Hello Super Pre-Second Graders and Stupendous Pre-Second Grade Parents!
They kids LOVED our spider study last week! I have a class full of 22 spider experts! They are already excited to learn about plants and seeds this week!
Upcoming Dates and Important Information
* Our class is creating a health and fitness basket for the Funfest. If you would like to donate an item or money to be used for the gift card, please send it in by this Friday, April 22.
* The Funfest is Friday, April 29th. I hope everyone can attend; it will be a lot of FUN!
* We will study careers for an upcoming social studies unit (May 2 - May 6). I would like to invite all parents who would like to teach students about their careers to come visit our classroom. The best time to visit would be in the morning, between 8:30 - 10:00. If you would like to participate in career week, please let me know. The kids absolutely love having visitors in our class!
This week in science and guided reading we are learning all about plants and seeds and Easter. Today we learned super seed facts (parts and functions). Tomorrow we will learn about the life cycle of a peanut seed. On Wednesday we will read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. Miss Hochuli, our UCAT, will present a lesson on observing stems. On Thursday we will learn about types of bulbs. On Friday we will learn about the history and symbols of Easter.
The kids continue to be wonderful writers! We finished a district writing assessment. Last week the kids wrote their first draft and began to edit it and today they completed the revision process. We will also write a fiction story on what it would be like to be a seed. The kids will get some practice in scientific non-fiction writing by describing the life cycle of a peanut seed. The rest of the writing will have to be kept secret. Parents, your children will bring home some treasures for you in the coming days!
The kids came home with Rainbow Words and they are due tomorrow. This week in making words we are reviewing problematic sight words (they, was), reviewing the "ou" chunk and introducing the "they're" contraction. I am so impressed with how the kids have tackled the contractions we learned thus far (it's, can't, don't, you're, we're) and I LOVE seeing them in their writing. Way to go, kids!
The kids enjoyed their plant and Easter centers today! The centers for the week include:
1. Listening - The kids listened to "I'm A Seed" and they made a pop-up baby plant and labeled its parts.
2. Science - The kids predicted where seeds would be and what they would look like in eight different fruits. The fruits were cut open for the kids to study. They counted the seeds in each fruit and compared them.
3. Writing - The kids made an Easter book called "Where Is The Egg?" and they also completed an Easter-theme word scramble.
4. Math - The kids sorted a cup of seeds by type. They graphed the seeds and answered questions about the different seeds.
5. Reading - The kids read plant books and shared different facts with their reading groups.
The kids did a super job with our calendar math chapter last week. There were lots of A+ test scores! This week we are working on place value and writing 3, 4 and 5 digit numbers. We are practicing making different combinations of three numbers that add to six.
The kids enjoyed computers. If you'd like to see what we did today, please click on the blog posting directly below this one, "Computers, 4/18."
Have an A+ week!
Mrs. Johnston
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