Week of May 15-19

Upcoming Dates:

5/15 Awards Day @ 8:15am

5/18 Author's Breakfast with Parents @8:00-8:30

5/18 End of the Year Party 8:30-10

5/22 Oscars Day

5/23&5/24 Early Release

5/24 Last Day of School (remember no back packs last day of school)

Important Reminders:

-If you have any dried up markers or caps, please send them in with your child. We send those off to be recycled.

Phonics: We will continue working on phonics in class but will not have homework for the rest of the year.

Grammar & Reading: We will be doing CELEBRATE! activities during our grammar and reading blocks. Each day a balloon is popped and an activity is done according to the letter that is popped. We already started these fun activities with C and E this week.

Writing: This nine weeks will be reviewing narrative, informational, and persuasive genres in our writing. The students will also be working on a writing portfolio to go with them to 3rd grade with all three writing pieces in it and also to share with you at our Author's breakfast.

Math: This week we will continue adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers. Students are learning how to use the stacking strategy. (The good ole strategy we all know and love :))

Social Studies: We will learn about Jimmy Carter and why he is important to Georgia.