Flat Stanley

Our Flat Stanleys have been all over! So many of them have arrived safely back at Sunnyside. We have had them return from Texas, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, many other states, and even Switzerland! Here is our bulletin board in class that has recorded his travels. The kids have filled out a travel journal as well. As soon as we are sure most of the Stanleys are back, the kids will be taking them home.

Homophone Spelling List

This week, the students do not have a spelling sort on Friday. Instead, they will need to spell the correct homophone. Homophones are words that sound the same, but have different spelling and different meanings. This can be tricky. We have done a lot of practice in class with homophones throughout the year. I reminded the students that they won't be able to write the word on their Friday test until they hear me read the word in a sentence. I noticed a lot of mistakes on their spelling homework from last night. For example, students might have written, "I like to fly in a plain" instead of, "I like to fly in a plane". You can help this week by giving the spelling word in a sentence and then having your child try to spell it. Here is game that I found online that kids could play at home too this week. If they read the "clues", it will help them learn the correct meanings of the homophones.

Homophone matching game

Stages play - "One Dog Canoe" this Thursday

This Thursday, we will be going to see "One Dog Canoe" at the Stages Theater. Here is a short trailer for the play.

Plant Experiment

The results of the class plant experiment are in! Can you figure out which plants are missing one of these elements: water, air, or light? Can you guess which plant had all four elements: soil, water, air, and light?

Plants

Today, the students planted brassica seeds. We will be observing their growth over the next couple of weeks. We use the plants to learn about the plant parts, the function of the different parts, and the life cycle. The students all enjoy checking on their plants every day and watching them grow!

We are also doing an experiment in class to find out the elements plants need to grow and survive. We have 4 plants growing in our room under different circumstances.

Plant A has: soil, water, light, but NO air
Plant B has: soil, water, air, but NO light
Plant C has: soil, air, light, but NO water
Plant D has: soil, air, light, AND water

We will be graphing their growth and making daily observations. All of your child's work will be coming home at the end of the plant unit in a few weeks.

Spring Break!

Have a wonderful Spring Break! I did not send home the communication sheet today for after spring break, but if you are curious about what is coming up, I did post it on the blog along with the upcoming spelling list.
Relax! Enjoy the family time! I will be enjoying family time for one extra day on March 23rd. There will be a substitute that day, but I will be back on the 24th!

Acts of Kindness

At the beginning of the month, we set out a challenge of doing 100 acts of kindness as a class before the end of the month. The class completed 100 acts of kindness last Friday! Thank you for the support at home and recognizing the kind acts - what a nice class!