The students did an excellent job last week reading and bringing up the gifts at Mass. This week we will be talking about Christmas and continuing to read through our Christmas story.
In Superkids we are working on long and short vowel sounds. The students have learned about 'Super e'. We will be reading another story and poem in our readers this week and talking about beginning, middle, and end, as well as sequencing events.
For math this week the students will be working more than their addition and subtraction facts, graphing and interpreting data and ordinal numbers.
During science this week students will learn more about solids, liquids, and gases and changes that can occur. We will also look at mixtures and how we can separating things during our Innovation Lab.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Week of Dec. 9 Newsletter
This week we will be talking more about Advent. The students made their Advent wreaths last week and we will light the second candle on Monday. We are also responsible for during Mass this week.
In superkids this week we will be working more with long/short vowels. Students will be working on writing their character stories that they planned out last week. We will also be doing some Christmas writing.
For math this week students will be learning about adding 2 to odd numbers, using patterns to solve a problem, and comparing/ordering objects.
In science we will begin looking at mixtures and changes in states of matter. Our innovation lab this week will be experimenting with gummy bears and different solutions.
In superkids this week we will be working more with long/short vowels. Students will be working on writing their character stories that they planned out last week. We will also be doing some Christmas writing.
For math this week students will be learning about adding 2 to odd numbers, using patterns to solve a problem, and comparing/ordering objects.
In science we will begin looking at mixtures and changes in states of matter. Our innovation lab this week will be experimenting with gummy bears and different solutions.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Week of December 2
I hope everyone had a great and relaxing Thanksgiving.
We will be begin talking about Advent and making our Advent wreaths this week. We will also learn more about the Mass and make a Mass book.
In Superkids we are working on short and long vowels. We will be working on identifying the short and long vowel sounds in different words. We will also be reading another story in our readers and discuss the characters in the story. Students will also be planning and writing about their own character.
For math this week students will be working with estimating and measuring capacity, even and odd numbers, telling time to the hour, and adding 2 to a number.
In science this week we will be learning more about solids, liquids, and gases. We will also do some exploring activities with solids, liquids, and gases in our Innovation Lab this week.
We will be begin talking about Advent and making our Advent wreaths this week. We will also learn more about the Mass and make a Mass book.
In Superkids we are working on short and long vowels. We will be working on identifying the short and long vowel sounds in different words. We will also be reading another story in our readers and discuss the characters in the story. Students will also be planning and writing about their own character.
For math this week students will be working with estimating and measuring capacity, even and odd numbers, telling time to the hour, and adding 2 to a number.
In science this week we will be learning more about solids, liquids, and gases. We will also do some exploring activities with solids, liquids, and gases in our Innovation Lab this week.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Week of November 25
We have a short week this week, but it will be a busy two days. Tuesday is our Thanksgiving Luncheon at 12:00. I hope you can all join us for the luncheon. Students will be dismissed following the luncheon.
In religion we are talking about ordinary time and how we can be good followers of Jesus. We will talking about Advent next.
For Superkids this week students will read their next Super-Duper magazine called "Lost!" It is all about different ways that we find items. We will also begin our next unit which will be introducing the students to long vowels.
In math we will be working on drawing lines of symmetry and addition and subtraction facts.
In science we have started talking about properties of matter and identifying solids. This week we will also look at liquids. Students are also starting to write their final copies for our dinosaur books.
Students finished making their Mayflower fact books last week and this week we will finish up our Thanksgiving books about the first Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
In religion we are talking about ordinary time and how we can be good followers of Jesus. We will talking about Advent next.
For Superkids this week students will read their next Super-Duper magazine called "Lost!" It is all about different ways that we find items. We will also begin our next unit which will be introducing the students to long vowels.
In math we will be working on drawing lines of symmetry and addition and subtraction facts.
In science we have started talking about properties of matter and identifying solids. This week we will also look at liquids. Students are also starting to write their final copies for our dinosaur books.
Students finished making their Mayflower fact books last week and this week we will finish up our Thanksgiving books about the first Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Week of November 18
This week we will be talking about the Church year and ordinary time. We will also continue to discuss ways that we can be followers of Jesus.
In Superkids this week we will be reading another story called "Yuck! Yuck!" We will also do more activities to help us with learning the rule for adding -ing or -ed to a word. We will also talk about opinions.
In math this week students will learn about even and odd numbers, locating missing numbers on a hundred chart, counting dimes and pennies, and identifying lines of symmetry. We will also continue to work on addition and subtraction facts.
In science, students will begin editing there dinosaur information for our books. We are also beginning to talk about the properties of matter and solids, liquids, and gases.
We will also be talking about Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, Indians, and the Mayflower. Students will be working on various projects.
In Superkids this week we will be reading another story called "Yuck! Yuck!" We will also do more activities to help us with learning the rule for adding -ing or -ed to a word. We will also talk about opinions.
In math this week students will learn about even and odd numbers, locating missing numbers on a hundred chart, counting dimes and pennies, and identifying lines of symmetry. We will also continue to work on addition and subtraction facts.
In science, students will begin editing there dinosaur information for our books. We are also beginning to talk about the properties of matter and solids, liquids, and gases.
We will also be talking about Thanksgiving, the Pilgrims, Indians, and the Mayflower. Students will be working on various projects.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Week of November 11
This week we will continue to talk about the Great Commandment. We will also read the story the Good Samaritan and students will do activities to retell the story. We will also be talking about things that we are thankful for and will put up our thankful turkey with the feathers listing all the things that we are thankful for.
In Superkids we will be starting unit 5 this week. Unit 5 students will learn the rules for adding -ing and -ed to words. We will also talk about antonyms and read the story "Monster Under the Bus" in our readers.
For math this week we will be working on counting by 2's, telling time to the hour, subtracting 0 from a number, problem solving strategies, and capacity. We will be able to do a lot this week with various manipulatives and hands on activities. Students will also be able to use an interactive hundred board and clock with our SMARTboard.
We are working on writing the first draft for our dinosaur books, making sure we are using complete sentences, capital letters, correct punctuation, and our best handwriting. This week we will also begin looking at matter. In our innovation lab this week we will begin constructing our Native American drums.
We will also begin talking about the First Thanksgiving, the Mayflower, and pilgrims and Indians this week.
In Superkids we will be starting unit 5 this week. Unit 5 students will learn the rules for adding -ing and -ed to words. We will also talk about antonyms and read the story "Monster Under the Bus" in our readers.
For math this week we will be working on counting by 2's, telling time to the hour, subtracting 0 from a number, problem solving strategies, and capacity. We will be able to do a lot this week with various manipulatives and hands on activities. Students will also be able to use an interactive hundred board and clock with our SMARTboard.
We are working on writing the first draft for our dinosaur books, making sure we are using complete sentences, capital letters, correct punctuation, and our best handwriting. This week we will also begin looking at matter. In our innovation lab this week we will begin constructing our Native American drums.
We will also begin talking about the First Thanksgiving, the Mayflower, and pilgrims and Indians this week.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Week of Nov. 4
This week we will be continuing to talk about how Jesus wants us to love God, ourselves, and others.
In Superkids we are working with words that end in er and ed. Students are continuing to work on identifying problem and solution, as well as this week we will be comparing and contrasting stories. We are also learning about nouns and verbs and writing a story.
In math this week we will be starting subtraction with subtracting 1 from a number. We will also work on counting by 10's from any number and counting dimes.
For science this week, students will continue to work on writing about their dinosaurs for our book, as well as write a dinosaur story applying everything that we have learned about dinosaurs. For our Innovation Lab this week we will begin exploring sound and the materials we will use to make our own drums.
This week we will also talk about veterans in honor of Veteran's Day on November 11. As well as this month we will be learning about pilgrims, Indians, the Mayflower, and the first Thanksgiving. November should be another fun month with all of our holiday projects and activities.
In Superkids we are working with words that end in er and ed. Students are continuing to work on identifying problem and solution, as well as this week we will be comparing and contrasting stories. We are also learning about nouns and verbs and writing a story.
