Happy Monday! This is going to be a quick week with Conference Day on Thursday. Please refer to the schedule I sent home. I have not heard of any conflicts so I presuming all is well and I will see most of you on Thursday.
We are beginning to plan for Poetry in the Park. I am writing a poem about Dr. Seuss and would like each child to dress up like one of the characters, or bring a prop to hold from one of the stories. Please make what you need with your child. They do not need store bought items. Please send me an email if you have a specific question. I will be sending copies of the poem home shortly.
In Readers Workshop, we have learned about Bossy Punctuation and how ? , ! . "dictate how we read.
We are talking about how our voices change depending on the punctuation. Please have your child aware of the punctuation when reading the sentences from their books.
In Writers Workshop we have begun using three page booklets. We are isolating what happens at the beginning, middle and ending. They are working on sequencing and making sense of their stories.

In Math we have discussed pennies and nickels. We have learned of their worth, who is on them, what they are made of. Please practice counting coin combinations with nickels and pennies. Always begin with the highest coin value and then count on by ones. Challenge your child with higher amounts of more than fifty cents, and ask them what other coins they could use to make that same amount. They will be adding dimes shortly. Please make sure they can count fives and ones.
Our Human Body study has focused on skeletons this week. Mrs. Peck came down from the Upper Division to teach us about SEEMORE BONES the skeleton. We made skeletons in our class and don't even think they are so spooky. We learned that bones give us our shape, help us move, protect our organs, and even make red blood cells in the marrow. We look forward to her coming again.
Have a great week. We Will!