Happy Spring!

We begin the 4^th quarter with a theme of Life Cycle. We will learn about life cycles of plants, insects, and animal corresponded with the season of Spring. The students will gain a sense of self within the world. We will also plan for our spring field trip. More information about the field trip will come soon.

Important Dates & Reminders

• April 3^rd ~ 7^th: Spring break/ No school
• April 13^th: End of 3^rd Quarter/ AM classes- 1hr early release/ No PM classes
• April 14^th: Student Holiday/ Professional workday
• April 21^st: Holiday/ No school

What We Are Learning

Themes

• Learning goals in April
• Topic: Life Cycle

Outcomes (may vary by classroom)

What students will learn:

• All living things need resources to grow and have a life cycle.
• People and plants need food, water, a space to grow, and sunlight.

Language Arts:

• Begin to identify words that rhyme and generate a simple rhyme
• Begin to make predictions using pictures.
• Begin to ask and answer questions about what is read.

Numeracy:

• Tell how many are in a given set of 10 or fewer objects using one-to-one correspondence.
• Participate in collecting and organizing data.

Social Studies:

• Notice changes or patterns in the environment.

Science

• Investigate and identify things that are alive.
• Investigate that things that are alive have certain characteristics (e.g., growth, movement, offspring, etc.)

Learning Activities for Home

• Daily reading 10 mins with caregivers
• Read a book and draw a picture about the story with caregivers
• Take a walk outside and find living and non-living things around nature
• Sing nursery rhymes and discuss rhyming words
• Math practice- Orally count a group of objects (1-10) while touching each object and tell how many
• Self-help and –advocacy
• I can wear my clothing. I can ask for help and explain what I need.

Shared Reading

• When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes
• Rain by Robert Kalan
• Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
• Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
• In the Small, Small Pond by Dense Fleming
• Living Things and Nonliving Things: A Compare and Contrast Book by Kevin Kurts

Health and Safety

• Keep your child home when h/she has a fever, constant coughing, is exposed to COVID-19, is asymptomatic, or has any other sickness: Fever equal to/ greater than 100.4 F/ Vomiting/ Diarrhea
• New symptoms: lost taste, shortness of breath, fatigue, feverish and chill, etc.

Transportation

• If a student’s bus is delayed, contact the Transportation Office at 703-446-2150.
• For any concerns after hours (after 5:30 p.m.), contact Safety and Security at 571-423-2000.