In math this week we will be starting subtraction with subtracting 1 from a number. We will also work on counting by 10's from any number and counting dimes.
For science this week, students will continue to work on writing about their dinosaurs for our book, as well as write a dinosaur story applying everything that we have learned about dinosaurs. For our Innovation Lab this week we will begin exploring sound and the materials we will use to make our own drums.
This week we will also talk about veterans in honor of Veteran's Day on November 11. As well as this month we will be learning about pilgrims, Indians, the Mayflower, and the first Thanksgiving. November should be another fun month with all of our holiday projects and activities.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Week of Oct. 28
Last week started Red Ribbon Week. The students got to tie ribbons around the fences, drew pictures of healthy things they can do to help them stay drug free, made our door decorations (mummies), and created a list of the "Top Ten Things to Do Instead of Drugs". This week we will continue with Red Ribbon Week. The students will be decorating apples and saying positive things about their classmates, pledging to be drug free, making thank you cards for the firemen, and writing and drawing pictures for someone they look up to.
In religion this week we will be defining the word commandment. We will look specifically at the Great Commandment. We will also talk about saints since All Saints Day is coming up.
This week we will finish up unit 3 of Adventures of Superkids. Students will also read the next Super-Duper issue about bubbles. We will begin unit 4 which will look at words with er and ed at the end. We will read the story "In a Pickle" in our readers too. We will also do some spelling games and activities to help us learn to spell our pattern and memory words.
In math this week we will look at the strategy counting on to find a sum, adding 0 to a number, and identifying more than one way to cover a design using pattern blocks. We will also do some pumpkin math where the students will be weighing pumpkins, measuring the height of pumpkins, and estimating and counting the seeds of pumpkins. We will also do some center math activities with a Halloween theme.
For science this week we will create our timeline, work on writing a dinosaur story using everything we have learned about dinosaurs, and continue to work on researching our individual dinosaurs for our dinosaur book.
In religion this week we will be defining the word commandment. We will look specifically at the Great Commandment. We will also talk about saints since All Saints Day is coming up.
This week we will finish up unit 3 of Adventures of Superkids. Students will also read the next Super-Duper issue about bubbles. We will begin unit 4 which will look at words with er and ed at the end. We will read the story "In a Pickle" in our readers too. We will also do some spelling games and activities to help us learn to spell our pattern and memory words.
In math this week we will look at the strategy counting on to find a sum, adding 0 to a number, and identifying more than one way to cover a design using pattern blocks. We will also do some pumpkin math where the students will be weighing pumpkins, measuring the height of pumpkins, and estimating and counting the seeds of pumpkins. We will also do some center math activities with a Halloween theme.
For science this week we will create our timeline, work on writing a dinosaur story using everything we have learned about dinosaurs, and continue to work on researching our individual dinosaurs for our dinosaur book.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Week of Oct. 21
Last week during religion the students really enjoyed making their own Eye of God to help them remember that God is always watching over us and caring for us. Some students will finish theirs this week and take them home. This week we will start talking about the Great Commandment.
In Superkids, we have started our third unit. In this unit we will be focusing on words with ng and le. We will also be reading more stories in our reader where we will look at reality versus fantasy and problem and solution. The students are continuing to work on writing and answering questions. We will also work on writing a story. The students will also be playing some fall and Halloween games to practice letter sounds and spelling words.
Last week in math the students enjoyed creating pictures using q-tips. They then counted up the number of q-tips used and then broke that number into tens and ones. The pictures turned out really well. This week we will continue working on adding 1 facts, weighing objects, and problem solving. We will also play some of our math Halloween games.
This week students will finish creating their landform US map. We will share our timelines and create a timeline of the earth showing when different plants, dinosaurs, and animals came. We will also continue to work on researching our dinosaurs for our dinosaur book.
This week also will begin Red Ribbon Week. It will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The students will be doing various activities to discuss staying drug free.
In Superkids, we have started our third unit. In this unit we will be focusing on words with ng and le. We will also be reading more stories in our reader where we will look at reality versus fantasy and problem and solution. The students are continuing to work on writing and answering questions. We will also work on writing a story. The students will also be playing some fall and Halloween games to practice letter sounds and spelling words.
Last week in math the students enjoyed creating pictures using q-tips. They then counted up the number of q-tips used and then broke that number into tens and ones. The pictures turned out really well. This week we will continue working on adding 1 facts, weighing objects, and problem solving. We will also play some of our math Halloween games.
This week students will finish creating their landform US map. We will share our timelines and create a timeline of the earth showing when different plants, dinosaurs, and animals came. We will also continue to work on researching our dinosaurs for our dinosaur book.
This week also will begin Red Ribbon Week. It will begin on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The students will be doing various activities to discuss staying drug free.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Week of Oct. 14
It was great to see all of the grandparents and grandpeople on Friday. The students enjoyed showing them around the classroom, reading with them, and then having goodies with them. Overall, it was a fun morning for everyone.
This week we will be continuing to talk about how God watches over us and cares for us. We will also talk about how Jesus helped others and how we in turn can help others like Jesus.
In Superkids, we will finish up unit 2 and begin unit 3. In unit 3 we will learn about words with /ng/ and /le/. Students will also read their second Super-Duper magazine, "Shoes to Choose." We will also work on asking, writing, and answering questions.
For math this week students will work on counting backwards, adding 1 facts, and time of day. We are doing well on learning our double facts and will continue to practice them everyday.
Our dinosaur inquiry unit is going well and we are starting to talk about how the earth looked different when the dinosaurs were around. This week we will continue looking at landforms in the US and creating our landform map. We will also look at how plants and animals have changed over time by creating a timeline.
Last week, Friday, students began investigating the materials they will use to make their sailboats. They looked at how the materials act in water, do they float or sink, and how they act with wind. They were able to begin getting ideas for what materials they would like to use for their sailboats. This week in lab, they will begin planning out their boat designs by drawing and labeling the materials they will use and how they will use them.
This week we will be continuing to talk about how God watches over us and cares for us. We will also talk about how Jesus helped others and how we in turn can help others like Jesus.
In Superkids, we will finish up unit 2 and begin unit 3. In unit 3 we will learn about words with /ng/ and /le/. Students will also read their second Super-Duper magazine, "Shoes to Choose." We will also work on asking, writing, and answering questions.
For math this week students will work on counting backwards, adding 1 facts, and time of day. We are doing well on learning our double facts and will continue to practice them everyday.
Our dinosaur inquiry unit is going well and we are starting to talk about how the earth looked different when the dinosaurs were around. This week we will continue looking at landforms in the US and creating our landform map. We will also look at how plants and animals have changed over time by creating a timeline.
Last week, Friday, students began investigating the materials they will use to make their sailboats. They looked at how the materials act in water, do they float or sink, and how they act with wind. They were able to begin getting ideas for what materials they would like to use for their sailboats. This week in lab, they will begin planning out their boat designs by drawing and labeling the materials they will use and how they will use them.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Week of Oct. 7
I can't believe it is already October. We have been working hard and have settled in to our classroom routine. This month we will be having fun doing different activities with a Halloween theme.
This month we will continue to talk about Mary and practice saying the Hail Mary. This week we will also talk about John the Baptist, how Jesus shares God's love with others, and the story of Zacchaeus. We will be reading stories from the Bible.
In Superkids, we are working on Unit 2 and th and wh words. We are also talking about question words, writing and answering questions. The students had fun getting up and doing basketball words to help practice spelling our spelling words (they pretend to dribble a basketball while spelling the word and then shoot the basketball as they say what word was spelled). We will learn some other fun ways to move and spell throughout the year. This week we will also be talking about characters and will be reading another story in our readers called "What a Pet!" Remember you can also have your child practice reading the stories at home through the parent portal.
In math this week, we will continue working on our addition double facts, looking for patterns in story problems, working with pattern blocks to cover and make designs, ordering numbers to 20, adding 1 to a number, and writing subtraction number sentences. Students will use wrap-ups to help practice double facts and will also be acting out some, some went away story problems.
