Upcoming Events for April 3rd-7th

Learning Objectives

• Reading: We will read and discuss elements of poetry.
• Writing: Students will research facts about an animal of their choice. They will write an informational book about their animal. We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives, metaphors, and quotation marks. 
• Math: We will be wrapping Unit 7 with learning about telling time to the hour and half hour. Please review your child's homework to ensure that they are understanding how to tell time.
• Science:We will be assessing our animal unit on Monday (knowing animal needs, wild vs. domestic animals). We will move into our plant unit. We will study what plants need to grow and we will review the parts of a plant.

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) We will hold class meetings and work on finding positive and logical solutions to common classroom problems.

1.) Math workbook pages 215-216

2.) What's It All About? (Main Idea Page)

3.) Practice sight words (4th Nine weeks list or higher!)

4.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Math Workbook pages (205-214)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

PebbleGo.com

This is a great kid friendly research website! 

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Classroom News

• Fine Arts Night, Tuesday, April 11th

AES News

• Spring Pictures, April 7th
• Kindergarten Registration, April 3rd-7th (9 AM--2 PM)
• Interims Go Home, April 20th
• Early Release, April 13th, April 26th

Week of March 27th- March 31st

Learning Objectives

• Reading: The students will practice asking and answering questions while reading fiction and nonfiction texts.
• Writing: Students will engage in procedural "How to" writing. Through their writing they will teach their readers how to do something they are experts at. We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives, metaphors, and quotation marks. 
• Math: We will begin working with fractions. Students will understand that fractions split an object into equal parts and we can find the fractional part by determining how much is shaded, taken away, etc. students will learn to identify and write fractions.
• Science:We will discuss the animal needs, physical characteristics, and how they can be classified according to a variety of characteristics (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, and insects). 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) We will hold class meetings and work on finding positive and logical solutions to common classroom problems.

1.) Math workbook pages 203-204

2.) Reading Comprehension Page (Cows)

3.) Practice sight words (4th Nine weeks list or higher!)

4.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Math Workbook pages (197-202)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

PebbleGo.com

This is a great kid friendly research website! 

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Classroom News

• AES Spring Book Fair, March 27th-31st
• Bowling Field Trip, Monday, March 27th--wear tennis shoes and light colors
• Science Fair, Monday, March 27th

AES News

• Spring Pictures, April 7th
• Fine Arts Night, April 11th
• Early Release, April 13th

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow

Upcoming Events for March 20th-24th

Learning Objectives

• Reading: The students will practice making text to self, text to text, and text to world connections to the stories they read.
• Writing: Students will engage in procedural "How to" writing. Through their writing they will teach their readers how to do something they are experts at. We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives, metaphors, and quotation marks. 
• Math: We will begin Unit 7. We will introduce students to doubles (6 + 6= 12) and halves (12-6 =6). We will be learning how to use doubles and halves to solve story problems. 
• Science:We will discuss the animal needs, physical characteristics, and how they can be classified according to a variety of characteristics. 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) We will hold class meetings and work on finding positive and logical solutions to common classroom problems.

1.) Math workbook pages 

2.) Compound Word Practice Page

3.) Practice sight words (4th Nine weeks list or higher!)

4.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Math Workbook pages (Any math workbook page in Unit 6)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

PebbleGo.com

This is a great kid friendly research website! 

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Classroom News

• AES Spring Book Fair, March 27th-31st

AES News

• Report Cards go Home, March 20th
• Spring Conferences, March 20th-24th (Please sign up for a parent teacher conference!!!!!)
• Teacher Work Day, March 23rd (No school for students)

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow

Upcoming Events for March 13th-17th

Learning Objectives

• Reading: The students will practice putting a list of words in ABC order. The students will explore text features in nonfiction books (table of content, photograph, diagram, label, bold print, glossary, index).
• Writing: Students will engage in procedural "How to" writing. Through their writing they will teach their readers how to do something they are experts at. We will continue to work on writing sentences with capital letters, spaces between words, and ending marks. We are also working on writing "juicy" sentences with adjectives, metaphors, and quotation marks. 
• Math: We will finish Unit 6 with learning about solid (3-D) shapes and growing patterns. We will take our Unit 6 Assessment. Any extra pages in unit 6 of the student homework book will be a great review! 
• Science: STEM Challenge---We will read Dr. Seuss' If I Ran the Zoo. Students will be creating animal catchers. 

• Character:  Zones of Regulation (The Zones of Regulation is a program designed to help students gain skills in consciously regulating their emotions and actions.) We will hold class meetings and work on finding positive and logical solutions to common classroom problems.

1.) Math workbook pages 187-188

2.) What's It All About?--match the details to the correct main idea

3.) Practice sight words

4.) Leveled Reading books (read and return each day!)

OPTIONAL: Math Workbook pages (Any math workbook page in Unit 6)

OPTIONAL: Word Study Menu

Learning Websites:

PebbleGo.com

This is a great kid friendly research website! 

Reflex Math 

 The username is green123. After typing that in your child should be able to click on their name and begin the math facts practice. 

Classroom News

AES News

• Report Cards go Home, March 17th
• Spring Conferences, March 20th-24th (Please sign up for a parent teacher conference!!!!!)
• Teacher Work Day, March 23rd (No school for students)

• Sign up for MCPS weather alerts to be informed about delayed starts and/or cancelled school days.
• www.mcps.org/snow