Week in Review, March 11-15, 2024

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We had a visit from the Leprechaun! He messed up our room, but we almost caught him! Your children made some amazing traps! We found his pants, coat and hat stuck in a couple traps. We traded his clothes for his pot of gold and some rainbow snacks.

In Writing, we started publishing the "All About" book we will be sharing with you during Conferences. Students used the edits and revisions on their sloppy copy to make the necessary changes. They also added the following non-fiction text features to their published piece: table of contents, diagram, captions, bold/key words, a map, fun facts, a glossary and an about the author page. Students are really excited to share their published piece with you during Conference.  

In Reading, we wrapped up our Non-Fiction unit by hunting for Non-Fiction text features in our books. We also took some reading assessments and recorded ourselves reading a passage while using our best fluency and expression. Students are excited to share the recording with you during Conferences. 

In Word Study, we continued learning about vowel teams. A vowel team is when two vowels come together to make a long sound. We sometimes say "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking." You can watch this video as a review. This week we learned about "ee", "ea", "ey", "oa", "ow" and "oe". Please practice the new heart words "above", "among", "again" and "against". 

In Math, we started Unit 6, Length Measurements Within 120 Units. We learned how to compare the length of objects by lining up the endpoints and how to order three objects by length and use language such as "shorter than" and "longer than" to describe the relationship between the lengths. 

We also learned how to compare lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object. 

In Science, we reviewed the structure and function of organisms by conducting a bird beak investigation. We saw that pointy bird beaks are best for picking food out of the rocks and rounded beaks are best for scooping up food. Bird beaks are shaped in order to meet the bird's needs. 

We also conducted an umbrella challenge. How can we make beach umbrellas even better? We watched a video of umbrellas flying away at a beach and were inspired by Biomimicry to look at the structures of trees to enhance the design. Some students created root systems while others created poles with give. Other students created tops that looked more like trees. Ask your child how they improved the design of the umbrella and if their umbrella passed the wind test.  

Upcoming Events:

*Quarter 4 Calendar and ABC Countdown is now available here. Our Room Parents are putting together a Sign Up Genius for ABC Countdown needs. 

• March 18-20-Only vendor led EAAs this week. The following will be attending this week:
• Monday-All Monday participants
• Tuesday-Kaixin
• Wednesday-Lionel, Shiv, and Kiki
• March 21-22-Spring Student Led Conferences (print). 

• March 23-April 1-Spring Break!
• April 1-No School! Teacher Inservice Day!
• April 2-Back to school & Easter Celebration!
• Please reach out to our Room Parents to hep stuff the Easter Eggs for our celebration. 
• April 8-Field Trip to the Zoo.
• April 9-Ramadan Celebration.
• April 10-No School! Hari Raya Puasa (end of Ramadan)!
• April 24-ABC Countdown begins! 
• April 30-Music Informance from 12:40-1:20 in Ms. Sawada's Music Classroom. 
• May 1-No School! Labor Day!