April 1- April 5

Notes: Just a few reminders:

I hope everyone had a fun relaxing long weekend. Can you believe that is it already April? The snow is melting and the weather is starting to warm up. 

Saturday there will be a Pancake breakfast at CA from 8:30-11 am.  $8 per person, or $25/family. 

Language Arts: This week we will be reading The Frog Prince. Throughout the week we will be doing different activities and crafts to go along with this story. We will also be discussing this story and talk more in depth about what we read. 

Letter Sounds: Long vowel Uu.

Decodables: Cute Little Mile 

**Please have your children practice reading these. Depending on your child's reading ability these books range from very easy to difficult. It is always good practice to read and talk about these books at home. This can also count towards Reading Rodeo minutes.

Math:  This week we will be starting to decompose numbers. We will be focusing in on the number 8 and 9. We will be continuing to work on addition and subtraction for morning work.  

Math Centers Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The centers are planned to reinforce our daily objectives and to meet the needs of all learners in the classroom.

Core Knowledge:  Ms. Sather's class will be in Mrs. Makela's room to learn all about history. Check out Mrs. Makela's link for this weeks Core knowledge updates. https://sites.google.com/site/mrsmakelasclass/

This week we will be reading about the sense of smell, taste touch and then looking at a few biographies on Ray Charles and Hellen Keller. 

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Practice adding numbers up to the #10

*Subtracting #'s 10 and less

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K 

*Practice IXL