READING
After spring break, we
will be reading a story called Ant. It
is a photo essay about the different kinds of ants that are found throughout
the world. We will talk about how ants
work together to get food, and about the kinds of things that ants eat..
In
phonics we will be focusing on the word
endings -nd, -nt, -mp, -ng, -nk, base words and endings in nouns -s, -es, -ies.
Vocabulary
words are antennae, colonies, larvae, cocoons, fungus, and tunnels.
Comprehension
strategies are rereading for understanding, cause and effect, and fact and
opinion.
In
grammar we will be working on singular and possessive nouns.
MATH
We will be finishing our chapter on spatial shapes
and have a chapter test after spring break.
Our next chapter is on plane figures and spatial sense. We will be learning how to identify plane
shapes, plane figures and combining the figures to make shapes.
Science
After Spring Break, we will be
studying the animals from the rain forest. A good resource for gathering information on
your child’s animal is worldbookonline.
Below is the information for your child to access this website at home:
user
name: ccsd66
password:
school66
Reading
Logs
The
reading logs for March are due April 7th.
March will be the last month for the Pizza Hut coupons. We will continue our reading logs for April
and May.
Student of the Week
Hannah is the Student of the Week! She likes to do swim, sing and do fun things
with her family. Her favorite animal is a koala bear . Her
favorite colors are all the colors.
When Hannah grows up she wants to be an Actress.
Spring
Break
Things to do on Spring Break:
Read
with your child.
Enjoy
Spring activities with your child!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Apr.
7 – Classes Resume
Apr.
9 – Animal Report sheet is due
April
16 – Animal Poster is due
April
17 – Early dismissal at 12:00
April
18 – No School
April
24 – Open House and Book Fair
