Hopefully Spring is here to stay! Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather. Hopefully the warm weather will settle in very soon.
It is hard to believe that another month has almost gone by. June is going to be another busy month.
I would like to welcome our new student, Charles, to our class. The students were so excited to meet Charles on Tuesday and they have all been very helpful with helping him learn about our school and classroom rules and routines.
I hope all of you were surprised to receive your letters in the mail a few weeks ago. The students were thrilled to write the letters and to put them in the mailbox. They were also very excited about their Mother's Day Painting and special Mother's Day writing. I hope you enjoyed that too.
A highlight for May was our Media Project. The students made some amazing toys/machines. Their posters were very informative and their commercials were terrific! A job that was very well done by all of the students!
Here is some of what we're doing this month.
* I sent home a permission letter today for our trip to the movie theater in June.
Please sign the form and pay online by Friday. Please remember to write down
your payment confirmation number on the permission letter.
*Scholastic Book Orders are due on Friday May 31st
*Pizza Lunch is on Friday
Language Arts
The students are beginning to study poetry. They will be learning about and writing different types of poetry over the next few weeks. This is always a very enjoyable and creative unit. We will also be reading and discussion features of non-fiction texts.
Math
We have completed our units on time, temperature, calendar and fractions. We are working on a new unit on Measuring, Area, Perimeter. Please ensure that your child is completing the IXL activities on a consistent basis. It is a great way to reinforce what we have been learning in class.
Science
We are continuing our unit about Growth and Changes in Animals. The students have been learning about the six classifications of animals and over the next few weeks. the students will be learning about the life cycles of a frog and the butterfly and a few other animals.
Social Studies
We are continuing to learn about a variety of holidays and celebrations as they arise throughout each month. We will also be learning some simple mapping skills during the month of June.
Drama
Our class has been working on 5 readers theatre plays. In the next few weeks your child may be asked to search for or make a few simple props for their play, We are hoping to perform the plays for each other and maybe for another class, at some point in the next couple of weeks. Some children have chosen to try to memorize their parts which is not an easy task and they are doing such a great job.
That's all for now!
* Please feel free to drop by our classroom or send me an email if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child.
*Remember you are always welcome to stop by our classroom, with your child, before or after school to let them share their many accomplishments.
