Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was Planting a Rainbow by Lois Elhert. We are so excited for spring and all the glorious colors it brings back into our lives.
• Our math focus this month is telling time and shape review
• The Unique Learning System topic for the month of May is Life Science, Insects and How They Grow. We will be exploring all kinds of bugs and each of their life cycles.
• Our wonderful principal bought us an incubator and next week we will become parents to 12 precious quail eggs. This is going to go perfectly to reinforce learning about life cycles. Baby chicks are way cuter than bugs. 
• On Friday we had our Pizza Party, with our 2nd grade buddies, from the principal for winning the reading contest for March is Reading month. We read a combined total 20.5 hours in school for the month of March. WE LOVE TO READ

Mother’s Day Tea will be on 5/9 @ 2:00 RSVP by May 5th please with yes or no

ABC Count Down

Our ABC count down start on Thursday, May 1st. The schedule of events were sent home on Wednesday. I will post the count down here as well for your reference.

Pictures of the Week

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was, Little Excavator by Anna Dewdney. This story was a big hit with the children as we explore tools and construction this month.
• We made muddy pudding and ran our construction trucks all through the mud. The kids had a blast and then we ate what was left over.
• Each student made their own tool box as they identified hammer, screwdriver, saw and pliers correctly from an arry of 2 choices.
• Our math focus this month is opposites. What’s Up Duck? is a great spring book to practice opposites.
• The Unique Learning System topic for the month of April is Economics. We finished learn about tools and construction this week!
• Our letter this week was the letter Zz

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

Tuesday 4/29- Early Release

Tuesday 5/6- Early Release

Tuesday 5/13- Early Release

Tuesday 5/20- Early Release

Monday 5/26 -No School Memorial Day

Tuesday 5/27- Early Release

June 6th – 1/2 day of School – School’s Out for Summer

Summer School Starts June 23rd

Classroom Changes

On Monday we welcome a new friend to our classroom family. Ayash just turned 3 this month. He is a happy little guy with a contagious laugh.

Peek at the Week

• Our story this week was, Going on an Egg Hunt by Hands on Holiday Reading. We have so much fun with this story as it uses rhythms and hand movements of the classroom favorite We’re going on a Bear Hunt. This time it is eggs we are hunting for. It’s an ideal story for focusing on colors and spatial concepts and lending itself to all kinds of springtime fun. What child can resist an egg hunt? Certainly none of ours. So many giggles and laughs.
• We made peep play dough to play with.
• Our math focus this month is opposites. What’s Up Duck? is a great spring book to practice opposites.
• The Unique Learning System topic for the month of April is Economics. We continue to learn about tools and construction which seems to be everywhere!
• Our letter this week was the letter Yy

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

Friday 4/18 – No School

Tuesday 4/22- Early Release

Tuesday 4/29- Early Release

Tuesday 5/6- Early Release

Tuesday 5/13- Early Release

Tuesday 5/20- Early Release

Monday 5/26 -No School Memorial Day

Tuesday 5/27- Early Release

June 6th – 1/2 day of School – School’s Out for Summer

Summer School Starts June 23rd

• Our story this week was Worm Weather by Jean Taft . Click on the button below to enjoy the story at home with your child Reading the same stories at home helps the students make a home/school connection and allows them the chance to let you know what they have been reading all week at school
• Our Unique Learning System topic this month is Economics and we are studying construction
• Our focus for math this month is opposites
• Our letter this week was X

Look Ahead

Tuesday 4/15- Early Release

Friday 4/18 – No School

Tuesday 4/22- Early Release

Tuesday 4/29- Early Release

Tuesday 5/6- Early Release

Tuesday 5/13- Early Release

Tuesday 5/20- Early Release

Monday 5/26 -No School Memorial Day

Tuesday 5/27- Early Release

June 6th – 1/2 day of School – School’s Out for Summer

Summer School Starts June 23rd

Peek at the Week

• Our story last week was When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes. This story focuses on the change from winter into spring. Perfect as we inch towards warming up and the earth and dipping back down to coldness. Click on the button below to enjoy the story at home with your child Reading the same stories at home helps the students make a home/school connection and allows them the chance to let you know what they have been reading all week at school
• Our Unique Learning System topic this month is Economics and we are studying construction
• Our focus for math this month is opposites
• We had a blast on Friday at the Henry Ford Museum

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

Tuesday 4/8- Early Release

Tuesday 4/15- Early Release

Friday 4/18 – No School

Tuesday 4/22- Early Release

Tuesday 4/29- Early Release

Tuesday 5/6- Early Release

Tuesday 5/13- Early Release

Tuesday 5/20- Early Release

Monday 5/26 -No School Memorial Day

Tuesday 5/27- Early Release

June 6th – 1/2 day of School – School’s Out for Summer

Summer School Starts June 23rd

Hello Families!

