READING
We will be reading the story called The Art Lesson. It is about a boy named Tommy who loves to draw pictures. When he is old enough for art classes at school, Tommy is disappointed to learn that he can only have one piece of paper, and only use eight crayons.
The vocabulary words are crayons, powders, practice, chalk, smock, ruin and copy.
In phonics we will be focusing on words with the vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, and ou. We will review base words with the endings -ed and -ing.
Comprehension strategy is evaluating, understanding, problem solving and making judgments.
In grammar we will be working on irregular verbs .
MATH
In math we a new chapter on measurement. We will be learning how to use non-standard and standard units of measure. We will learn how to measure in inches, centimeters, feet and yards.
Handwriting
We will be learning to write the cursive capital letters K, U and reviewing the capital cursive letters we have done so far. Please review the lowercase letters with your child.
Social Studies
We will be learning about our country long ago. We will be introduced to Native American groups, early settlers who came from Europe and explorers who led the way for westward expansion.
We will be celebrating summer birthdays before the end of our school year. Write me a note and we can pick a date to celebrate your child’s summer birthday.
Open House
I enjoyed seeing everyone at the Open House! Thank you to everyone who for the gift certificates for the book fair. I was able to purchase books for our classroom to enjoy. I appreciate your thoughtfulness! The children have been working very hard and it shows in their beautiful work. I’m very proud of them and you should be too.
ABC Countdown
The ABC Countdown will begin on April 30. This is a countdown of fun activities during the last 26 days of school using the ABC’s. We need some edible donations. I am looking for someone to send in popsicles, ice cream cups with spoons, and lollipops. Let me know if you can donate any of those items.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 7 – High Touch/High Tech in-school field trip
May 22 – Field Trip to Morton Arboretum
May 25 – Memorial Day – No School
