Dear
Families and Friends,
Now that all of the
chicks have hatched and are being placed in good hands, I hope your children
have been sharing with you their learning about the bird life cycle. Along with
new learning per the next few weeks about other animals, this always proves to be one of the
children's favorite units of the year! Did you know that the students will soon be writing their
own animal research papers? Wow! They are learning a lot in 1st grade. :)
I hope you all enjoy your Good Friday off! I know that I will be appreciating the opportunity to have family in town while I recuperate. That translates to, "It will be nice to have a wonderful meal cooked by my daughter and husband." I'm adventurous!!
Math: This week we will begin learning about fractional parts. We will learn what a fraction is first off,
and then we will talk about equal parts of a whole and then even halves and
fourths. If you find the opportunity to
talk about fractional parts with your child at home, that would be great! Any time you can find the chance to relate
math to real life is awesome!
Reading and Writing Workshop: This week in Reading and Writing workshop, we will be reading
Expository texts and learning about the Research process. We will apply this knowledge when we begin
our class Research project on Chicks!
After that, the students will be picking their own topic to research.
Science: In science we will continue our Animals unit. As we focus on Mammals this week, we will learn about the mammals’ body parts,
life cycle, and how mammals depend on the different things in their habitat. Finally, we will learn what makes mammal babies so different from all other
animals.
Habit #3 Put First Things First: I spend my time on things that are most
important. I set priorities. I work first then play.
Reminders:
*Please remember to send a healthy snack every day. Snack time is @ 9:30am.
*Make sure your child wears tennis shoes every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday.
*Library day is Tuesday.
*Please remember to send back your child’s homework
bag every Friday.
*It helps me tremendously if you leave the reading
response notebook, books, and any homework in the homework bag. We reuse the books!
Dates to
remember:
April 18: No
School- Good Friday
April 22-23:
STAAR Testing-NO VISITORS
May 1: Field
Trip to ZACH Theater
Talent
Show (K-3)
May 2: Field
Day
Talent Show (4-5)
May 5-9:
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Early
Release Day
May 9: Career
Day
May 12-16:
Book Fair
May 26: No
School-Memorial Day
May 29: End
of the Year Party
May 30: Last
day of school!
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