*Last week we read Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert. We created a three dimensional star, a popsicle stick flag and a Lincoln Penny Pendant. The students learned our new poem Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, and acted out the poem as a class. The students read a mini-book called “Little Ant Learns About Different Plants.” We also completed an activity showing us where plants grow and created a FLOWERS acrostic poem. We focused on the concepts of comparing weight, ordering by weight, estimating and measuring weight and comparing capacity in math.
*I hope everyone had a nice “mini-break” and got outside to enjoy the beautiful weather!
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What’s Happening in Reading…
*Our review letters for the week are Zz and Qq.
*We will be reviewing the popcorn words we have learned thus far.
*This week’s shared reading book is The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This is a great book that focuses on a caterpillar that eats various foods in larger quantities as the week goes on. In the story, we will review the days of the week, numbers and the life cycle of the butterfly. The Very Hungry Caterpillar also relates nicely to our new science unit that we will begin on bugs. The students will create a patriotic bald eagle puppet, flag, and a very hungry caterpillar as well as complete journal writing activities for the week.
*Don’t forget to read and return your Take Home Book!Please fill out the information on the Take Home Book chart.Some children are now taking home a different bag.This bag is from Miss Conley.Please continue to read the books from her just as you have been reading the books from me.What’s Happening in Math…
*This week the students are going to order by capacity. They will learn how to estimate and measure by capacity. The students will review the tools we use to measure.
Dates to Remember…
5/31 Last Day of School Banking
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