Important Dates & Reminders
- May 30 - Memorial Day / No School
- June 1 - Field Day
- June 10 - Last Day of School / Early Release
Language Arts
What We Learned This Past Month:
Reading
- We learned about print through dramatic storytelling
- We learned that readers self-monitor to analyze and interpret multiple genres
- We learned that fluency supports comprehension for both the reader and the audience
- We understood that dramatizing texts allows for collaboration with others in an engaging way
Writing
- We began our persuasive writing unit, where we will practice influencing others with our writing
- We learned that well-crafted, persuasive writing influences the reader’s thinking, feeling or action
- We learned how to convince our audience to agree with us
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
Reading
- We will continue to practice fluency and comprehension skills in our reading to support both the reader and audience
- We will continue to understanding that dramatizing texts allows for collaboration with others in an engaging way
Writing
- We will finish our persuasive writing unit where we practice influencing others with our writing
- We will answer fun writing prompts about first grade, summer and second grade
Math
What We Learned This Past Month:
- We began our money unit, where we will:
- Determine the value of a collection of like coins (pennies, nickels or dimes) bu counting by 1’s, 5’s or 10’s
- We will describe the attributes of each coin
- We will compare the value of coins (5 pennies = 1 nickel)
- We learned how to tell time to the hour and half-hour, using analog and digital clocks
- We learned how to read and interpret a calendar
- Students used nonstandard units to measure and compare length, weight and volume
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
- We will continue our measurement unit, practicing how to tell time, read a calendar and use nonstandards of unit to measure and compare
- We will complete STEM challenges to work together to build creations
Science
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
- We will learn the effect the sun has on our planet and will learn about the greenhouse effect
Social Studies
What We Learned This Past Month:
- We applied the traits of a good citizen, on and offline by working hard in school
- Students understood that the people of Virginia make contributions to their communities
- We explained that people make choices because they cannot have everything they want
- The students understood that people save money for the future to purchase goods and services
- The student described the stories of influential people and their contributions to Virginia, with emphasis on
- Maggie L. Walker
- Arthur R. Ashe, Jr.
- Lawrence Douglas Wilder
- John Mercer Langston
What We Will Be Learning Next Month:
- The student will develop map skills by
- recognizing map symbols including land, water, cities, roads, etc.
- use cardinal directions on maps construct simple maps that include a title, map legend, and compass rose
