Each week is flying by, but we are working so hard every single day!
Here are some of the things we have been working on:
In Math:
- Used pattern blocks to
create new shapes inside
- Reviewed important
vocabulary
- Cut shapes apart to make
new shapes
- Learned that a square is
a special kind of rectangle
- Learned about rows and
columns in rectangles
- Counted squares within
rectangles
In Fundations and Reading:
- Learned new vocabulary
noun and tower
- Practiced ou, ow words on
white boards
- Pantomimed ou, ow sound
words (This was fun!)
- Played trick word relay
- Read Aesop's Fables and
Coral Reefs
In Science:
- Began learning about
fossils
- Watched a video called
All About Fossils
- Read Fossils Tell of Long
Ago and Fly Guy fossils books
- Read more information on
fossils in a packet
- Started our sun, moon,
and earth unit
In Writing/Social Studies:
- Worked on completing our
insect reports on IPads
***Reminders***
Our field trip to The Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge is
this Monday 5/19. The students need to bring a bag lunch that is tree nut and peanut free. Thank you Mrs. Reardon and Mr. Hammond for volunteering!
Also, The Famous American Tea is Friday, June 6th! The students should have started researching their assigned famous american to complete their script by June 2nd. If you have questions or need costume ideas, please let me know. I can't wait to see them perform!
Enjoy your weekend!
-Mrs. Farrand
