Newsletter for the Week of May 4-8
Writing
This week we are writing about the most special person in the world to us, our mother! It's a secret, so we can't share anymore! We will go through the writing process and use our best creative writing for this special activity.
Reading
We will continue practicing test taking strategies and review common reading terms such as main idea, summarizing, inferencing, cause and effect, and making connections in our guided reading groups. We'll close out the week by starting our drama unit! We will discuss the elements of drama and understand the way dialogue is written in a play. We have a fun few weeks ahead of us!
We will take the Language Arts Curriculum- Based Assessment Wednesday, May 6th.Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, eats a nutritious breakfast, and arrives to school on time.
Math
This week we will continue with fractions. We will be using different size rods to find fractional parts and identify the rods that are fourths. We'll learn about eighths and how to share a candy bar fairly between eight friends. Students will discuss how eighths are different from halves and fourths. We'll have fun making fractionpillars and also use pattern blocks to represent fractional parts. Students will make fraction art and end the week cruising down Fraction Avenue! A fun way to practice fractions at home is with cooking! We want students to comprehend the idea that things can be divided evenly and that objects and numbers can be expressed as parts of a whole.
Spelling
We will continue to practice the spelling rule of the week each day. On Fridays we will assess how well they know the spelling pattern. A great site to visit is Go-Noodle. There is a game called Body Spell that would be neat to use!
The spelling list will come home and we will assess their knowledge of the spelling pattern on Friday.
Science:
This week in science we will compare and give examples of the ways living organisms depend on each other and on their environments such as food chains within a garden, park, beach, lake, and wooded area. At the end of the week, we will review and assess on our animal unit.
At-Home Enrichment (optional homework):
Research: research the "question of the week" and bring what you find out to school. It can be any type of presentation such as a poster, powerpoint, game, etc.
Question of the week: Research an animal that goes into hibernation. Include their life cycle, behavior, food they eat, diagram, adaptations and interesting facts.
Math Enrichment:
Want to work on your computer coding skills? Add the app Run Marco! from the Google App Store and learn how to write code!
Want to practice some multi-step word problems? Check out these websites!
Fun fraction at home:
What You Need:
Round or square food items such as sandwiches, bagels, cookies, donuts, pies or pizza. Measuring cups and spoons.
What You Do:
1. Encourage your child to cut sandwiches, bagels or other food items into halves, quarters and thirds.
2. Invite your child to help you in the kitchen, especially when you are measuring. Talk about cups, 1/2 cup, 1/4 teaspoon and so on.
3. Give your child a plate of cookies and encourage him to divide them equally among friends.
4. These are some vocabulary words that can be used to enhance your child's understanding of fractions: divide, equal. fourth, half, part, fraction, share, whole
Science Enrichment:
Check out this fun website about different animals and their migration:
Reminders
Saturday, April 25 Earth Day Celebration at the Oak View Park
May 1 LEAD Owl Ceremony & Field Day
May 6 Early Release at 12:45, National Bike/Walk to School Day & 2nd Grade Language Arts Benchmark Assessment
May 8 Kona Ice Day
May 11-15 Book Fair
May 14 5th Grade Legacy Gala & Fine Arts Night
