Newsletter Updates for the Week of March 24th

I have a training at the ISD this Monday and will be out of the classroom:)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

-Friday, March 28th—Jammie Day + Popcorn

-March 29th-April 6th—Spring Break!

-Monday, April 7th—School Resumes

-Wednesday, April 9th—Fundraiser Delivery

-Friday, April 11th—Report Cards Home

-Friday, April 18th—No School—Good Friday

-Monday, April 21st—Delayed Start

READING:  

Our focus text for this week is Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash, which we will use to practice sequencing and retelling a story in order.  We will wrap up the letter Ee on Monday and Tuesday and then we will begin working on the letter Hh.  Our sightwords for this week are up & where.  Please continue to practice reading and writing sightwords at home.  Also remember that your child can access Raz-Kids on your home computer or mobile device and read ‘good-fit’ books anytime, anywhere!  Many of the students are trying hard to complete all of the books at their current level, so they can move up to the next level. :)

WRITING: 

This week we will begin writing a new small moment story, using all of the skills and strategies that we’ve been learning about.  Students will wrap up their February/March Journals and edit them before bringing them home to share with you over break.  We are learning how to take screenshots on our ipads and how to import photos into different apps so that we can do more of our work digitally.  The students are having a great time writing letters and using our classroom post office.  Please feel free to send in letters to your child; we will sort them and deliver them daily—they LOVE getting mail!

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES: 

This week we will begin our new Science Unit on Motion.  We will be learning about different forces—pushes, pulls, gravity, wind/air, and their effect on objects.  We will conduct many hands-on experiments related to motion and forces this week!

MATH:  

This week we will continue to work on identifying 3D/Solid Shapes.  Students may bring in 2-3 shapes from home (see attached note); on Thursday we will be sorting and graphing their shapes.  We will also be experimenting with different 3D shapes on a ramp/inclined plane to see which items slide and which items roll.  Students will be creating their own 3D solid shapes using playdough and they will be conducting several surveys.  They will have to collect their data, using tally marks, interpret the results, and analyzing their data.

 **Please remember to return your library books on or before Wednesday!

 

**I will send blankets home to be washed over Spring Break!

Have a fabulous Spring Break!!!!