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This was a busy week! In reading, we began our study of water and access to water around the world. Students read about the importance of water for plants and animals, as well as about the water cycle. In writing, we began our next project. Students will be changemakers by writing letters about something they want to change in our community or school. I can’t wait to see what they decide to write about! In math, we began our study of data by creating and answering questions about bar graphs and pictographs. The most exciting news is that both third grade classrooms got their new classroom pets this week - a gerbil! Students will continue to observe the gerbils and learn all about them.   Things you can ask your student this weekend: Practice multiplication and division facts! Students are expected to know all their facts 0-10 by the end of the year. Collect some data and make a bar graph (i.e. ask people in your family what their favorite color is), then ask “How many more” questions (i.e. How many more people chose purple than yellow?) Ask your third grader what surprising things they’ve learned about water this week Ask your third grader what they may want to change in their school or neighborhood community  Important Dates: Thursdays until the end of the year: Boston Nature Center activities Wednesday, May 11: Class Picture Day Tuesday, May 17 and Thursday, May 19: Math MCAS  Monday, May 31: No School 

 This Week in 2nd grade:

This Week in 2nd grade: This week in foundational skills, we are reviewing the long vowel sound of “i”. It can be made in several ways; i_e, igh, ie, and sometimes y; like in the words kite, light, pie, and cry.  This week in math, we are working on a new unit called How Many Tens? How Many Hundreds? In this unit students continue to work on solving addition and subtraction problems, understanding place value and the comparison of 3-digit numbers, and adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers. Also, practicing their addition and subtraction facts to 20 to become fluent with the facts to 100. Also, we will be taking the end of the year Unit 5 assessment.  This week in reading, we are starting a new unit called Where in The World Are We? Students will be able to identify and learn facts about the 7 continents and 5 oceans. This week students will be learning about Europe and some important landmarks and what makes the continent unique.  This week in writing, second graders will learn about a new writing style. Students will be writing informational paragraphs. They will be able to learn and gather facts and information about a location and inform and teach their audience about a continent of their choice.

Dear 1st Grade Families,  Can you believe that it is almost the end of the year! In the months of May and June there are many exciting school and classroom events to look forward to! In reading, we are learning about “ordinary people who changed the world.” So far, this has included known figures like Martin Luther King, but also some lesser known stories like the one of Emmanuel Yesboah. Ask your child what it takes for an ordinary person to change the world! In phonics, we are finishing up r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur) and will start to focus on breaking up longer words. . While students are reading, if they get to a tricky word tell them to look for parts they know inside of a word.  

In math, students have been working identifying how many tens and ones are inside of a number like 73. Students need to be able to look at that number and know how many tens and how many ones are needed to make it. To reinforce this skill, we use a special tool called Base 10 Blocks.  In addition to this skill, students are also working to be able to mentally add or subtract 10 from a given number. For example what is 73-10? 73+10?  Have your student draw 73 in base 10 blocks and show what it looks like to add 10, and subtract 10!         73+10=                                                 73-10=  

K0/K1 is currently immersed in our "World of Color" unit.  

Children are exploring the colors in their world. They are learning about the functionality of color: color communicates information & ideas and is an identifying feature in art and nature. Children are refining their experience with color mixing to include tinting & shading. They are learning about permanent and temporary colors, staining and fading. Children are learning that color names can be inspired by objects, emotions, and experiences. Children are also exploring the concepts of same & different, the richness of diversity, and the aesthetic appeal of color. They learn how colors, feelings, attitudes and perspectives can transform.