What are we learning this week? (March 14th-18th)

Things to Remember:
-Addresses- One skill we need to master in this unit is memorization of home addresses. It can be very difficult to teach this in class since each student's is different, but we will do some reinforcement activities. I am relying on parents to work with your child on this please! Please review and practice home address and telephone number until your child has it consistently memorized!
-Report Cards: Will be distributed this Friday, March 18th!
-FULL DAYS: Please note that March 16th and May 25th were originally scheduled to be HALF days, but we have now changed them to FULL DAYS to make up for the snow day in January.
-Field Day T-shirts:  A note went home from Coach Jackson last week regarding Field Day t-shirts. It would be great to have all of our boys order one if you are able! Please return the order form with CASH only as soon as possible!
-China Night: Friday March 18th at 6pm
-Silent Auction: Saturday, March 26th at Stoveworks in Inman Park
-Spring Break: April 4th -8th
-Volunteers: I have added space for the rest of the year to sign up to help with daily stations. If you would like to sign up for any days, please visit our class writeboard!
**If you sign up for a day and have to cancel, please be sure to let me know so we can find a replacement volunteer!**
http://123.writeboard.com/ab9d810a811fde158
Password: imagine

This week's skills:
Language Arts-
Sound of the Week: Consonant blends with the letter R (i.e. dr in drag, and br in brush)
Sight Words: I, am, like, a, at, me, go, in, see, the (Reviewing previously taught words)
Reading skills: Blending sounds to read words, Story elements
Writing: Using sounds we know to write words, adding length to sentences

Math-Daily calendar routines
Addition
Subtraction
Recognizing coins and knowing their worth
IB Unit of Inquiry-
Unit 4: My Place in the World
Focus: What is a map? How do you tell the difference between land and water on a map? What is our State? Where is our State located?
(Last week's focus: What is our city? What is our county? What is my home address?