Curriculum - Our Objectives for Next Week

Language Arts: Grammar & Conventions and Traditional Literature/ Drama

I can identify and compare the characteristics of traditional literature such as folktales, fables, and fairy tales.  

I can compare and contrast traditional and fractured fairy tales. 

I can discuss elements of drama such as characters, dialogue, and setting.

I can participate in dramatic play using actions, sounds, and dialogue. 

I can develop handwriting by accurately forming all cursive letters using appropriate strokes when connecting letters. 

I can plan a fractured fairy tale by changing one or more story element of the original tale, and sequencing the main events in my story. 

Math: Measurement and Fractions

I can find the length of objects using concrete models for standard units of length such as the edges of inch tiles or centimeter cubes.

I can describe the inverse relationship between the size of the unit and the number of units needed to equal the length of an object such as the longer the unit, the fewer needed and the shorter the unit, the more needed.

I can determine the length of an object to the nearest marked unit using rulers, yardsticks, meter sticks, or measuring tapes.

I can determine a solution to a problem involving length, including estimating lengths such as 24 square units.

I can identify examples and nonexamples of halves, fourths, and eighths.

I can explain that the more fractional parts used to make a whole, the smaller the part; and the fewer the fractional parts, the larger the part.

I can use concrete models to count fractional parts beyond one whole and recognize how many parts it takes to equal one whole whole.

I can partition objects into equal parts.

Science: Plants

I can describe how the physical characteristics of environments, including the amount of rainfall, support plants and animals within an ecosystem. 

I can identify roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of plants and compare how those structures help different plants meet their basic needs for survival.

GT Corner

We found an article titled The Goldilocks Question: How to Support Your 2e Child and Get it "Just Right" helpful and a good read. Check it out below:

https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/the-goldilocks-question-how-to-support-your-2e-child-and-get-it-just-right/

Request for LEGO Donations for LEGO Club

We are looking to enhance our LEGO Club by incorporating LEGO bricks into our lessons and activities for kindergarten through second grade.

We would greatly appreciate it if you would consider donating any unused or unwanted LEGO sets or pieces that you may have at home. These donations will be used primarily for STEM challenges. No contribution is too small, and any LEGO pieces—whether large or small, complete or partial—would be incredibly helpful.

If you have any LEGO pieces you’re willing to part with, please send them in with your child or feel free to drop them off in the foyer with Lego Club or Mrs. Griffard labeled on them. If you have any questions or would like more details, don’t hesitate to reach out.

Thank you so much for your support and generosity. We’re excited to see the creativity and learning that will come from this project!