Important Dates
May
15 – Early Dismissal – 12:00
22 – Author Day – Aaron Reynolds
25 – No School – Memorial Day
29 – Sunglasses Day
June
3 – Blackberry Farm Field Trip
5 – School Picnic
9 – Last Day of School – 12:00
Dismissal
ABC
Countdown
5/11
– “F” – Freeze Pops Day
5/12
– “G” – Game Day
5/13
– “H” – Hat Day
5/14 - “I” – Imagination Day
5/15
- “J” – Jeans and Joke Day
In math, we have been working on recognizing
plane (flat) shapes, such as circles, squares, rectangles, hexagons, rhombuses, ovals,
trapezoids, and triangles. We have been doing computer programs to practice
matching the shapes and their names. We
have also been playing games in centers that deal with shapes.
Our chicks are due to hatch on Tuesday, May 12. Our technology department is setting up a
camera on Mr. Mandru’s incubator. I will
send you the link as soon as I receive it so you can watch them at home.
Headphones
You do not need to purchase new
headphones for next year unless your child's headphones are lost or broken. Your child's
headphones will be passed along to the second grade teachers. They will be sorted & placed in the
correct classroom in late August once class lists are done.
Teacher
Appreciation Week
Thank you for all the food and
beverages that were sent in this week – it was wonderful! It was so nice not to have to pack a
lunch.
Thank you also for the
treats during the week – flowers, cards, candy,jam,etc. They really made me feel special!
Reading
This week we read Ladybug
Life Cycle by Justin McCory
Martin. We discussed and found the different parts of a nonfiction book (table
of contents, headings, diagrams, labels, captions and glossary). We also found “evidence”
in the book that helped us answer text dependent questions.
Phonics
Skills
We
will be working on the sound of /nk/ and also r-controlled vowels, such as -or,
-er, -ar, -ur, & -ir.
Grammar
Skills
We will be working on dictionary skills.
Spelling
Words
Our spelling words for next week are:
Fin, sob, left, sink, pink, drink, thank, once, upon, thinking
Have a Happy Mother’s Day!
