Week of April 2nd, 2012

Reading

When we return from break we will be reading Jalapeno Bagels, a story about a boy named Pablo who spends an early morning at his parents' bakery. Pablo needs to decide which bread he will bring to school for International Day. He chooses one that shows his Mexican-Jewish-American heritage.








Math

We are working on fractions. We also began math stations this week. Mrs. Onorato's class and our class combined for this activity. The children are divided into groups and rotate to two stations each week. We are doing this on Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 instead of a regular math lesson on that day. The first day went well thanks to the helpers who were Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Topp, Mrs. Chlada, and Mrs. Steffgren. I think the kids enjoyed the change. Hopefully, they mentioned at home.

There will be no school on Friday April 6th.

Animal Unit

All of you should have seen the letters regarding the animal unit we will be starting upon our return from spring break. Your child should choose an animal found in the rain forest to learn about. Please assist your child by helping them research their animal. The paper that was sent home was to help you get started taking notes on important facts about the animal. You can use any paper you want, this was just a suggestion and a starting point. The children will use the notes they take to put together a 5 paragraph paper on their animal. This paper will be done in school.

After break I will send home information about the poster the children will be required to make. They will make the poster at home. I will give you specific instructions regarding size and content later. Please do not start the poster until you have the instructions. The poster and papers will be out for the parents to see at our spring Open House.

Reading Logs

March logs are not due until April 2nd when we return from break. I will give the April log at that time.

Spring Break

I am sure you are all aware that spring break is the week of March 26th. We return to school on Monday April 2nd. I hope you all have a wonderful time with your children. The weather looks like it is going to continue to cooperate.

Student of the Week

Our special student was Xander. He has two little brothers. A few of Xander's favorite things are the color orange, tigers, peaches, the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and basketball. At school Xander likes to do cursive and at home he likes playing video games. Xander can play the piano. When he grows up he would like to be a basketball player.