Weeks of April 10th and 24thWord Wall Words : their, while, also, other,

because, use.These will be introduced on Tuesday and we will continue to review and do activities with them throughout the next 2 weeks. Please practice them at home each night using the word ring. Please make sure to complete the center box on the Word Wall activities paper for homework. Students should know the words by next Friday (4/28).

Spelling Sorts: The spelling pattern is listed on the colored sheet. When studying the spelling pattern with your child, please focus on the sound we are working on or the rule, rather than just memorization. Your child will be tested on some of those words as well as similar words. Spelling test: Friday, 4/28

Please remember to read each night and record your reading in your reading log.

Homework:Monday, 4/10 No Homework- PassoverTuesday, 4/11 Review new spelling sort (cut sort and only glue headings like we do in school, then practice sorting and spelling sort words all week). Test: Friday, 4/28Wednesday, 4/12 Word Wall Activities- Due Friday 4/28

Thursday, 4/13 Have a wonderful spring break! Enjoy some good books! No School: Friday, 4/14-4/23

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday, 4/24 Worksheet Tuesday, 4/25 No Homework- Tell you parents all about our class trip to the Turtle Back Zoo!Wednesday, 4/26 Worksheet

Thursday, 4/27 Practice spelling and WWW **Word Wall practice-Due tomorrow**

**Spelling test- Tomorrow**Notes and Reminders:

▪ Class trip- Tuesday, April 25th (rain date May 1) ▪ Spring Concert- Wednesday, May 17th in the evening. More information

will be sent home. Overview of the next 2 Weeks:

In Reader’s Workshop, we will read several new stories. We will enjoy a variety of mentor texts, some Laura Numeroff books (author of the month), as well as our leveled books. We have finished up our nonfiction reading unit and the students did a great job “reading to learn.” We will continue to read some nonfiction articles, passages, and books throughout the next marking period.

In our next reading unit, we will revisit characters and making inferences about them based on the text. Students will use facts from a story and prior knowledge to draw conclusions about characters. We will also be working on reading with fluency and expression. Students will be given various opportunities to read aloud to other students to practice with their “story teller’s voice.”

In Phonics, students will build and read words with oa and ow.

For our grammar point for the week, students will learn how to read and write compound words.

In Writer’s Workshop, we finished our individual “How to” books. Students are created a title page, a materials page, an introduction, and wrote and illustrated the steps. We will continue to explore non-fiction books to prepare for our “All About” writing unit. We will begin our All About unit by creating a class book about plants.

In math, we will continue with Chapter 9 on Measurement. Students will measure objects using various nonstandard units. Students will also learn to tell time to the hour and half hour. Students need to be able to identify the difference between the minute hand and hour hand.

In Science, in celebration of Earth Day, we will also talk about the environment and how we can take care of the earth. After reading the book, Dear Mother Earth, the students will write a letter to Mother Earth telling her how they will help protect the earth.

Have a restful and enjoyable spring break!