Week of March 21st

Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful Spring Break. I sure did. The weather was beautiful!! This week is an important week because Friday begins Relay for Life! So please send in any donations you wish to give this week! Our class chain is getting very long :). The students are allowed to wear purple tops with their uniform bottoms all week long to celebrate Relay for Life.

Here is what is going on this week:

Writing Workshop: Prompt Writing

Language Arts:

• Phonics: r-controlled vowel /ar/ air, are & contractions
• Mentor Text: Watching in the Wild
• Comprehension: Using Graphic Aids, Synonyms
• Grammar: forms of be

Math:

• Equivalent Fractions Using Fraction Cards
• Comparing Fractions
• Fraction Number Stories
• Assessment

Science: Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Social Studies: Africa
Upcoming Dates:

• Class Picture Day: March 30
• Spirit Day: March 31
• Field Day: April 5th (please contact a coach if you are interested in helping)
  
• Celebrate the Arts: Week of April 11th
• Celebrate the Arts Field Trip to the Museum of Fine Arts: April 1st (please check blog tomorrow to see if we will need chaperones)