May 6-10th

I can't believe it's May! As we near the end of the school year, we will begin our end of the year assessments. This week Mrs. Zobel's class will have their math MAP test on Tuesday, and Mr. Skurr's will be on Wednesday.

 Upcoming Events:
May 9th - 2nd Grade Concert (6:30pm)
May 21st-Family Night-Tailgate and Treats- Look for more information to come soon
May 29th - Kaukauna History & Government Field Trip (permission slips came home last week)

 Curriculum Updates:
Reading
Students will continue to read in nonfiction topic clubs. This week we will be choosing new topics and focusing on main ideas
and key details. We'll spend time time developing our ideas through club conversations as well.

 Writing
We will be continuing our lab reports. Last week students wrote up two reports!


Math
Our work with 3 digit addition will continue and we will also be discussing how to subtract from a 3 digit number.

Content
We are continuing to connect our content student with writing. We did two experiments revolving around matter. For the second
experiment, students were able to experiment with their own solids. Ask them how it went!

 Word Study
This week we will be focusing on the /ou/ sound of ow and ou.

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