Wet and Wild Adventures!

Dear Parents and Students,

Spring is definitely making school wet and wild! Students are enjoying the warmer weather, despite its unpredictability. Just as the sun energizes the water cycle, I am finding it excites the students as well.

We have continued a study of geometry this week in investigating symmetry and transformations. Students enjoyed using pentominoes and their bodies to model the movements of slides, flips and turns. They now know these words are describes as transformation, rotation, and reflection. What fun it has been to explore shapes, symmetry and reflections. I am amazed at the students everyday connections, including the reflection of the words "race car," "mom," and "was saw." I hope you will encourage your students to continue their learning connections at home and in the car.

History has really come alive in our "Historical Fiction" genre study. Students have read books about the Civil Rights Movement in Abby Takes a Stand, immigrants at Ellis Island in Orphan of Ellis Island, Titanic sinking in SOS Titanic, Ireland's famine in Nory Ryan's Song, and Mexican Revolution in Esperanza Rising. It has been fun to see the students minds explore the exciting past and how it has effected our present day. Way to go Bobcats!

Our curriculum goals for the week include:

Reading: Water & Weather Nonfiction
Spelling: Long/Short Vowels, Accented Syllables, Prefixes/Suffixes
Writing: Wax Museum Introduction

Math: Geometry- circles, area, perimeter

Science: Weather Instruments
Social Studies: Pioneers

I love learning and growing with your students each day. Thank you for all your support through emails, phone calls, donations, and bright smiles.

Mrs. Yates