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Hello families!

Quick note: Fun Friday toys should be SMALL and NON-ELECTRONIC toys and your student is only permitted to bring ONE. If it makes sound leave it at home. It can get loud enough with just the students! Also Monday- Thursday there should be NO toys in your student's backpack just school work and snacks! Thank you for supporting your student with this!

Music concert: Don't forget our Music Concert is on Monday NIGHT!!!!! 

Class Pictures: Tuesday is our class photo and spring pictures. I sent home order forms last week. IF you have any questions please contact the front office. Students should wear their uniforms.

Phonics: We are going to start introducing vowel teams. Vowel teams are two vowels that sit together in a word.Over the next two weeks we will look at ee, ea, ai, ay and we will also look at Y making the long e sound. Examples: Tree, tea, bread, sail, play, baby. I am going to spread this all out over multiple weeks to ensure proficiency.

Reading comprehension: We will be looking at cause and effect in both fiction and non-fiction texts. Cause: Its raining outside. Effect: I put on a raincoat. When reading with your student it may help to identify the cause and have them find the effect. You can also challenge your student by giving them the effect and asking for the cause. Reading homework is due on Friday.

Math: We will be doing some NHA Math assessments next week to see what kind of growth our students have made. We will continue doing our geometry centers as well. There will be no Math homework.

Social studies: We are going to start looking at famous landmarks and symbols of America. This will include the American flag, Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Mount Rushmore, Washington Monument, etc.

Field trip: Please turn in your field trip permission slip and money as soon as possible. Your child will also need a sack lunch, which means EVERYTHING can be thrown away. My chaperone spots are filled but your are more than welcome to join us there. You will be responsible for the purchase of your own ticket and transportation. Students will still need to follow the direction of the chaperone and stay with their group.