Reading
Next week we will be reading the story Thundercake by Patricia Polacco. Ms. Polacco was one of the children's first grade authors so they should remember her stories. This story is a realistic story about a girl who is afraid of thunderstorms.
We will concentrate on the comprehension strategy of sequencing events.
Vocabulary words for the week are: bolt, horizon, lightening, rumbled, thunder, weather, clap, cooed, stammered, crowed, penned, samovar.
Phonics skills will be the -ed and -ing endings and the silent consonants gh, k(n), b.
In grammar lessons we will talk about the verbs is/are and was/were.
In our writing this week we will learn how to write a dialogue.
Science
Our caterpillars have arrived but have not begun to form their chrysalis' yet. We are keeping a journal and measuring their growth. Soon they will begin their 12 day metamorphosis into butterflies. The butterflies we have are called Painted Ladies. The children are very excited about having them in the room.
Elizabeth Ide Open House
Our annual open house and book fair is Thursday, April 28th from 6:30 to 8:00. I hope to see all of you here. The children love this night. They especially enjoy the opportunity to show you all their work. They also like being able to purchase books at the book fair.
Math
We have been learning about place value using three digit numbers. We will have our test this week and then begin comparing and ordering larger numbers.
