Week of April 11-15, 2016

Reading:  The story for the week is “The Little Engine That Could.” This classic fantasy is used to teach about the work done by trains. Students will identify plot in stories to build their comprehension skills. We will revisit the concept of nouns and learn about writing formal letters. The amazing words this week are: engine, passenger, mountain, tracks, roundhouse, and valley. The sight words featured include: what, said, and was.

Phonics:  We will continue working on Uu with the initial and medial /u/ sound, as in umbrella and tub. Vv will also be introduced this week.

Math:  Topic 11 will be completed and tested this week. These lessons break the numbers 11 through 19 into parts made up of ten ones and some further ones. Number sentences will be written to show how the numbers were broken down.

Reminders:

~ Remember to practice ALL sight words EVERY night. Time is winding down to learn the 17 lists of 96 words!

~ Please continue to practice writing words and sentences. Repetition leads to success!

~ United States projects will be presented this week.

~ Thank you to all who donated to our chocolate basket. Don’t forget to visit the Chinese Auction this weekend to support the PTO!

~ Monday, April 11^th will be a dress down day to cheer on the students taking the PSSA tests. Staff and students are encouraged to wear Spartan shirts, along with jeans, sweatpants, or gym shorts.

Specials:

Mon. Art          Tues. Gym          Wed. Music          Thurs. Music          Fri. Computers

Have a very good week!