Week 36

Important Dates and Information:

• May 15 - Field Day
• May 23 - Last Day of School

A BIG Thank you to Joey's Mom, Marvin's Parents, Maysan's Mom, and Noah's Mom for going to the zoo with us!  We appreciate it and hope you had fun!

Information regarding the last week of school went home yesterday (Tuesday).  We will also have special guest readers the last week of school.  Students are not allowed to bring their bookbags to school the last day of school.

Highlights from the Classroom:

Language Arts/Reading:  handwriting, guided reading groups, writing first and last name, review literary elements (author, illustrator, character, setting, problem, solution), beginning/middle/end, simple directions writing using graphic organizers, editing marks, phonics, short and long vowel sounds, sight word bingo, word families, continued with our author study - Eric Carle, AR, following directions (writing), sticker stories, and computers.

Math: Daily Math RAP (calendar, months of the year, days of the week, today, yesterday, tomorrow, seasons, tens, ones, daily number work, season - spring, power line, graphing, money), review money (fair trade, penny, nickel, dime, quarter), review addition (building numbers to 10), doubles, subtraction, Mega Math, math problem solving, and math journals.

Science:  Continued our study of animals - How do I group animals by their characteristics?  How do I explain that animals are alike and different?

Ways to help at home!

Students need to know how to write their first and last names this nine weeks.  We have been practicing, but please practice at home too.  Coins - practice identifying coins by name and their values (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter), practice counting out pennies to trade for a nickel and a dime.  Continue to practice home mailing address, telephone number, and birthday, read nightly, continue studying sight words, practice handwriting, and allow students to write in a journal at home.

Contact Information for Ms. Discepola:  naomi.discepola@cobbk12.org

Blog Address:  http://dowell.typepad.com/black/

Dowell Elementary:  2121 West Sandtown Road  Marietta, GA  30064 Phone:  678 594 8059

Dowell Elementary Website:  http://www.cobbk12.org/~dowell/