I hope you are enjoying these delightful spring days.  I will be taking them outside for some of our writing and reading in this relaxing weather.

READING-Week 3 of Unit 9 Animals Then and Now.

COMPREHENSION STRATEGY-Asking Questions

COMPREHENSION SKILL-Distinguishing between Fantasy and Reality

WRITING-Informational   What we know and learn about Dinosaurs.

SPELLING- “ad” family     bad  dad  glad  had  mad  sad  lad      so    some=9 words

MATH-I will really be focusing on Number Stories   You may remember them as “story problems.”  I also will be working with different tools to use to help move numbers in our heads…a number line (in front of room) 100 chart (in their book box), tape measures (in MATH CENTER) , rulers, yard sticks, etc.   I often will give them a math moment, where I toss out a story problem.  While I am interested in the correct answer, I am also interested in their mental strategies.  For example, today I asked them, “How much is 10 + 15” ?  I purposely put the numbers in that order.  Two students answered correctly with “25.”  When i asked each one how they got their answer, one  started with 15 and added 10 to it.  The other student took 5 from the 15, leaving 10 + 10 =(20) and then added 5 to 20 and got 25.  Fantastic strategies and great number awareness!

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES-Dinosaurs!!

We have had 2 fantastic days “cleaning up our Earth.”  I sorry I don’t have any pictures of my Scientists in Action…my phone is full.  They were just so much to watch participating in cleaning up our school yard!!  They were pretty disgusted with how much litter they found.  LOOK OUT…they will be watching you!!

Looking ahead…

Tuesday and Friday my class will be taking the NWEA test.  PLEASE make every effort to have your child here ON time and no early leaving! Good sleep and a healthy breakfast are important too.

Enjoy your weekend.

Mrs. Smith

READING-Week 2 of Unit 9  Amazing Creatures.  We will begin reading Fish Faces.  We’ll make a list of some of the fish we read about in the book.  (Looking for Listening and Comprehension)

Tuesday we will create a word web about 4 fish. Again, remembering what we read the day before.  I will model writing 2 sentences, using the Word Web.

Wednesday they will write 2 sentences about fish, using the Word Web.

Thursday I will revise and edit their writing with them.

Friday they will Publish their writing and share with the class.

This is my weekly writing schedule that we have been doing since the fall.

SPELLING-bug  rug  tug  hug  jug  mug  plug  slug  has look

MATH-Function Machines    Once you see these you’ll be ready to work with them at home.

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES-EARTH DAY all week   We’ll be taking about ways to “Save our Planet Earth.”  Recycle  Reduce  and Reuse

Message from Mrs. Beydoun, homeroom mother …Your child is bringing home a large envelope that she would like returned on Monday.

Message delivered Mrs. Beydoun 🙂

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Smith

I took some pictures of the kids doing READ TO SELF.  They are so cute!!!  Take a look.  I didn’t catch a picture of Sarah because she was all curled up in a little bench that I have.  I’ll have to catch her next time.

Aren’t they precious!!  So engaged and focused.

Here are my April Students of the Month

Evelyn Sherding  Noah Zahr   Jenna Skinner

Mrs. Smith

Would someone PLEASE slow down the days!!  I have so much I want to do with my kids and I’m running out of days with them.  YIKES!

Anyway, here are  my plans for next week…

READING-We will start Unit 9 Amazing Creatures.  Week one of Unit 9 will be about  Beetles.

My mini lessons will focus on Asking and Answering Questions.

WRITING-We will write about Beetles.  (Informational Writing using a text.  How do we get information from our reading?)

SPELLING-he  she  cot  dot  not  hot  got  shot spot = 9 words  Please spend some time every night reviewing these words with your child.

MATH-“Number Bonds”  You’ll understand when your child brings home their work.  On Friday we are going to play a game called “Quack Attack!”  They will enjoy this game.

SCIENCE-EARTH DAY all week

Spring Pictures will be Friday, April 21.

Happy Easter to each of your and your families.

Mrs. Smith