Dear River families,

This week in River we did our first read through of the Spring performance script! They will be sent home next week to work on memorizing. The children have been working on writing poems about their animals using the facts they have researched. We have also begun learning about Africa this week.

This week in Math we started a more challenging unit on combining numbers using 10 as a baseline. The children have been using Unifix cubes to represent number bonds 11-20. The children used 10 squares and counting bears to discover equations starting with 10 (ex. 10+ _=?). In our Junior Great Books we began reading and discussing ‘The Princess and the Frog.’

We will work on memorizing the animal poems over the next month (along with the script, it will be sent home). If you have any questions about the body part of the costume, please let me know! Again, we are creating headdresses for each animal here during art class! Next week we will begin a new share topic focused on community workers and leaders. We will also begin studying different jobs/professions and learn what these people do, what materials or tools they use, and where they work, such as: mail carriers, police officers, doctors, farmers, firefighters and mayors. Your child can choose any of these for their share, or alternatively they can choose a historical leader or figure such as a president or professional athlete. This share will require some research or homework. Please have your child draw a picture and write a sentence about who their choice is and why they are important.

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Lauren and Ms. Andrea