Dear Parents, April 4, 2011
Thank you to the parents that were able to help with Primary Centers. We only have one more left – May 20th!
Our field trip to see the play, The Wizard of Oz is tomorrow! We are discussing how to act during a live performance and will be comparing our experience at the performance to our experiences in reading a book and in watching a movie.
Our reading strategy this week is “predicting/inferring”. The comprehension skill that will help us with inferring is drawing conclusions. Using the text, pictures, and our own prior knowledge will help us draw conclusions when we read a story. Our phonics focus this week, are the word endings –ed, and –ing and we will practice using the proper tense in our sentences. Our grammar focus this week is action words (verbs) with the –ing ending and our spelling words this week, are from unit 34. The words are posted to spellingcity.com. Don’t forget to play the games and take practice tests!
Math finds us working on using what we learned in relating addition and subtraction facts to solve problems. We will be reviewing and getting ready for our chapter test scheduled for Friday.
In religion, our focus will be the study of Jesus’ passion as we continue with Benjamin’s Box. Please ask your child what they found in their “treasure box” and what it represents.
We continue with our study of matter in science – making an ABC listing of solids and comparing liquids in an experiment in the lab. In social studies, our focus is on America and our heroes.
The speech contest is fast approaching! I have not received poems from many of the children. You must submit your poem to me by Wednesday. We will have the classroom presentations the week of April 11th.
Friday is a full day of school and the children will be working on a watercolor art project and will enjoy a school “families” activity in the afternoon.
Have a wonderful week. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.
Mrs. Manning
