Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Week 33 (May 1-5)

Our virtue for the month of May is Compassion.  Each Monday, we celebrate "Moral Focus Monday" with lessons devoted to our school virtue.

*Spelling is a part of our weekly routine.  Words are introduced each Monday and the students are tested on Fridays.  Please take time to review these ten words throughout the week for mastery.
*Agendas should go home and back each day. FRIDAY folders will go home with papers for the week.
*AR Book Bags will be going home in the weeks ahead.  Please follow directions on the paper inside the bag.  Thank you for your help with this new routine.  

I do feel strongly in reading daily.   I truly believe that the more kids read (or are read to), the better readers they become.  Exposure to print, story elements, and spelling patterns are all so important at this level and help to create a love of reading and learning.  Please take time throughout the week to read with your child.  If your child is an independent reader, they may want to journal about what they are reading or discuss it with a family member to gain a deeper understanding.

Here are some potential learning activities to replace homework time if you so choose:
1. FrontRow- each student has a login with their first name and last name initial.  Code:hulstr
2. MegaMath- a google search will find this quickly.  These math interactives align to our math3. MAP Math/MAP Reading (these sites have activities and games geared to student individual RIT levels- I will share these at conferences in a couple weeks)
4. Spelling Practice (chalk, finger paint, shaving cream, computer practice, creative sentences using words...)
5. Visit a library and check out some new books
6. Read!  :)
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*Big THANKS to Kate Irvin for copying for our classroom! :)

Wednesday, May 10: Dismissal at 11:30, Tulip Time
Thursday, May 11: Tulip Time Parade in Afternoon- students must have a Dutch costume to participate in the Parade
Week of May 15: Spring NWEA Testing
Monday, May 29: OFF, Memorial Day
Wednesday, June 7: Field Day in the Afternoon
Thursday, June 8: Aquatic Center in the Morning
Tuesday, June 13: Last Day, Dismissal at 11:30

MATH  (May 1-5)
Chapter 7:  2-Dimensional Shapes & 3-Dimensional Shapes, Quick Quiz & Fact Fluency

READING (May 1-5)
Amazing Words: clever, predicament, exhausted,batter, intend, grumpy, furious, griddle

High-Frequency Words: along, behind, eyes, never, pulling, toward

**Spelling Words (TEST on May 5): how, town, down, now, brown, cow, clown, frown, crowd, growl

Character, Setting, Plot- Tippy-Toe Chick, Go! 

Imperative Sentences

EBLI Lessons   

Science: We will be learning about life cycles, ecosystems, and food chains

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