April 15-19

Notes: Just a few reminders:

Monday I will be out Step testing, so there will be a substitute.

Thursday: K-4 Concert 5:30  Meet in Ms. Sather's room at 5:15. See the link for more information on the concert http://cologneacademy.org/district-info/staff/teacher-portals/aaron-petersen-music-teacher/
Friday: 2 hour late start.

Language Arts: This week we will be reading 3 different poems on nature. Something Yellow, The Wind and Seashell . 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 talking more in depth about what we read.

Letter Sounds: Long vowel sounds.

Decodables: No Decodable this week

**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 focusing on addition and subtraction stories. We will be writing problems and solving problems.

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 starting a new unit all about the farms and how to take care of the different animals and their roles on the farm. This week we will be learning about cows, chickens pigs and sheep.

Homework:

*Read 20 minutes every night

*Counting by 2's, 5's and 10's.

*Practice adding numbers up to the #10

*Subtracting #'s 10 and less

*Review High Frequency Words Grade K

*Practice IXL