Thank You to all the students and parents for making this week so special. I enjoyed reading all the cute cards and admiring all the art work. I appreciate the gifts and the all the beautiful flowers. I would also like to thank the PTO for the delicious lunches. It was a wonderful week.
Reminder
Our field trip to the zoo is Wednesday. Please remember to send a disposable sack lunch, we will be eating at the zoo. Dress for the weather, we will be outside for the majority of the time.
ABC Countdown
Tuesday - bring a game (not electronic) to play with a friend
Wednesday - wear a hat
Friday - bring in a favorite joke to share
Reading/Language Arts
We will be reading Carnivores, by Aaron Reynolds. The three greatest carnivores at the top of their food chains are feeling lonely and excluded. Not knowing what else to do, they come together to talk about their feelings at (an AA meeting) or a CA meeting. The timber wolf comes up with an idea that will get those below them on the food chain to include them and maybe even become friends.
Focus:
- 5 "W"s - who, what, when, why, where
- summarizing
- debating techniques
- participate in a debate
Math
Non-Unit Fractions and Regions
Non-Unit Fractions and Regions
- understand a fraction as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into equal parts
- learn how to identify and name other fractions
- learn to identify fractions of a set of objects
- color to show fractions that name parts of a set
Science
What is Heat?
- measure temperature
- identify heat sources
- explain the transfer of heat and how heat is measured
- observe sound vibrations
- sound causes vibrations
- some vibrations can be heard
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes & complete Reading Log
Math - practice facts
Spelling - practice words
