April 9th- April 13th

What We Are Learning

Reading:

Book characters and how they compare to each other

Using a Venn Diagram to organize similarities and differences between characters

Comparing and contrasting characters from different books

Word Work:

Word Wall Words: couldn’t, they’re, while, thought, & either

Word Chunk: ew, ui, ue

Writing:

Realistic fiction stories

Making our stories come to life

Making our characters move by using action words

Making our characters talk with speech bubbles and quotation marks

Math:

Topic 13: telling Time

Telling and writing time to the hour and half hour on a analogue and digital clock

Theme:

How plants adapt to survive

Parts of a plant

Plant experiment

Wonder Table

Now that spring has finally arrived, I would love to update our wonder table.  Keep an eye out for spring time items that we can observe. Your child is invited to bring in budding flowers, interesting plants, and yes…even insects (no spiders please)! All I am asking is that you make sure all insects are in a secure container.  We will observe them and then release them outside.  Keep your eyes open for signs of spring!

Field Trip

First grade is going to the Nature Center April 19^th.  We will leave WOHE at 9:00.  Your kiddo needs to bring a sack lunch from home or get a sack lunch from school. Here are a few things that you can do for us to make our field trip successful:

•Dress your child in their WOHE shirt and tennis shoes.

•Send your child with a jacket if the weather is cool.

•Pack your child’s lunch in a disposable bag.

•Arrive at school on time.

Let me know if you want to come, enjoy the fun, and be a chaperone!

Dates to Remember

April 19^th: Field Trip to the Nature Center

April 26^th: WOHE Fine Arts Night

May 24^th: Make-up Snow Day