For science this week we will begin looking at what the Earth looked like during the time of the dinosaurs as well as different kinds of landforms. We will be using different videos and Google Earth to help look at these things. Students will recreate what the Earth looked like during the times of the dinosaurs as well as create a map of the United States showing the different landforms that we have.
Last week students chose they dinosaur that they will be researching for our dinosaur book that we will be writing and having published at the end of our Dinosaur Unit. This week we will continue to work on researching our dinosaurs.
Our innovation lab this week will have the students investigating different materials that they will later use to construct a sailboat to float on water and carry weights. We will be working on these over several lab periods and I am excited to see what the students will come up with for their sailboats.
This month we will continue to talk about Mary and practice saying the Hail Mary. This week we will also talk about John the Baptist, how Jesus shares God's love with others, and the story of Zacchaeus. We will be reading stories from the Bible.
In Superkids, we are working on Unit 2 and th and wh words. We are also talking about question words, writing and answering questions. The students had fun getting up and doing basketball words to help practice spelling our spelling words (they pretend to dribble a basketball while spelling the word and then shoot the basketball as they say what word was spelled). We will learn some other fun ways to move and spell throughout the year. This week we will also be talking about characters and will be reading another story in our readers called "What a Pet!" Remember you can also have your child practice reading the stories at home through the parent portal.
In math this week, we will continue working on our addition double facts, looking for patterns in story problems, working with pattern blocks to cover and make designs, ordering numbers to 20, adding 1 to a number, and writing subtraction number sentences. Students will use wrap-ups to help practice double facts and will also be acting out some, some went away story problems.
For science this week we will begin looking at what the Earth looked like during the time of the dinosaurs as well as different kinds of landforms. We will be using different videos and Google Earth to help look at these things. Students will recreate what the Earth looked like during the times of the dinosaurs as well as create a map of the United States showing the different landforms that we have.
Last week students chose they dinosaur that they will be researching for our dinosaur book that we will be writing and having published at the end of our Dinosaur Unit. This week we will continue to work on researching our dinosaurs.
Our innovation lab this week will have the students investigating different materials that they will later use to construct a sailboat to float on water and carry weights. We will be working on these over several lab periods and I am excited to see what the students will come up with for their sailboats.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Week of Sept. 30
Last week we continuing talking about the Holy Family and the students created a book showing how the Holy Family showed love for others and God and then how they show love for others. This week we will begin talking more about Mary and practicing the Hail Mary.
We are finishing up our first unit in Adventures of the Superkids this week. At the end of each unit we will be reading one of our Super-Duper magazines, so this week we will be reading our first one. The Super-Duper magazines are non-fiction magazines that have some great articles that the kids really get into. We will also begin unit 2 where our pattern words will be words with wh and th.
For math this week we will be creating AB, ABB, ABC, and ABBC patterns, adding doubles to 18, and identifying lighter and heavier using a balance. We will be doing a lot of hands on activities with different manipulatives this week.
In Science we will be reading some of our dinosaur books and talking about different types of eggs. We will be doing an experiment with eggs and vinegar.
We are finishing up our first unit in Adventures of the Superkids this week. At the end of each unit we will be reading one of our Super-Duper magazines, so this week we will be reading our first one. The Super-Duper magazines are non-fiction magazines that have some great articles that the kids really get into. We will also begin unit 2 where our pattern words will be words with wh and th.
For math this week we will be creating AB, ABB, ABC, and ABBC patterns, adding doubles to 18, and identifying lighter and heavier using a balance. We will be doing a lot of hands on activities with different manipulatives this week.
In Science we will be reading some of our dinosaur books and talking about different types of eggs. We will be doing an experiment with eggs and vinegar.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Carnivores and Herbivores
We have been talking about what dinosaurs ate and that some were carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. To help us understand what carnivores and herbivores would eat I drew a big T-rex (our carnivore) and a big Brontosaurus (our herbivore) and the students cut out different kinds of food for our dinosaurs to eat. While we know that these foods were not available during dinosaur time it still helped us to figure out what foods would go with the meat-eating T-rex and the plant-eating Brontosaurus. Here are pictures of our dinosaurs.
We also figured out how many of our feet it would take to fill up a dinosaur footprint. To do this students traced their feet and cut them out. Then we put them inside the dinosaur footprint. It took 32 to fill up the dinosaur footprint.
We also figured out how many of our feet it would take to fill up a dinosaur footprint. To do this students traced their feet and cut them out. Then we put them inside the dinosaur footprint. It took 32 to fill up the dinosaur footprint.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Week of September 23
Last week Thursday, the students were very excited to be able to have Library again! They got to check out books this time, that we are keeping in our classroom to read for right now. We will be having Library every other week on Thursdays.
This week should be a fun short week. We have our field trip to Safety Town on Thursday and no school on Friday.
This week we will be continuing to talk about the Holy Family. Students drew pictures of the Holy Family and their families last week. This week we will be looking at how the Holy Family obeyed God and showed love for each other and for God and ways we can show love for others and for God.
We have started our first unit in Adventures of the Superkids. Students also read the first story called A Patch in a Pinch. This week we will be reading a poem and another story. We will also be working on the spelling pattern words and memory words. I have a couple of spelling games that we will be playing this week to help review the words. During our writing time we will continue working on writing about things we have done.
In math this week we will be learning about ordinal numbers, addition double facts, rectangles, and writing number sentences.
Students will continue to look at characteristics of carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. We will be putting up some giant dinosaurs in our room to help us classify what each type of dinosaur would eat.
This week should be a fun short week. We have our field trip to Safety Town on Thursday and no school on Friday.
This week we will be continuing to talk about the Holy Family. Students drew pictures of the Holy Family and their families last week. This week we will be looking at how the Holy Family obeyed God and showed love for each other and for God and ways we can show love for others and for God.
We have started our first unit in Adventures of the Superkids. Students also read the first story called A Patch in a Pinch. This week we will be reading a poem and another story. We will also be working on the spelling pattern words and memory words. I have a couple of spelling games that we will be playing this week to help review the words. During our writing time we will continue working on writing about things we have done.
In math this week we will be learning about ordinal numbers, addition double facts, rectangles, and writing number sentences.
Students will continue to look at characteristics of carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. We will be putting up some giant dinosaurs in our room to help us classify what each type of dinosaur would eat.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Week of Sept. 16
This week in religion we will be looking at the Holy Family. We will be talking about how Jesus grew up in a family and comparing and contrasting what things were like doing Jesus' time and our time.
We have completed Welcome Back, Superkids and this week will be starting Adventures of the Superkids. In the first unit students will learn about words with sh, ch, and tch. We will be reading new stories in our readers. Students will also start thinking about things that they have done and will be making lists that they can use for ideas when writing.
Last week in math we went to the Ipad lab and used the geoboard app to draw shapes. It was great to see the kids enjoying drawing on the geoboard app, even later in the week. This week we will be looking at dividing things in half, graphing on a pictograph, counting, and writing addition sentences.
This week in our dinosaur inquiry unit students will be comparing the sizes of dinosaurs to other dinosaurs as well as to themselves. They will work together to measure their own heights and then use our dinosaur books to find the height of different dinosaurs. We will even compare our feet to dinosaur feet. We will also talk about carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.
Upcoming Events:
We have completed Welcome Back, Superkids and this week will be starting Adventures of the Superkids. In the first unit students will learn about words with sh, ch, and tch. We will be reading new stories in our readers. Students will also start thinking about things that they have done and will be making lists that they can use for ideas when writing.
Last week in math we went to the Ipad lab and used the geoboard app to draw shapes. It was great to see the kids enjoying drawing on the geoboard app, even later in the week. This week we will be looking at dividing things in half, graphing on a pictograph, counting, and writing addition sentences.
This week in our dinosaur inquiry unit students will be comparing the sizes of dinosaurs to other dinosaurs as well as to themselves. They will work together to measure their own heights and then use our dinosaur books to find the height of different dinosaurs. We will even compare our feet to dinosaur feet. We will also talk about carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.
