We Need Your Fun Run Help

The seeds we planted are seedlings now and should be ready to move to the indoor vertical garden this week.

Fun Run!
The A2STEAM Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is hosting the annual Fun Run fundraiser this Friday, May 19th. That's this Friday!  A pledge sheet went home in every student's red folder a week ago.  The money we raise helps us pay for the costs of field trips, expos, and more.  Even a little bit helps.  More information about how you can contribute can be found here and here.  There is also a paper form in the office.

Chaperones Needed
We are taking a walking field trip to the Leslie Science Center this Thursday.  We will leave the classroom room around 1:15 PM.  Students will have a snack in the forest as well as draw and diagram a plant they find on the grounds.  If you would like to chaperone please email me.

Blue Book Bags
Send in your child’s blue and clear book bag so I can send out new books to read at home!

Curriculum Overview
Science - We are studying what living things (plants and animals) need to survive.  Students have planted all sorts of seeds in class.  See our twitter feed for some pictures.  This week we will look at the parts of plant and the role each part has in helping a plant survive.

Math - This week we will be focusing on computation, both story problems and direct math sentences.  We will study skip counting, how it relates to multiplication, and add that that to our understanding of different types of computation.

Literacy - We are using features of nonfiction texts to learn about the needs of living things for our Project Based Learning unit. 

Writing - In conjunction with our project on living things students will be writing about seeds and plants, and our experiences planting and growing vegetables.

Word Study - This week students are working on different word sorts aligned with their academic next steps.  Students are working on letter sounds, blends, and vowel spelling patterns.

The Mother's Day flowers that went home have a biodegradable pot.  You can can keep them in a pottery pot (shown below) or plant the whole pot directly into the earth outside.