march 26th newsletter

W W h h a a t t ’ ’ s s h h a a p p p p e e n n i i n n g g i i n n 1 1 B B ? ? L L i i t t e e r r a a c c y y a a n n d d L L a a n n g g u u a a g g e e Daily 5 Work on Writing- using thinking maps to explain why writing, dictation sentences, editing practice reviewing capitalization, punctuation, contractions and subject verb agreement Work on Words: adding endings such as –ed and –ing to words with silent e, removing final phonemes (sounds) in words, review /oo/ vowel pattern Literacy CAFE: paraphrasing information, learning how to summarize and synthesize Sight words: about, any, been, down Writing Workshop Discovering, studying, and writing poetry Handwriting Without Tears -Reviewing capital and lowercase letters M M a a t t h h Investigations Unit 7 1.1 What Comes Next? 1.2 Clapping Patterns 1.3 What Color Will the 12 th Cube Be? 1.4 Break a Train 1.5 Make a Train 1.6 What Comes Here? 1.7 What’s the Same? What’s Different? 1.8 Assessment: Make a Repeating Pattern We are collecting toilet paper tubes for a rainforest “craftivity.” If you come by empty toilet paper tubes please send them into class. Thanks! Mark your calendars! Friday, April 6 and Monday, April 9 th are school holidays. We will not have school on these days. Mrs. Scott’s Official Newsletter for the Week of March 26, 2012 N N N i i i c c c o o o l l l e e e S S S c c c o o o t t t t t t – – 1 1 1 B B B - - - n n n s s s c c c o o o t t t t t t @ @ @ c c c o o o p p p p p p e e e l l l l l l i i i s s s d d d . . . c c c o o o m m m S S o o c c i i a a l l S S t t u u d d i i e e s s March Citizenship Skill: Honesty S S c c i i e e n n c c e e What is a rainforest? Where are the rainforest in the world? Learning about the four layers of the rainforest: forest floor, understory, canopy, emergent Discovering the different animals in each layer of the rainforest.

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LLLiiittteeerrraaacccyyy aaannnddd LLLaaannnggguuuaaagggeee Daily 5 Work on Writing- using thinking maps to explain why writing, dictation sentences, editing practice reviewing capitalization, punctuation, contractions and subject verb agreement Work on Words: adding endings such as –ed and –ing to words with silent e, removing final phonemes (sounds) in words, review /oo/ vowel pattern Literacy CAFE: paraphrasing information, learning how to summarize and synthesize

Sight words: about, any, been, down

Writing Workshop Discovering, studying, and writing poetry

Handwriting Without Tears -Reviewing capital and lowercase letters

MMMaaattthhh Investigations Unit 7

1.1 What Comes Next? 1.2 Clapping Patterns

1.3 What Color Will the 12th Cube Be? 1.4 Break a Train 1.5 Make a Train

1.6 What Comes Here? 1.7 What’s the Same? What’s Different?

1.8 Assessment: Make a Repeating Pattern

We are collecting toilet paper tubes for a rainforest “craftivity.” If you come by empty toilet paper tubes

please send them into class. Thanks!

Mark your calendars! Friday, April 6 and Monday, April 9th are school holidays. We will not have

school on these days.