We are so excited about Fridays all school field trip! We wanted to update you on the final plan so we all know what to do….

*If possible please wear a Howe school shirt OR red shirt so we can easily find each other throughout the day.  

*Please drop your child off at Howe at the normal time (8:20 am) OR if they ride the bus do that as normal.

*Students will board the buses and leave around 9:15 am. 

*All chaperones will be meeting us at the entrance benches at 9:30 am. Teachers will have the tickets for their classrooms to pass out.

*Once inside make sure you are walking around and finding other Howe friends. Work on completing the scavenger hunt!

*At 12:30 pm please meet in Lunchroom A. (This is in the hallway by Michigan Cafe).

*At 1:15 pm please meet back at the entrance READY TO LEAVE. (*If you want to sign out your child and not have them come back to Howe please come around 1:10 so we can sign you out before we load buses.)

*All students not signed out by a parent will be taken back to Howe and dismissed like normal at 3:20 pm. 

Please let your teacher know if you have any questions! We look forward to this experience with all of our Howe students. 

Happy Spring!!!!! Have a wonderful spring break. We will see you on April 1st

Peek at the Week

• We started with week off with St. Patricks day. We are all a little Irish on March 17th! We read How to Trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess. We made Irish rainbow pudding cups. For the rest of the week we read Head to Toe by Eric Carle. We had a great time trying to move like all the different animals. Click on the button below to enjoy the story at home with your child Reading the same stories at home helps the students make a home/school connection and allows them the chance to let you know what they have been reading all week at school
• We made stainglass pots of gold with our 2nd grade friends and we had reading activities with them all week for March is Reading Month.
• We celebrated the 1st day of Spring even though it snowed:-/
• For math we finished up with measurements such as short and tall and working on sorting skills
• We finished with Life Science and we explored Zoo and Wild Animals

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

March 22nd-31st No School

School Resumes April 1st…No Fooling also Early Release

Friday 4/4 Field Trip to Henry Ford Museum

Tuesday 4/8- Early Release

Tuesday 4/15- Early Release

Friday 4/18 – No School

Tuesday 4/22- Early Release

Tuesday 4/29- Early Release

Peek at the Week

• Lots of fun this week with The View At The Zoo, by Kathleen Long Bostrom. So many fun things to go along with this story. Click on the button below to enjoy the story at home with your child Reading the same stories at home helps the students make a home/school connection and allows them the chance to let you know what they have been reading all week at school
• For March is Reading Month we are reading Hiya Morah by victoria Nelson. This story is about a young girl’s life with special needs. Through her brave attitude, and silly humor, Morah is an inspiration for us all. This book has the timeless message about love and acceptance, and just saying “Hiya” when making a new friend with different abilities. Hiya Morah creates a space for children to celebrate how special and unique each of them were made to be.
• Our U of M Friends from Creative Needs came and read to us about Pigeon and then made pigeons with us.
• For math this month we are introducting measurements such as short and tall and working on sorting skills
• The Unique Learning System topic for February is Life Science as we explore Zoo and Wild Animals

Shout of Thanks!

Thank you to Liliana’s for sending in plastic silverware and sandwich bags

Picture of the Week

Peek at the Week

• Lots of fun this week with Three Billy Goats Gruff. Such a great story to act out with the children and I enjoy being the troll. Click on the button below to enjoy the story at home with your child Reading the same stories at home helps the students make a home/school connection and allows them the chance to let you know what they have been reading all week at school
• For math this month, we are learning about shapes
• The Unique Learning System topic for February is Make-Believe/History using the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Shout of Thanks!

Thank you to Liliana’s and Yasmeen’s family for sending in the much needed Kleenex

Needed Items

• Plastic Spoons
• Plastic Forks

Pictures of the Week

Look Ahead

Tuesday 3/4- Early Release

Tuesday 3/11- Early Release

Tuesday 3/18- Early Release

March 22nd-31st No School

School Resumes April 1st…No Fooling also Early Release

Tuesday 4/8- Early Release

Tuesday 4/15- Early Release

Friday 4/18 – No School

Tuesday 4/22- Early Release

Tuesday 4/29- Early Release