Upcoming Events:
- Safety Town - Sept. 26
- No School - Sept. 27
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Week of Sept. 9
This week during religion we will be learning about the Three Persons of the Blessed Trinity as well as learning that the Sign of the Cross is a prayer to the Blessed Trinity. We will be coloring and doing a couple of crafts to go along with our learning.
In Superkids this week we will be finishing up the Welcome Back book. We will be reading a couple more stories, talking about compound words, using apostrophes, and word families. We will also be continuing to work on creating lists of our favorite things during writing as well as look at recognizing and writing complete sentences.
During math this week students will be using the Ipads to draw shapes using the geoboard app. We will also talk about sides and angles while drawing our shapes. Students will also be acting out and drawing more story problems, identify and count pennies, and identify numbers that come between two other numbers. We will be having a math test on Wednesday.
This week in Science students will be putting dinosaur bones together, creating a dinosaur named after themselves, and identify what features of dinosaurs helped them to survive. Students were also introduced to two different virtual dinosaur dig websites in class. You may check them out with your child at home also if you would like.
In Superkids this week we will be finishing up the Welcome Back book. We will be reading a couple more stories, talking about compound words, using apostrophes, and word families. We will also be continuing to work on creating lists of our favorite things during writing as well as look at recognizing and writing complete sentences.
During math this week students will be using the Ipads to draw shapes using the geoboard app. We will also talk about sides and angles while drawing our shapes. Students will also be acting out and drawing more story problems, identify and count pennies, and identify numbers that come between two other numbers. We will be having a math test on Wednesday.
This week in Science students will be putting dinosaur bones together, creating a dinosaur named after themselves, and identify what features of dinosaurs helped them to survive. Students were also introduced to two different virtual dinosaur dig websites in class. You may check them out with your child at home also if you would like.
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Week of Sept. 2
The students have been working really hard. Last week we spent some time in the Ipad lab and became paleontologists in the Innovation Lab.
This week we will have a religion test on creation and begin looking at how God sent his only son, Jesus to us.
We will continue working in our Welcome Back Superkids book. Students will read more stories in our book, as well as continue working on blending sounds. We will also talk about exclamation marks and question marks. In writing students will continue working on coming up with ideas. We will learn about making lists.
In math we will be having a math test this week. We will also begin looking at the problem solving process, as well as some, some more problems, ordinal numbers, and triangles.
Science this week, we will be continuing to study our dinosaurs. We will be looking at different features of dinosaurs and how they might be similar to animals alive today. This week during our Innovation Lab students will begin investigating magnets and items that are attracted to magnets.
Upcoming Events this week:
This week we will have a religion test on creation and begin looking at how God sent his only son, Jesus to us.
We will continue working in our Welcome Back Superkids book. Students will read more stories in our book, as well as continue working on blending sounds. We will also talk about exclamation marks and question marks. In writing students will continue working on coming up with ideas. We will learn about making lists.
In math we will be having a math test this week. We will also begin looking at the problem solving process, as well as some, some more problems, ordinal numbers, and triangles.
Science this week, we will be continuing to study our dinosaurs. We will be looking at different features of dinosaurs and how they might be similar to animals alive today. This week during our Innovation Lab students will begin investigating magnets and items that are attracted to magnets.
Upcoming Events this week:
- Labor Day - No School - Monday, Sept. 2
- Picture Day - Wednesday, Sept. 4
- Early Dismissal - Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 2:00
- Back to School Night - Thursday, Sept. 5 at 6:30pm
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Welcome Back
Welcome back! I look forward to a great year.
So far we have been working a lot on rules and procedures of the classroom. We started working on our first Superkids book, Welcome Back, which we review skills from kindergarten and introduce some new stories for us to read. In math we have already been using our pattern blocks, linking cubes, and have played some math games.
This week we will be learning about:
So far we have been working a lot on rules and procedures of the classroom. We started working on our first Superkids book, Welcome Back, which we review skills from kindergarten and introduce some new stories for us to read. In math we have already been using our pattern blocks, linking cubes, and have played some math games.
This week we will be learning about:
- Creation
- Sides and Angles of Shapes
- Bar Graphs
- Vowels and Consonants
- Blending Sounds
- Dinosaurs
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Summer
Thank you for a great year! I hope that everyone has a great summer vacation. See you next year!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Week of June 3
This is the last week of school and it will be a busy one, but a fun one. Below is the schedule of things going on this week:
Monday: Field Trip permission forms due, Reading Test, Ice cream during lunch
Wednesday: Wilson Park and Baskin Robbins field trip, students wear gym uniforms
Thursday: dress down, cleaning day, students may bring items to play with at recess
Friday: last day of school, students dress up for mass, 8:15 mass, 10:30 dismissal
In religion we have been talking about the Eucharist and this week finish talking about the mass.
Last week we finished our last unit of More Adventures of the Superkids. Monday, June 3 we will have our end of the level reading test. Students wrote about their favorite story last week and this week we will be writing about things we learned this year. We will be reviewing what we have learned this whole year through some games.
In math students learned last week about fact families and this week we will review fact families as well as time, money, and place value. We will be reviewing by looking at different SMARTboard activities, using our Ipads, and playing other games.
In Science students will be finishing up their animal reports that they have been working on as well as playing a habitat interactive game. Students also had fun last week playing a predator/prey game so we will also review by playing our game again.
This week students will also be working on memory books and making advice books for next year's incoming first graders.
Monday: Field Trip permission forms due, Reading Test, Ice cream during lunch
Wednesday: Wilson Park and Baskin Robbins field trip, students wear gym uniforms
Thursday: dress down, cleaning day, students may bring items to play with at recess
Friday: last day of school, students dress up for mass, 8:15 mass, 10:30 dismissal
In religion we have been talking about the Eucharist and this week finish talking about the mass.
Last week we finished our last unit of More Adventures of the Superkids. Monday, June 3 we will have our end of the level reading test. Students wrote about their favorite story last week and this week we will be writing about things we learned this year. We will be reviewing what we have learned this whole year through some games.
In math students learned last week about fact families and this week we will review fact families as well as time, money, and place value. We will be reviewing by looking at different SMARTboard activities, using our Ipads, and playing other games.
In Science students will be finishing up their animal reports that they have been working on as well as playing a habitat interactive game. Students also had fun last week playing a predator/prey game so we will also review by playing our game again.
This week students will also be working on memory books and making advice books for next year's incoming first graders.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Week of May 20
This week we will be having a math test on Wednesday, May 22. We will also have our unit 9 spelling test on Thursday, May 23. Spelling homework is also due on Thursday.
In religion this week we are continuing to talk about the sacraments, focusing now on Reconciliation and God's forgiveness. We will also talk about how the choices we make can show our love for God and how to be a peacemaker. Our family mass is on Sunday, May 26 at 9:30. Students that are reading at the mass will be practicing this week.
We have started out last book in More Adventures of the Superkids. In unit 9 students will be working on the oo sound as in spooky and the oo as in look. They will also continue to work on problem/solution stories, summarizing, sequencing events, and recalling details of a story.
For Math this week students will be working more on subtraction facts, identifying events as certain, likely, or unlikely, problem solving strategies, and identifying hundreds, tens, and ones. We will be continuing to use our interactive math games on the SMARTboard as well as practice math on our Ipads.
In Science this week students will be learning about life cycles of plants and animals. We will be comparing different life cycles and students will draw the life cycle of the animal that they have chosen to write about.
In religion this week we are continuing to talk about the sacraments, focusing now on Reconciliation and God's forgiveness. We will also talk about how the choices we make can show our love for God and how to be a peacemaker. Our family mass is on Sunday, May 26 at 9:30. Students that are reading at the mass will be practicing this week.
We have started out last book in More Adventures of the Superkids. In unit 9 students will be working on the oo sound as in spooky and the oo as in look. They will also continue to work on problem/solution stories, summarizing, sequencing events, and recalling details of a story.
