Breaking Ground: A Celebration of
Partnership and Progress
Please join the
Faubion School community, Portland Public Schools, Concordia University,
Trillium Family Services, along with neighbors, partners and friends, for a
free, community event to celebrate the partnership and progress on
3 to PhD® and the new $48.5 million dollar investment in Northeast
Portland!
When: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 9:30am
Where: 3039 NE Rosa Parks Way
April Highlights
Academic Focus Areas:
*Addition and
subtraction fact fluency
*Geometry: 3-D and
2-D shapes
*Reading Fluency
*Writing “How to”
stories
*Letters and sounds:
oi, oy, aw, au,
*Prefixes un- and re-
*Compound words:
backpack, outside, etc.
*Short and long
vowel review
How-To: Informational Writing
This month we are focusing on informational
writing. We will start by making an informational picture book. Students will
become experts and describe the steps of how to be successful in their area of
expertise. We will also utilize transitional words: first, next, then, last,
finally, etc.
Math
Focus: Geometry
We
are starting a unit on geometry this month. Students will be using polydrons,
pattern blocks, geoboards, and paper shapes to explore a number of 2- and
3-dimensional shapes. Here are some goals of this unit:
· Recognize and name shapes
· Describe shape properties
(sides, angles, symmetry)
· Figures retain their shape
even when they are flipped, rotated, or slid.
Friendly Reminders
School begins
promptly at 8:40am and ends at 3:00pm.
Homework is sent home
on Monday. It is to be completed and returned to school by Thursday.
Please remind your
student to bring their library books back to school!
Thanks for your commitment
and dedication to your child’s education.
Please reach out with questions, concerns, or comments.
