“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe
Important Information
Permission slips for our first field trip are being sent home on Monday. We are going to see The Wizard of Oz on Friday, April 21st. Please make sure that your child returns the slip with the $19 cash by Tuesday March 28th.
Friday is St. Patrick’s Day, and we are celebrating by wearing green!
I can’t believe the we are two-thirds of way through the school year. The second trimester ends on Friday.
You may have noticed that phonics has been added to the homework routine. If students finish their work quickly in class, they may complete the phonics homework during school.
Academics
Math: Our Module 10 math test is on Tuesday. Additionally, we will keep on practicing our multiplication facts. We have been taking one minute quizzes to ensure that we do not forget them, so please keep reviewing the facts.
ELA: For Unit 4, Weeks 3 and 4 our essential question is “ How do animals adapt to challenges in their habitat?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words.
- Genre: Expository Text
- Shared Reading: Gray Wolf! Red Fox!
- Anchor Text: Amazing Wildlife of the Mojave
- Paired Selection: Little Half Chick
- Reread
- Maps and Captions
- Text Structure: Compare and Contrast
- Theme
- Vocabulary Words
- alert
- competition
- environment
- excellent
- prefer
- protection
- related
- shelter
- Week 3 Spelling Words
- taught
- hauls
- caused
- paused
- squawk
- drawing
- crawl
- flawless
- lawn
- salt
- talked
- halls
- water
- bought
- thoughtless
- inches
- cities
- cherries
- walrus
- autumn
- Week 3 Grammar
- Main and Helping Verbs
Social Studies: This week we will learn what it means to be a good citizen in the classroom and the community. We will also learn about what it means to be an activist.
Science: We are learning about how seeds disperse and the plant’s life cycle.
Religion: This week we are focusing on what will happen when Jesus returns to earth. We will also learn about Jesus’ work as a prophet.
TEST and QUIZZES
Tuesday: Module 10 Math test
Friday: Spelling Test
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]