For Math this week students will be working more on subtraction facts, identifying events as certain, likely, or unlikely, problem solving strategies, and identifying hundreds, tens, and ones. We will be continuing to use our interactive math games on the SMARTboard as well as practice math on our Ipads.
In Science this week students will be learning about life cycles of plants and animals. We will be comparing different life cycles and students will draw the life cycle of the animal that they have chosen to write about.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Week of May 13
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!
This week we will be learning more about Baptism, the signs and symbols of Baptism and what the signs and symbols mean.
For superkids this week we will be finishing up unit 8 and having our spelling test on Wednesday, May 15. We will also have a reading test on Thursday, May 16 that will cover units 7 and 8, along with reading comprehension and a writing part. Students are also working on planning their characters, a problem, and a solution to go along with their setting that they worked on last week.
During Math this week we will be working on identifying and counting quarters, subtracting 2-digit numbers without regrouping, reading a thermometer, and identifying more geometric solids. We will also be having a math test on Monday, May 13.
In Science we are working on our Creature Feature inquiry unit. Last week students began identifying different features that animals have that help them to survive. They then drew their own animal taking features from different animals to create a new animal. This week they will work on writing about how these features would help their animal to grow and survive. We will also continue talking about features of animals and plants, classifying animals as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, or birds. Each student will also be selecting an animal to write about. In our science lab this week we will be erupting our volcanoes that the kids worked on building last week in lab.
For Social Studies, the students will be helping to add the captions to the pictures for our community scrapbook.
This week we will be learning more about Baptism, the signs and symbols of Baptism and what the signs and symbols mean.
For superkids this week we will be finishing up unit 8 and having our spelling test on Wednesday, May 15. We will also have a reading test on Thursday, May 16 that will cover units 7 and 8, along with reading comprehension and a writing part. Students are also working on planning their characters, a problem, and a solution to go along with their setting that they worked on last week.
During Math this week we will be working on identifying and counting quarters, subtracting 2-digit numbers without regrouping, reading a thermometer, and identifying more geometric solids. We will also be having a math test on Monday, May 13.
In Science we are working on our Creature Feature inquiry unit. Last week students began identifying different features that animals have that help them to survive. They then drew their own animal taking features from different animals to create a new animal. This week they will work on writing about how these features would help their animal to grow and survive. We will also continue talking about features of animals and plants, classifying animals as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, or birds. Each student will also be selecting an animal to write about. In our science lab this week we will be erupting our volcanoes that the kids worked on building last week in lab.
For Social Studies, the students will be helping to add the captions to the pictures for our community scrapbook.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Week of May 6
This week we will be talking about Mary and the rosary during religion class. May Crowning will be on Wednesday, May 8 during our school mass. The students need to bring in a flower and a rosary. We will also be talking about the sacraments.
In Superkids the students will be working on ou/ow words and rhyming words. They will also be planning a setting for a story. We will be reading another one of our Super-Duper magazines, this time about nightlife and jobs that people do at night.
For Math this week students will be learning about polygons using our ipads. We will also be focusing on subtraction facts this week.
Last week the students had lots of fun with the worms. This week we will be starting our next inquiry unit creature features. We will also begin constructing volcanoes in lab.
In Social Studies this week we are going to be putting together a community scrapbook. Please send in the pictures of places in our community.
Our plants are also starting to grow!
In Superkids the students will be working on ou/ow words and rhyming words. They will also be planning a setting for a story. We will be reading another one of our Super-Duper magazines, this time about nightlife and jobs that people do at night.
For Math this week students will be learning about polygons using our ipads. We will also be focusing on subtraction facts this week.
Last week the students had lots of fun with the worms. This week we will be starting our next inquiry unit creature features. We will also begin constructing volcanoes in lab.
In Social Studies this week we are going to be putting together a community scrapbook. Please send in the pictures of places in our community.
Our plants are also starting to grow!
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Worms
I am sure that most of you have already heard from your children that we have worms in our classroom. Today the students were introduced to the worms and got to look at them using magnifying glasses. We also have created a worm farm and hopefully we will be able to observe them tunneling through the dirt. We will be doing various activities with the worms and observing our worm farm throughout the week.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Week of April 29
This week we will be having a math test and our Unit 7 spelling test on Friday, May 3. Progress reports will also be going home on Wednesday, May 1.
This week we will begin learning about the different sacraments in religion class. We will also continue to learn about how we can grow as disciples of Jesus.
In Superkids this week we will be working on ar, or, and ear trickers. Friday we talked about how these letters do not always make the sounds that we learned about in Unit 5, sometimes they make the er sound. Students have finished writing their biopoems and we will be putting them into Wordle using the computer lab. This week we will also be reading three different stories in our readers and working on identifying reality/fantasy, sequence of events, and drawing conclusions from what we read. We will also continue to practice identifying main idea and cause and effect using our interactive SMARTboard games.
In Math this week students will be working on fractions, and we will be making fraction kites. They will also work on measuring and drawing line segments to the nearest inch, geometric solids (cylinders and cubes), bar graphs, and problem solving strategies. We will also continue to practice our math skills using our ipads, IXL, xtramath, and our SMARTboard games.
During Science this week we will be doing various experiments/activities involving worms. Students read in our Super-Duper magazine last week about different types of worms and where they can be found. We will be making a worm farm where hopefully we will be able to see them making tunnels. We will also begin working on our last inquiry unit Creature Features.
For our Community Inquiry Unit this week students will be choosing a community worker to write about, making a map of our community, creating a business that they would like to be in our community, and working on putting together our scrapbook.
This week we will begin learning about the different sacraments in religion class. We will also continue to learn about how we can grow as disciples of Jesus.
In Superkids this week we will be working on ar, or, and ear trickers. Friday we talked about how these letters do not always make the sounds that we learned about in Unit 5, sometimes they make the er sound. Students have finished writing their biopoems and we will be putting them into Wordle using the computer lab. This week we will also be reading three different stories in our readers and working on identifying reality/fantasy, sequence of events, and drawing conclusions from what we read. We will also continue to practice identifying main idea and cause and effect using our interactive SMARTboard games.
In Math this week students will be working on fractions, and we will be making fraction kites. They will also work on measuring and drawing line segments to the nearest inch, geometric solids (cylinders and cubes), bar graphs, and problem solving strategies. We will also continue to practice our math skills using our ipads, IXL, xtramath, and our SMARTboard games.
During Science this week we will be doing various experiments/activities involving worms. Students read in our Super-Duper magazine last week about different types of worms and where they can be found. We will be making a worm farm where hopefully we will be able to see them making tunnels. We will also begin working on our last inquiry unit Creature Features.
For our Community Inquiry Unit this week students will be choosing a community worker to write about, making a map of our community, creating a business that they would like to be in our community, and working on putting together our scrapbook.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Geography website
We are currently working on map skills in Social Studies with our Community Inquiry Unit. Yesterday we looked at some geography games that involve using directions and maps. Students can play these games at home too. The website is
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/games/index.html
http://www.mywonderfulworld.org/toolsforadventure/games/index.html
Flower Update
This morning when the kids came in and then throughout the school day, they noticed that the white carnation flowers and the celery had turned the color of the water they were in. This was able to show us that the stem does carry the water to the rest of the plant and whatever is in the water will affect the plant. The students also noticed that the red and green colors worked the best.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Colored Flowers
In Science we have been talking about the parts of a plant and what each part does for the plant. Today we put 3 flowers and some celery in cups of colored water. We will see how the stem of each plant carries the water to the rest of the plant.
When I left school today, two of the flowers were already very lightly turning the color of the water that they are in. It is hard to tell in the pictures, we will see what they look like tomorrow.
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When I left school today, two of the flowers were already very lightly turning the color of the water that they are in. It is hard to tell in the pictures, we will see what they look like tomorrow.
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Lollipop and Crazy Hair Day
Today the students got to enjoy lollipops during the day and came to school with crazy hair. Here is our crazy hair.
