Reminders:
- Please bring towels, library books and book bags back on Monday
- On Tuesdays, with nature rich, please have your child bring rain boots.
- We have another field trip planned to Hemlock Crossings to connect with our is it living study. It is TENTATIVELY planned for the morning of May 2. As of right now it will work just like our last trip-we will take a bus and parents will drive and meet us there. As soon as I have more information I will pass it along
- Our trip to Holland Farmer’s Market will also be done the same way. That is tentatively planned for May 22.
- We will have a small celebration in our classroom on May 24 at around 11:15. We will be sharing what we have learned from our PBL (project-based learning) on animals. Parents, grandparents and siblings are invited to attend. Immediately afterward we will walk to Lawrence Street Park for an end of the year celebration. We will plan to leave the park by 12:15 to make it back in time for lunch. More information is forthcoming!
What we are learning:
This week in Bible we continued our study of the parables. We did skits for the wedding banquet as well as the lost sheep and coin. We talked about how it is important to NEVER be too busy for God and listen to his invitation! We are singing this song often in class right now!
During writing workshop we are practicing proper sentence formation as well as writing notes to our pen pals in Mrs. Bronsink’s class.
In math this week we continue to work on making partners for numbers! This can be a tricky concept! I encourage you to count things at home and ask your child questions such as, “How many more would I need to get to 10?” or “How many of these would I need to get to 8?” etc.
In Daily 5 we are continuing to work in small groups with Mrs. Arnold as well as practicing literacy skills with Miss Hannah and doing some writing and reading on our own.
In phonics this week we worked on o word families as well as reviewed the vowel i and the short and long sounds it makes.
During science we continued our study of living things. Last week we learned about living vs. nonliving things. This week we watched a video about how a beaver adapts to his environment and learned about the big word adaptation. We talked about all the different ways living things adapt to their environments. We also discussed how God made animals and humans each in their own special way to help them adapt.
Lately, the class has been asking to read to friends as their reading skills are improving daily! On Friday we had the opportunity to do that!