Week in Review: April 7-11

We had another exciting week in Lower Elementary! We worked very hard! 

For language jobs this week,  First grade students were introduced to verbs of being (is, am, are, was, were), made inferences from a text they read, and were introduced to paraphrasing.  Second grade students had practice with verbs of being, wrote sentences with contractions, and practiced paraphrasing text. Third Grade students created a verbs of being chart, practiced contractions, and paraphrased a text on meteors and asteroids. 

For math jobs this week,  First grade practiced subtraction, counted by 2's, 5's, and 10's, and were introduced to liquid measurement conversions.  Second grade students practiced division, were introduced to front end estimation, and reviewed liquid measurement conversions. Third Grade students reviewed all four math operations, had continued practice with hands on equations, and were introduced to rotations and reflections of geometric shapes.  

In history, students watched short videos about youth and young children who have made differences in the world around them. Students were challenged to find ways of "filling someone's cup" and making a difference in the world around them. No act of kindness is too small! Everyone can make a difference!

In science, students continued to study vertebrates. Students watched short videos on fish and learned several facts about fish and their body parts. Students also completed a set of 3-part-cards as a follow up to the lesson. Next week, students will compare and contrast amphibians and reptiles. 

Next week, students will be busy at work reviewing dictionary skills, solving word problems with division and subtraction, counting coins, sentence analysis, and probability. 

REMINDERS:

-All homework is typically sent home on Monday and is to be completed during the week. It is due on Friday. Students will be given Spelling tests and Math Timed tests in class every Friday. 

- Per the handbook, if a student has a fever or vomiting, they may not return to school for 24 hours. This simple practice helps all of us to be present and ready to work each day.

April Events

April 17th - Dismissal at 1:00 NO AFTERCARE 

April 18th and 21st-  No School

April 24th- Lower Elementary to the Children's Theater