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Week of April 17- April 21, 2017

This week on FRIDAY, we will have our school wide Field Day.  Please feel free to come join the fun!  We will have lunch as usual at 11:30, then go straight to the field for fun activities at 12:00.  Our time outside will end at 12:50.

School Supplies for the 2017-2018 school year are on sale now through School Tool Box! You can order your child’s school supplies at www.schooltoolbox.com between now and June 23rd to have it delivered to the school. Check the Flash for more information!  

As the weather heats up, we go back to warm weather clothes.  Please be sure to check the length of shorts and skirts; fingertips should not touch skin when arms are at the kids’ sides.  Please have girls wear bike shorts under their skirt or dress!  Spaghetti straps and backless tops are cute, but not really appropriate for school.  Also, be sure there is always a light jacket or sweater in the backpack. Even when it is warm outside, the classrooms can be chilly. 

Theme: Insects

Reading:  Our shared reading and interactive read-alouds will continue to tell about insects and their needs. Our skill focus will be on the elements of non-fiction writing.

Writing:  We will combine our prior knowledge with new learning about plants and insects to write both fiction and non-fiction.

Word Wall Words:  REVIEW:  red, green, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, pink, brown, black, my, is, to, like, can, see, go, the, in, it, all, me, and, big, has, on, we, but, look, at, little, for, he, said, was, not, she, this, come, you, are, get, some, with, will, have, went, saw, so, make, up, what, that, out, down, then, do

NEW WORDS:  THEY, OF

Math:  We will continue to explore measurement. Our focus will be on comparing (taller/shorter, heavier/lighter, holds more/holds less, and longer/shorter).

Science: We will look at cycles in nature including life cycles and the cycle of day and night.

Social Studies:  We will spend the next few weeks reviewing some social skills.  This week, we’ll practice giving our best effort on work and getting along with others.

Homework: Read 20 minutes every night.

Optional Activities:

·      Monday: Pick 5 word wall words.  Write a sentence for each.  Practice using finger spaces between words, a capital letter at the beginning and a punctuation mark at the end.

·      Tuesday:  Use a book to practice “retelling” the plot.  Be sure to include the characters by name.  If you need a book, log onto www.raz-kids.com

·      Wednesday:   Choose 5 things from the pantry.  Put them in order from lightest to heaviest.

·      Thursday:  Do a surprise act of kindness for someone in your family.  Be ready to tell about it in class tomorrow!

·      Friday:  Pack up your library books and practice your home reader!