“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done” – Amelia Earhart
Important Information
Permission slips for our first field trip were being sent home last 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.
Information on our “Stuffed” Animal Reports is going home on Monday. Please be on the lookout for it. The Parent/Guardian Signature page is due back to school by Tuesday, March 28th. The actual “Stuffed” Animal Report and Student Self-Assessment is due Tuesday, April 25th.
There is no school on Friday because of a Professional Development Day. I will be giving the usually ELA and Spelling tests on next Tuesday, March 28th.
Please make sure that your child brings a water bottle to school everyday.
All instruments need to come to school on lesson days and on Thursdays (band rehearsal day). Please check your student’s email for the current schedule.
Academics
Math: We are learning about perimeter and area.
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 4 Spelling Words
- sale
- sail
- beet
- beat
- rode
- road
- rowed
- its
- it’s
- your
- you’re
- their
- they’re
- peace
- piece
- taught
- talked
- bought
- seen
- scene
- Week 4 Grammar
- Complex sentences
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
No tests this week.
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]