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Spring is here and we have been having lots of fun in room 3! This week we read There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Chick, learned about the life cycle of a chicken, and colored eggs! Take a peek at the fun below 🙂

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• We will switch back to narrative text-identifying author/illustrator, title, characters, setting, problem, sequencing events, etc. We will read There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Chick
• Sight words to practice this week-there, was, an, who
• We are finished with the letter of the week, so please work on any letters your child needs practice with.
• Remember NO SCHOOL this Friday 4/19
• See post below for  what to wear for this week for autism acceptance week
• Most IEP meetings are coming up! I will send out reminders once the day of our meeting is closer.

For the month of April we will continue to promote autism awareness, acceptance, and inclusion for all!

See below for a list of days and clothing you can wear to promote awareness and support our friends with autism.

In addition, please remember to send in any spare change you have for Change for Autism. All proceeds will go to the Autism Alliance of Michigan.

 

Autism Acceptance Spirit Week

April 15th-18th

Mindful Monday (April 15th)- To celebrate the beauty in the diverse spectrum of the human mind, wear rainbow and/or tie-dyed clothes to school!

Tuesday, Autism Acceptance Day (April 16th)– Love and acceptance go a long way. Wear red to show your support and acceptance of individuals with autism!

What’s Your Passion Wednesday (April 17th)– One characteristic of autism can be to show incredibly focused passion for topics of interest. What are you passionate about? Dress up to show something you love! Be creative 🙂 (some examples: pokemon, sports, Harry Potter, art, music, superheroes, animals, etc.)

Sensory Friendly Thursday (April 18th)– People with autism often have a variety of sensory sensitivities. Dress up today in your most comfy-clothes (school appropriate sweatpants, pajamas, etc.). Teachers use as much natural light in your classroom instead of fluorescents.

We have had so much fun learning about plants this past week. We learned about different types of plants, what they need to grow, the life cycle stages, planted our own plants, and sorted fruits/vegetables into groups of the part of plant they come from (seed, stem, leaf, etc.) We even got to taste some of the foods and gave our opinions on what parts of the plants we liked and which ones we didn’t like! Take a look below!

I hope everyone had a relaxing spring break! This week we will keep with the theme of spring and learn about the life cycle of a plant.

Continue to practice sight words and reading books at home 🙂

letter of the week is Z

Conferences are this Wednesday from 4-7. If you have not already, please let me know when you are available to come in. If you cannot make it we can always schedule a phone conference some time this week 🙂 progress reports will be sent home this week.

March is Reading Month has come to an end. We have had so much fun reading our favorite stories and informational texts! We also enjoyed having our fifth grade guest readers stop by our room to read us stories. Last Friday was dress like your favorite book character day, so Ms. Lacey dressed up as our room’s favorite, Pete the Cat 🙂 ” love my white shoes, I love my white shoes!”

One of the other life cycles we have focused on this past month was the life cycle of a frog. We created a life cycle craft using different types of candy to sequence the stages 🙂 We used jellybeans for eggs, gummy worms/a jelly bean for the tadpole, and gummy frogs for the froglet and adult frog stages. The kids practiced their fine motor skills, enjoyed a sweet treat, and demonstrated their understanding of the cycle. Take a look below 😀

Keeping with the theme of spring, we will wrap up our informational unit on life cycles and will learn about the life cycle of a plant when we come back from break!

This week we have learned about the life cycle of a ladybug. We also read the narrative The Grouchy Ladybug. Students had fun sequencing the stages of a ladybug’s life and painting beautiful ladybugs (see below!)

Our letter of the week was Y

Next week April 1-7 is SPRING BREAK. That means NO SCHOOL. Have a restful and enjoyable break with your families 🙂

This week we have been continuing to learn about life cycles. First, we learned about the life cycle of a frog. Then, we compared the different cycles we have learned about-butterfly, clover, and frog.

Kindergarteners are continuing to compare sets of objects and determine which is less and more. First graders are continuing measuring items with non-standard units like counting cubes. They are all doing a wonderful job with these hands on activities 🙂

Letter of the week=X

Continue to practice sight words and read books at home for March is Reading Month!

Friday is Mismatch day and we will be selling popcorn for .50 cents a bag 🙂 

Please continue to keep checking Dojo for weekly updates 🙂 

Last week we read the narrative The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover. Students practiced identifying the author, illustrator, characters, and setting. In addition, we practiced sequencing the events of the story with a fun shoe box activity where students fed the old lady the items she swallowed in the story. Take a peak below 🙂

 

 

• This week we will be switching back to informational text and learning about the life cycle of a butterfly (see below). Then, we will compare & contrast that to the life cycle of a clover since St. Patrick’s day is approaching.
• Continue to practice sight words at home and reading books.
• Letter of the week=W
• In math, we are working on the concepts of more/less (kindergarten) and measuring objects with non-standard units like cubes or counting bears (1st grade).
• As always,  thanks for your support at home!
• March is reading month activities this week: Pajama day on Friday 3/15.