Monday, May 22, 2017

HI!

Thank you so much for the toy donations!  We already have things we can "buy" but most of us are saving our money!  It was  a great day for math and learning.  We started our checkbook register so ask your child how much money they "deposited" today! They were super excited!    This money system will replace Dojo points for the next few days. They were able to add in their Dojo points ( We gave our Dojo points cash value.  For example, if they had 59 Dojo points, they were able to add that to the total they  earned today.)  We will take a picture of our register and upload it  to SeeSaw so you can keep track of their behavior at home.



Here is our week of learning at a glance:

Reading Workshop-  This week we will focus on Reader's Theatre.  This is one of my favorite units.  We take "Fractured Fairy Tales" and we act them out.  It is tons of fun but we are working on reading fluency and intonation.  We even make a background setting and props to go along with our plays.  We will perform these on the last day of school.  It will be a part of our class party.  If you cannot make it, I will definitely record our plays and upload your child's play to SeeSaw.  

Writing Workshop-    This week we will use our writing time to work on on Reader's Theatre.  We will also keep a little journal about our "acting experience". We will also begin our very last book, The Best Part of Me.     

Science/ Social Studies-  We are still playing catch up on our animals and then we will begin our unit on goods and services.    

Math-    We will begin our unit on financial literacy.  This is a great unit that incorporates real life skills such as saving, spending, deposits, withdrawals, goods, services, producers, and consumers.  Please continue to send in toys for our store!  


Important News:      Our end of the year party will be the last day of school.  It will be from 1:30-2:30.  I will begin the plays at 1:00 and then once we finish, we will have treats and do a craft.

Class Brighteners-     Sydney is our V.I.P! She has worked really hard on listening and being heard!  Congratulations Sydney! Robbie is our Star of the Week!  He will get to share his poster with the class!  

Looking forward to another great week of learning!

Mrs. King