Room 105 News

April 2015

Looking Ahead
Upon our return from Spring
Break, Room 105 will begin
a unit on shapes. In this
integrative unit, students
will recognize and create
shapes, count shape
manipulatives, duplicate
patterns, add with shapes,
apply a variety of preliteracy skills. Please begin
to identify shapes in the
environment with your child
to reinforce what he/she is
learning at school.
Beginning the last week of
April, we will begin to learn
about the season of Spring.
This hands-on unit will
include many crosscurricular activities and
reinforce important science
concepts. This literacybased unit will focus on The
Hungry
Caterpillar
by Eric
Special
Notes
Carle. Students will watch

butterflies bloom before

their very eyes!

April:
3- No School; Professional
Development Day
6- School resumes after Spring
Break
16- Report Card Pick-Up &
Parent Partnership Meeting
24- Ms. Kathryns Last Day in
Room 105
29- Drum Therapy
(Please refer to school calendar
for other various events.)
April Recommended Books:
Mat Man Shapes
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll
Walsh
My Very First Book of Shapes

1- Please plan to attend Report Card Pick-Up on Thursday, April

16. This is a great opportunity to hear about your childs progress
in all areas (speech, OT, PT, academics), view your childs work,
and see many pictures of your child in action!
2- The annual Chicago Walk Now for Autism will be on
Saturday, May 16. Please consider walking or donating to raise
money for autism research quality programs for kids with autism.
We hope to have 100% family participation this year!
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3- Ms. Enschs last day in Room 105 will be Friday, April
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celebration and goodbye party will be forthcoming. Please stop
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