June 2025
Important Events
- Thursday, June 5, 2025: NO SCHOOL- in observance of Eid al-Adha
- Friday, June 6, 2025: NO SCHOOL- Staff Clerical Day
- Thursday, June 19, 2025: NO SCHOOL- Juneteenth
- Friday, June 26, 2025: Last Day of School!
Reading
In Module 10, children will see that the world is more connected today than it has ever been. As a result, children are exposed to a diverse cultural landscape. Understanding and learning from different people and cultures is important in accepting and appreciating this diversity. In this module, children will read texts about a variety of cultures. They also
explore how their own heritage has contributed to the American culture we all share. Learning from different people and cultures will encourage children’s interest in the world around them.
At home, families can share stories, traditions, or recipes from their own cultural background. Children can record or write these stories and present them to the class, helping them see how their heritage contributes to the shared American culture. Families can take photos of cultural events, foods, or traditions they encounter in their community or at home and discuss their significance. Children can compile these into a journal that reflects the diverse cultural
landscape around them.
Writing
In module 10, children will write a thank you letter to a person for a sharing a tradition or cultural experience. The students can choose to write about food, clothing, or traditions that are important to them and their family; which is a great way to learn about each other’s cultures and celebrate what makes us unique.
At home, you can share your cultural experiences by cooking a favorite family recipe and telling the story behind it, wearing traditional clothing and explaining its meaning or when it’s worn or sharing a special tradition or holiday your family celebrates and why it’s important. These activities will help your child gather ideas and stories to include in their letter and deepen their understanding of their own culture and others’ cultures.
Phonics
-Unit 17 is the final unit of Fundations this year. The last syllable is consonant syllable /–le/. This syllable is usually found at the end of a multi-syllable word such as bubble and bicycle. It consists of three letters: a consonant, letter “l” and silent ”e.” Knowing the 6 syllable types in English will help your child read and spell many words. Practice is always important.
Math
We will begin Topic 15 geometry and fractions unit. The students will learn different 3-D and 2-D shapes concerning angles, sides, and basic area calculations. Students will apply their knowledge of geometric figures to solve programs involving familiar everyday objects. Additionally, students will solve real world problems involving halves thirds and fourths. At home, parents can create a scavenger hunt around the house or yard, asking students to find objects that match specific 2D and 3D shapes (e.g., circles, squares, cylinders,) or have your child create artwork using cut-out shapes. They can glue these shapes onto a larger piece of paper to form a picture or pattern. Children can use building blocks (like LEGO) to construct various 3D shapes. Discuss the properties of the shapes as they build. We will then be moving on to the “Getting Ready for Third Grade” curriculum. We start to introduce the children to different number patterns, multiplication, and some division. At home, students can continue to practice their addition and subtraction skills. These are the building blocks for all the math they will learn next year.
Social Studies
Students will be learning about the different types of communities: Urban, Rural, and Suburban. Throughout the unit, the students will learn the different characteristics and then get to choose which community would be best to live in and why. There will be a lot of hands-on activities that are implemented in the classroom to help the students completely
understand. At home, students can go with adults to different parts of their community to help understand what makes their community so special.