“You are never strong enough that you don’t need help” – Cesar Chavez
Important Information
Permission slips for our first field trip were being sent home two weeks ago. 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 went home last week. Please note that 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 a change of plans with our ELA testing. We will have our spelling test on Wednesday and our Reading and vocabulary tests next week.
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 have been learning about perimeter and area. We are having our module test on Tuesday. Our next module is on time.
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 about American heroes. We will focus on Anne Hutchinson, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, and Harriet Tubman.
Science: We are learning about how seeds disperse and the plant’s life cycle.
Religion: This week we are focusing on what happening during the days leading up to Jesus dying on the cross and then rising on Easter Sunday.
TEST and QUIZZES
Tuesday Math Test
Wednesday Spelling Test
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]