Language Arts

What are we learning?

As we finish our non-fiction unit we will:

• Participate in collaborative and partner discussions about various texts and topics,
• Blend sounds to make one syllable words,
• Blend initial, medial, and final sounds to recognize and read words,
• Read and spell commonly used sight words,
• Discuss meanings of words in context,
• Ask and answer who, what, where, when, why, and how questions about what is read,  and
• Identify the main idea.

When we start our poetry unit, we will:

• Might notice the relationships between poems and other types of text or the relationships between different types of poems,
• Identify the relationship between the poem and how it makes the reader feel,
• Identify the relationship between the poem and the different connections a reader makes to it,  Relationships (comparing and contrasting) among word choice, alliteration, symbols and different devices within and across poems.

Home/School Connection

• Explore non-fiction books with your child.
• Take a trip to the local library to read non-fiction
• Pick your favorite poem and read it with your child.
• Explore kids poetry 
• Explore the website Poetry 4 Kids

Math

What are we learning?

In Math we will begin unit 4 and we will:

• Count forward orally by ones to 110, starting at any number between 0 and 110 ,
• Write the numerals 0 to 110 in sequence and out-of-sequence,
• Count backward orally by ones when given any number between 1 and 30,
• Count forward orally by ones, twos, fives, and tens to determine the total number of objects to 110,
• Group a collection of up to 110 objects into tens and ones and write the corresponding numeral to develop an understanding of place value

Home/School Connection

• Practice counting at home, forwards and backwards.
• Practice writing numbers.
• Count by 2’s,  5’s and 10’s.

Science

What are we learning?

In science we will :

• Make predictions based on observations,
• Notice patterns to seasonal changes, and we can use these patterns to make predictions about weather,
• Tell about  the amount of sunlight and the temperature changes as the season change and affect plants and animals in the environment  people respond to changing season in various ways ,
• Explore how plants and animals respond to season changes,
• Discuss motion, and pushes and pulls can change the movement of an object

Home/School Connection

• Explore and discuss the changes in season.
• Read non-fiction books about weather, season changes, and how our planet adapts to temperature changes.
• Do a home project about an animal.

Social Studies

What are we learning?

In Social Studies we will learn about :

Map Skills

• Some things change over time, while other things remain the same
• There are specific words that help us describe where things are located.
• Where people live affects how they live.
• Geographic features may impact daily life for people around the world (food, clothing, shelter).

Jamestown

• In what ways has Virginia changed over time?
• How does climate and environment impact the way people live? 
• How do people depend on other people and their environment for survival?

Home/School Connection

• Discuss and explore where you live and changes you might notice in Virginia.
• Explore the National Geographic Kids website.
• Explore how climate can impact how we live our life.