Ms. Berk’s Class News
May Whitney
, 2016
Room 109
Reading/Writing:
*Learning how to use our
background schema to help make
sense of a poem
*Talking about varied layouts and
structural elements
*Learning how to use our schema
to better understand unfamiliar
words
*Learning how to use clues to
recognize the feelings inside a
poem by looking at various literacy
devices and formatting techniques
*Talking about Haiku Poems
*Writing “My First Fairy Tale”
*Reading and comparing poems
May 13th, 2016
Math:
*Identifying One-Half, OneFourth and One-Third of a
Collection
*Exploring Fractions
*Analyzing Fractions
Science
*Identifying major parts of
plants, including stem, roots,
leaves and flowers
*Compare and contrast the
physical characteristics in
animals
*Identify the needs of animals
Reminders:
Early Release: Friday, May 20th
Early Release: Friday, May 29th
No School: Monday, May 30th (Memorial Day)