Hello, here is an overview of what we are covering in each subject. Please be sure to continually study and review these concepts:

Math: Telling time to the five minute, minute and using words such as “half past”, “quarter to” and “quarter after.” They must also know elapsed time to the minute. For example, how much time has passed between 11:31 and 1:50?

Science: We have began our Force and Motion unit. Students will need to understand the concept of and definitions of: force, balanced and unbalanced forces, pushes, pulls, gravity, Newton’s first law

Social Studies: We will be studying Michigan’s geography! We will study the human and natural characteristics of our beautiful state. Students must understand where things are on a map using directional words (north, south, east, west, Michigan is to the west of _____, east of ______, etc). We will also study the location of our 5 Great Lakes, and where and why certain vegetation like apples and cherries grow in certain places in Michigan.

Writing: We are focusing heavily for the next week or so on solid paragraph writing. Please be sure your child understands what a complete sentence is and what a paragraph is (Topic Sentence, 3 detail sentences, closing sentence)

Daily 5/Reading: Please be sure your child reads daily for at least 20 minutes.