Week 36

 Dear Parents,

    This week in math we focused on our economics unit with saving, spending and lending. We also had two days to take out End of Year CBA which had 25 problems to show all the skills we learned in math this year. 

     In writing they have been having fun writing their individual information booklets on their animals. I hope they are having fun making their habitat boxes. We can’t wait to share them on Tuesday!

     In reading we read the story Sea Otter Pups and reviewed our anchor chart about monitoring and clarifying as we read. We  could reread, look at the visuals, remember what we already know, and asked questions. We also read a Scholastic News article called “Save the Sea Cows”. We answered comprehension questions about the article. We also had a map skills page (Social Studies) on which we reviewed the states that border Texas. We saw that Texas borders a body of water and another country.

      In science we wrapped up our food chain unit and went into our last unit which is focused on environmental effects on animals. We are learning quite a lot about all kinds of animals and the children find it very interesting.

      I need to have a HUGE shout out to my field trip chaperones: Mr. Restorff, Mr. Nguyen, Amber Rice, Yessidey Stevens and Michelle Douglas!  You all are rock stars! We had a wonderful time and were able to stay dry as we had so much fun! 

      My second HUGE shoutout is to the parents who worked on our pillowcase project Mr. Restorff, Amber Rice, Michelle Douglas, Mrs. Maeng, and Yessidey Stevens. I could not do this job without all your support! It is greatly appreciated! Thank you for helping me give your children  fun and support while they learn.