PANDA NEWS:

I hope everyone enjoyed the vacation last week.  We are back in the swing of school.  Thank you to all who came along on our field trip to The Music Hall.  It was a great show!  The Pandas enjoyed the happy ending of the play the best.  We were able to compare and contrast it to the book.  They noticed a lot of similarities and a few differences.

 

Language Arts:  

 

The students found my in the sight word book.  We also practiced all our sight words this week.  The more sight words they recognize in their reading the less work they will have to do as a reader.  It is a lot like learning your math facts in math.  We have begun an introduction to procedural writing "How To's".  The have started to reads some "How To's" and brainstorm things they could write about.   

 

Math:

 

The Pandas practiced math facts this week using dice games and unifix cubes.  How is nightly math fact practice going?  I will not send any flash cards home this week but please continue to practice all of the +1.  The will get a Homelink in addition to the math facts.

 

Art:  

 

 

The students made pots of gold and clouds to go with rainbows they made.   

Science:

 

We began a science experiment this week.  We started to grow grass (aka leprechaun hair).  The students each have a cup of grass seed we planted.  We hypothesized what we thought would happen with our seed.  We have a control group without water and one without sunlight.

   

Book of the Week:  Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

Song of the Week:  The Numeral Song by Dr. Jean

 

Upcoming Events:

 

Handwriting Letters: review of all lowercase letters

Phonics Letters: review of all phonic letters

Word of the Week: go

No School Friday: 3/14

School District Meeting: tonight @ 7:00 babysitting will be provided by STA

First "All Day" Wednesday Experience: 4/30