On Friday, we started our "End of the Year ABC Countdown" and the students brought their favorite stuffed animal and their favorite book. They shared their animals and books with the class, then had an opportunity to read their favorite books to their partner.

We also had a visit from Mobile Dairy on Friday. We learned where our milk comes from, why it's important to include dairy in our diet, and we got to meet Jazzy the cow!

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are working on subtraction math facts fluency.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week is silent letters. For Language Arts, we are reviewing using capitalization and punctuation in sentences. For writing, we are completing an informational writing piece on Ruby Bridges.

Science/Social Studies: For Science, we are learning about plants. We are going to the Science Lab on Thursday for more plant activities.

*Reminders: 
The students will be singing the song "To Make You Proud" for this year's Gator Gala on May 9th. They will be practicing it in music class, however, Dr. Champion asks that the students also practice this song at home. The song can be found on Dr. Champion's website here: https://aesmusicroom.weebly.com/. Thank you!

Important Dates:
May 2: Progress reports go home
May 3: FBI Breakfast (7:00-7:45am)

On Thursday, we went to the Science Lab and learned about plants. We even planted our own seeds to watch grow in our classroom!

On Friday, we completed a 3-D shape graphing activity and we ate 3-D shapes! Thank you to all the parents who contributed food to make this activity a success. 😊

We also had a STEM Peeps activity on Friday. The students worked in groups to create a structure for a peep that would stand by itself and hold the peep without it falling over! They were only allowed to use marshmallows and toothpicks. It proved to be a rather difficult challenge, but they had fun regardless!

What is your child learning this week?

Math: We are reviewing 2D shapes and 3D shapes. We are also working on subtraction math facts fluency.

Language Arts/Daily 5/Writing: The phonics focus this week is soft c and g. For Language Arts, we are reviewing using capitalization and punctuation in sentences.

Science/Social Studies: We are continuing to learn about Ruby Bridges.

*Reminders: 
The students will be singing the song "To Make You Proud" for this year's Gator Gala on May 9th. They will be practicing it in music class, however, Dr. Champion asks that the students also practice this song at home. The song can be found on Dr. Champion's website here: https://aesmusicroom.weebly.com/. Thank you!