Week of April 14th - April 18th

Looking Ahead

April 14th - April 18th

Reading Strategies

*Making Connections
*Fiction vs. nonfiction

*Retelling of a story/sequencing

*Visualizing

*Using our Reading Strategies to decode text
*Wondering

Phonics

Jolly Phonics - "oy" 

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Review: Adverbs

Persuasive writing

Spelling Words

jet

dig

help

boy

toy

enjoy

annoy

two

four

destroy

The test on these words will be on Thursday, April 17th.
*Your students brought home their spelling test today - please make sure to review it with them and help them correct the words that they missed. It is very important that they study their words every night.

Math

This past week, we focused on measurement. Students learned how to order three objects by length and also how to compare the length of two objects by using a third object. We will continue to measure different objects with paper clips, cubes and other things in the classroom. We expect the students to understand that when measuring length of an object, there can be no gaps or overlaps. We will have our measurement unit test on Wednesday, April 16th.

Chick Unit

This past week we learned all about eggs! We discussed the seven different parts of an egg and then got to crack them open and label the different parts. We also started an experiment today. We placed an eggs in four different liquids: water, salt water, vinegar, and apple juice. We are going to watch and observe them over the next few weeks and see if our predictions were right! 

Scholastic Books!
I have created a link on my blog to Scholastic book orders! If you are interested in ordering any books for friends, relatives, or for your student, feel free to place an order online and use the code - LVB2T. When you order online, you can shop all Book Club flyers, enter your online orders, and pay with a credit or debit card. Every time you place your order online, you earn a FREE Book Pick and I earn a $3 coupon for our classroom! I will be receiving flyers that I will send home within the next few weeks if you don't want to do it online. If you have an questions please let me know!

Important Dates

• Thursday, April 17th - Early Dismissal @ 12:00pm
• Friday, April 18th - No School (Good Friday)
• Thursday, April 24th - Spring Open House & Book Fair

Reminders/Announcements

• Box Tops - Please continue to turn in any box tops that you have at home. This is a wonderful fundraiser that helps raise money for our school. Feel free to ask aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, and neighbors! :) Classrooms with the most box tops will win a classroom party!
• Please send a note if your child will be picked up or taking another bus home.
• If you have any questions - please feel free to email me at alibeseth@ccsd66.org
• Please continue to practice sight words at home. Making flash cards is a great idea and allows for fun games, like memory!
• Please return report card envelopes by the end of next week! I will need them to send report cards home at the end of the year!

 

I Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Beseth