Monday, April 25, 2022

April 25th Newsletter

 


April 25, 2022

This week in literacy, we will…

  • Learn that some words mean the same thing, they are called synonyms

  • Develop categorical thinking by exploring relationships between words. We will learn that some words go together because they are the same in some way

  • Read a poem titled, My Big Balloon. We will generate synonyms for the word big.

  • Read a book The Big Mix Up, by Nicole Walker. When reading, we will make personal connections to the text, infer the characters' feelings, and tell important events from the story. We will also recognize plurals and contractions

  • Discuss a problem in a story and give opinions on how characters could act during Community Writing time

  • Participate in Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lessons


In Writing this week, we will… 

  • Begin our Narrative Writing Unit

  • Understand how to write a realistic book

  • Create a storyline by establishing a character, a setting, and a real problem the character may face 

  • Understand how to wrap up our story by creating satisfying endings

  • Choose special and fancy words to add excitement in our story

  • Evaluate our story to make sure it has all of the important elements


In math this week, we will… 

  • Read and Learn about Hansel and Gretal 

  •  Count to 120, staring at any number less than 120

  •  Count by 10s to 100

  • Group and count objects by 10s

  • Demonstrate an understanding that the digits in a 2-digit number represent amounts of tens and ones

  • Add with sums to 100

  • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

  • Look for and make use of structure



In Social Studies this week, we will continue to learn about Canada.  We will…

  • Learn about totem poles, read a book about totem poles, and even create our own totem pole!

  • Learn about animals found in Canada including: seals, moose, and beavers


Important Dates to Remember!

April 25 - School Board Meeting

May 4 - ABC countdown begins

May 4 - Majinski/Papke Riveredge Field Trip please dress accordingly


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