April Newsletter

Mrs. Harrison’s Messages
Welcome back! I heard about your Spring Break adventures and relaxation. I hope you all enjoyed your family time! Over the next few weeks, we will be learning a few new concepts, but for the majority of the time we will be extending our learning with higher order thinking skills. Please ask your child what he or she is learning about on a daily basis. Ask them about their “goals” in guided reading, how they are trying to “persuade” me during writers workshop, and how they are solving problems in math. Also, behavior has a tendency to slide downhill this time of year. Please remind your child of the importance of making good choices, being respectful, and using time wisely. Thank you all for your continued support!!!

SAVE THE DATE for May 23rd. You are invited to celebrate our amazing year with us! More information to come!

Language Arts
*Identifying all letters and sounds.
*All short vowel sounds: a, e, i, o, u
*Students will learn how to take words apart (onset and rime) to decode unknown words. Ex. c at
*Sight Words – Review: I, my, and, it, a, one, see
*Concepts of Print – Read from top to bottom. Connect letter to its sound.
*Children will learn to retell important details in a story, including the main idea and the beginning and end of a story. Children will retell stories using T-charts.

Mathematics
*EQ: How do I use numbers every day?
Students will use representations to model addition and subtraction.
* Use counting strategies to find out how many items are in two sets when they are combined, separated, or compared.
*Addition:
Doubles: 0+0, 1+1, 2+2 etc.
Combinations to ten: 3+7, 4+6
*Subtraction
Review:
*Identify all coins by name and value.
* Make fair trades between pennies and nickels and pennies and dimes.
*Count pennies to buy 2 objects which are both less than 30 cents.
*Share objects equally.

Science and Social Studies
* Students will sort according to Living and Nonliving characteristics.
*Students will differentiate land and water on maps and globes and explain that maps and globes are views from above.
*Students will identify the parts of a plant.
Writing
*EQ: How Do I Write to Persuade?
*Students produce a persuasive piece that states an opinion.
* Learn to use words, pictures, or graphics to support an opinion.
* Learn to use describing words to support an opinion.
* Produce work that may include describing words, a draft, a sense of closure and they may publish a final copy.

Fitness Night Reminder!

ALL ACTIVITIES are FREE!!

When: Thursday, April 21st from 5:30-8pm

Where: Dowell Elementary

What and who will be there?

Special guests:
*Kennesaw State University

*Living Waters Martial Arts Studio *Gold’s Gym

*Cobb Parks and Recreation *Cobb County Food & Nutrition

*Osborne High School JROTC

Services:
*FREE Vision and Blood Pressure screenings

*Nutritional and fitness tips from nutrition, health and fitness experts

Come join the many fun activities and learn about how to stay healthy!

EARTH DAY PICTURES
Clicks will be taking photos on EARTH DAY for $1.00. Please advertise this on your blogs and newsletters so the kids know. They must have their $$ with them on Friday, April 22. All pictures will be delivered the following Monday.