Reading and Writing
Mother’s Day is right around the corner! This week students are writing all about their moms and how much they mean to them. We’ll start off the week brainstorming reasons why we appreciate our mom so much. By Friday, students will have a well written paragraph to give to their mom on their special day.
While reading a selection of Mother’s Day books, we will continue to work on our Mother’s Day projects.
Each day this week, students will work in their A-Z books. This is a great book to practice skills such as synonyms, antonyms, silent letters, blends and digraphs, verbs, etc.
During the next few weeks we’ll assess the reading progress on each child. This assessment is done at the beginning of the year and again at the end of the year. It is always so exciting to see their growth!
Spelling
We will practice our words throughout the week and check for understanding on Friday.
Math
We have a few more days of multiplication this week. We will read lots of word problems and practice forming number sentences from the given information. We are also starting division later in the week. If you have 5 rubber bands and 25 goldfish crackers, how many will go in each group? If you have 12 cookies and 3 friends, how many cookies will each friend get? Through The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins and other activities, we will have plenty of time to practice our new division skills.
Science
This week in science students will compare and give examples of the ways living organisms depend on each other and on their environment. We’ll discuss how plants and animals depend on each other in many ways. We’ll learn how food chains show the flow of energy from one organism to another. A focus will be on what types of food chains can be found in different habitats.
Reminders
No life journals this week
Spelling check on Friday
Library day is Wednesday- no more book check out this year!
Early Release Day: May 7th
