Dates to Remember:
Thursday, April 18 – Last day to turn Spring pictures in. We will take the spelling test on Thursday.
Friday, April 19 – No school.
Peek at the Week:
Spelling words – “ip” word family – rip, ship, sip, skip, hip, lip, dip, hip. Sight words – did, do
Daily Five/Literacy –
Reviewing “s” blends ( new – sk – skip, sm – smart) Learning about parts of speech – identifying nouns and verbs. Continuing are learning about text types – stories, poetry, fiction/nonfiction. Author’s purpose – understanding the author’s purpose; to entertain, inform or persuade. Making connections; How do I connect with a story? What does a story remind me of?
Writing – Informational writing. Students will work on writing information about plants.
Math – Starting a new unit – 5. We will learn about grouping tens and ones for understanding of place value. We have been working on place value during calendar time and on our morning work. So, this will unit will lend to a better understanding of place value.
Science – We will continue our unit on plants. What plants need to survive, parts of a plant, living and non-living things.
I will be testing students in reading. I will let you know what DRA level your child is at by the end of the year. We still have months to go and this gives me time to work on areas for growth. I will also start preparing the class for the NWEA Spring assessment in reading and math. Students will take practice screeners during Media to help prepare.
I am thrilled with the progress in reading and writing in my class. The Spring season is always the time of year where students bloom in different learning areas. Usually the reading and writing all comes together and starts making sense to students – comprehension, building words, recognizing word parts and writing with purpose.
I really have some budding writers and they love writing during writer’s workshop and during Daily Five. The class really enjoys writing and they love sharing stories with their friends. At the end of the year, you will take home your child’s writing folder and journal so you can read their wonderful stories.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Polgar