April News
Mrs Lowther’s & Mrs Flake’s Class
Website of the month: http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/default.htm
Lesson review
The students have worked on glueing their Dr. Seuss art projects into their
Dr. Seuss books these last few weeks. The book has some parts of the
favorite Dr. Seuss rhyming books that we read throughout March also. Some
of the books have gone home; if you haven’t seen your child’s yet, it should be
sent home in the next week. I hope you will read the book with your child—
there is counting, there are colors to name, there are items your child can
name (or you can name and they can repeat).
Reminders
Class pictures will be taken on Monday, April
18th. If you want your child to come to be part
of the class picture, plan to bring them (I will
give you an exact date & time when I get our
assignment). This will also be another
opportunity to get your child’s individual
picture taken. A package of pictures will be
sent home from Lifetouch.
Each and every day we tell your child what is
going on around him/her. Your child will learn
that his/her words are vital to you
understanding what s/he wants. If your child is
not sure what words to use, you can let
him/her repeat your words. Some of the
students are speaking 3-4 word sentences on
their own, so please wait them out, and ask
them to “use your words” to tell you what they
need. I know as a parent myself, it is so hard
to wait and not just “do it” for your child, but
the more you can encourage your child to do on
his/her own, the more your child does on their
own, the more they are learning!!
Themes this month:
A group of ducks come back every
year to lay their eggs. The ducks are
right outside our classroom window.
Once the eggs hatch, we will start
feeding the baby ducks! We will also
discuss spring (we hope it comes soon
and stays!) and the rhyme, “April
Showers Bring May Flowers”! We will
make umbrellas in art (and talk about
when we would need umbrellas),
clouds, flowers, kites, and butterflies.
We continue to review names of
shapes, colors, and names of animals.
Even though we do not expect the
students to learn the names of the
letters of the alphabet or numbers,
we do expose the students to letters
and numbers every day.
We love it when you review what we
are teaching in school.
More Forest Grove News:
There is a parent coffee at school on Wednesday, 4/13.
Title I parent information will be given at that time too.
Friday, 4/15 is a teacher work day, so there is no school
for students.
See note on front page with information about our spring
pictures on Monday, 4/18.
Progress reports will be sent home in the next couple of
weeks. Progress reports give you information about your
child’s progress on his/her Individual Education Program
(IEP) goals.