March 21, 2011

Elizabeth Ide's Japan Relief Fund
We have collected $407.15 to help the people of Japan and will continue to collect money until Thursday, March 24th. Please remember that even a small amount of money can go a long way.

Reading
Theme: Family Time
Genre: realistic fiction
The story for this week is Jalapeño Bagels. For International Day at school, Pablo wants to bring something that reflects the cultures of both his parents.
Target Skills:
Phonics: contractions; -le ending in two-syllable words
Comprehension: following directions; questions
High Frequency Words: early, hair, instead
Vocabulary Words: bakery, dough, customer, ingredients, culture, recipe

Math
Students will measure lengths of objects using centimeters and meters. They will measure the perimeter of plane figures and area in square units.

Science
What is heat? Students will measure temperature, identify heat sources, and explain the transfer of heat.

Social Studies
We will review Our Country Long Ago for a unit test.


Homework
Reading - read 20 minutes and complete reading log
Math - practice facts/one side of a worksheet

*Please check your child's homework and have him/her correct mistakes.