2Mah Update:

Language Arts: Finished Poetry Unit - students typed their favorite poem on Google docs and learned how to insert a picture.

• Shared Reading: Students have been sharing their books every day.
• Lobstering - students listened to a book on lobstering to complement our social unit and did some Journal writing.
• Nouns - learning about general nouns and specific nouns(proper).

List 21 spelling test Friday, May 24th.

List 21 - Quantity

1.  both               6.  most

2.  something     7.  little

3.  much             8.  few

4.  never             9.  many

5.  only

Math:  Review of addition and subtraction of 2 digit numbers.Numbers quiz on Wed, May 22nd.  See study sheet and red math duotangs.

Science: The great meltdown Activity - Does snow/ice take up more or less space?

• Ice Boy story - learned about the water cycle through a humorous story.
• Caterpillar journals - students observed and wrote/draw about the next stage in the butterfly cycle - the chrysalis.

Gym: Skipping

Social; Learning about goods in the 3 Canadian Communities.

Art: Made lobster traps

Upcoming:

May 21st: Spring ohoto orders due

May 22nd: Return home reading

May 23rd: Library

May 24th: Fun Food Pizza Hut

Continue to support and remind you children to work hard and stay focused for our remaining 6 weeks of school.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

2Mah Update:

Language Arts: List 19 spelling practice/wonderful words/spelling test.

• Poetry - Acrostic name poems/Diamante poems

***List 20 spelling test Friday, May 10th.***

List 20 - A words

1.  again        5.  always

2.  almost      6.  another

3.  along        7.  any

4.  also          8.  after

***Students have started our shared reading activity.  Please make sure your child has their book to read to the class with the sheet completed.***

Math: Adding with and without regrouping practice

• Subtracting tens from 2 digit numbers.
• Math facts - adding 5's
• Math game - connect 4 using subtraction/addition

Science: Hot and cold - reading a thermometer (above and below zero)and learning common temperatures. Students practiced reading temperature in warm and cold water.

• Our butterfly larvae (Painted lady butterfly) arrived! - students have started observing them using a magnifying glass. They arrived as the size of a comma and have already tripled in size in 5 days.  Students will be observing and recording in their butterfly journal as they go through metamorphosis to a butterfly. This is to complement our Small Flying and Crawling creatures unit that will overlap as we finish Hot and Cold temperatures.

Social: Looking at Places quiz - please review/sign and return this week along with the blue duotangs if your child has not already.

Gym:  jump rope unit - working through different stations.

Art: See Earth Day art - students are working on something special for Mother's Day.  Please send in a small gift bag so they can bring it home safely on Friday.

Upcoming;

May 7th: Taco in a Bag

May 8th: Return home reading

May 10th: Library is Friday this week only.

                  List 20 spelling test.

                

Enjoy the week!