Our final spelling list of the year! 

Spelling- Words with Suffix -es

boxes

dresses

wishes

inches

taxes

tosses

dishes

branches

classes

blushes

Phonics - We continued working on 2 syllable words with suffixes s, ed, and ing.  This week we will be learning about when to use the -es suffix.  The -es suffix is used usually when a word ends with ch, sh, s, x, and z.  

Writing - We have finished up our how-to stories.  We were able to share them with kindergarten.  The how-to stories were challenging.  The students needed to write about how to do something.  They needed to write the materials used.  They needed to have at least four steps.  They needed to use transition words such as first, second, next, then, and finally.  They needed to draw detailed illustrations to go along with their stories.  They needed to use punctuation and capitalization correctly.  It was awesome watching these stories come together!

Math - In math we worked on putting 2D shapes together to make new shapes.  We practiced a lot with pattern blocks.  

Science - We finished up our posters.  We had help from our fourth grade buddies.  The posters had a specific environment.  (African Savanna, Arctic,  Amazon Rainforest, Sahara Desert).  The students had to be a traveler.  The traveler needed to use one of each adaptation in their environment. (food, camouflage, protection, locomotion)

Religion - We are working on a Friendzy unit called "Watch My Words".  We learned about an acrostic poem titled THINK.

T= Is it True?

H=Is it Helpful

I=Is is Inspiring?

N=Is it Necessary?

K=Is it Kind?

Children's Museum - To see the pictures from The Building For Kids, click here.

Baird Creek - To see the pictures from Baird Creek, click here.

A few concert pics - 

Have a great week!

Spelling - Two Syllable Words with Suffix s, ed, ing

dishpans

invented

finishing

includes

expected

disrupting

bathtubs

insisted

publishing

athletes

Phonics - We have been working on 2 syllable words that have both a closed syllable and a v-e syllable.

Science - We are working on the animal adaptations project.  In the project, we have to be a traveler to one of the four environments. (African Savanna, Arctic, Amazon Rainforest, Sahara Desert)  The traveler needs to use one of each adaptation in their environment.  (food, camouflage, protection, locomotion)  The students worked on brainstorming what they could use in each environment.  Then they began working on their posters.  We also finished up learning about each of the environments and 2 organisms from each environment

Religion - We finished up our Promise Books!  Our final lesson was about places that you pray and prayers.

Math - We are working on 2D shapes and partners of 10.

April BOLT Award Winners

Our final birthday board of the year!

Upcoming Events

*May 12 - Building For Kids Field Trip

*May 14 - Spring Concert

*May 18 - Baird Creek Field Trip

***When we go to the Children's Museum everyone has to bring a cold lunch.  Make your child's lunch a BROWN BAG LUNCH.  That means - no lunch boxes.  Place your child's lunch in a bag that we can throw away.  Everything in the lunch must be consumable.  No tupperware or water bottles.  The lunch must have plastic utensils, baggies, etc. To drink, please pack a small consumable water bottle, juice, etc.  We will not be holding on to lunch items or bringing anything from their lunches back.***

Have a great week!

Spelling - Two Syllable Words with Closed Syllables and v-e Syllables

reptile

inside

cupcake

dislike

baseball

rosebud

fireman

pileup

admire

mistake

Phonics - We are working on two syllable words.  We are working on words with two closed syllables and words with a closed syllable and a v-e.

Writing - We are getting closer to getting our how-to stories completed.  The students are working on teaching their readers how to do sometime or make something.  Their stories need to have a materials list, at least 4 steps, and transition words.  They are working hard on these stories!

Science - We are learning about 4 different environments - The Sahara Desert, The Amazon Rainforest, The Arctic, and The African Savanna.  We are learning about 2 different organisms from each environment. We are learning how each organism uses an animal adaptation.  The four adaptations we are learning about are camouflage, protection, food, and locomotion.

Math - In math we have been learning about 3D shapes.  We are learning about cubes, cylinders, spheres, rectangular prisms, cones, and pyramids.  

Religion - We spent all last week practicing for our mass.  The students did an amazing job leading us in mass on Friday.

We celebrated 2 birthdays - Declan and Miss Falkenberg

Upcoming Events

*May12 - Building For Kids Field Trip

*May 14 - Spring Concert

*May 18 - Baird Creek Field Trip

Have a great week!