Weekly Updates

April has been a long month with lots going on.

We were doing in-depth studies of characters and setting and now, this week, problem and solutions in stories.  We read fairy tales last week and this week we will switch to the "sillier" versions of each.  We have been adding and subtracting in math.  This week, we will focus on  word problems.  In science, we researched the similarities between the squirrel and the chipmunk.  Other kindergarten classes did other similar yet different animals.  We will learn about those this week as we walk the bulletin boards to see what the other classes learned.  This week in science we are also learning about different plants - some in Maryland like the Black Eyed Susan, and some not found in Maryland like cacti and the Venus Fly Trap.

Tuesday, April 26 is a NO School Day for Election Day!

Thursday, April 28 is Take Your Child to Work Day!  Please let me know if your child will not be in school.

Have a great week.

Welcome Back from Spring Break

Although its been feeling more like winter.....

We've adjusted well to being back at school.  Everyone had lots of stories to share.

I will be sending home 3rd quarter writing next week.  4th quarter will consist of nonfiction and fiction texts and focusing on the elements of stories.  We learned ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd) this week in math, and what foods to eat to be healthy in science.  We will be starting another animals unit next week comparing similar animals to each other.

Monday, April 11, is group picture day.  We will be taking our class picture for the year book.

Looking further in to April, April 26 is a no school day.  Get out and vote!