This week was GREAT!! The students enjoyed Art, Bubbles and Chalk. I combined all the pictures into one long slideshow. Make sure to stick around and watch the whole thing. The class is too cute!
We have been getting ready for Earth Day in our class!! We planted seeds in orange juice containers and the students planed grass seeds in plastic cat food containers.
Remember... REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE!!
(Not sure what happened, but Smilebox is having trouble sending me the slideshow... So the one below will only have pictures from Monday's Earth Day Celebration and our Campus Clean Up we did Tuesday.)
We are starting Monday off with Earth Day Activities and then on Wednesday we are beginning our ALPHABET COUNTDOWN! Wednesday is also an Early Release Day. Friday is Stuffed Animal Day and Zacari will be bringing in Fun Friday Snacks.
Also... Resources were all changed due to Upper Grades Testing! I accidentally wrote uppercase letters on the conduct sheet. hahaha It gave us a good laugh!
Mrs.Croft and I are both wearing shirts for Earth Day. If your child has a shirt, send them to school in it on Monday. We will be checking out the seeds we planted last week, discussing recycling and if weather permits... cleaning the school campus.
A is for ART DAY
(Wednesday)
We are working on our International Craft for Nigeria. Here is a sneak peak of the paper #'s 20-39 painted on Friday for us to use.
B is for Bubbles
Your child is more than welcome to bring in their own bubbles. We have a small supply... but not enough for 39 students.
C is for Chalk
We are looking forward to writing number bonds and sight words outside with sidewalk chalk. Again- we have some... but not a huge supply,
MATH
We are continuing on with subtraction and number bonds. Make sure your child knows the Math signs for addition and subtraction, along with the vocabulary for each.
READING SCIENCE
We are finishing up our lessons on Seasons and then we will be taking a seasons test. Make sure to discuss vocabulary, weather words, clothing, foods eaten and activities that people can do outside for every Season.
SAXON, SIGHT WORDS, BLENDS & Reading SKILLS
Saxon is going to be discussing the double oo. This week students will see that oo can be like oo in tooth or oo in hook. There is no special rule that tells you which way to decide on the sound. The students just sound out the word with both oo sounds and decide which sounds correct.
WRITING
We are going to be finishing the Seasons Writing and they will be collected for a Writing Grade.
Here are the pictures that we took on Friday from Hat Day.
~ If your child isn't pictured we apologize... the students with hats were called over for pictures, but lots were too interested in playing to come over. haha
On Friday the 13th, there was a Glow in the Dark Dance for the students that raised $50 or more for Jump Rope for Heart. I was lucky enough to be invited to the dance, along with Zoey and Mateo. Together we jump roped, hoola hooped, ate cookies and danced the afternoon away!!
Enjoy the pictures and thank you to everyone that supported Jump Rope for Heart! :)
Here are all the students that were invited to the dance.
Zoey and her cousin Eliot
Mateo and I danced... I was happier than he was. haha
Upper Grade Testing is quickly on it's way and Mrs.Croft was asked to help test. :) So... we will try to keep our day as normal as possible, but we may have to switch our Morning Math with Reading and vice versa. Resources are cancelled on Monday and Tuesday, but they are expected to resume on Wednesday.
Friday is HAT Day and we haven't had anyone sign up for Fun Friday snacks. This Friday or the following Friday. Email us if you are interested in either date. :)
**Reminder: There was no homework last Wednesday and we will not be passing out a packet this Wednesday. We are supporting the Upper Grades and focusing on the 4th Quarter Expectations.**
MATH
We will be completing the Module Test and then information will be coming about our next Module.
READING/SCIENCE
We will be finishing up our work on Seasons. We will also be discussing African Animals and completing two crafts to use for decorations for International Day!! (International Day is May 18. PTA is looking for Volunteers. If you are able to give some of your time, contact them!)
Here is a video we will watch to get excited about Animals in Africa.
READING SKILLS
Get ready... there's a lot coming our way! Saxon is reviewing the /sh/ sound and moving on to /th/. We tell the students when making this sound they need to stick out their tongue. (If they do not do this, they make an f sound.) Both of these digraphs are coded by underlining them.
Our Sight Words can be found in the slideshow below. Along with the sight word review song from Jack Hartmann.
We are focused on the medial vowel i~ it may be a short sound, but it may also be a long sound. Check out the youtube videos to practice!
And just went you thought there wasn't enough to do... our beginning blend is SM- and our word family is -ING.
WRITING
We are focused on using our Season Charts to write sentences about each season. Students are expected to write sentences on the own detailing the weather, clothing and food people eat during each season.
This is a lengthy process, but we hope to take a few pictures of some writing. :)
We wanted to say thank you to everyone involved in the PTA Program!! From the students that participated to the parents that came and cheered them on... you all made it a great night!
