Week of April 16

Upper Grade Testing is quickly on it's way and Mrs.Croft was asked to help test. :) So... we will try to keep our day as normal as possible, but we may have to switch our Morning Math with Reading and vice versa.  Resources are cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, but they are expected to resume on Wednesday.

Friday is HAT Day and we haven't had anyone sign up for Fun Friday snacks. This Friday or the following Friday. Email us if you are interested in either date. :)

**Reminder: There was no homework last Wednesday and we will not be passing out a packet this Wednesday. We are supporting the Upper Grades and focusing on the 4th Quarter Expectations.**

MATH

We will be completing the Module Test and then information will be coming about our next Module.

READING/SCIENCE

We will be finishing up our work on Seasons. We will also be discussing African Animals and completing two crafts to use for decorations for International Day!! (International Day is May 18. PTA is looking for Volunteers. If you are able to give some of your time, contact them!)

Here is a video we will watch to get excited about Animals in Africa.

READING SKILLS

Get ready... there's a lot coming our way! Saxon is reviewing the /sh/ sound and moving on to /th/. We tell the students when making this sound they need to stick out their tongue. (If they do not do this, they make an f sound.) Both of these digraphs are coded by underlining them. 

Our Sight Words can be found in the slideshow below. Along with the sight word review song from Jack Hartmann. 

We are focused on the medial vowel i~ it may be a short sound, but it may also be a long sound. Check out the youtube videos to practice!

And just went you thought there wasn't enough to do... our beginning blend is SM- and our word family is  -ING.

WRITING

We are focused on using our Season Charts to write sentences about each season. Students are expected to write sentences on the own detailing the weather, clothing and food people eat during each season. 

This is a lengthy process, but we hope to take a few pictures of some writing. :)