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Sunday, April 14, 2013
Wizard of Oz Week
This week is Wizard of Oz week. We will be doing different activities each day. The schedule of activities is below:
- Monday: Write "Why is OLV like home"
- Tuesday: Lollipop and Crazy Hair day
- Wednesday: Pajama Day
- Thursday: Game Day - We will be playing Wizard of Oz Bingo
- Friday: Wizard of Oz Movie
Week of April 15
In religion this week we will be learning about the pope and bishops and how they care for the church.
We will be having our Unit 5 spelling test on Monday. In our Super-Duper Issue this week students will be learning about hot stuff such as fires, the center of the earth, lava, and lightning. We will begin working on pattern words with 'oi' and 'oy' in Unit 6 this week. Students wrote their own weather poems last week and next we will be looking at writing biopoems.
In Math this week we will be learning about adding 8 to a number, geometric solids (cubes and spheres), adding 3 numbers, and using bills to pay for items. The time book project is also due this week, Tuesday.
For Science this week we will be continuing to learn about the parts of a plant. Last week students worked on identifying the parts of a plant and what plants need in order to live. They drew pictures to show the parts of a flower. This week we will be learning more about what each part does for the plant. In our lab this week we will be trying to create "lightning".
In Social Studies this week students will be continuing to learn about maps and directions. We will be playing a game where students need to find hidden pictures on a map using directions to identify where they think the picture is located. We are also going to be starting to create our 3D model of our community.
We will be having our Unit 5 spelling test on Monday. In our Super-Duper Issue this week students will be learning about hot stuff such as fires, the center of the earth, lava, and lightning. We will begin working on pattern words with 'oi' and 'oy' in Unit 6 this week. Students wrote their own weather poems last week and next we will be looking at writing biopoems.
In Math this week we will be learning about adding 8 to a number, geometric solids (cubes and spheres), adding 3 numbers, and using bills to pay for items. The time book project is also due this week, Tuesday.
For Science this week we will be continuing to learn about the parts of a plant. Last week students worked on identifying the parts of a plant and what plants need in order to live. They drew pictures to show the parts of a flower. This week we will be learning more about what each part does for the plant. In our lab this week we will be trying to create "lightning".
In Social Studies this week students will be continuing to learn about maps and directions. We will be playing a game where students need to find hidden pictures on a map using directions to identify where they think the picture is located. We are also going to be starting to create our 3D model of our community.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Week of April 8
I hope everyone had a great spring break!
In religion this week we will begin talking about our Church leaders including the Pope and bishops. We will discuss their roles in the Church and how they care for the Church.
In Superkids we will continue working on r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur). We will also be reading a lot from our readers this week and looking at drawing conclusions from what we have read, identifying the main idea and supporting details, understanding characters, and recalling details from a story.
In math we will be having a math test on Thursday, April 11. This week we will also work on comparing numbers using comparison symbols (>, =, <), dividing objects by sharing them, estimating and measuring capacity, and problem solving strategies.
During Science we will work on identifying living and nonliving things using a SMARTboard activity. We will also begin looking at plants as living things. Students will be learning about the different parts of plants and their functions and what plants need to survive.
In Social Studies we will be reviewing our definition of what a community is that we wrote before break, as well as look at maps and identifying N, S, E, and W.
I have also gotten some new interactive games for the SMARTboard as well as other games students can play in groups or individually during center time or when they have finished their work early.
In religion this week we will begin talking about our Church leaders including the Pope and bishops. We will discuss their roles in the Church and how they care for the Church.
In Superkids we will continue working on r-controlled vowels (ar, or, er, ir, ur). We will also be reading a lot from our readers this week and looking at drawing conclusions from what we have read, identifying the main idea and supporting details, understanding characters, and recalling details from a story.
In math we will be having a math test on Thursday, April 11. This week we will also work on comparing numbers using comparison symbols (>, =, <), dividing objects by sharing them, estimating and measuring capacity, and problem solving strategies.
During Science we will work on identifying living and nonliving things using a SMARTboard activity. We will also begin looking at plants as living things. Students will be learning about the different parts of plants and their functions and what plants need to survive.
In Social Studies we will be reviewing our definition of what a community is that we wrote before break, as well as look at maps and identifying N, S, E, and W.
I have also gotten some new interactive games for the SMARTboard as well as other games students can play in groups or individually during center time or when they have finished their work early.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Somebunny Loves You
Today students made bunnies. I took pictures of everyone yesterday and today we used those pictures to make bunnies. The kids were very excited about making these and I think they turned out so cute!
Happy Easter and I hope that everyone has a great, safe, and fun break!
Happy Easter and I hope that everyone has a great, safe, and fun break!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Stained Glass Crosses and Resurrection Eggs
Monday, the students made beautiful stained glass crosses using tissue paper. They are hanging up in our classroom windows and are looking great!
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Today the students worked on making their resurrection eggs. Everyone got six eggs and then we went through the Easter story filling an egg to represent each part.
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Today the students worked on making their resurrection eggs. Everyone got six eggs and then we went through the Easter story filling an egg to represent each part.
- Egg One: Jesus ate dinner with his friends. - bread crumb
- Egg Two: The next day Jesus died on the cross. - cross sticker
- Egg Three: He was wrapped in cloth and place in a tomb. - white tissue paper.
- Egg Four: A stone was place in front of the tomb. - rock
- Egg Five: Jesus' friends came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been moved. The tomb was empty!
- Egg Six: Jesus is alive! That's the sweet surprise of Easter.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Week of March 25
This week we will continue to talk about Holy Week and Easter in religion class. On Thursday we will have an all school prayer service at 12:30. You are invited to join us in Church for the prayer service.
In Superkids this week we will finish unit 4 on Monday with our spelling test. Tuesday we will be having our reading test that will cover the words from units 3 and 4 as well as reading comprehension and planning a story. We will begin our next unit which will focus on r-controlled vowels (ar, ir, or, ur, and er).
We will be having a math test on Monday. We will also be working on writing money amounts involving the dollar sign, identifying 1/2, 1/3, and 1/6 and comparing numbers using comparison symbols (<, >, and =). Students will also be looking at books about time and then will have a project to make their own time books.
Science this week we will be talking about living and nonliving things. In our science lab students will be working with different types of soil.
For Social Studies this week we will continue working on our Communities Inquiry Unit after taking a break from it last week to visit some different countries using Google Earth and making our passports for the countries we visited.
Also this week we will have our Easter Egg Hunt and do some craft projects for Easter.
Reminders for this week:
In Superkids this week we will finish unit 4 on Monday with our spelling test. Tuesday we will be having our reading test that will cover the words from units 3 and 4 as well as reading comprehension and planning a story. We will begin our next unit which will focus on r-controlled vowels (ar, ir, or, ur, and er).
We will be having a math test on Monday. We will also be working on writing money amounts involving the dollar sign, identifying 1/2, 1/3, and 1/6 and comparing numbers using comparison symbols (<, >, and =). Students will also be looking at books about time and then will have a project to make their own time books.
Science this week we will be talking about living and nonliving things. In our science lab students will be working with different types of soil.
For Social Studies this week we will continue working on our Communities Inquiry Unit after taking a break from it last week to visit some different countries using Google Earth and making our passports for the countries we visited.
Also this week we will have our Easter Egg Hunt and do some craft projects for Easter.
Reminders for this week:
- Spring pictures are on Wednesday
- Library will be on Wednesday this week
- Prayer service on Holy Thursday at 12:30 and students will be dismissed at 1:30
Stations of the Cross
On Friday, the first and second graders presented the stations of the cross to the rest of the school. The students worked very hard on coloring their stations and reading their parts. All of the students did an excellent job!
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Week of March 18
In religion this week we will begin talking about Holy Week so that we are prepared for it. We also will be working with the second graders to prepare for stations of the cross on Friday.
During Superkids this week students will continue to edit/revise and then publish their personal narratives about a super day that they had. We will be learning about the sound that "aw" and "all" make in words. Students will also read two stories from our reader this week. We will also look at another one of our Super-Duper magazines this week. Make sure to ask your child what it was about.
