Important
Dates
May
1 – Gym Night
6:30-8:00
15 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
22 – Author Day – Aaron Reynolds
25 – No School – Memorial Day
29 – Sunglasses Day
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, blood vessels, and the embryo moving around. Ask your child to tell you about it.
Mrs. Fish brought her hens to our
school on Friday and gave a presentation on chickens. She answered many of the questions the
children had wondered about during the last couple of weeks. She did a great job and was very patient with
the students! The children had a chance
to pet a chicken and touch its comb and legs if they wanted to do so.
ABC Countdown
5/4
– “A” – Be an “Artist” today
5/5
- “B” – Buddy Read
5/6
- “C” – Cartoon Day
5/7
– “D” – Dance Day
5/8
– “E” – Exercise Day
*** Progress reports
are being sent home on Friday, May 1 only on an as-needed basis. If your child
receives one, please sign and return it.
Thanks.
Reading
This we read Frog Life Cycle by
Justin McCory Martin. We worked on facts
and opinions.
Phonics Skills
We will be working on suffixes –ful, -ly, and –y
and the sound of /al/.
Grammar
Skills
We will be working on antonyms
(opposites).
Spelling
Words
Our spelling words for next week are:
bad, vet, fact, all, talk, walk, small, made, their, beanstalk
Thank
you for attending last week’s open house.
It was good seeing everyone. This
year has gone by quickly - I guess that’s what happens when you have a nice
class!
Thank you also for the donations to
our classroom. We were able to get
several new books.
Blackberry Farm Field Trip
Our field
trip to Blackberry Farm will be on Wednesday, June 3. If you are interested in chaperoning, please
send me a note or an email. I have 2
volunteers (Mrs. Selig and Mrs. Howard), but could use more. I believe the cost
is $6 for children and also $6 for chaperones. A permission slip will go home later
in May. You may send your money in at
that time. Thanks.
Enjoy the weekend!
