May 15, 2015

Reading/Language Arts Next week we will read aloud Toney Baloney Pen Pal by Pam Munoz and Edwin Fotherwingham. Students will learn about the 5 parts of a friendly letter. Mrs. Mandru's class at Prairieview wrote us letters telling us all about 3rd grade. We will be writing a letter back to our new 3rd grade pen pals. 

Reading Logs  Continue to read for 20 minutes each night and record books read in the May Log. 

Spelling New word sorts went home on Monday. Students should complete a different activity each night (M-TH). An assessment will be given on Friday.

Math  We are working through the topic:  Step Up to 3rd Grade. Today we learned how to name and write fractions. Next week we will learn how to identify and name other fractions, identify fractions of a set of objects, and color to show fractions that name parts of a set.

Math Facts Math facts should be reviewed daily. 

Click on the following link to print copies of the math practice worksheets:

http://www.ccsd66.org/wp-content/uploads/Teacher_Pages/Schultz/Math/

Science Next week in our nutrition unit, we will look at the Meat Group. Students will identify foods that belong to this group. We will discuss the health benefits of eating food from the Meat Group.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  THANK YOU Ms. Gogol, Mrs. Kobylarczyk, Mrs. Metherd and Mrs. Scatena for chaperoning our field trip to Brookfield Zoo. We attended the Animal Bites class where we looked at an animal's teeth and learned how to identify whether they were carnivores, omnivores or herbivores.

May Dates to Remember

22 - Children's author - Aaron Renolds' Visit
25 - No School - Memorial Day
27 - Permission Slip due for Pen Pal Visit to PV
29 - All School Reading Rewards Day - Wear your sunglasses!


June Dates to Remember

 3 - Pen Pal visit to Prairieview

 5 - All School Picnic

 9 - Last Day of School - Dismissal @12pm