April 13, 2015

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! April is here, and like they say “April showers bring May flowers”. We love SPRING!

This week your child will inquire into the following:

Language Arts

Working with Words: The words for this week are:

such, because, turned, hear, why, rain

Your child will also be reviewing older words through various chants and activities.

Reading:

We will be reading Fox On Stage by James Marshall. This is a classical animal fantasy which we are sure the students will love.

We will identify similarities and differences between two texts, highlight new vocabulary and make predictions.

Writing:  

Students will write an explanatory text/ "HOW TO" with a topic, facts, and provide a sense of closure. We will model one at school and then we will brainstorm ideas on what their writing could be about. This will be homework and graded presentation.

Math:  

We will continue with Chapter 8. We will learn different strategies on how to add and subtract two digit numbers! We will use hands on activities to practice the strategies.

Science:

We will begin our unit on ORGANISMS/ LIVING AND NON-LIVING things on earth. Also, we will be having a big campaign at school to reduce, reuse and recycle. Discovery will be “GOING GREEN”

MONDAY:
Reading:  Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: Worksheet
Writing: Students will follow their “How to” steps and practice at home. Add any necessary steps to your explanatory text.

TUESDAY:
Reading:  Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: Worksheet
Writing: Students will follow their “How to” steps and practice at home. Add any necessary steps to your explanatory text.

WEDNESDAY:
Reading-: Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: Worksheet
Spanish: worksheet
Writing: Students will practice their “How to” at home, and be ready to present on Friday.

THURSDAY:
Reading-: Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: Worksheet
Working With Words: Fill in the blanks.

GO GREEN MONTH:  Last Friday, we kicked off our GO GREEN month’s activities with an assembly.  Students are reminded to take green actions in their classrooms and at home.  Students will be keeping a “GO GREEN” chart in their classroom to record these actions.   Recycling is one of these actions, so students are encourage to bring from home their cleaned and sorted paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic containers for recycling.   Also, remember to wear green each Friday this month.

GO GREEN CLASSROOM COMPETITION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY - The environmental science students should have bought a poster chart to your classroom.  On this chart, students can keep track of their "green" actions.  They may add a dot/stick/X to each box when they:

- Recycle aluminum, paper, or plastic in the appropriate bin

- Save energy by turning off the computers, lights, and fan when leaving the classroom

- Conserve resources by using both sides of the paper

- Prevent waste production by using a reusable lunch box or thermos

BRICKS4KIDZ – Session 2 is this Friday, April 17. The sessions run from 3:15 to 4:15 and will be open for students in from kindergarten to grade five. There are spaces still available! You can register on Friday