4/29 - 5/3

Our Last Day of School Party will be during LUNCH from 11:00-12:30!  

If you would like to bring in a drink, treat, snack, etc, just let me know and I will start a list.  We'll be playing outdoor games, and I will have popsicles!

• Popsicles
• Fruit Tray
• Jello Cups

Farm Fusion Writing Assignment

• In class, we played a game called Barn Cats & Field Mice.  Our barn cats are doing an awesome job on the farm!  Write a story about the three rescue cats and their new adventures on the farm.  Don't forget to use quotation marks if needed!

Swiss Family Robinson

• Read Chapters 15-18
• Print and complete these sheets and add them to your folder.  (And, please remember to bring your folder to class! 😑)
• Add any tricky words that you find!

Reader's Journal (choose ONE)

• Imagine that YOUR FAMILY was the family that was stranded on the island.  Write a chapter of the story with your family as the characters!
• Ostriches are amazing birds!  Research ostriches and write a few paragraphs describing them, their habitat, and reasons why they are raised on farms.  (No, Miss Holly will NEVER have ostriches on her farm!!! YIKES!)

Geography

• With help from parents, do some research on Africa and complete the flip book that is in your folder.

Science

• Check out this page.  Use it to write down some characteristics of BIRDS in your science notebook.
• Wild Kratts has quite a few episodes that dive into the wild world of birds!  Here is a link to the Wild Kratts YouTube channel!

4/22 - 4/26

Show and Tell Next Week!

Parents, we will have our end of the year party from 1:30-2:45 on May 13th.  I have oversized yard checkers, sacks for sack races, corn hole boards, and a giant parachute.  Feel free to bring in an outdoor game if you have one. 
I'll have popsicles!  If you'd like to bring in a goodie, drink, etc, just let me know!

Language Arts

• We learned about quotation marks in class.  There are some tricky punctuation rules when it comes to using quotation marks at the beginning or middle of a sentence.  Click here and complete this sheet for practice. 
• Put it in your yellow folder!

Swiss Family Robinson

• Read chapters 12-15 of Swiss Family Robinson.
• Answer the questions in your notebook for these chapters.
• If you come upon any tricky words, bring them in to add to our word wall!
• Add things to your field guide!  There are SO MANY things to add in this book!  We'll be sharing these in class next week!

Reader's Journal (choose ONE)

• Ernest came up with a poem for the donkey.  Try to write your own poem!  It can be about any scene in the book OR you can write it for an animal on the farm.
• Research boa constrictors.  Write 2-3 paragraphs on the animal, where they are found, what/how they eat, etc.

Geography

• Look over your map of Africa.  
• Check out these websites and read up on Africa:
• https://www.ducksters.com/geography/africa.php
• https://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/places/Africa/
• Check out this map of the major biomes in Africa.
• For class, write down a description of the following: savanna, desert, tropical rainforest, steppe

Science

• In your science notebook, jot down information that you think is important from these websites:
• (Hint-- Definitely write down the THREE main types of fish!)
• Click here to read about FISH  
• Then, click here and continue,
• Ducksters Page on Fish

4/16 - 4/19

• Rock Eagle Trip Final Payment due 4/17
• We need to be at Rock Eagle by 10:15.  Either meet us there or caravan from the schoolhouse at 8:15.
• Last day of class May 13th
  

Farm Fusion Writing Assignment (Choose one)

• We made a simple "farmer's cheese" or "chevre" in class.  What did you think about this process?  Was it what you expected?  
• Research the chemistry behind cheese making!  Why does acid make milk curdle?  What is rennet, and why is it used?  What other acids are used besides rennet?
• Although chevre has been made for centuries all over the world, it is commonly thought of as a French cheese.  Research the history of French cheesemaking, and tell us about it!

Swiss Family Robinson

• Read chapters 8-11 in Swiss Family Robinson.
• Write down all of the "tricky words" you find.  Bring them in and we will add them to our word wall!
• Complete the new pages in your Swiss Family Robinson folder.

Reader's Journal 

• Swiss Family Robinson was written 200 years ago!  Write about how differently it would be if the Robinson Family was shipwrecked in modern time.  

Geography

• Read through your little Australia booklet (in your yellow folder).  Answer the questions on the last two pages.  You can color it if you'd like!
• Check out this video.  We'll talk about it in class!

Science

• Click here to print the pages on Amphibians for your science notebook.  Read them and complete the questions.  Check out this website.  It has a LOT of cool amphibians that you can learn about!
• Here are a few different videos for kids on amphibians.  Check them out!

4/9 - 4/12

Eggs - $4 dozen  /  $5 for $18!

Sold out of pork

Farm Fusion Writing Assignment (OPTIONAL)

• Your choice!  Be as creative as you want to be!

Language Arts

• Study your grammar cards.
• If you need to practice identifying the four types of sentences, try this game!

Swiss Family Robinson

• Read chapters 5-7
• Complete the pages in your Swiss Family Robinson Notebook for chapters 5-7.  
• The bottom of the third page has four different suggestions that you could add to your field guide!  (You don't have to write down information that you find on this sheet... just add them to your field guide.)
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• Write down any "Tricky Words" as you go!  Write down the definitions and bring them to class to add to our poster!  You can print this page or write on the last one if there is still room!

Geography

• We had a great introduction to Australia in class!  This week, I want you to read and learn about this amazing continent!  See if you can find out WHY it has so many unique animals that live nowhere else in the world.
• https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/australia/#koala-closeup-tree.jpg 
• https://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/australia-facts.html
• https://www.3dgeography.co.uk/australian-geography

Science

• In class, we talked about the 5 different types of vertebrates.  Turn to the page in your notebook with the 5 Fingers.  Under each of the fingers, write down a few characteristics of that group.  You can find the information that you need in the following video.  At first, you will review information on invertebrates.  Then, the video will talk about vertebrates.  The narrator will tell you to pause the video to read about the different types of vertebrates.  This is the information that you will need to put behind each of the 5 fingers in your notebook!
• Read over the bottom flap on the "Gimme 5 Vertebrates" page in your science notebook.
• Next, read the short page in your folder on Reptiles.  (Some of you were able to go ahead and glue it into your science notebook.)  Read through the page and then answer the questions.  Both of these will go in your science notebook.... go ahead and glue them down!
• Now, watch this video on reptiles:
• The Robinsons were headed for Australia but were stranded in South Asia.  I want you to do some research to find out about the reptiles found in Australia and in South Asia. Write about them in your science notebook, and we'll talk about them in class!

Reader's Journal (Choose One)

• Research one of the following and write about it!  We'll share these with the class.

• Great Barrier Reef
• New Zealand
• Tasmania
• Sydney Opera House
• Australian Alps
• Daintree Rainforest
• Bungle Bungle Range