May 9th, 2026

Hello families,

Here is what we got up to this week:

Our Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt art turned out great!

 


 



Students completed one last reflection of their plant growth. Plants were sent home on Thursday.





In science we continued to observe the caterpillars and share our ideas. Students began creating a "C is for Caterpillar"  pamphlet in their sketchbooks where they will record their learning using non-fiction features.

 


 


  


 





We caught a chrysalis in action. A chrysalis wiggles or shakes primarily as a natural defense mechanism to deter potential predators, often triggered by being touched or disturbed.


In mathematics students completed a May calendar and began learning about number bonds, which incorporate addition and subtraction into fact families.

  



 


 

In literacy students shared and received feedback from each other and then planned their stories using their character/setting designs as a guide. We discussed that every story needs a problem and a solution.


Once students finished their plans, they moved on to drafting their stories. We practiced writing strong beginnings, engaging problems in the middle, and detailed endings that solved the problem and wrapped up the story.


 


Students practiced reading decodable texts featuring e vowel teams. Through these tasks, students continued developing their decoding, fluency, and comprehension skills while building accuracy and understanding of a variety of texts.

 

Words of the Week

 
Spicy
resources
anatomy
camouflage 


Tea Time Tuesday


Buddy Time!



Reads of the Week

  
 
 


 

Hats on For Mental Health Day





Parents Day
Our team will be celebrating “Parent’s Day” on June 1st  to recognize all the diverse families in our school. This means we will not be completing separate activities for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and one for Parents Day. Students will still have an opportunity to create Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards as a Responsible Work Choices if they choose. We are looking forward to celebrating all of the wonderful parents and guardians on June 1st! 😊

 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Ms. Greenhall


    Important Dates

  • May 11th : Mad Science Forms Due

  • May 15th : Org Day - No School

  • May 18th: Victoria Day - No School

  • May 19th : Mad Science Presentation AM - Room 8 & 10

  • May 21st: Leighton Arts Field Trip - Room 8

  • May 22nd : Volunteer Tea - 10:45AM - 11:45AM

  • June 2nd: Last Tea Time Tuesday for Room 8 - Mugs will come home this day


Scholastic Book Orders 

    Scholastic book order flyers were sent home last Fiday. If you are interested in ordering you can use our class code which helps us earn money towards new classroom books and materials! Your order will be shipped to the school and I will send them home with your child when they arrive. Orders for this flyer are due May 31st.
    Thank you for supporting our classroom library!

    Class Code: RC358893