Math:

Your mathematicians did a fantastic job of demonstrating their understanding of the strategies that they learned in Module 4. Next week, we will begin our next module which focuses on geometry and its relationship to the part-whole concept that the students have been working with all year.  

Spelling Words:

The words this week were when, off, pretty and new. There will be four new words on Monday.

Reading:

This week we enjoyed many entertaining stories about eggs and Easter!

Poetry:

On Tuesday, your poets learned about adjectives. They used this knowledge to come up with describing words for bunnies. They then included them in their festive Bunnies Poem!

Important Dates:

• April 2 – No School – Observance of Good Friday
• April 16^th – Spring Vacation begins at Dismissal
  

I hope you all have a wonderful long holiday weekend! 

Math:

This week the students began learning how to add sets of 2 digits numbers when the sum of the ones digits is less than ten and also when the sum of the ones digit is greater than ten. Our mathematicians used a combination of hands on manipulatives and drawings during these lessons.

Spelling Words:

The words this week were what, him, her and rain. There will be four new words on Monday.

Reading:

This week we continued our study of folktales by reading and discussing different versions of the folktales, The Gingerbread Man and Little Red Hen.

Poetry:

We began our Poetry unit by writing rhyming poems. The students noticed that when poems rhyme the rhymes are located at the end of sentences. They also noticed that often the rhyming words use the same spelling patterns. Your poets enjoyed writing their own silly rhyming poems.

Important Dates:

• March 31^st – Report Cards go home
• April 2 – No School – Observance of Good Friday
• April 16^th – Spring Vacation begins at Dismissal!

                          

  Have a great weekend!

Math:

This week our mathematicians solved word problems involving numbers up to 20. They learned how to draw and use tape diagrams when solving these problems. They are learning that when they first read a number story they must determine if they will be solving for a part or a total. To do this, they may need to reread the number story a few times so that they understand what is going on in the story.

Spelling Words:

The words this week were animal, car, but and ride. There will be four new words on Monday.

Reading:

This week your readers began learning about the features of folktales. They learned that folktales are stories that are passed down from generation to generation and are a way to learn about a country’s culture and traditions. They also learned that there are often many retellings of folktales. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day we read two books, The Pot of Gold and Clever Tom and the Leprechaun, which the children noticed are different versions of the same story. They did a great job of noticing the similarities and differences between the two. We will continue to read retellings of popular folktales.

Important Dates:

• March 31^st – Report Cards go home
• April 2 – No School – Observance of Good Friday
• April 16^th – Spring Vacation begins at Dismissal!

                            Have a great weekend!

Math:

This week the students used familiar strategies such as counting on and make ten when adding ones and tens to two-digit numbers. They used both linking cubes and pennies and dimes while solving these problems before moving on to using drawings alone.

Spelling Words:

Your super spellers did a wonderful job today on their 8 word review test! On Monday, they will learn 4 new words.  

March Parent-Teacher Conferences:

It was wonderful to meet with all of you this week to share your children’s many accomplishments!

 Science:

We have begun the unit on seasonal patterns. During this unit, your scientists will discover how seasonal changes affect the amount of daylight, temperature and the physical environment.

                     I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

                          

Math:

This week your mathematicians have been working on comparing 2 digit numbers, using the signs for less than, greater than and equal to. They also began adding tens to two digit numbers. Today they demonstrated their learning through the mid-module assessment which I will share with you next week.

Read Across America – March Madness:

Our amazing librarian, Mrs. Barton, has come up with a fun way for our school to kick off and enjoy Read Across America this month! Each day at lunch, a video of a book read by an EHBi’s staff member, will be shown to the students. They will vote on their favorite book after each 2 books to see which book will move on in the bracket.  We will have a winner by March 26. So far, the kids have loved the books and being able to vote on their favorites!

Spelling Words:

The words this week were after, how, kick, and old. Next week will be a review week. The 8 words will be: how, want, saw, back, with, down, of, make.  

March Parent-Teacher Conferences:

Yesterday, I emailed each of you the Zoom link for your conferences next week. If you need to change your day/time, please let me know so that we can reschedule your time. I am excited to be able to chat with each of you about your wonderful children!

Upcoming Events:

Tues. March 9 – Noon dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Zoom

Thurs. March 11 – Noon dismissal for Parent-Teacher Conferences on Zoom

                            Have a great weekend!