Peek at the Week of April 5-9

This is the final week before Spring Break and I can tell that everyone is excited to enjoy some sunshine (fingers crossed).

We are collecting pennies for the Pennies for Patients program which supports the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  For more information about this program:  http://www.schoolandyouth.org/

Reading Workshop:  We will continue working with our character clubs this week.  Each group will be making some puppets and present a puppet show for the class. 

Writing Workshop: We are very lucky to have 2 authors visiting this week, a poet and a story writer.  This will be helpful as we work on our realistic fiction writing.  

Math:  We are starting Unit 8:  Working with Numbers and Operations.  Some strategies we will be learning/reviewing are using doubles plus 1 (ex:  for 4+5 think about it as 4+4 and add on 1)and doubles plus 2 (ex: 4+6 think 4+4 and all on 2).  Also this week we will be solving for a missing addend (ex:  5+___=8.  How can you figure that out?)

Spelling/Phonics: The 'Sorry Sisters':  August, draw, tall, crawl, autumn

Homework
Monday 4/5
1. Read for at least 20 minutes
2. Purple Spelling Sheet

Tuesday 4/6
1.  Read for at least 20 minutes
2.  Book Report booklet (I notice, I wonder, I think)

Wednesday 4/7
1.  Read for at least 20 minutes
2.  Math:  Doubles Facts

Thursday 4/8
1. Read for at least 20 minutes
2. Study for tomorrow's spelling test

Have a great vacation...see you on the 19th!