Wow, another week has flown by! I can't believe we are almost at the end of May!
This week in Room 105 we read the book Koala Lou by Mem Fox.
In the story Koala Lou feels left out when her baby brothers and sisters are born. She enters a contest in hopes she will win both a race and her mother's love! We learned the vocabulary word spectator and we discussed the lesson Koala Lou learns throughout the book - it is okay to be in 2nd place, your family will love you no matter what!
In writing this week we have been working on writing shape poems and on using structure in our poems to convey feelings to the reader. Coming soon is our Popcorn and Poetry day (date to be announced)! We will be sharing our poems and having a popcorn treat outside. Parents will be invited to attend this event. Look for an invitation coming home soon!
In math, we have moved on to our last unit of math, Unit 9. A family letter was sent home detailing the new unit. We have started working on dividing shapes into equal parts. We have learned new vocabulary words: one half, one of two, one whole, three-thirds, fourths, etc. We will continue with Unit 9 next week.
A home link will be coming home today with more practice on partitioning shapes!
In Science, we have observed our wheat seeds growing. We have measured and recorded their growth. We will be opening up the seed pods of our Brassica plants tomorrow. A Science test will be coming up next week. We will review in class plant life cycles, what all things need to survive and labeling plant parts.
In Social Studies we have begun a new unit on American Symbols. This week we read the book I Pledge Allegiance. The book details each part of the pledge and the meaning behind the words. We also read about the Statue of Liberty. We learned some facts about lady liberty in a Time for Kids article.
Field day is also coming up! June 1, we will have field day on our playground. Mrs. Bellino has planned an awesome day fun filled activities. If you would like to volunteer, please email her at LeeAnnbellino@wlcsd.org.
The warmer weather is here! Please consider sending covered toe sandals to school or gym shoes for use on the playground. Flip flops can be very slippery on the pea pebbles and rocks get stuck inside of sandals, which can be uncomfortable!
There is no school on Monday, May 28th, in observance of Memorial day!
Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Mrs. Scheck
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