First week back after Spring Break

Dear Parents,

I hope that you had a relaxing holiday with your child!

This week we covered the following work:

English:

• Months of the Year
• Holidays
• Commas in Dates

Reading:

• Downtown! – Vowel Pairs ou and ow
• A Hike in the Woods - Vowel Pairs ou and ow
• Words to Know – High-Frequency Words
• Growing and Changing – Comprehension Check
• The Vowel Sounds in cow
• What Am I? – Science Words
• Spelling Spree - The Vowel Sounds in cow
• Words to Know – always, eight, arms, seven, warm, ready, body, yellow, now, how, flower, pouch, out, about

Maths:

• Lesson 14.5 Quarters

· Lesson 14.7 – Problem Solving: Using a Picture

· Chapter Review/Test

Science:

• Soil
• Saving soil
• Caring for Our Earth Vocabulary, air pollution, water pollution, reuse, recycle, reduce

Music

Ever Tuesday and Friday your child will get Music homework, please ensure that it is completed

Work for Next Week:

Spelling Words:

Different, color, sick, what, thank you, flower, there, their, people, friend

Words for Sentences:

Terrible, tractor, ugly, watch, wheel chair, weave, whisper, zip

Dictation:

The people sat on the colorful tractor and they went past the flowers and a group of friends, one of them in a wheel chair, weaving their baskets.

Pottery Day

On Wednesday we got our hands dirty, creating with pottery. It will be returned to school the first week in May Thank you for sending an apron for your child.

Oral Presentations

Share with the class your favorite hobby.

Important Dates:

19 April: Parent Teach Meetings - Allyson, Mami, Victoria, Clement, Aoi

20 April: Parent Teach Meetings -Makoto, Ayane, Yvette, Michael, Wilson, Masa, Finn, Evelyn

21 April: Oral Presentation - My favorite hobby

22 April: Easter Party from 1:30 you are welcome to join us

22 April: Math and Spelling Test

29 April: Field Trip

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me. Have a good weekend.

Robyn Wood