Student of the Week
Caden
Congratulations:
Estimation Jar Winner: Manny
Positive Paw Winner: Lydia
iPads
The children received their iPads this afternoon. Please remember to charge them each night and have your child bring them back to school the following day. We will be using them in class.
Website
A suggestive website for your child is: http://www.aplusclick.com/
Language Arts
We will begin our unit on friendship. The children will be using illustrations and words to show understanding of characters, setting and plot. We will be reading Chester's Way next week.
vocabulary words: diagonally, miniature, signals, accidentally, disguise, conversation, pleasant
Spelling
The children will receive their spelling words on Monday. They will have a copy to work on in class and a copy to take home to practice.
Math
This week we worked on place values, changing tens into ones, and skip counting. Next week we will continue with skip counting. There will be a review and test on Number Concepts.
Science
We met the Royal Family: King Henry the Egg, Queen Anna Banana, Princess Peapod, Prince Waffle and Sir Milkford the Scholar. We also learned why the dragon, Little "D" was not feeling well. The Royal Family is going to help Little "D" to become a healthy dragon. Our focus for the week will be foods from the dairy group and how these foods help keep our bones and teeth healthy.
Homework
Reading - read for 20 minutes and complete Reading Log
Math - practice facts