​April Outcomes

Reading and Viewing:

 5B: engage in the research process with assistance

 7E: Use experiences with a range of texts to identify different types of print and media text

 7F: Respond critically to texts

Speaking and Listening:

 2H: Engage in and respond to informal oral presentations

 3E: Recognize some examples of unfair and hurtful vocabulary and be willing to listen to others and accept different points of view

Writing:

8D-begin to develop, with assistance, some ways to make their own notes (e.g., webs, story maps,

Point-form notes)

10B-use some conventions of written language(ex spacing, most vowel and consonants are represented, increasing number of words spelled conventionally, simple sentence structure, attempt to use punctuation, use uppercase for names, I and sentence beginnings)

10C-demonstrate engagement with the creation of pieces of writing and other representations (ex-sustain choose writing in free time, share work, contribute during shared writing, contribute to observations field trips etc

10D-with assistance, begin using technology in writing and representing-use a tape recorder to tape a completed piece of writing or dramatization or oral retelling, use a drawing program/simple word processing to create illustrations for a group story or to draw a picture and write a caption

You & Your World

The theme this month is Earth Day/Healthy Environments. We will look at the importance of conserving, protecting, and sustaining healthy environments. Outcomes include:

2.5.4E: discuss the effects of waste disposal on quality of our environment (air/soil/water)

2.5.4A: identify various physical environments and natural resources (local/national/global)

2.5.4B: discuss sustainability issues

2.5.4C: describe how knowledge of solid-liquid interactions can help the environment

2.5.4D: describe the impact that humans have on the environment.

Math: March-June

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