Mrs. Henry's Classroom: Newsletter 5/19/17

What an exciting week we've had!

We began the week going to the Library for a CompuChild activity. We built LEGO robots that plugged into our computers and moved! So cool. We also learned about the stages of a ladybug's life cycle. Our ladies came to us as larvae, but now we have many pupae in our Ladybug Land! We are hoping they'll be adults when we return to school on Monday. We made ladybug crafts in their honor.

On Tuesday we edited our persuasive writing piece and read books while searching for blends and digraphs. We also went on a digraph hunt around the room. Point out digraphs to your child while reading! We are speedy at our addition facts, but needed a bit of subtraction support this week. We also learned about "landmarks" in our geography lesson today. Ask your child about landmarks in Darien!

On Wednesday we did a math Exemplar and read ladybug books. We also played "I Spy" for symbols on various maps. Perhaps you've heard of the colors on our classroom thermometer. We watched it rise from green to yellow and even to orange this week (see photo below).

On Thursday we celebrated the end of our persuasive writing unit. Your child's piece is in his/her backpack today. Please ask to see your child's piece and give him/her a lot of praise! Please send your child's piece back to school by next Wednesday.

Friday we did an intense writing assessment and then relaxed by playing games with our volunteers! Thank you to Mrs. Donzeiser, Mrs. FitzPatrick and Mrs. Morgan for coming in. Friday afternoon we had a blast visiting the Maker Faire with our 5th Grade Buddies.

News & Notes:

Last Scholastic book order deadline is TODAY by 3:45 pm.
Book sleeves due on Monday.
Kindergarten Field Day- 5/31, 1:45-3:15 Stop by for a bit to watch or stay for the whole thing!
ALL PARENTS INVITED to our end of year celebration on June 14th from 2-3 pm. We will be doing a craft, enjoying a treat and then some free play time with your child. Save the date!
See post below for special theme days in June and what your child needs to do each day.
We will be having a high school intern, Mr. Warble, begin volunteering in K next Monday. We are so excited to welcome him back to Ox Ridge and back to my class! Yes, he was in my kindergarten years ago...