Important
Dates
April
19 – Mrs. Fish’s Presentation
25 – Spring Open House/Book Fair
27 – Rainy Reading Day
May
17 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
22 – Blackberry Farm Field Trip
Staley the Bear Assembly
On Wednesday, April 17, Staley, the Chicago Bears’
mascot, came to our school and presented an assembly on bullying. He and his assistant helped the students to describe
what bullying was and what they should do if it happens to them. They played a game reinforcing the different
types of bullying and strategies to prevent it.
Everyone received a “high 5” from Staley on the way out the door. Thank you to PTO for sponsoring this event.
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Open House/Book Fair
Our
Open House/Book Fair will be held on Thursday, April 25 from 6:30-8:00. All family members are welcome to come to
it. We hope to see you there.
Chick Update
We candled some of
our eggs this week to see whether or not an embryo was growing. We used an overhead projector and a very dark
room. We were able to see the air cell,
veins, and an embryo moving around. Ask
your child to tell you about it.
Reading
We will be reading The Surprise Family and Watch Them Grow.
Comprehension Strategies
We will work on questioning,
comparing/contrasting, and making generalizations.
Vocabulary Words
The vocabulary words for next week are: built, chickens, danger, expected,
feathers, gathered, gizzards, taught, vacuum cleaner, & bird words
Phonics
Skills
We will work on vowel pairs; oy, oi, aw,
au, suffixes: -ful, -ly, -y, base words, and prefixes. We will also be working on the sound of /or/.
Grammar Skills
We will be working on plurals by adding
–es to words that end in “x, ch, sh, or s.”
Spelling
Words
Our spelling words for next week are:
Got, bun, belt, fork, storm, horse, forty, goes, does, morning
April 22nd is Earth Day. Please remember to reduce, reuse, &
recycle!
