Looking ahead:

• 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”/”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) and subtraction test. We are also 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:  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.