8:55-9:10- Soft Start/ Morning Work
9:10-9:30-Morning Meeting
9:30-10:30-Whole Group ELA
10:30-11:40- Small Group/ W.I.N ELA
11:40-12:20- Recess/Lunch
12:20-12:30- Read Aloud/SSR
12:30-1:10- Whole Group Math
1:15-2:05- Specials
2:05-2:55- W.I.N Math
3:00-3:15- Recess/Snack
3:15-3:50- Science/ Social Studies
3:50-4:00- Clean Up/End of Day
April
3/30-4/3
PE/STEM
4/6-4/10
STEM/PE
4/13-4/17
Music/Art
4/20-4/23
Art/Music
April
3/30-4/3
STEM/PE
4/6-4/10
PE/STEM
4/13-4/17
Art/Music
4/20-4/23
Music/Art
Each student will have an at home reading binder to help continue and practice the skills we are working on at school. These will come home each Monday. Instructions for what to do with your child will be inside the binder and there will be a parent sheet to sign. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you for supporting your child as they continue to grow as readers!
April
Donuts with a Grown Up - Apr. 3rd
PTO Meeting - Apr. 7th
Spring Fling - Apr. 10th
No School - Fri. 4/24 or Mon. 4/27
iReady Reading Begins - Week of 4/29
May
PTO Meeting - May 12th
Field Day - May 22nd
No School - May 25th
LAST DAY for students - May 28th
Wonders Unit 5 Week 3-4
2nd Grade
Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be continuing Unit 5 in Wonders! Our reading focus will be on stories about being a good citizen and how people can make a difference in their communities. We’ll be talking a lot about characters, their choices, and the problems they face in each story.
For writing, students will be doing a fun extension activity connected to what we’re reading. They’ll read a story and use a CSPACE graphic organizer to break it down (characters, setting, problem, events, etc.). Then comes the fun part—they’ll rewrite the ending of the story! Students will come up with their own problem, solution, and create a brand new ending.
It’s a great way for them to show their understanding while getting creative—we’re excited to see what they come up with!
1st Grade
Unit 5 Week 3 and 4
In Week 3, we’ll be reading about inventors and how their ideas can solve problems and make a difference. In Week 4, our focus shifts to “Sounds All Around,” where students will explore how sound works and how we experience it in our everyday lives.
As we read, we’ll continue practicing key skills like understanding story elements, identifying the problem and solution, and thinking about the main idea and details.
We’re also spending time reviewing and strengthening important foundational skills, including heart words, phonics patterns, and grammar.
First graders will also be wrapping up their end-of-year assessments soon, so we’ll be reviewing skills from across the unit to help them feel confident and ready to show what they’ve learned!
2nd Grade
Topic 13
In Topic 13, students explore and deepen their understanding of 2D and 3D shapes. We focus on helping students recognize, describe, and compare shapes based on their attributes.
Throughout this topic, students will:
Identify and describe 2D shapes (like triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, and hexagons) by the number of sides and angles
Explore 3D shapes (such as cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres) and describe their faces, edges, and vertices
Sort and classify shapes based on their attributes
Build shapes using manipulatives and drawings to strengthen spatial reasoning
Understand how shapes can be combined or broken apart into other shapes
Ways to Support At Home:
-Looking for shapes in everyday objects
-Asking your child to describe shapes they see using math words
-Describe a shape's attributes and have your student name and draw it.
1st Grade
Topic 14
Reason with Shapes and Attributes
In Topic 14, students are learning all about shapes and their attributes in a fun and hands-on way! This unit helps build early geometry skills by encouraging students to explore, identify, and create shapes.
Throughout this topic, students will:
Identify and name 2D shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, and rectangles
Describe shapes by their attributes (number of sides and corners/vertices)
Build and draw shapes using a variety of materials
Combine shapes to make new shapes and take shapes apart into smaller ones
Begin exploring equal shares by dividing shapes into two or four equal parts
Students are also practicing using math language like “sides,” “corners,” and “equal parts” to explain their thinking.
Ways to Support at Home:
-Finding and naming shapes around your home or outside
-Asking your child to describe shapes they see
-Drawing or building shapes together
-Talking about sharing items (like food) into equal parts
This topic builds a strong foundation for future geometry learning while encouraging creativity and problem-solving!
2nd Grade
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be learning about goods and services, government, and communities as part of our 2nd grade social studies standards.
Students will explore how goods and services meet people’s needs, why communities have rules and leaders, and how different groups of people work together to help a community run smoothly.
We’ll be making connections to real life and helping students understand their role as members of a community!
1st Grade
This spring in 1st grade science, students will explore plant traits, learning how plants grow, what they need to survive, and how traits like leaf shape or flower color can differ. They will study patterns of day and night and observe the sun and moon to understand how they move across the sky. Students will also investigate light, sound, and communication, discovering how light and sound travel and how humans and animals use signals to share information. At home, parents can support learning by observing plants and the sky together, experimenting with flashlights or sounds, and encouraging children to record their observations.