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 are learning about adding and subtracting 3-digit numbers. We will be solving problems with and without regrouping.
Handwriting
We will be learning to write the cursive capital letters P, R and B. Please review the letters with your child.
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 Trip
We will be going to the Chicago Botanical Garden on Tuesday, May 25th . Please make sure your child has a sack lunch, no snack needed that that and that he/she dresses appropriately for the weather.
School Picnic
On May 28th the PTO will be providing a McDonald's lunch for the students. We will be having a hamburger, chips, fruit snacks and a juice box. If your prefers you can send a sack lunch that day. We will be having a fun-filled afternoon with games and activities.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
May 25 – Field Trip to Chicago Botanical Gardens
May 27 – Visit to Prairie View School
May 28 - School Picnic
May 31 – Memorial Day – No School
June 2 – Last Day of School
