*Next week's info- May 5- 9*

Reading Street

Amazing Words: discover, resident, admire, substantial, dwell, welcome, sadness, tremendous

Spelling Words -ly, -ful: slowly, useful, sadly, wonderful, careful, painful, gladly, quickly, playful, nicely

High-Frequency Words: across, only, told, because, opened, dance, shoes

Skills: Cause and Effect, Prediction, Purpose, Adjectives that Compare, Vowel Sound in moon: oo, Writing Directions

Math This week we will have 3 lessons including: Making Subraction Easier (using a number line), Subtraction That Changes the Tens Digit (borrowing), and Is This Story Reasonable? (using reasoning skills) 

Science: We will begin a unit on WEATHER!

**Wednesday, May 7 is a 1/2 day of school with dismissal at 11:30.**

**Thursday, May 8 is considered a full day of school.  Students that have a costume are encouraged to march with our class in the afternoon.  Students without a costume will stay back at school with some school staff when we are at the parade.  Dismissal will remain as usual.  Parents are encouraged to join us if you have a costume and are free on Thursday afternoon!  Tulip Time details come through the office.  **

Extra time near a computer?

NWEA testing is just a few days away. If your child has time and is looking for something to do, encourage them to go to the MAP Reading or MAP Math sites. These can be found simply by googling the name and it should be the first to pop up. There they can practice skills in their independent RIT range. RIT scores were listed on report card comments for Moral Focus if needed. This isn't a must-do, just a suggestion. 

Week of April 28- May 2

**This is our NWEA Testing week!  We will be testing Monday- Thursday from 10:55-11:40.  Please remind your child to do their PERSONAL BEST each day.  Individual goals with be shared with students prior to testing.  These goals were also listed on report cards for you.  **

Reading Street 4.5

Amazing Words: jealous, silbing, porridge, seriousness, relatives, secret, collector, fourish

High-Frequency Words: picture, remember, room, stood, thought

Spelling Words ue, ew, ui: backpack, herself, lunchbox, brainstorm, outside, flashlight, suitcase, baseball, bluebird, inside

Skills: Compound Words, Theme, Story Structure, Thank-You Notes, Adjectives for How Many/Articles, Vowel Diagraphs eu, ew, ui, and Segment and Blend Phonemes/Vowels. 

Math
Math Lessons will be more limited this week due to testing.  We will cover Making Addition Easier (changing addends) and Modeling Number Sentences and Stories. 

Science
We will be wrapping up our study on the Surface of the Earth this week. 

**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WALKING IN THE TULIP TIME PARADE WITH OUR CLASS, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU!  YOU WILL NEED A DUTCH COSTUME LIKE THE KIDS.  THE PARADE IS THE AFTERNOON OF THURSDAY, MAY 8.  LOOK FOR INFORMATION IN THE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER FOR MORE DETAILS.**

Week of April 21-25

Reading Street 4.4

Amazing Words: impression, favorite, errand, familiar, memory, stampede

High-Frequency Words: above, eight, laugh, moon, touch

Spelling Words ie, igh: lie, tie, high, might, right, night, bright, light, pie, tight

Skills: facts and details, adjectives for what kind, realistic story, questioning, consonant patterns kn, wr, segment and blend phonemes/syllables

MATH:
Sums of 18, Sums of 20, Problem Solving, and a TEST on Thursday, April 24. 

*Report Cards went home on Friday, April 18*

** NWEA Testing is the week of April 28.  Please talk with your child about taking their time and doing their personal BEST each day!  Thanks! **

*Friday, April 25 is a pizza day for those that ordered it ahead of time. 

Our "cat" basket for the Boosters