Great Job!
The students did a great job donating money for Japan. The total collected was $1141.93 and it will be given to the Red Cross.
Homework
Please have your child continue to read over spring break. Students that complete their reading logs will receive a ticket to Great America in May.
April 4, 2011
Reading
Theme:Family Time
Genre: realistic fiction
The story for this week is Carousel. Alex's father misses her birthday party, and everything is spoiled until the animals on his gift of a tiny carousel come to life in a dream.
Target Skills:
Phonics: sound of y at the end of longer words; the prefix un-
Comprehension: making judgments; predict/infer
High Frequency Words: aunt, million, pair
Vocabulary: angry, grumbled, groaned, fussed, grumpily
Math
There will be a test on the Chapter: Length, Perimeter, and Area. We will begin Chapter 18, Weight, Mass, Capacity, and Temperature.
Science
We will review Light and Heat for a chapter test.
Social Studies
We will begin Unit 6, People and Places in History. The vocabulary words are: immigrant, holiday, custom, landmark, artifact, invention and communication.
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.
