What We Did During Our Week:
Language Arts and Writing: This week we focused a lot on maps – including reading an article on maps and learning how to pull evidence from the article to support our claim that ‘maps are helpful’. This is a difficult concept and they did great! As I met with small groups this week they received their retell ropes – I believe only one group left before they get theirs. Make sure your child is using this at home after reading their book. This will help build their comprehension skills. We also talked about the word chunk ‘ar’ and wrote about our star student, Rayanna!
Next week’s spelling words: yes, by, want, this, bug, hug, mug, tug, and slug.
We had a few visitors come in and read to our class for March is Reading Month – there are still some slots available if you would like to sign up to come in and read to the class! Check out our decorated door, where we are ‘getting caught in a book’.
Math: We started a new concept for the month of March – greater than and less than. We of course use the alligator analogy where the alligator wants to eat the bigger number. They are doing pretty well at writing the symbol correctly, it is the language that is more challenging. Completing the word sentence, “____ is greater than ___” or, “_____ is less than _____”. We will continue to work on this skill all month in addition to our addition and subtraction. Next week is the last addition test, +10 before moving into subtraction.
Science: We are talking about how animals interact within their environment/habit. We got to read one of our scholastic news articles about animals and plants jumping into spring! These should have come home if you’d like to read them again with your child.
Social Studies: Maps, maps, maps! In addition to reading and writing about them we got to make maps with our big buddies. Each buddy pair got to create their own map, a few of them were…Candy Land, Volcano Island, Darth Vader Island, Disney World, Poison Land, Detroit Land, and much more creative fun!
Other: Friday we got to bring our book bag and read with big buddies. 🙂
A sheet should have come home with a drawing that your child made in art class where you can purchase the artwork in different media forms…more information below:
Attention Parents!
School Fundraiser Information: This semester, our school is participating in a unique fundraising program with Art to Remember that gives you the opportunity to purchase keepsake items with your child’s artwork on them.
Every purchase supports your child, their classroom, and their school!
Order forms for Art to Remember were sent home with students on 3/2/18 and are due back by 3/13/18. To place your order online visit:
Upcoming Events:
Spirit Week is next week!
Wednesday, March 14th – Late Start
Friday, March 16th – End of 3rd Quarter
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