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.