Mark Your Calendar:

 

Monday, April 3:  New HW folder goes home

Thursday, April 6:  Progress Reports Scheduled to go home

Friday, April 7:  Quick Check Assessment; Stations of the Cross

Wednesday, April 12:  Quick Check Assessment

Easter Break:  Thursday, April 13-Monday, April 17.  Return to school on Tuesday, April 18.

Friday, April 21:  Quick Check Assessment;  ***Start going to 8:15 Morning Mass every Friday morning.  Be in class no later than the 8:00 bell.

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Seeds and USA

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Writing a Complete Sentence; identifying middle sounds

Word Study:   Continuation with Blends> introduce the H Brothers

Writing:  Completing Sentences; developing their own story:  character, setting, problem: Informational Writing

Sight Words:           just   have   help   one

Math Block:   pay for items to 25 cents using nickels;identify, create, and extend ABC sound and movement patterns;pay for items to 50 cents using nickels;divide by sharing

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Complete of our 4-6 week USA Unit of Study; Start Seeds/Plants Unit

Religion:  Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, and Good Friday

 Enrichment:  USA Themed Projects over the next 4-6 weeks (some of which includes the following:  Classroom Heritage Map; USA Book-which includes Presidents and US Symbols; 50 States Song; etc)

Mad Scientist:  Celery Experiment

 Foodie Fun:  

To Work On At Home:

writing their first and last name

writing numbers to 100

blending sounds together to read words>reading and writing simple sentences

memorize phone number and address

tie their shoes