RELA- In reading we are focusing on poetry this week. The children will be listening to, reading, and creating different types of poetry. Understanding that not all poems have to rhyme is a big concept at this age, so it should be very interesting to see how our poems turn out. In grammar, we are extending by looking at words that sound the same, but have different spellings and meanings (see, sea) . We will continue to look at standards we still have difficulty with, such as commas in lists and dates, capital letters at the beginning of sentences and punctuation at the end of sentences. Children are good at doing this in isolation (such as the sentence assessments), but they are not doing it in their writing and day to day work. They will be held accountable for this as the year closes. In writing, we have begun our new genre which is a fictional series. Children are making up pretend characters that go through different adventures. We will be working toward creating a 'book series' for each child. I'm already very impressed with the ideas and writing that has been occurring in class. :)
Science/Social Studies- We will finish out the year with tall tales such as Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, and Pecos Bill. We will also be having a science lab next week in which we make ice cream!!!
Field Day- Next week is field day! (19th) We will represent the country India (so if your child comes home saying that we are India, it will make more sense.) They will need to wear their light blue grade level Tshirt, and tennis shoes this day. (They will probably sign each others shirts at one of the stations, so if you are against that, please let me know in advance.)
Remember to wear sunscreen put on at home, have a disposable bottle of water, and a disposable snack.
End of Year Party- Our end of year party will be Thursday the 26th of May from 10-11am. There will be an ice cream station there as well. (YUMMY) If your child has food allergies, I will be very closely monitoring them at the ice cream station. You as parents are more than welcome to come to the end of year party. It is always great fun!!!!
Hope everyone had a fabulous Mother's Day weekend!!!