Mrs. Burkhardt's Classroom News
April 14, 2022
Classroom Happenings
Wonders
This week our class will be reading stories and learning about our country’s national symbols, monuments, and national parks, such as the American flag, the White House, and the Grand Canyon.
Here are some activities that you can do with your child to help reinforce the skills we will be practicing.
Word Workout
- Vocabulary: country, travel Talk about places in the United States where you have traveled or would like to visit with your child. Then invite your child to draw a picture of that place.
- My Words to Know
High-Frequency Words: this, what Write the words this and what on paper. Then have your child trace each word. Think of short sentences that include each word and write them down. Have your child point to each word and read the sentences.
Phonics: y, z Help your child think of words with the letter y and the letter z. Give clues to help your child identify the words. Make a list of the words, and then have your child underline the letter y or z in each one.
Comprehension: sequence
Read a story and have your child tell what happened first, next, and last.
Everyday Math
This week in math we counted, skip counted, and we also practiced addition by writing and drawing numbers stories in our math journal.
Earth Day
Next week we will celebrate Earth Day by planting a bottle terrarium in the STREAM lab.
Important Information
-Please continue to read the books in your literacy bags at home!!
-Please remember to return book bags on Friday.
-We had our Egg Hunt today. Students were very excited. Bunny bags will be in their backpacks.
-I will be adding some pictures on our classroom website soon.
-No school tomorrow, Friday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 20th.
-Book Fair starts Monday.