April 29, 2011

READING

We will be working on writing pen pal letters to third grade students at Prairie View School. We will visit our pen pals on May 26^th.

We will working on a theme review this week. We will read two stories about Families. One story is called A Curve in the River which is a realistic fiction. It is about a little boy who sends a message in a bottle. The second story called Slippery Siblings which is a non-fiction story. We will compare and contrast the stories. We will review contractions, word families, and homophones.

MATH

In math we are finishing our chapter on place value and will have our test on Tuesday. Our next chapter will be comparing and ordering greater numbers. Please continue to practice flashcards at home.

Science

We will be starting a new unit on nutrition. We will be learning about the food groups, the food pyramid and what are healthy foods to eat. Our larvae are going to forming chrysalises soon. We are excited to see the new development! Soon we will have butterflies.

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.

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. Our last turn in day is Monday, May 2^nd. Thanks!

Happy Birthday

ANNOUNCEMENTS

May 13 – Early Dismissal

May 26 – Pen Pal visit to Prairie View

June 3 – School Picnic

June 7 - Last Day of School

Ronnie – June 8

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

April 15, 2011

READING

We will be working on learning more information on the rain forest and butterflies. The rain forest animal posters that have come in are great! The children have been working hard on their animal reports.

MATH

In math we will be finishing our chapter on fractions. Our test will be on Thursday next week. Our next chapter will be on place value to the hundreds place.

Science

We will be 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 28th from 6:30-8:00. All family members are welcome to attend and see all of our beautiful

work on display.

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 20 – Animal Posters Due

April 21 – Early Dismissal

April 28 – Open House and Book Fair

May 13 – Early Dismissal

June 3 – School Picnic

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. We will be administering the Olsat Tests on Monday and Tuesday.

MATH

In math we will be finishing our chapter on weight, mass, capacity and temperature. We will have our chapter test next Tuesday. Our new chapter will be about fractions.

Science

We will be 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 28th 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.

Happy Birthday

Dawson – April 3

Ryan – April 7

Tony – April 9

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 11-12 – OLSAT Testing

April 20 – Animal Posters Due

April 21 – Early Dismissal

April 28 – Open House and Book Fair

May 13 – Early Dismissal

June 3 – School Picnic