Weekly Update

Newsletter 4/21/14

 

A note from Mrs. Horn…

Earth Day is Tuesday!  This is a school wide cleanup day. The kindergarten classes are in charge of putting the mulch back on the playground.  Please send in items to help with this activity: gloves, shovels, small rakes, and pails.  Our classes will also paint a blue bird house to be put on our fence.

Arbor Day celebration!  We will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday.  Mr. Freyer will lead us through our ceremony, after which each child will receive a pine tree sapling.  You may want to think about a good place to plant it!

Derby Parade!  We will celebrate the Derby on May 2^nd.  Please send in shoe boxes and decorations (stickers, ribbons, flowers, etc.) for your child’s Derby float and Derby hat.  We will “parade” through the school with our floats and hats at the end of the day.

Please also remember to send in a water bottle and healthy small snack each day. 

 We have about 10 children who know how to tie shoes! This is a great start!  If your child doesn’t know how to tie their shoes, now would be a great time to learn.  Check out some of the methods below. 

-       Old Fashion Method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9tt7iI0VV8

-       New Method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWl2dPfBQPk

-       Alternative Method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsFKxElIr_A

Dates to Remember
·         May 2^nd: Snow Make Up Day and Derby Parade

·         May 16^th: Last day for reading group volunteers

·         May 20^th: No School for Students- Election Day

·         May 21-23 & May 27 & 28:  3^rd -5^th grade school wide testing. NO VOLUNTEERS ALLOWED IN THE SCHOOL AT ALL THESE DAYS. 

·         May 26^th: No School- Memorial Day

·         June 3^rd: Zoo Field Trip

·         June 6^th: Last Day of School

 What are we learning?

Reading Workshop

We are finishing up our unit on story elements by reading literary books from different continents.  We are also reading informational books about each continent and focusing on each continent setting (environments). 

Writing Workshop

We will complete our retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.  We are changing the setting and characters to match the continent of our own choosing.  

Word Study

This week we will learn about the word families: -ick, -ack, -uck. Our word wall words for this week are: now, know, too.  Have your child sing you the songs for these words.

Math

We will complete our unit on number stories.  We will determine how to use numbers in my math stories, how to solve missing addends and how to solve number stories using a calculator!

Science/ Social Studies

We are continuing our unit on The Great Big World.  This week we are focusing on Australia and Antarctica.   

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