Week of May 19th - May 23rd

Looking Ahead

May 19th - May 23rd

Reading Strategies

*Making Connections
*Fiction vs. nonfiction

*Retelling of a story/sequencing

*Visualizing

*Using our Reading Strategies to decode text
*Wondering

Phonics

Jolly Phonics - "ir" 

Writing Strategies/Grammar

Review of sentence structure

Using synonyms

Spelling Words

yet

hid

kept

skirt

girl

shirt

first

of

eight

birthday

The test on these words will be on Friday, May 23rd.
*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 continued with our Geometry Unit. Students were introduced to two-dimensional shapes (circle, square, triangle, rhombus, rectangle, hexagon, trapezoid, oval, pentagon, and octagon). We discussed their attributes - how many sides they have as well as how many vertices. We will continue with our Geometry Unit and discuss how we can make new shapes using the shapes that we are given.

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 1-2 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 have been so fun learning about eggs, chicks, hens and roosters! Unfortunately we only had 2 chicks out of 10 hatch this year (I think I was more upset than the kids were haha). Even though we only had 2 - the students were so grateful and loved getting the chance to hold them and get their picture taken. They also brought home two pictures of the chicks today that they get to keep!

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 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 - Picnic Day
• Thursday, June 12th - Last Day of School - Dismissal @ 12:00pm

Reminders/Announcements

• 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
• Thank you to everyone that has brought in BoxTops this past year! We have been able to raise money for the school and it's awesome! Thank you!

 

I Hope you have a wonderful weekend
Miss Beseth