Monday, March 31, 2014

March 31 - April 4, 2014

NEWS FOR PARENTS!

We are back!  I hope you and your family had a wonderful, restful Spring Break.  Now, it's time to get back to work :)

Spring Fling is on April 11th.... More information coming this week!

LAST DAY FOR CHECKS WILL BE MONDAY, APRIL 21st.


April GOTCHA Party is an "incentive" bowling party!  Please refer to the orange letter with information for you to remember.  Field Trip is on April 24th :)  Send your money in today!

  

*STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Connor







*READING/SPELLING
Students will read the story, "Red, White, and Blue."  We are learning more about "fact and opinion."  We are also working on a Spring Poetry Booklet. 

**IMPORTANT SPELLING INFORMATION:  Remember to write spelling words every night.  Refer to the section for each week that tells you how to plan sentences 4 and 5 for the dictation portion.  This sheet GIVES you the directions for practicing those two sentences all week long!


READ your AR book at home with an adult every night! Some students are not taking their AR books home at night even when reminded....

**LANGUAGE/HANDWRITING   Students will continue our study of adjectives and adverbs, and will practice rearranging sentences this week.


 **MATH:   Students are studying measurement in inches, feet, yards, centimeters and meters.  Students are discovering through investigation~~~ WHY must we all use the same method of measurement?  We are learning about different types of graphs, too. 
*We are practicing subtraction facts (1 minute every day, Monday through Friday).  Your child will grade his or her own paper.  That timed drill sheet will be brought home to you to keep on Friday.

**SOCIAL SCIENCE
Our study of living and nonliving things, with emphasis on mammals, continues this week.   "Animal Project" is DUE on Tuesday, April 1st.  No late projects will be accepted.  Your child will need assistance, but I want him or her to do the work.  The letter you received explains all details!

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