Looking ahead:
- Friday, March 14: Mother/Son Dance 6:00-8:00pm
- Friday, March 14: End Term 3 (Report Cards available online in Aspire)
- Monday, March 17: Students are welcome to wear a St. Patrick’s Day themed top with uniform pants
- Friday, March 21: Dollar Dress Down Day
- Friday, March 28: Spring Picture Day and FREE Dress Down Day
- March 31-April 4: Spring Break NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, April 1: Final day for yearbook sales. Purchase online through this LINK (Elementary Yearbook ID: 15110625)
Here’s a quick overview of new things we learned this week:
Comprehension strategy/skill: “Make, confirm, and revise predictions”/”Main Story Elements: Character, Setting, Events” . We read several different texts to go along with our theme “What can help you go from here to there?”
New High Frequency Words (Power Words): “here” and “me”
New sound, spelling and handwriting: /j/ Jj and /q/ Qq (spelled qu_ and has two sounds /k//w/)
Vocabulary: transportation, vehicle, fierce, wide, journey
Math: Lesson 20 “Add within 10” and Test. We’ve also been working on one of our standards to fluently add and subtract within 5 (numbers in the problem and answers are 5 or less). You can help us achieve this goal by practicing these math facts with us. Click here for flashcards you can print at home: Adding/Subtracting Flashcards. To be considered fluent, students need to answer 25 problems within a minute. (Flashcards include adding and subtracting within 10, which is also a standard, but we first practice for fluency within 5).
Science: This week, students planted wheat berry seeds. Over the next week or two, we’ll be learning that plants need water and light to grow, and watching our wheat berries sprout.
You can support your child’s curiosity at home by keeping household plants! You can grow them from seeds, or buy them full-grown at the store. Invite your child to choose a plant that they find interesting. Then encourage your child to think about how best to meet the plant’s needs (such as how often to water it, and where to place it so that it gets sunlight).