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Week of March 23- March 27, 2015

We hope everyone had a good break. It was super fun to hear all about last week.  They always have so much to share!  Now that Spring Break is over, the rest of the school year will fly by quickly.  There will be lots of learning going on between now and the end of this school year!

If you haven’t done so, please sign and return your child’s report card envelope. 

Theme: Living Things and Plants

Reading:  Shared reading and interactive read-alouds about plants and their needs, with focus on the elements of non-fiction writing.

Writing:  Plants and spring.                                              

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW: the, a, in, you, it, on, is, orange, can, green, yellow, like, brown, at, she, said, my, an, of, me, red, blue, to purple, and, see, pink, he, black, white, there, are, was, for, we, all, dear, love, do, little, him, her, has, but, into, all, very

NEW WORDS:  We have no new words this week.  At home, please focus on the sight words your child has not yet mastered.

Word Study: UG Word Family 

Math: Review combining sets up to 10 and 3D shapes.

Science: Living Things/ Plants

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

• Monday: Write 5 sentences about what you did on Spring Break and draw a picture to illustrate it.
• Tuesday:  Make a list of 10 “UG” words.
• Wednesday:   Practice your sight words.  Make flash cards with words your child does not know.
• Thursday:  Write a math story using two numbers that can be combined to make nine. (Ex: 2 plants bloomed in the garden. Then 7 more bloomed. How many were blooming altogether?)
• Friday:  Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!