April 29th - May 5th
Please take time during the Golden Week break to help your child complete the reading log below (assigned on Seesaw). Students can read books on Raz-Kids or other books at home to complete their daily reading. After reading books on Raz-Kids, please answer the book questions (quiz). Remember to read for at least 10-15 minutes every day. Have fun!
Please check your child's homework folder for their moon calendar.
Science Questions:
- What time of day can we observe the Moon?
- What does the Moon look like at different times during a month?
We have been observing the day sky and weather at school. Now it is time for us to study the night sky. Since we aren’t in school at night, this must be a homework assignment. As a bridge to what we have been studying in class, we have asked students to make observations of the night sky at home.
To make night-sky observations, take your child outside at about the same time each evening (when it’s dark) and observe the sky. Take a few minutes to enjoy the night sky together. Discuss what you see. For example, if it’s cloudy, you won’t see anything, but clouds. If it’s clear, you will see stars (you might want to point out a constellation or two), planets (points of light that appear larger and brighter than stars), and the Moon (if it is visible). Discuss the changes in the night sky from night to night, especially the changing appearance of the Moon and where you see it in the sky. If you don’t see the Moon during the night, you might look for it during the day. You can check your local newspaper or the Internet to find out when it rises.
Have your child record their observations on the Moon Phase calendar (see below) during the week and return it to school completed on Monday, May 10th. Color in the circle to show what the moon looks like.
Thank you for your help!
- Ms. Allison & Mr. Hassey
Reading Nonfiction Readers Learn about the World This week our class reviewed three connections we can make when we're reading: text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world. We learned that nonfiction readers understand topics more deeply by making connections to other books they have read and to the world around them. We also brainstormed a list of question words (e.g. what, where, why, etc.) and worked on asking questions as we read by saying, “I wonder…" |
Science Air and Weather During science this week our class learned that meteorologists have a scale they use to help describe how hard the wind is blowing. We asked, "How strong is the wind today?" Students made their own windsocks using construction paper, tissue paper, and string. We brought them outside during recess to help us learn more about wind speed. |
Length and Weight
This week we started a new math chapter called Length and Weight and focused on comparing height and length.
Math Vocabulary
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- Ms. Allison