Homework: We are in week three of our writing homework. This
assignment is due Friday, May 6th. 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: We will be working with more r controlled vowels.
We will continue to practice ir,
er, and ur words. We will be
reading about Europe for our continent study. We will work on identifying cause
and effect relationships as we read our Scholastic News article on Penguin
Protectors. We will read and discuss our school’s book of the month I’m
Here. This
will be reviewed in our All school Meeting on Friday. In writing we will be
working on opinion writing for the next several weeks. We will begin by
reviewing what we remember about this genre.
Mathematics: The boys and girls did a fantastic job on their
measurement test. They will be coming home this week. Please sign and return
your test. We will begin chapter 14 on time. Please see the School to Home
Connection Letter for this chapter.
Social Studies: Before break students read about one of the following
continents: Asia, Africa, South America and Australia. They completed a study
guide to help them focus on key features of the continent. Students will be
sharing what they learned. We will continue to read and explore this week. We
will all be studying Europe.
Cursive: We are working on our kite string letters.
Ways you can help at home: Read a fiction book
with your child that has a setting in another continent. Talk about the special
features from place. Practice telling time with your child. Have your child read analogue clocks and
express the time different ways. For example, ten minutes after eight and 8:10.
Have your child write the time in words and in digits. Later in the week we
will practice elapsed time. You can have your child identify how long they
spent doing something to the nearest five minutes. Read the School to Home
Connections letter for more ideas.
