T

Tues, 5/27

Thank You Notes

Write thank you notes to the staff and volunteers who make our school such a wonderful place to learn!

U

Wed, 5/28

Under the Desk

Complete certain class activities under your desk today.

V

Thurs, 5/29

Visiting Day

Visit the next year’s teachers. 🙂 

(1st→ 2nd and 2nd→ 3rd)

W

Fri, 5/30

Wall-to-Wall Cleanup

Clean out your desk and help clean up your classroom.

*Bonus W activity* → Enjoy a nice walk outside with your class if the weather is nice!

Phonics

This week in phonics, we’re working on our final unit, which focuses on the consonant-le syllable. This type of syllable always appears at the end of a multisyllabic word, like bubble or bicycle. Students will also practice spelling trick words such as couple, young, and trouble.

Reading/Writing

We’ve finished Wit & Wisdom for the year! During reading and writing time, students will continue to strengthen their literacy skills by reading a variety of fiction and nonfiction passages and answering comprehension questions. Some of the fun topics we’ll be exploring include the history of Crocs and how ice cream was invented!

Math

This week in math, students will review how to tell time to the nearest 5 minutes and practice identifying and labeling times correctly with AM or PM based on the time of day. We will wrap up Chapter 10 with a test on Thursday, May 22.

Science

This week in science, we’re exploring how different plants have different needs based on their habitats. Students will learn how plants grow best in a variety of environments, from dry deserts to tropical rainforests. In our activity, Puzzling Plants, students will conduct virtual experiments to figure out how much water and sunlight a group of mystery plants need to grow and stay healthy.

Phonics

In phonics this week, we will continue to be working on Unit 16, which is a short one-week unit focused on the vowel teams au and aw. They will learn to read and spell words containing these vowel teams, build fluency by reading grade-level decodable texts, and practice recognizing and spelling the trick words August, laugh, and daughter. Since this is a short unit, the Unit 16 assessment will take place on Thursday, May 15.

Reading/Writing

In reading and writing this week, students will explore Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech by examining the impact of repeated language and how it strengthens his message. They will compare and contrast the main points of two texts focused on the speech and use evidence from both sources to write an informative paragraph. As part of their writing, students will learn how to craft clear introduction and conclusion sentences. Additionally, they will expand their vocabulary by determining the meaning of new words formed by adding the prefix re- to known base words.

Math

This week in math, students will deepen their understanding of how to tell and work with time. They will practice reading clocks to the nearest half hour, quarter hour, and five minutes. In addition, students will solve word problems involving time and begin to identify patterns related to how time passes. These activities will help build their confidence in reading both analog and digital clocks.

Religion

In religion this week, students will learn about the story of the Good Samaritan and discuss its message of kindness and compassion. They will explore ways they can reach out to help others in their daily lives. Students will also be introduced to the term “beatitudes” and begin to understand how these teachings guide us in living a life of love and service.

Science

In science this week, students will explore how the structure of seeds helps them move to new places, especially seeds that use animals to travel. In the activity Seed Travelers, students will create a model of a furry animal called a "fluffadoo" and test how well different seed models stick to it and how far they can travel. This hands-on activity helps students understand how seed design supports plant growth in new locations.