Curriculum News
Because of a shorter week right before Easter break, this newsletter/blog will cover the next two weeks of school. During the shorter week, we will be spending our time taking a look at some fun springtime and Easter stories that will help add to the excitement that everyone seems to have right now about spring. When we get back from break, we will be continuing with our “Folktales From Around the World” unit as we take a look at Sergei Prokofiev’s original version of “Peter and the Wolf”. This will give us the opportunity to take a look at elements of a narrative type of story and will help prepare us to work on our own narratives during our writing time. We will also explore a few other Russian folktales during this time as well, as we ease back into our routine for the final 7 weeks of school.
In math we will continue to work with 3-digit numbers as we practice subtracting 3-digit numbers a bit more before moving on to another mathematic challenge! During our social studies time we will be taking a closer look at our country’s symbols and why they are so important to us. During this time students will be given a new project to work on as they are going to be asked to prepare a poster with a certain country’s flag and an explanation of the importance of the colors and objects found on this particular flag! (This is not due for a few weeks and students will receive this assignment when we return from Easter break!)
*There is no Spelling test for the week of March 26th-28th.
*The words below are for the week of April 3rd-6th.
Spelling Words
whale when where what why which whistle whip whirl while whisper whistle
Challenge Words (Extra Credit) wheelchair whatever
Reminders/Announcements:
* I will be gone on Tuesday the 27th and Wednesday the 28th.
*There is an early dismissal on Wednesday, March 28th at 2:00.
*Easter/Spring break is from Thursday, March 29th through Monday, April 2nd. School resumes on Tuesday, April 3rd!
Have a wonderful Easter and break!
Mrs. Johnson