Tuesday, April 23 – Howard Elementary School Spirit Fundraiser hosted by Famous Hamburger in Dearborn from 3-10 pm. When you visit Famous Hamburger a percent of your purchase goes towards Howard Fundraiser.

Wednesday, April 24 – Late start. School begins an hour later.

Friday, April 26 – Howard Carnival hosted by Howard PTA from 5-7 pm. Everyone is invited! Admission is $5 per person. Admission includes: DJ, games, snack and refreshments held in the gym. A registration form went home on Thursday, please sign and return by Wednesday, April 24. Payment can be made at the door. 

Peek at the Week:

Spelling words: “ot” word family pot, hot, tot, spot, trot, dot, slot, shot.

Sight words – got, not

Daily Five/Literacy – Continue to review different text types, author’s purpose, asking questions about literature, making connections with stories, learning about parts of speech such as; adjectives. Learning how to use adjectives to describe in writing.

Writing – generating an informational writing piece about animals in riddle form. Using descriptive words and forming a riddle. (I am striped with a long tail and I can live in the zoo or tundra).

Math – Lesson 6 – 10.  Modeling objects and representing numbers 10-20 with place value. Modeling and writing numbers 10-20 as number bonds. Modeling teen numbers with materials from abstract to concrete. Drawing teen numbers from abstract to pictorial.

Science – Learning about living and non-living things. Focusing on Earth Day and learning about recycling and keeping our environment/earth safe and clean.

We will be preparing for the NWEA Spring Assessment in reading and math the next couple of weeks.

Have a great long weekend!

Mrs. Polgar