Week in Review, April 2-5, 2024

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In Writing, we started our final writing unit, From Scene to Series (Writing Realistic Fiction). Students were introduced to Realistic Fiction with a story and a comparison to the other genres they are already familiar with. We also took our Pre-Assessment to see what students already know. Please watch for it coming home in your child's zippy. 

In Reading, we started our last reading unit, Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons (Realistic Fiction). This week we learned that realistic fiction seems real and characters will encounter a problem and resolve it by the end of the story. This week we were reading from as many series as we could. The goal is to find a series we really enjoy and then, in the near future, read every book in that series to get to know the characters better. This week we learned how to reread to learn more about the characters and how to connect important parts of the story together.

In Word Study, we started learning about other vowel combinations and sounds.This week we learned that "oo" makes two sounds. It can mimic the sound of an owl and say "oo" like in the words moon and soon. The other sound of "oo" can be found in words like foot and hook. The letter "u" can also make this sound. When "u" and "oo" make these sounds they are found in the middle of words. Please practice the new heart words, "won", "son", "poor", "door", and "floor".

In Math, we continued Unit 6, Length Measurements Within 120 Units. We measured length and counted the number of length units for quantities up to 110. 

We also determined efficient ways to count the number of length units up to 120.

 

In Science, we started our Light and Sound unit. We learned about cause and effect. We saw that anything that happens has 2 parts: the cause and the effect. The cause is why it happens and the effect is what happens. 

We also went to the STEAM Lab and made some observations about cause and effect with some fun, hands on investigations. Next week we will  learn how to make a claim and construct a cause and effect model to represent what we find. 

We also learned about and celebrated Easter. We enjoyed an Easter Scavenger Hunt (which led to a basket full of eggs), an Easter craft, a hot cross bun snack, and learned the Easter story and traditions.

Upcoming Events:

• April 8-Field Trip to the Zoo. Please bring a lunch from home, AM & PM snack, water bottle with a strap, and wear the white uniform with closed toe shoes. 
• April 9-Ramadan Celebration. A treat will be shared during PM snack.
• April 10-No School! Hari Raya Puasa (end of Ramadan)!
• April 11-Kiara sharing her birthday treat during PM snack.
• April 24-ABC Countdown begins! 
• April 30-Music Informance from 12:40-1:20 in Ms. Sawada's Music Classroom (C207). 
• May 1-No School! Labor Day!