Mrs. Stone’s Class Classroom Newsletter May 1, 2017 Dates to Remember What Are We Learning? Math – (1.NBT.5) I can explain what is 10 more or 10 less than a given number. ELA – (1.RF.4b) I can read aloud first grade books with accuracy and expression. (1.RL.9a) I can state what is the same about characters in two stories. (1.L.5a) I can sort words into similar groups to see how they are alike. (1.L.5b) I can define words by their category and one or more attribute. Science – (1.L.1.1) I can explain what living things need to survive. I can explain how animals and people depend on plants, animals and one another for food and sometimes shelter. (1.L.1.2) I can describe how people, plants, and animals need a particular range of temperature in their environment. I can observe how an organism’s needs are supported by different environments. I can show how different organisms live in different places. Attitudes: Integrity Another one of the 12 attitudes that we have learned this year is integrity. Integrity is being honest and fair. May 1st – Day 3 (Music) May 2nd – Day 4 (Computers) May 3rd – Box Tops Collection Early Release Day @ 11:00 May 4th – Day 1 (PE) May 5th – Day 2 (Spanish & Art) School Store PTO Parent Mtg. @ 7:30 am Spirit Day: CCE Shirt Day ***Last day to check out library books will be May 15th and books are due May 19th.*** ***Information coming home today about your child’s Animal Habitat Project due Friday, May 26th.*** ***End-of-Year testing will start May 8th! Please be sure your child gets a good night’s sleep, a good breakfast, and arrives on time to school each day! Animal Habitat Diorama Project Our last project of the year will be for your child to build a 3D diorama. They have selected their animal and habitat in class and the information packet has been sent home. Your child will be doing research at school their project, but they will need to complete the report and diorama at home. The diorama will need to include their animal and have an accurate replication of their animal’s habitat. Your child will need to complete the report in their own handwriting and will need to do most of the work on the diorama. Spanish Word of the Week: Buenas tardies – Good afternoon Letterland: Unit Twenty-Seven Students will learn two of the three sounds for suffix –ed. They will learn that –ed can say /ed/ (and also can sound like /id/) or just /d/. If you lose the word list, you can always go to our class webpage and print the list. Mrs. Stephanie Stone Email address: stephanie_stone@iss.k12.nc.us Coddle Creek Elementary School Phone number: 704-439-4077 141 Frank’s Crossing Loop Mooresville, NC 28115 Website: http://iss.schoolwires.com/Domain/5624