Looking Ahead:

• April 29-May 7: End of Year assessments (treats permission)
• May 3: Last day to check out library books
• May 10: Final return date for library books
• May 17: Ms. Lisa’s Kindergarten Completion Celebration 11:00-11:30 am in the library (parents are invited)
• May 20: 1st grade class visit (we will briefly meet the 1st grade teachers)
• May 20: Practice eating lunch at school. Our class will have the opportunity to eat lunch in the lunchroom to prepare for 1st grade! We will be introduced to the lunchroom procedures, practice going through the lunch line (if choosing school lunch), eat at the tables, and clean up. More information and lunch choices will be posted soon.
• May 21: Field Trip to the Children’s Treehouse Museum (*NOTE Class Time Change: School will be held from 11-2 that day–for our class only)
  • School:11:00-2:00; Museum: 12-1:30
• May 22: Field day
• May 23: K-2 talent show
• May 24: Last day of school and yearbook signing

Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:

Comprehension strategy/skill: “Make and confirm predictions”/”Events: Sequence”. We read several different texts to go along with our theme: “Problem Solvers: What can happen when we work together?”

High Frequency Words (Power Words): good, who

Sound and spelling review: v and x /ks/ and introduced long /u/.

Vocabulary: opinion, decide, grateful, marvel, ragged

Math: Lesson 25 Compose and Decompose Teen Numbers with Symbols

Science: This week, we investigated how to bring light and warmth to a cold mountain town that doesn’t see the sun throughout winter. (This lesson is actually based on the story of a real town in Norway)! Students experimented with different materials and discovered that sunlight can be redirected using reflective materials. Encourage your child to notice the heating effects of the sun all around them!

We are now beginning Unit 10 in Language Arts. Below are the sight words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks (some students are reviewing the short vowel sounds, rather than the long vowel sounds).  In addition, we continue to read decodable books and passages. You can encourage us to read the passages we bring home each week. We are also writing sentences about the texts we read.

As a class in math, we will be reviewing many of the skills we have explored this year. Individually, the students are working to master their current selected math standard and pass their math fluency level. With just a few more weeks remaining, we are excited to see how far we can go! Keep up the great work!

In science and STEM, we are exploring the effects of sunlight on the earth’s surface. We are also caring for caterpillars, and look forward to releasing our butterflies into nature.

Looking Ahead:

• April 26: Dollar Dress Down Day
• April 29: End of Year assessments begin
• May 17: Kindergarten Completion Celebration 11:00-11:30 am in the library (parents are invited)
• May 21: Field Trip to the Children’s Treehouse Museum (*NOTE Class Time Change: School will be held from 11-2 that day–for our class only)
• May 22: Field day
• May 24: Last day of school, yearbook signing

Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:

Comprehension strategy/skill: “Reread” and “Details: Time Order”. We read several different texts to go along with our theme: “Our Natural Resources”

High Frequency Words (Power Words): where, look

Sound and spelling review: a, e, i, o and introduced long /o/.

Vocabulary: natural resources, create, weave, designs, knowledge

Math: Lesson 24: “Build with Shapes”

Science: This week we have been making observations about how sunshine heats things up! And we’ve noticed that things stay cooler if they are in the shade! In an activity called Cool Cows, children noticed that cows (like people) use shade to stay cool. The children became junior engineers, thinking about how to invent a shade structure to keep cows cool in a field with no shade trees.

Kindergarten is visiting Treehouse Children’s Museum on May 21st! Please take note that our class will be held from 11:00 am-2:00 pm that day instead of our normal time (we’re booked at the museum from 12-1:30).

More information about the field trip and volunteer sign ups will be posted soon!

Looking Ahead:

• April 18: Great Shake Out (Earthquake drill)
• April 26: Dollar Dress Down Day
• April 29: End of Year assessments begin
• May 17: Kindergarten Completion Celebration 11:00-11:30 am in the library (parents are invited)
• May 21: Field Trip to the Children’s Treehouse Museum
• May 22: Field day
• May 24: Last day of school, yearbook signing

Comprehension strategy/skill: “Reread”/”Events: Cause and Effect”. We read several different texts to go along with our theme: “Good Citizens”

High Frequency Words (Power Words): play, has

Sound, spelling and handwriting review: e, f, g, h and introduced long /i/, (spelled i_e)

Vocabulary: citizen, respect, hauled, tidy, necessary

Science:  In this lesson, we meet Sam who wonders why his grandmother wants to keep an old log in her yard—until he begins to meet a few of her friends. We discover why old logs are helpful to animals and explore the impact humans have on the environment. 

Looking ahead:

• April 1-5- Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:

Comprehension strategy/skill: Ask and Answer Questions/Events: Sequence . We read several different texts to go along with our theme “Growing Up: How can you help out at home?”

High Frequency Words (Power Words): help, too

Handwriting review: a,b,c,d

Sound, spelling: introduced long /a/ (spelled a_e)

Vocabulary: chores, contribute, accomplish, organize, member

We began Unit 9 in Language Arts this week. Below are the sight words, oral vocabulary words, letters, and sounds we will be mastering during the next 3 weeks.  In addition, we continue to read decodable books and passages. You can listen to us read on SeeSaw and encourage us to read the passages we bring home each week. We are also writing sentences about the texts we read.

As a class in math, we have continued to solve addition and subtraction word problems to 10, and after Spring Break, we will be making teen numbers (ten and some more ones).

In science and STEM (after spring break), we will be comparing how animals are alike and different. And we will be exploring how animals change their environments

Looking ahead:

• March 22- Mother/Son Dance 6-8 pm
• March 29- $1 Dress Down Day
• March 29- Yearbook Sales Deadline 
• April 1-5- Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:

Comprehension strategy/skill: “Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions”/”Events: Problem and Solution” . We read several different texts to go along with our theme “What do you see in the sky?”

Review of High Frequency Words (Power Words): “for”, “have”, “of”, “they”, “said”, “want”, “here”, “me”, “this” and “what”

Sound, spelling and handwriting review: /u/ Uu, /g/ Gg, /w/ Ww, /v/ Vv, /ks/ Xx, /j/ Jj, /kw/ Qq, /y/ Yy, and /z/ Zz

Vocabulary: distance, recognize, challenge, space, and surface

Math: Lesson 21 “Subtract Within 10” (continued).

Science: We have been watering and watching our wheatgrass grow like crazy! This week we noticed the grass leans slightly toward the light, so we turned our plants today to see if they would turn and continue to bend towards the sun.