March is here which means beautiful weather to enjoy, March Madness, and Spring Training! I'm sure the kids are counting the days until their Spring Break! Only one more week!
It was so nice seeing several of our 2B scholars at the Arete Fun Run! Did you know that Mrs. Dombrowski's dog, Paisley, and Mrs. Smith's dog, Stella, FINALLY met at the Fun Run??? I think Paisley was more into the "lay and play" than Stella was!
Upcoming Dates:
Friday, March 3: Movie Night & Uniform Exchange (gates open at 6pm)
Monday, March 6: BINGO Book Reports Due
Friday, March 10: Chargers Night at the Soda Shop
March 13-20: Spring Break, R&R
Thursday, March 30: Chargers Night at Chipotle
We are so lucky that The Phoenix Symphony came to school on Monday! We enjoyed the performance so much!
Curriculum Next Week:
Spalding Words:
Monday: waist, waste, waiting, weary (weak), writing, writer, write, spend, enjoy
Tuesday: awful, awesome, awe, usual, usually, complaint, complained, complain, auto, vacation, beauty, beautiful, flight, travel
Wednesday: rapid, repair, troubling, trouble, entrance, importance, important, carry, carried, loss
*Please keep an eye on your scholar's cursive letters when they are doing homework - We've noticed trouble with lowercase 'f' and 'm' vs. 'n'*
Spalding Words:
Monday: waist, waste, waiting, weary (weak), writing, writer, write, spend, enjoy
Tuesday: awful, awesome, awe, usual, usually, complaint, complained, complain, auto, vacation, beauty, beautiful, flight, travel
Wednesday: rapid, repair, troubling, trouble, entrance, importance, important, carry, carried, loss
*Please keep an eye on your scholar's cursive letters when they are doing homework - We've noticed trouble with lowercase 'f' and 'm' vs. 'n'*
We will read about Pecos Bill and John Henry! Ask me what I remember about Paul Bunyan!
Writing and Grammar: Next week students will take a break from diagramming and building wonderful sentences in isolation, to building wonderful sentences that fit in a paragraph! Students will be writing a paragraph on their favorite animals, using supporting details as to WHY those are their favorite animals. Feel free to brainstorm this weekend!
Literature: We are all loving Sarah, Plain and Tall, and had a blast making a book cover for ourselves, ask your scholar what adjectives they used on their book cover to describe themselves. This week we will look up vocabulary words, and answer comprehension questions for chapters 4-6. We will also write an article for a pretend newspaper describing a friend that we’d like to have in our lives, much like that article Papa wrote for Sarah!
Literature: We are all loving Sarah, Plain and Tall, and had a blast making a book cover for ourselves, ask your scholar what adjectives they used on their book cover to describe themselves. This week we will look up vocabulary words, and answer comprehension questions for chapters 4-6. We will also write an article for a pretend newspaper describing a friend that we’d like to have in our lives, much like that article Papa wrote for Sarah!
Math: Next week we will continue to explore the world of fractions! We will make pizzas and discuss fractions. We will look at pizza toppings and pizza slices. We will understand that fractions are part of a whole, and that fractions are EQUAL parts. We will use M&M’s to make fractions come alive! *Can you help us out with this by donating fun size bags of M&M's?*
Science: Simple machines will continue into next week. We will take a closer look at how pulleys allow us to use gravity to help move heavy loads. We will create our own pulley using a soda can! Next, we will review how wheels and axles help us move heavy loads by decreasing the amount of friction. How do simple machines make work easier?
*If you can help us by bringing in ANY recycled materials you have (shoe boxes, kleenex boxes, cans) for a fun project we would greatly appreciate it! No glass please!*
Trying out our Helicopters! Can your scholar describe to you how it works as a screw and a wedge?
History: Monday, students will wrap up the War of 1812 by learning about Dolley Madison, Old Ironsides and the Star Spangled Banner. Please ask them to tell you about these important historical elements. After testing on the War of 1812, we will head West!
Love,
Mrs. Dombrowski
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