Reminders:

• S.T.E.A.M. Showcase-Tuesday, May 1st from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Please continue to send in any 3-D recyclables such as tissue boxes, paper towel rolls, etc.
• Save the Date: Field Day: Friday, May 11th from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. !  on Tuesday, May 1st. More details to follow. Please start sending in any recyclables in 3-D shapes for our S.T.E.A.M. activity!
• Save the date: Tritt Tiger Town Friday, May 18th, from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Volunteers Needed! Please email me this week if you can volunteer!!
• Please send in all library books this Wednesday! We are going to the ILC. We have quite a few overdue books, so please send them back this week. The ILC will be starting their final inventories.

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-This week we will learn how to partition shapes into equal parts. Students will work on identifying and creating the fractions, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4

Reading-This week we will compare and contrast the information that we can learn from the text we are reading vs. the information we can learn from the illustrations.

Phonics- This week we will be working on the “ew” sound which is spelled “ew” as in blew and “ue” as in glue.

Writing-Our class did an awesome job writing their animal research papers and are excited to share them with you on Tuesday during the S.T.E.A.M. showcase. We will also work on writing our animal classification books.

Science-We will continue our animal unit, this week focusing more on the different animal classifications and compiling these traits into a book.

Have a great week!

 

 

Reminders:

• Zoo Trip this Tuesday, April 24th! Please see pink Parent Notes in blue folders sent home Friday for all important information and lunch choice reminder!
• Save the Date: S.T.E.A.M. Showcase on Tuesday, May 1st. More details to follow. Please start sending in any recyclables in 3-D shapes for our S.T.E.A.M. activity!
• Save the date: Friday, May 18th Tritt Tiger Town-Parent Volunteers Needed!
• Family Journals-Please respond and send back on Monday.
• April Choice Board Homework Due This Friday, April 27th!

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-We will continue learning about analog time. Students will have to identify the time to the hour and half hour. There will be an assessment this week.  Our next unit will be on fractions, which we may or may not get to start next week. We will continue earning dimes for Tritt Tigertown! Students will have to earn about $10.00 to participate in all of the fun activities offered on that fun day. We will be converting dimes to dollars, which reinforces place value, as well as teaches our students about money. Every Friday they will make a visit to the bank to make a deposit where we will do these conversions and keep track of their running totals. Ask your child about theirs today!!

Reading-We will continue learning new vocabulary words by using the context clues around these words to predict their meaning. We will also review our higher level comprehension skills, explaining the hows and whys of our reading.

Phonics- This week we will be working on the “oy” sound which is spelled “oi” as in noise and “oy” as in joy.

Writing-This week we will be researching an animal of their choice. Students will take notes on all of their findings. We will then convert these notes into a research paper, organized into different subheadings. These research papers will be displayed at our S.T.E.A.M. showcase.

Science-We have started our animal unit and will begin to learn about the defining traits of the different animal classifications, i.e. mammals, birds, reptiles, etc. Students will be creating a book with this information.

Have a great week!

 

Reminders:

• Family Journals: Please respond to your child’s entry and return on Monday!
• Save the Date: S.T.E.A.M. Showcase on Tuesday, May 1st. More details to follow. Please start sending in any recyclables in 3-D shapes for our S.T.E.A.M. activity!
• Save the date: Friday, May 18th Tritt Tiger Town-Parent Volunteers Needed!
• Zoo Trip Date Reminder, Tuesday, April 24th.

What We’re Learning This Week:

Math-This week we will be learning about analog time, which they have all been chomping at the bit to learn. Please try to reinforce this concept at home when convenient! We have also started earning dimes for Tritt Tigertown! Students will have to earn about $10.00 to participate in all of the fun activities offered on that fun day. We will be converting dimes to dollars, which reinforces place value, as well as teaches our students about money. Every Friday they will make a visit to the bank to make a deposit where we will do these conversions and keep track of their running totals. Ask your child about theirs today!!

Reading-We will be strengthening our ability to use context clues to predict the meaning of new vocabulary words. This will help improve our reading comprehension.

Phonics- This week we will be working on the “ow” sound which is spelled “ou” as in sprout and “ow” as in crowd.

Writing-This week we will be writing informational and creative writing pieces related to our animal unit. Our focus this month will be expanding our sentences with details using conjunctions, i.e. because, and, but, or, etc..

Science-We will kick off our unit on the Wonderful World of Animals!! This is always a crowd pleaser and will prepare us well for our upcoming trip to the zoo on April 24th! We will also start preparing for our S.T.E.A.M. Showcase on Tuesday, May 1st. Details to follow.

Have a great week!