A Big Thank YOU, to Alexandra, Shania, and Tyquan for donating books to our classroom from the book fair ....and to our chaperones for coming with us to the Dupage Children's Museum: Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Rapinchuk, and Mrs. Salvino.
Book Order - I will be sending home a book order this week. If you are interested in ordering books, you can order books online at:
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs, Class Activation Code: GTFFX, or you may send in your order. Please place your orders by Thursday, May 10th.
Reading
Theme: Family Time
Genre: Realistic Fiction
The story for this week is The Art Lesson. It is a story about a boy who loves to draw pictures.
Target Skills:
Phonics: vowel pairs oo, ew, ue, ou
Comprehension: evaluate the way the author uses words and pictures to tell the story
High Frequency Words: aunt, million, pair
Vocabulary: practice, ruin, powder, smock, copy, chalk, crayons
Math
Students will be estimating sums for 3-digit addition. There will be a test on Chapter 22, Explore 3-Digit Addition and we will begin Chapter 23, Explore 3-Digit Subtraction.
Science
We have released the butterflies, so that they may pollinate flowers to make more seeds. Students will identify ways to protect natural resources and know ways people can cause positive changes to the environment.
Social Studies
We will learn how selected customs and celebrations reflect an American love of individualism and freedom.ABC Countdown- to last day of school
Monday - funny feet
Tuesday - game day
Wednesday - be helpful
Thursday - I love freeze pops
Friday - jumping jacks
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete the reading log
Math - one side of a worksheet or both sides of the workbook page
*Please check your child's homework.
