Week of May 12th - May 16th

Looking Ahead

May 12th - May 16th

Reading Strategies

*Making Connections
*Fiction vs. nonfiction

*Retelling of a story/sequencing

*Visualizing

*Using our Reading Strategies to decode text
*Wondering

Phonics

Jolly Phonics - "er" 

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Speech Marks (Quotations)

Spelling Words

mud

jam

sent

herd

summer

river

number

always

also

woodpecker

The test on these words will be on Friday, May 16th.
*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 began our Geometry Unit. Students were introduced to three-dimensional shapes (cone, cube, cylinder, sphere, and rectangular prism). We discussed their attributes - whether they had curved or flat surfaces as well as how many flat surfaces. We will continue with our Geometry Unit and introduce two-dimensional shapes.

Blackberry Farm Field Trip

Our field trip to Blackberry Farm will be on Monday, June 2nd. If you are interested in chaperoning, please send me a note or an email. I am looking for 2-3 more chaperones. The cost is $6 for children and also $6 for each chaperone. A permission slip will go home on May 16th. You may send your money it at that time. Thank you!

Chick Unit

The past few weeks the students have learned a lot about eggs, hens, roosters, chicks, and the life cycle. We are currently on day 17 of the incubation and only have 4 days left! We hope to have them hatching by this coming Tuesday! There are currently 2 classrooms (Mrs. Hull & Ms. Tracy) that have live streaming of their incubators for the next week. Here are the links if you would like to watch from home. :)

Ms. Tracy's room is at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chick-hatchery 

Mrs. Hull's room is at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chick-hatchery-2

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

• Friday, May 9th - PTO Gym Night
• Friday, May 16th - Early Dismissal @ 12:00pm
• Friday, May 23rd - Patriotic Day - Wear Red, White, and Blue
• Monday, May 26th - No School - Memorial Day
• Monday, June 1st - Blackberry Farm Field Trip
• Monday, June 9th - Fun Run & Picnic Day
• Thursday, June 12th - Last Day of School - Dismissal @ 12:00pm

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