Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. There is still so much to learn, so please encourage your scholars to continue to give their best.

Here is a quick look at our 34th week:

LANGUAGE ARTS

SPALDING –We will continue our spelling words this week. 

List 1: throw, threw, personal, everything, rate, chief, perfect, second, slide, farther

List 2: duty, intend, company, quite, quit, quiet, none, knew, know, remain

List 3: direction, direct, appear, liberty, enough, fact, board, September, station, attend

READING – READING STRATEGY: In comprehension, we will focus on making inferences.

POETRY: Title: “Harriet Tubman” by Eloise Greenfield. Students will do their recitals during the last week of school.

SAYING: Our saying this week is, “Get a taste of your own medicine."

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY – We will review contractions.

WRITING – As we continue working on Writing With Ease, students will continue to develop narration, dictation and copy work skills. We will continue to write paragraphs. Students learned that a paragraph is made up of at least 3-5 sentences. It must have an introductory sentence, three support sentences, and a closing sentence.

LEVELED READERS – Your scholar will bring home a chapter book to read. Please, encourage them to continue to write their reflection logs. Please, have them take care of the book as well.

MATH

This week, we will learn how to measure liquid content in capacity. We will compare the capacity of containers, understand liter as a unit of measurement, and solve word problems relating to measuring in capacity.

SCIENCE

We will continue learning about Simple Machines. Last week, we learned about work, force, energy and levers. This week, we will focus on wedges and inclined planes as examples of simple machine.

HISTORY

  In History, We will begin a new unit on Immigration and Citizenship. Students will learn about why and how Europeans migrated to USA. We will talk about the role immigrants played in the making of USA.

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH – Responsibility/Humility

To not be proud or arrogant, but to have a modest sense of one’s importance.

Let OTHERS go FIRST

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

                                                                                                        - Saint Augustine

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·       We will have Math and Reading groups.

·       Your child went home with a brochure that outlines all of the exciting camps being held, here at Archway Arete, during the Great Hearts Summer Academy. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Posner atjposner@archwayarete.org. 

• You are encouraged to try out this wonderful Math Resource KhanAcademy.org
• K-1 students will perform on Tuesday, May 5th at 5:30 p.m.
• 2-3 students will perform on Thursday, May 7th at 5:30 p.m.
• 4-5 students will perform on Thursday, May 7th at 7:00 p.m.

·       The PSO Appreciation Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29th at 6:00 p.m. The teachers at both Archway and Prep are very excited to show their gratitude toward these incredible volunteers who gave their time during the 2014-15 school year. More details to come.

·       The used uniform drive is underway. If you have any uniforms that you would like to donate or exchange, please fill out this form and drop off your items at the front desk. Please contact Dee Ulano with any questions.

Thank you for all you do to support our class!

Have a great week.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Toyin and Ms. Peterson