In math this week we will look at subtracting 10 from a number, dozen and half dozen, estimating and measuring using feet, and adding 9. Students will also continue to practice all of our addition and subtraction facts as well as counting money and telling time.
Science this week will be focused on learning about taking care of the earth. We talked about the natural resources that the earth has and also about types of pollution last week. This week we will focus on how can we take care of those natural resources by reusing, recycling, and reducing.
In Social Studies we are continuing to work on our Community inquiry unit. This week we will talk more specifically about what a community is and look at our community. We will be using Google Earth to look closer at the community we live in.
During Superkids this week students will continue to edit/revise and then publish their personal narratives about a super day that they had. We will be learning about the sound that "aw" and "all" make in words. Students will also read two stories from our reader this week. We will also look at another one of our Super-Duper magazines this week. Make sure to ask your child what it was about.
In math this week we will look at subtracting 10 from a number, dozen and half dozen, estimating and measuring using feet, and adding 9. Students will also continue to practice all of our addition and subtraction facts as well as counting money and telling time.
Science this week will be focused on learning about taking care of the earth. We talked about the natural resources that the earth has and also about types of pollution last week. This week we will focus on how can we take care of those natural resources by reusing, recycling, and reducing.
In Social Studies we are continuing to work on our Community inquiry unit. This week we will talk more specifically about what a community is and look at our community. We will be using Google Earth to look closer at the community we live in.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Week of March 11
During religion this week we will be continuing to talk about the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit helped the first church members. We will also talk about how we are like the first Church members.
In Superkids this week the students will be reading the story, "A Super Day at Happy Land" in their readers. We will be working on identifying the main idea and supporting details from the story. Students will also begin working on their own personal narratives. This week we will begin planning them, by thinking about what the main idea will be and then coming up with supporting details for it. We will also complete Unit 3 and begin Unit 4. In Unit 4 we will be working with aw and all pattern words.
During Math this week we will be measuring to the nearest inch, identifying and counting nickels, and ordering events by time. We will also continue to work on our addition and subtraction facts everyday.
In Science we have been discussing some natural resources. This week we will look at a couple more natural resources. In our science lab, students will get to look more closely at rocks and classify them into groups based on color, shape, size, or texture.
We have also gotten into our Communities Inquiry Unit. Students have been reading through different books on communities and community helpers. They worked on finding facts from the books and labeling the source for each fact. This week we will be comparing city and country communities.
In Superkids this week the students will be reading the story, "A Super Day at Happy Land" in their readers. We will be working on identifying the main idea and supporting details from the story. Students will also begin working on their own personal narratives. This week we will begin planning them, by thinking about what the main idea will be and then coming up with supporting details for it. We will also complete Unit 3 and begin Unit 4. In Unit 4 we will be working with aw and all pattern words.
During Math this week we will be measuring to the nearest inch, identifying and counting nickels, and ordering events by time. We will also continue to work on our addition and subtraction facts everyday.
In Science we have been discussing some natural resources. This week we will look at a couple more natural resources. In our science lab, students will get to look more closely at rocks and classify them into groups based on color, shape, size, or texture.
We have also gotten into our Communities Inquiry Unit. Students have been reading through different books on communities and community helpers. They worked on finding facts from the books and labeling the source for each fact. This week we will be comparing city and country communities.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Week of March 4
This week in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday we will be mixing in some Dr. Seuss writing and art activities.
In religion this week we will continue to talk about Lent as well as continue to discuss the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit helps us to grow closer to Jesus.
Monday will be our Unit 2 spelling test for More Adventures of the Superkids. Spelling homework is also due on Monday. We will be starting unit 3 where we will focus more on contractions. We will also be reading stories and looking for the main idea and supporting details.
In Math this week students will be working on finding the missing addend (3 + ___ = 7), drawing congruent shapes/designs, and measurement using nonstandard units as well as measuring to the nearest inch. Wednesday, March 6 we will be having a math test.
In Science we are finishing up talking about the seasons and why we have the seasons. This week we will begin talking about the Earth and different natural resources that the Earth has including rocks/minerals, soil, water, and air. Our science lab this week will deal with exploring rocks using magnifying glasses and classifying them into groups based on size, color, shape, or texture.
In Social Studies we have begun our second inquiry unit, Communities. This week we will read and explore more with our community books. Students will also begin to compare and contrast different types of communities beginning with comparing/contrasting country and city.
In religion this week we will continue to talk about Lent as well as continue to discuss the Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit helps us to grow closer to Jesus.
Monday will be our Unit 2 spelling test for More Adventures of the Superkids. Spelling homework is also due on Monday. We will be starting unit 3 where we will focus more on contractions. We will also be reading stories and looking for the main idea and supporting details.
In Math this week students will be working on finding the missing addend (3 + ___ = 7), drawing congruent shapes/designs, and measurement using nonstandard units as well as measuring to the nearest inch. Wednesday, March 6 we will be having a math test.
In Science we are finishing up talking about the seasons and why we have the seasons. This week we will begin talking about the Earth and different natural resources that the Earth has including rocks/minerals, soil, water, and air. Our science lab this week will deal with exploring rocks using magnifying glasses and classifying them into groups based on size, color, shape, or texture.
In Social Studies we have begun our second inquiry unit, Communities. This week we will read and explore more with our community books. Students will also begin to compare and contrast different types of communities beginning with comparing/contrasting country and city.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Weather Forecasters
Today students continued working on their storm pictures that they drew last week. They are also working on describing their storm as if they were weather forecasters and were reporting on the storm.
We are working to make a movie of each student giving their storm report. The students are super excited to give their weather report!
We are working to make a movie of each student giving their storm report. The students are super excited to give their weather report!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Week of Feb. 25
In religion this week we will be continuing to discuss Lent. We will talk about what we can do during Lent in order to grow closer to Jesus.
For Superkids this week, students will be learning about changing 'y' to an 'i' and then adding the ending. We will also read the next story in our reader called "The Wish" and students will draw and write about their own wishes. This week we will also talk about idioms like "It is raining cats and dogs!"
Math this week is going to focus mainly on counting by 10's from any number, adding 10 to a number, comparing and ordering numbers, and counting by 100's. Students will once again be able to use the interactive hundreds chart on our SMARTboard as we go through this week's lessons. We will have a test on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
In Science we will be talking more about weather and the seasons this week. We will be looking more at the water cycle, as well as why we have the seasons. Students will do an interactive activity involving why we have seasons using the SMARTboard.
We will also be starting our next inquiry unit this week on Communities. We will be discussing neighborhoods and communities, drawing neighborhoods, using Google Earth to look at our community, and using lots of books to find out about different kinds of communities and community helpers.
For Superkids this week, students will be learning about changing 'y' to an 'i' and then adding the ending. We will also read the next story in our reader called "The Wish" and students will draw and write about their own wishes. This week we will also talk about idioms like "It is raining cats and dogs!"
Math this week is going to focus mainly on counting by 10's from any number, adding 10 to a number, comparing and ordering numbers, and counting by 100's. Students will once again be able to use the interactive hundreds chart on our SMARTboard as we go through this week's lessons. We will have a test on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
In Science we will be talking more about weather and the seasons this week. We will be looking more at the water cycle, as well as why we have the seasons. Students will do an interactive activity involving why we have seasons using the SMARTboard.
We will also be starting our next inquiry unit this week on Communities. We will be discussing neighborhoods and communities, drawing neighborhoods, using Google Earth to look at our community, and using lots of books to find out about different kinds of communities and community helpers.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Week of February 18
This will be another shorter week since we have Monday off for President's Day. We will be talking about the presidents all this week during Social Studies and completing various activities having to do with our Presidents.
In Religion this week we will begin talking about Lent and things that we can do to grow closer to Jesus.
We began the next level in Superkids last week, More Adventures of the Superkids. Our first unit focuses on the letter 'y' and how it can sometimes be a vowel. We are working on the rules for when 'y' makes the long i sound, the long e sound, and the long a sound. When working with your child at home you can review these rules with them: When y is at the end of a word and is the only vowel then it makes the long i sound as in cry. When y is at the end of a word and there is another vowel that is not next to it then y will make the long e sound as in jelly. When y is at the end of a word and there is a vowel right next to it then it will follow the rule of when two vowels are together the first one does the talking as in say. Last week we read the first story in our new purple readers called "In Case of Rain." This week we will be talking more about the story and writing our own set of directions.
