Friday News 3/11-3/15

On Friday we had the chance to visit the 3rd-5th Culture Fair! We learned about different countries in South America, Asia, and Africa!

Here's a look at the rest of our week:

Reading: We learned how to ask questions while reading. We talked about two different types of questions. Thin questions are questions that can be answered easily from the book and only have one right answer. Thick questions are questions that are harder to answer and can have multiple answers. We spent the week asking both types of questions while reading our stories.

Writing: This week we learned about Sensory Poems and Haikus. Sensory Poems are poems that use all five senses to describe something. Haikus are poems that are based on syllables. We had lots of fun writing different kinds of poems this week!

Math: We finished learning about Graphs and took our math test. At the end of the week we started learning about clocks and telling time.

Bible: We learned about the first two days of Passion Week which is the week leading up to Jesus's death and resurrection. We learned about Palm Sunday where Jesus entered Jerusalem like a king. We also learned about how on Monday he went to the temple and cleaned out all the money collectors and animals merchants so that people could worship God properly.

Important Information:

1. There will be no spelling words or Bible test this week because of the short week.

2. This Thursday is Student Led Conferences! Please arrive a few minutes before your time. Your child will be doing all of the talking to you. If you have something to discuss with me, please find an open time on that day or schedule another time to talk to me please!

When your child is done they will ask, "Do you have any questions?"

Here are some questions you can ask your child about their learning:

What do you like to learn the most at school?

What is your favorite time at school?

What is the hardest part of school?

How can I help you at home?

What are you the most proud of in your portfolio?

What do you want to work on more?

3. Our Field Trip is this Friday! Please make sure your child arrives at school on time as we will be leaving at 8:30am. If you are coming with us, I will send an email soon with more information.

Upcoming Dates:
3/21 - Student Led Conferences

3/22 - Field Trip to the Aquarium
4/5 - Elementary Field Day/End of 3rd Quarter

4/8-4/12 - Spring Break
4/19 - Kid City
5/3 - No School
5/27 - Memorial Day No School
6/12 - Last Day of School