What's Next:
Spring Showcase Thursday May 10th 5:30 to 7:30 (see the end of this post)
Field Day Wednesday May 16th
Thursday May 17th Bruster's Spirit Night
Classroom Party: Wednesday May 23rd at 12:30
Last day of School: Thursday May 24th
Box Tops & Labels for Education
Don’t forget to send in your Box Tops and Labels for Education each week! The PTA is doing a contest each month to see which class and student has the best participation! We want to win : )
Reading
We have started our animal research clubs. We are working on reading informational text and taking notes. They are loving this unit so far since it is all about animals :) We will be writing a compare and contrast essay on their two animals.
One of the best ways to help your kiddo become a better reading is by having them read every night. Some students haven't been filling out their reading log which tells us they haven't been reading. Please make sure you have your kiddo read about 20-30 minutes a night. This is one of the best ways to help them become better readers. Even spending a few minutes on iReady in the evening is still better that nothing :)
Writing
We will start on working on research and a fun surprise for spring showcase next week after milestones.
Math
Now that milestones is over, we are back to working on time, mass, and capacity! They will have a unit test on May 4th.
Please make sure your kiddo is doing their homework. We are finding that more and more kiddos aren't doing their homework. We send home homework to reinforce the skills that were taught that day.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE continue practicing multiplication facts. We can not stress how important it is to know these facts. Everything builds off of those facts. We have noticed that many kids aren't studying their facts! We really need the kids to be studying those facts. The more successful they are with their fluency, the easier the rest of the year will be. We will be giving the kiddos plenty of tools and strategies to help make them successful but please know that we need your help as well.
Social Studies
They have an open book quiz on Monday the 30th. We worked on the branches of government at the national, state, and local level. We also talked about how to be a good citizen. Next up is Fossils.
Spring Showcase Thursday May 10th 5:30 to 7:30 (see the end of this post)
Field Day Wednesday May 16th
Thursday May 17th Bruster's Spirit Night
Classroom Party: Wednesday May 23rd at 12:30
Last day of School: Thursday May 24th
Box Tops & Labels for Education
Don’t forget to send in your Box Tops and Labels for Education each week! The PTA is doing a contest each month to see which class and student has the best participation! We want to win : )
Reading
We have started our animal research clubs. We are working on reading informational text and taking notes. They are loving this unit so far since it is all about animals :) We will be writing a compare and contrast essay on their two animals.
One of the best ways to help your kiddo become a better reading is by having them read every night. Some students haven't been filling out their reading log which tells us they haven't been reading. Please make sure you have your kiddo read about 20-30 minutes a night. This is one of the best ways to help them become better readers. Even spending a few minutes on iReady in the evening is still better that nothing :)
Writing
We will start on working on research and a fun surprise for spring showcase next week after milestones.
Math
Now that milestones is over, we are back to working on time, mass, and capacity! They will have a unit test on May 4th.
Please make sure your kiddo is doing their homework. We are finding that more and more kiddos aren't doing their homework. We send home homework to reinforce the skills that were taught that day.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE continue practicing multiplication facts. We can not stress how important it is to know these facts. Everything builds off of those facts. We have noticed that many kids aren't studying their facts! We really need the kids to be studying those facts. The more successful they are with their fluency, the easier the rest of the year will be. We will be giving the kiddos plenty of tools and strategies to help make them successful but please know that we need your help as well.
Social Studies
They have an open book quiz on Monday the 30th. We worked on the branches of government at the national, state, and local level. We also talked about how to be a good citizen. Next up is Fossils.