March 18-22

We had an EGGxellent time reading stories and doing activities involving eggs.  We took a look at the inside of eggs and discovered that not all eggs look the same. We read both fiction and non-fiction books about eggs during week. We read Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, The Easter Egg Farm, The Egg Book, The Talking Eggs, and more. Art activities and writing followed many of these books. We saw two interesting videos. One was about different kinds of eggs and who lays them. Another was about the process egg painting with author Patricia Polacco.

In math we continued to work on measurement and graphing. The students explored capacity, area, and weight through hands on activities and group discussions. We are always working on building our number sense, developing math vocabulary, and solving problems. Please refer to the new set of vocabulary words on the right hand side of the blog. Although they may seem easy, we want our students to be able to APPLY them in the real world. Ask them to go on a measurement hunt in your house. Perhaps they can bring you two objects that are SHORTER than a fork, or two objects that are TALLER than a cup. I am sure you can come up with many fun ideas to "test" their understanding of these mathematical concepts!

As we begin to prepare for first grade, you may notice some comments written on your student's work papers. I will be noting on them if your child needed assistance to complete something or if they are having difficulty understanding a concept. Although I will be working with your child to help them meet their goals, it would also be helpful if you spent some time reviewing these things at home as well. We want all our students to be ready for 1st grade! You may also receive emails from me from time to time with updates about your child's reading level or fluency (or math skills). It is my goal just to keep you informed as the final weeks of school approach and to do my best to have your child reach all our K goals!

Please read the following announcements from the LMC:

1   The Young Author’s Breakfast for all participants will be on Friday, April 12^th before school. Manuscripts and certificates will be passed out at that time. Watch for the permission slip to come home this Friday. 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners were announced in school and will be posted to the Edline LMC page.

2     If you are cleaning out your closets over break, please save your used children’s books for our 5^th Annual Book Exchange to be held the last week in April. More information will come home after Spring Break.

 Thank you for your support of the Book Fair! We will be able to purchase many new books for the library!

 

Please come to the Volunteer Celebration on Thursday, April 18 @ 2:00-3:30.

On Friday, our district celebrated Read Across America.  We had a special guest reader, Mr. LeCrone, who shared a family favorite with us.  We were also lucky to have Lucas' grandparents join us again as guest readers!  Thank you all!

 

We have no school from March 25-March 31 for Spring Break.  School Resumes April 1.

Happy a restful and happy break!