April 9-13

Writing and Reading:
We have picked our research topics and are excited to start learning! This week we will focus on reading different resources to learn new facts. We will read our book as well as research online. Kids will learn correct note-taking skills and how to not directly copy what the book told them. Later in the week, we will start organizing our facts into useful facts for the paper we will be writing.

Math:
We are taking an assessment on 3 digit addition and subtraction to check what kids have learned. Then we will spend the rest of the week focusing on money. Kids will learn to identify coins and count a collection of change up to one dollar. They will also learn to show an amount of change using both the cent sign and a dollar sign with a decimal point. Students will practice giving change using the smallest amount of coins possible because no one likes a pocketful of pennies. Get out your collection of old coins this week and give your child a pile to count!

Science:
We are continuing our study of plants this week. Students will learn how a seed comes with special packaging to help it sprout after it is planted. We will also look at how light affects how a seed grows. It will sprout without light but can it grow into a healthy plant? At the end of the week, we will look at plant adaptations and how plants have adapted to stay safe in their environment. Maybe they have thorns, or a smell to keep predators away. Plants have also adapted to disperse their seeds to make sure new plants will grow.