Monday’s Musings
I am so glad to welcome everyone back from their vacation. I hope each of you enjoyed spending time with your children and families over the break. We have two months left of school, and so much to accomplish. April is sure to be one of my favorite months this year for teaching. Three of my favorite units will appear in April: geometry, poetry, and fairy tales. This week we will focus on:
1. Reading Workshop: The Three Little Pigs, summarizing stories in paragraph form.
2. Writing Workshop: begin poetry and looking at things through a poet’s eyes- not through a scientist’s eyes.
3. Spelling: more homonyms and self-selected words.
4. Math Workshop- first grade: plane shapes in geometry, second grade: solid shapes and vocabulary.
5. Project: phase two experiments, expert speaker on Wednesday.
q Scholastic book orders are due on Friday, April 8th.
q Library books are due tomorrow (Tuesday)
q Toys…many of the students have been bringing in toys to play with, especially during indoor recess. Now that the weather is getting nicer, we will be going outside most days unless it is raining. Please have your child keep all toys and stuffed animals at home from now on unless it is a special celebration day.
q Shoes- Page 12 of the Student Handbook…For safety reasons students should wear shoes that will stay on their feet. Flip flops, things, backless shoes and platform shoes are unsafe and should not be worn at school.
Have a great week!
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