Shhh…I think Spring is finally here!  It’s lovely to be outside without wearing heavy coats and hearing the birds sing and smelling the flowers after a rain. I hope you can enjoy some of this sunshine and goodness this weekend.

READING-ANIMALS NOW AND THEN will be our week’s theme.  We’ll focus on the dinosaurs.

READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY-Ask Questions

READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS- Distinguish between Fantasy and Reality and Using Text Features

WRITING-We will continue to write good, descriptive sentences, using an informational source.  (You remember writing like this when you were in Kindergarten, right??!!)  My students are doing a fantastic job with their writing!  I tell them to “write 3 sentences about something that a fish has” and they play a game with me as to how many sentences, more than 3, that they write.  The sentences are good, too!!

SPELLING-Wow…another area of great success!  Almost all of the students are scoring 100% on the weekly spelling tests!  Way to go parents!  The kids benefit from your home involvement and support.

This week’s words are:    rap  tap  cap clap  help  earth  has  she + 2 “cold words.”

SCIENCE-Dinosaurs and Earth Day

Looking ahead…

Week of April 25   District Wide Writing Assessment  This will be an Informational Piece of Writing to be completed over 3 days.  Please help your child be well rested, eat a good breakfast, and be at school on time.

Week of May 2     NWEA testing

Thank you for all you are doing on the home front.  I notice your “handiwork” and they students benefit.

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs. Smith