Important Dates & Reminders

• April 4 - 8: Spring Break / No School 

• May 30: Memorial Day / No School

Language Arts

What We Learned This Past Month:

Reading

• We noticed and connected word parts to solve multi-syllabic words
• We learned to adjust our reading as we notice sentence variety

Writing

• We learned how to ask questions about a line of interest (animal)
• We used close observation to learn new information and share this information through our research unit
• We learned how to collaborate and discuss our observations and questions

What We Will Be Learning Next Month: 

Reading

• We will explore perspectives of characters that are both present and absent in the story
• Readers will explore advantages and disadvantages of characters
• Readers will learn to decide whether or not they accept the message of a story

Writing

• We will study other writers and illustrators and explore craft techniques
• We will talk about what we are doing as a writer
• We will provide an audience by responding to each other’s work

Math

What We Learned This Past Month:

• We learned to share a whole equally with two or four shares
• We learned how to represent fair shares pictorially
• We learned how to describe shares as equal pieces of parts of the whole 
• We practiced representing halves and fourths of a whole 
• We named fractions represented by drawings or concrete materials for halves and fourths

What We Will Be Learning Next Month: 

• We will begin our Data Unit and learn how to: 
  • Organize and collect data 
  • Collect data to make an object graph 
  • Collect data to make a picture graph 
  • Analyze graphs 
• We will demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction within 10 
• We will create and solve single-step story problems using addition and subtraction within 20 
• We will learn how to demonstrate an understanding of equality through the use of the equal symbol

Science

What We Learned This Past Month: 

• We continued studying plants, their needs and their life cycle
• We planted seeds in our school garden

What We Will Be Learning Next Month:

• We will identify materials that can be reduced, reused, recycled or repurposed 
• We will learn how to explain why it is important to dispose of trash properly 
• We will create strategies to keep the environment healthy

Social Studies

What We Learned This Past Month:

• We studied where people live and how this affects their way of life 
• We learned that geographic features may impact daily life for people around the world (food, shelter, clothing)
• We completed our Family Life Education unit 
  • Students will describe a community as people living and working together and will understand that family members make up a type of community
  • Students will identify responsibilities of different family members
  • Students will identify physical affection as an expression of friendship, celebration and a loving family 
  • Students will identify strategies to respond to inappropriate behavior from family members, neighbors, strangers and others

What We Will Be Learning Next Month:

• We will learn about bus, car and pedestrian and bike safety 
• We will review playground routines and rules
• We will identify safety guidelines for fire safety, water safety and internet safety