Dear Parents:
Happy Friday! Just a reminder, progress reports will be going home Monday, March 30.
Here is our weekly re-cap:
Math: Students have been working hard on telling time to the hour and half hour. On Thursday, students took a time math assessment.
Writing: Last week, students wrote about what pet the pigeon should have and why. On Monday, students made a crayon-resist painting to go along with their writing. On Wednesday, students began discussing their favorite season. I read a book about the seasons and the students talked about their favorite season. Students began drawing a picture of their favorite thing to do in that season. Today, Fred Wolfe will be coming into our class to do another fun writing activity with the students.
Reading: I read two more pigeon books to the students, “The Pigeon Needs a Bath, and “Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay up Late.” Students participated in their regular reading centers.
Phonics: We have been using the phonics program, Explode the Code, to become better at decoding CVC words. We are almost finished and will begin working on long vowels.
Science: This week, we talked about echolocation and how bats use this to find how big and far objects are from them. We set up an experiment with two paper towel rolls and an aluminum pie container. One person spoke into the first paper towel, as the other student listened. The sound vibrated off the container into the other tube. We also continued to learn about synethesia. We learned about the Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky, who had this condition. I read the book, “The Noisy Paintbox,” a story about how Kandinsky would hear music when he painted. We looked at his famous circle painting. Students then created their own circles with oil pastels and water colors.
Have a wonderful weekend! Andrea
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