Welcome back!  I hope you all had a relaxing and fun vacation.  I was in sunny Florida and I thought there would be warmer temperatures at home when I returned.  It’s still a bit chilly here but I know that Spring is on the way because I see beautiful flowers blooming and folks running and bicycling and walking!

Here we go on the last stretch of the year-WOW!

READING-We will finish up our Unit 9 about THE AMAZING CREATURES.  Week 1 was about INSECTS.  Last week was about the OCEAN.  This week is about ANIMALS NOW AND THEN.  Today we looked at a picture of a boy lying on a beach and looking at a sea turtle.  I asked the students, “How is the boy like the sea turtle?”  I was amazed at their thoughts!  Here is a sampling…

Both boy and turtle have:

skin

breathe air

crawl

have a body, neck, arms, legs, eyes

like the beach

can swim

eat food

blood

bones

a spine      and other observations

WRITING-I read them a story titled “If The Dinosaurs Came Back.”  They really enjoyed it.  It is FANTASY.  So, you can imagine where I went with a discussion and writing topic.

MATH-We will be playing some games with addition and subtraction (and die).  They love to roll the die.  🙂

SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES-We’ll be exploring fossils.  It will go along with dinosaurs.  We’ll also be studying turtles.

NEWS…Check the backpack Mom!

Also, Thursday, May 15, we will be taking an all-day Field Trip to Greenfield Village. Chaperones will be needed.  This trip is only for Kindergarteners-no sibblings.  Details will be coming home.

Have a great week.

Mrs. Smith