Classroom News
Reading: Our unit on fables has taken off
with much success. Students have
read and discussed a number of Aesop’s Fables including The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, The Ant and the
Grasshopper, Belling the Cat, and The Sheperd Who Cried Wolf. After reading each fable, students
discussed the central message and our own interpretation of the central message. We are learning many valuable life
lessons such as slow and steady wins the race, even a small creature can be
helpful, and our favorite, there is a time for work and a time for play. Please probe your child about a few
other messages we’ve learned.
Math: Three-dimensional geometry has
been a fun change of pace for students.
We have used colorful manipulatives to help reinforce our knowledge of
shapes. We anticipate a chapter
test on Tuesday.
Grammar: We continued to work on
adjectives for how many.
What We’re Learning Next
Week:
Reading: Aesop’s fables will continue
for one more week. We will
continue to read a new fable each day, discuss the central message, and our own
interpretation.
Math: Three Dimensional Geometry will continue for a couple more
days. We plan to assess on
Tuesday. Our next unit is Chapter
12 Two-Dimensional Geometry.
Geometry is often described as the study of objects in space. So, two-dimensional geometry is the
study of two-dimensional space.
Children can explore two-dimensional geometry by working with drawings,
concrete models, or electronic tools.
Grammar: Adjectives
That Compare
Add –er to an adjective to compare two people, places,
or things.
Add –est to an adjective to compare three or more
people, places, or things.
Ex. The cat is smaller
than the dog.
The mouse of the smallest
of the three.
Phonemic Awareness:
Suffixes –ly and –ful
Some words consist of a base word and the
ending –ly which can tell how or –ful which can mean “full of.”
Vowel sounds in moon
Important Dates:
4/16 Early Dismissal
4/18 No School
4/21 No School
