Happy June!!

<em><span style="color: #800080">Important Dates:</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">This Wednesday/Thursday @9:00am:  Play Practice</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Monday, May 31</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #800080">st</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #800080">:  Memorial Day:  NO SCHOOL</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Tuesday, June 8</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #800080">th</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #800080">:  Chicago Play 1</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #800080">st</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #800080"> session:  9:30  2</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #800080">nd</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #800080"> session:  1:30</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Thank you to all the parents who helped chaperone the SMART Museum field trip and the Chicago Trolley field trip.  The students were wonderful and enjoyed it!</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">On Wednesday and Thursday, we will practice with the other 3</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #800080">rd</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #800080"> grade classes a run-through of the 3</span></em><sup><em><span style="color: #800080">rd</span></em></sup><em><span style="color: #800080"> Grade Chicago Play.  This is taking away some of our time for Reading and Mathematics.  The practice runs through all morning.  Thank you for understanding.</span></em>
<p style="text-align: center"><em><span style="color: #800080">Instruction for the Week</span></em></p>
<em><span style="color: #800080">Literacy:</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Read Aloud:  Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Students will work on the Daily 5.  Students will be reading books on their independent level, writing about them to me, listening to stories on tape, and buddy reading.  During this time, I will have one-on-one conferences about reader’s responses. </span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Students will continue to have Writer’s Workshop.  The mini-lessons will focus on writing Persuasive Essays.  Students will be required to write in this genre for future ISAT writing assessments in the next few years.</span></em>

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<em><span style="color: #800080">Mathematics:</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">This week, students will work on reviewing volume, weight, and measurement.  Students will work in small groups using scales to measure different objects.</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Science:</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080"> This is our last week of focusing on crayfish.  The class will move on to plant life.</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Have a wonderful week and please email me at </span></em><a href="mailto:ssprasad-hei@cps.edu"><em><span style="color: #800080">ssprasad-hei@cps.edu</span></em></a><em><span style="color: #800080"> if you have any questions.</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Sincerely,</span></em>

<em><span style="color: #800080">Ms. Prasad-Heintz</span></em>

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