Good day and Happy Eid Weekend!

Hello families, yesterday was the last day of Ramadan! Thank you to Zayn's family and their generous gifts for each student. 

We all shared about Spring Break this past week and even a couple students brought in traps to catch a leprechaun. It seemed as though everyone had an adventure to share about their week away from school. 

We started our return back to school with a few reminders of how we share with one another and how we present our "best self" on campus. 

The students are still able to visit the Curioso website that allows them to pick books to read for free. The student code is qiw596. 

Announcements - 

• 3/26 - Lower School Celebration of Eid.
• 4/2  - No School (Conferences: I will reach out to some of you for conferences, but feel free to go ahead and contact me about scheduling one if you'd like)
• 4/3 and 4/6  -  No School - Easter Weekend
• 5/25 - No School - Memorial Day

Ask Your Child About - 

Community Building

• SEL - Ms. Bird discussed the difference of individuals  and students created flowers that had a leaf stating the child's strengths.  Everyone had fun making them. 

• Coloring page and puzzle building
• Reading Buddies continues every Friday as the class meets up with their buddy for a chance to share a book with one another.

Math.

• Multiplication is in full swing as students are learning their facts of 1 - 12. They have been working with arrays, equal groups, skip counting, and repeated addition. (Math facts should be practiced daily with the "Training Wheel" game boards).

Literacy (Read Aloud, Word Study, Reading, Writing)

• Fundations - Unit 9: that introduces the "double rr" words and revisiting the "bossy r".  
• Strengthening reading stamina with daily reading in the classroom - individually, as a small group or as a whole class.
• Weekend news

• Continually learning cursive

Science/Social Studies/Global Perspectives

• Starting the discovery of fossils and how they are created.
• Continuing working together to discuss happiness and how others find it.

Homework 

• Nightly reading log - 20+ minutes

• Math Games - homework folder - practicing multiplication math facts whenever and wherever you can - games, cards, or just give verbal checks. Need to build a strong math foundation for upcoming years.