It seems impossible that it is already the end of April! We've had another busy week.
We have been finishing up our Canada unit. Over the past few months we did an animal research project with Mrs. Holmes in the library (these will be added to their memory books) and yesterday we created habitats for the Canadian animal that we studied. Students worked with their partner to design these habitats. I was very impressed with how creative they were. Please ask your child what they have learned about their animal and have them describe their habitat. I had hoped to add some pictures but it's not letting me airdrop:(
We also finished painting our Ted Harrison art projects. The final product turned out well, I'll post a picture next week once everyone is done!
During forest fun on Tuesday we learned a lot about Fairview's forest, despite the crazy weather! We had a very knowledgeable guide show us the different varieties of trees and shared some interesting facts about the flora and fauna at Fairview as well as what caused hail and what to do if there is a lightning storm.
Spelling next week is a review of the past 6 weeks. We will be complete this lesson over two weeks to give the students a chance to practise their words more. As I mentioned last week these are difficult phonetic patterns, practise and memorization is needed. Remember to check out Spelling City, the link is under Useful Links.
We are now presenting our Environment books for Reader's Workshop, please have your child practise reading the book with the post-it daily if possible. I realize that the spring is a hectic time with sports etc. but I have noticed that they are not reading these books at home. They need to read and work on their fluency and expression to make it more interesting and informative for their audience. During these last few months of school we still want to focus on developing and strengthening our skills.
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