Spring Is Here!

Just a reminder that our spring egg hunt is Thursday, April 12th.  Please send in eggs with individually wrapped candy by Monday, the 9th. 

This week in the Pond:

Reading  We will identify initial, middle, and final sounds in simple words; learn about verbs (action words); focus on short vowel /e/, as well as word families (-et, -en, -ed); and continue with sight words.  This week, the children have started making their own flashcards to be studied at school.  Please continue working with your child on the sight word lists.  They should be able to recognize them in lists, as well as in other forms of print (books, magazines, internet), AND use them in sentences.  I strongly suggest having your child write the words they know in simple sentences.  Here's a great website for sight word activities/games.

Language Arts  Writing this week will focus on verbs and illustrating/writing about our spring activities (spring cleaning the house, playing in the park, hitting the ball, splashing in the puddles).  We will also write article pieces about the different seasons. 

Math  We will review two-dimensional shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, trapezoid, hexagon) and learn three-dimensional shapes (cube, cone, sphere, cylinder).  We will focus on their attributes- flat surfaces and whether they can roll, stack, or slide. 

Social Studies  We will identify and describe the different seasons and illustrate how the weather affects people and the environment.  One of the activities is a flow map of the seasons, with drawings/labels of appropriate clothing/accessories needed for each season. 

Science  We are beginning our 9 week unit on plants and animals.  This week will observe plants and animals, and describe their similarities and differences.   

Have a great week!!!