We will be having our spelling test for unit 1 on Thursday.
In math we will work more with adding two digit numbers with regrouping using our dimes and pennies. Students will work with having to trade pennies for dimes and then counting the money altogether. This week we will also work on telling time to the half hour, dividing shapes into fourths, and adding 10 to a number.
In Science students will be completing their planets that they created last week. Everyone wrote about real things that they would see if they were in space and then continued their writing to include a new planet that they discovered while up in space. This week we will also begin looking at weather and different types of weather.
During science lab this week we will work on what we think could be used to clean pennies. We will experiment using different things to clean them. We will also use this opportunity to talk about how the Statue of Liberty went from copper to the green color that it is today.
In Religion this week we will begin talking about Lent and things that we can do to grow closer to Jesus.
We began the next level in Superkids last week, More Adventures of the Superkids. Our first unit focuses on the letter 'y' and how it can sometimes be a vowel. We are working on the rules for when 'y' makes the long i sound, the long e sound, and the long a sound. When working with your child at home you can review these rules with them: When y is at the end of a word and is the only vowel then it makes the long i sound as in cry. When y is at the end of a word and there is another vowel that is not next to it then y will make the long e sound as in jelly. When y is at the end of a word and there is a vowel right next to it then it will follow the rule of when two vowels are together the first one does the talking as in say. Last week we read the first story in our new purple readers called "In Case of Rain." This week we will be talking more about the story and writing our own set of directions.
We will be having our spelling test for unit 1 on Thursday.
In math we will work more with adding two digit numbers with regrouping using our dimes and pennies. Students will work with having to trade pennies for dimes and then counting the money altogether. This week we will also work on telling time to the half hour, dividing shapes into fourths, and adding 10 to a number.
In Science students will be completing their planets that they created last week. Everyone wrote about real things that they would see if they were in space and then continued their writing to include a new planet that they discovered while up in space. This week we will also begin looking at weather and different types of weather.
During science lab this week we will work on what we think could be used to clean pennies. We will experiment using different things to clean them. We will also use this opportunity to talk about how the Statue of Liberty went from copper to the green color that it is today.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Ipad Lab
This afternoon we were able to go to the Ipad Lab! The students were super excited and enjoyed playing some math games on their Ipads.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Week of February 11
This week will be shorter with Friday being No School, but it will be a busy one for us. We will be having our Valentine's Day party on Thursday, Feb. 14 in the afternoon. Students may bring in valentines to pass out to everyone in class.
In religion this week we will finish up talking about the Holy Spirit and begin talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent.
Monday we will be finishing up our End of Level test for Adventures of the Superkids. Tuesday we will start More Adventures of the Superkids. In this level students will be learning new sounds for letters. We will begin by looking at 'y' as a vowel. We will also have a new reader and stories.
In math this week we will work on trading pennies for dimes and adding two digit numbers with regrouping using dimes and pennies. Tuesday we will be having a math test. Also this week we will be graphing candy hearts and answering questions about our individual graphs. The students will also be going on a scavenger hunt in the classroom to find hearts that have matching values. Students will be continuing to use Xtramath in the classroom and I encourage you to also use this at home to help practice fact fluency.
In Science this week we will be continuing to talk about the sun, moon, stars, and planets. Students will be making their star pictures that we didn't get to do on Friday. We will also be writing about what we would see in space if we were in a spaceship and creating our own imaginary planets. Our lab this week will be making some magnetic slime!
Next week we will be talking about presidents in Social Studies. Also coming up:
In religion this week we will finish up talking about the Holy Spirit and begin talking about Ash Wednesday and Lent.
Monday we will be finishing up our End of Level test for Adventures of the Superkids. Tuesday we will start More Adventures of the Superkids. In this level students will be learning new sounds for letters. We will begin by looking at 'y' as a vowel. We will also have a new reader and stories.
In math this week we will work on trading pennies for dimes and adding two digit numbers with regrouping using dimes and pennies. Tuesday we will be having a math test. Also this week we will be graphing candy hearts and answering questions about our individual graphs. The students will also be going on a scavenger hunt in the classroom to find hearts that have matching values. Students will be continuing to use Xtramath in the classroom and I encourage you to also use this at home to help practice fact fluency.
In Science this week we will be continuing to talk about the sun, moon, stars, and planets. Students will be making their star pictures that we didn't get to do on Friday. We will also be writing about what we would see in space if we were in a spaceship and creating our own imaginary planets. Our lab this week will be making some magnetic slime!
Next week we will be talking about presidents in Social Studies. Also coming up:
- Communities Inquiry Unit
- Lent
- Easter
- Time Stories
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Week of February 4
This week we will begin by checking our Groundhog Day predictions that we wrote last week. Then we will be celebrating our 100th Day of School on Monday. To celebrate we will be doing different counting activities and making 100 using money, cubes, links, etc. The students will be writing about if they had $100 what would they do, and what would they want 100 of and what would they not want 100 of. I also have a special treat for all of them in the afternoon to help celebrate.
In Superkids, we will be finishing up revising our problem/solution stories and continuing to work with contractions and compound words. We will be doing another of the interactive tuck-ins from our Superkids on the SMARTboard. We will also read the final story in our Adventures of the Superkids reader called "Buster." Along with reading the story we will work on summarizing and drawing conclusions from the story.
*Thursday, Feb. 7 will be our Unit 10 spelling test.
*Friday, Feb. 8 and Monday, Feb. 11 we will have our End of Level reading test. This test will cover all the pattern and memory words from all 10 units. It will also have a story to read and comprehension questions. The last part will be writing about a given topic.
In math this week we will be working more with adding 2 digit numbers without regrouping, identifying how many more on a graph, congruent shapes, and comparing 2 digit numbers. The students will be doing some of the daily fact practice using the SMARTboard again.
In science we will be finishing up our penguin theme unit this week by looking at the life cycle of penguins and finishing up writing about if we had a pet penguin what we would need in order to care for the penguin. Our science lab this week will be dealing with magnets and iron. We will see if we can take the iron out of cereal. We will also begin talking about the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets.
*Please bring in a toilet paper tube by Thursday, Feb. 7.
*Also bring in a shoebox for our Valentine mailboxes by Wednesday, Feb. 13.
In Superkids, we will be finishing up revising our problem/solution stories and continuing to work with contractions and compound words. We will be doing another of the interactive tuck-ins from our Superkids on the SMARTboard. We will also read the final story in our Adventures of the Superkids reader called "Buster." Along with reading the story we will work on summarizing and drawing conclusions from the story.
*Thursday, Feb. 7 will be our Unit 10 spelling test.
*Friday, Feb. 8 and Monday, Feb. 11 we will have our End of Level reading test. This test will cover all the pattern and memory words from all 10 units. It will also have a story to read and comprehension questions. The last part will be writing about a given topic.
In math this week we will be working more with adding 2 digit numbers without regrouping, identifying how many more on a graph, congruent shapes, and comparing 2 digit numbers. The students will be doing some of the daily fact practice using the SMARTboard again.
In science we will be finishing up our penguin theme unit this week by looking at the life cycle of penguins and finishing up writing about if we had a pet penguin what we would need in order to care for the penguin. Our science lab this week will be dealing with magnets and iron. We will see if we can take the iron out of cereal. We will also begin talking about the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets.
*Please bring in a toilet paper tube by Thursday, Feb. 7.
*Also bring in a shoebox for our Valentine mailboxes by Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Games Day
To end a great Catholic Schools Week, Friday was student appreciation day. The students were able to bring board games from home. We played them in the afternoon in groups. It was a great way to end our week.
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Bowling
Thursday we went bowling as a whole school. We spent just about the entire morning bowling. The students were able to bowl about 2 games and had lots of fun.
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