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June 15th, 2018

Hello Parents and Guardians,

Whew! June is flying by. It is hard to believe that the year is wrapping up so quickly.

We have been really busy over the past few weeks. Here are some of the things we have been working on:

Math


  • In math we have been working on comparing numbers using the terms greater than, less than or equal to. We have also been using the signs <, > or =. While learning about the mathematical signs, we talked about thinking of them as an alligators mouth.  Therefore, the sign should open towards the bigger number because it wants more food! We also did a visual enactment of this concept, as a student in our class happened to be wearing a dinosaur shirt. If you look in the picture below he is getting ready to "eat" the larger number of students.   

  • We have  been exploring representing numbers using base ten materials (tens and ones).


Science/Literacy
  • We discussed changes that occur on a seasonal basis and wrote about some of the changes that happen in the spring.




  • We learned about food chains and discussed the following terms: predator, prey, producer and consumer. The students then worked with a partner to create a food chain in their visual journals.




  • We reviewed the concept of camouflage. Can you find the animal hiding in the picture below?


  • We observed the butterfly larvae in our classroom and documented some of the changes that have occurred. Ask your child what they have noticed. 
  •  We continued to research painted lady butterflies and completed reports on them.
  •  We watched a video about different types of butterflies and recorded what we had learned in our visual journals.



  • We practiced buddy reading.



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