April 20-24, 2015

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend!

This week your child will inquire into the following:

Language Arts

Working with Words: The words for this week are:

asked, went, men, read, need, sister

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

Reading:

We will be reading The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

We will identify the main idea and retell details, as well as answer questions about key details in a text.

Writing:  

We will be reading The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

We will recall or gather information from experiences from provided sources to answer a question. Also we will identify the main idea and retell details.

Math:  

We will begin chapter 9, MEASUREMENT!  Students will compare lengths, measure different objects using non standard units.

Social Studies:

We will begin our unit on FAIRY TALES. Students will use deductive reasoning to figure out what our new books are; FICTION/NONFICTION.

MONDAY:
Reading:  Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math:  9.1 Enrich Worksheet
Working with Words: Use the spelling words in a sentence.

TUESDAY:
Reading:  Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: Worksheet pg. 174-176
Language: Put the words in ABC order/ Living and Non- Living vocabulary

WEDNESDAY:
Reading-: Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: Worksheet/ Re-teach 9.3
Spanish: worksheet

THURSDAY:
Reading-: Read for at least 10 minutes and record pages read in log
Math: No Homework
Working with Words: study for spelling words using Rainbow Words worksheet.

GO GREEN MONTH - April is the month in which we will celebrate Earth Day, and Discovery School students will participate in a variety of activities that will educate them about all the things the Earth does for us and how we can help preserve it.  We will kick off the month’s celebrations with an assembly on Friday, April 10th from 10:25 AM-10:45 AM.   We encourage all students and teachers to wear green each Friday in the month of April!

BRICKS4KIDZ - The second module for Bricks4kidz will begin this Friday, April 10. The sessions will be held on Fridays (in April 10, 17 and 24; in May 8, 15 and 22) 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!