Juli – May 18

Great America
            If your child has completed a Great America Reading Log, they will be receiving a free ticket to Great America.  The tickets will be coming home in their report cards.  Keep Reading!


Thank you!
Thank you for the beautiful floral bouquet for my birthday!  It was such a pleasant surprise.  Your children a wonderful!  It was so thoughtful of everyone to remember me on my birthday.


ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 21 – Library Books are due
May 24 – Pen Pal visit to Prairie View
June 1 – School Picnic
June 5 - Last Day of School