WEEK of APRIL 28- MAY 2

READING:We are continuing to read the story  "2 Bad Ants". It is a story about how 2 ants go on an adventure!   We are working on vocabulary, comprehension, story structure, visualizing, and summarizing. We will be learning to identify the main idea and details in the story. We will be working with Venn diagrams. In grammar, we are working on pronouns and verb agreement. 

WRITING:
We have been working on personal narratives in writing and adding details to all of our writing.  We continue to work on writing  creative stories. We continue to be creative in our SQUIGGLE stories each week. This is  where the students receive a squiggle mark, then have to draw something using the squiggle and then write about it! We are creating  some awesome writing in our journals and we are exciting to do so many writing projects!  We continue to work on writing Weekend Reports every Monday. We are focusing on writing a complete sentence with a capital letter, a complete thought, and an endmark. We are also learning to use graphic organizers to help with our prewrites. With every sentence we write, we try to think of one good detail sentence to add to our stories. 

SPELLING: 

There will be a spelling test this week ....words will ALWAYS be placed in the agenda for the week. The test will be on Wed., April 30th. On the weeks that we do not take a test, we are still working on spelling and the patterns that are created in words. 

If you're on a challenge list... make sure you check your agenda for the word list. All word lists are posted weekly in the agenda.

MATH:

We are starting probability this week. We are also review all concepts learned so far this year and problem solving. We are completing an OAA practice packet to help with studying for the Math OAA. Also, continue to work on Study Island math to achieve ribbons in all areas!  Continue to watch for HOMELINKS coming home weekly to work on and return. 

HEALTH: I have Miss Keller's class.")

We are learning about safety and how it applies to our lives. The topics covered are injury prevention, indoor and outdoor safety, emergencies, and first aid. The students will work on a fire escape plan for their homes. We will be completing our unit with a safety brochure with all activities included. 

HANDWRITING:

We are almost finished! The students have done an awesome job forming their new letters! Be looking for work starting to be in cursive! We are using the Handwriting without Tears program. You received a copy of the letters on Curriculum night. Keep practicing and check out the link for Handwriting Without Tears for helpful hints and practice tips. Click Here.