Homework: We are on the second week of the writing assignment.
This assignment is due Friday, April 1st. The reading log and
math packet are due on Friday. Please return them in the yellow folder. Please
make sure you sign your
child’s reading log.
Language Arts and Science: The boys and girls will be reading Reason
for the Seasons by
Gail Gibbons. We will be identifying the key details of each season stated in
the text. We will be observing our experiment on the water cycle and reviewing
the process. We will be writing our observations of the weather. Students will
continue to practice the oa vowel team.
Mathematics: We will be reviewing chapter11 on money and taking our
test on Wednesday. Students will practicing writing money amounts in both cents
and dollar notation. We have talked about taking their time to carefully count
money amounts. It is very easy to keep counting by value even when the coins
change. For example they will keep counting by tens even when they get to the
nickel. Students will need to figure out how much more is needed to get to a
stated amount. They will need to figure out how much is left if they spend a
certain amount. We will be beginning Chapter 12 on fractions late in the week.
Reminders: The fun fair for Spring Street School is on Sunday. It
is also a lot of fun for the children and helps raise a lot of money for our
school. I hope you can make it. Please see Mr. Mabie’s Spring Link for more information.
It
is Spirit Week at Spring Street School. The Student Council planned fun days of
dress for the week. Tuesday- Twin Day/Wednesday Inside Out or Mish Mash day
Thursday- Book Character Friday – Sport Day. The Student Council planned fun
days of dress for the week. They are also encouraging students to donate NEW
children’s size pajamas, socks, and/or baby blankets to benefit Friends of Families in Transition who help those in
central Massachusetts. There will be collection box in the front entrance
area. And on Friday Bring in
like-new or gently used baseball or softball equipment…bats, mitts, pads,
helmets, baseballs/softballs for Jordan’s Furniture
Double Play Program.
Ways you can help at home: Practice counting
coins and bills. Talk about how to write it in dollar and cent notation. Show
different ways to make the same value. Give your child real world stories to
solve. Like you have a QDN and dollar. You spend 50¢. How much do you have
left? Or I have $2.25 and want to buy a notebook for $3.00. How much more do I
need? Look for long o words in your
reading. Be on the lookout for words spelled with oa. Continue to read
aloud to your child and have conversations about what you read.
