- Team Time- The last two weeks we have been working on vowel teams. These are words that have two vowels side by side and the first vowel is long, saying its name. Some examples of vowel teams are: “oa, ee, ea, ie, ai, ay”. Some of these words are: “goat, rain, meet, treat, and play.”
- Math- We have started to work with non-standard units of measurements. This is not the typical way to measure using rulers and measuring tapes. We have been using things like counters, unifix cubes, toothpicks, and paperclips to measure. We have found that you can measure with anything as long as they are all the same length and we list what we are using to measure.
- Reading and Writing- This week we read many stories discussing ways we can help protect our Earth. We brainstormed as a class what we can do to help protect the Earth and its valuable resources, since Monday was Earth Day. They came up with some great things they can do to Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse. We talked how easy it is to follow the 3 R’s!
- Science- We continued to observe our plants and boy have they changed! Almost everyone has two plants that are growing. First the roots started to sprout, then came the stem, and last was the leaves. The plants will be coming home this Thursday with an explanation sheet of how to transport the plant so it can continue to grow in a larger space.
- Important Information:
- Earth Day Projects- We had some very cool and creative ideas on how to help out our Earth. We really enjoyed hearing how the students took care of the Earth. Remember Earth Day should be every day!
- Family Fancy Dance- Our first Banks Road Family Fancy dance is coming up on Friday, May 24th from 5:45 to 7:45. All Banks Road students are able to attend with their family and celebrate another great school year. It will be free for all students and their families and we will have a DJ and photographer on hand. Hope you can come and make this dance a great success!
- Individual Spring Pictures- These pictures came home a few weeks ago. If you would like to purchase the pictures, make a check out to Lifetouch. If you don’t want any of the pictures or not all of them, those can be returned to school.
- May Scholastic- Our last Scholastic book order for the year will be going home Tuesday and are due Monday, May 13th. Remember, you can order online using our activation code: G229M.
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