January 9-13, 2017 Week 19

It Snowed!  We went outside and played for a while.  Aiwa is from Hawaii and she had never experienced snow before.  It was so sweet to watch her catch the snow in her hands! *************

 

This week we will read "Ruby in Her Own Time."  It is a story that is animal fantasy and it's about a growing duck family whose characters can talk.  Our reading skills are to blend and read words with consonant patterns "ng" and "nk"  We will compare and contrast; tell synonyms for words; make compound words; and Saxon Phonics.  We will also take our Unit 2 Reading Test.

In Math we will compose and decompose numbers up to 120 using base ten manipulatives.

In Science we will explore natural resources of water such as oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams.  We will identify water sources that contain salt and/or freshwater.

In Social Studies we will learn about the contributions of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Upcoming Events...

Jan 11- A-Team Field Trip to Movies

Jan 16 - No School MLK Holiday

Jan 18 - Shot Clinic at CES

Jan 19 - Progress Reports

Feb 2 - 100th Day of School

Feb 14 - Valentines Party

Feb 23 - Math/Science Carnival

We had a busy fun week!  We made ice cream, won the Hot Shot Reading Basketball competition, and played in the snow! 

Ice Cream!

                                           
                                          Hot Shot BB Competition Winners!

                         They have some nice basketball shooting skills!

Congrats Colton for working hard and 

being chosen Student of the Month!  

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next week!  

January 2-6, 2017 Week 18

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

I hope that you had a nice winter break and are ready for the second half of the school year!  Tuesday will be day 79!  As we transition back to school we will review some previous skills and prepare for next week's Unit Reading Test. We will also read "The Mitten."  We will sequence the story events, BUT the best part of all is we will make "Shake and Eat Ice Cream!" So if you have mittens please bring them on Friday.  As we shake the ice cream it gets very cold to our hands.  This will also be a great science activity as well because students will get to observe a liquid turn into a solid.

We will read "A Place to Play."  It is realistic fiction that tells about made-up things that could happen in real life.  Our reading skills are to read the long vowel sounds of y, for example long i sound as in try, long e sound as in puppy; sequence story events; identify action verbs; and practice Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will compose and decompose numbers up to 120.  

In Science we will explore the natural sources of water.  We will identify oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds.  We will learn about fresh water and salt water.

In Social Studies we will study the past.  

UPCOMING EVENTS...

Jan 5 ~ A-Team permission slip and $5 due

Jan 11 ~ A-Team Field Trip to Movies

Feb 2 ~ 100th Day of School

Christmas Activities...

                          Parents we hope you liked your Christmas gift!

                               More Christmas Letters...I'm sorry they are turned sideways.

 Congrats to Mariyah for earning a 25 pt AR shirt!

Way to read Ryan!  Congrats for earning a 25 pt AR shirt!

Thanks for visiting us!  See you next week!

December 12-16, 2016 Week 17

We made it!  Christmas will be here in 2 weeks. This year is zooming by! 

Christmas Party~ Please send the item that you were signed up for by Tuesday.  

We will not have a reading story in our textbook this week. We will read Christmas stories and make Christmas crafts and ornaments in class.  

In Math we will continue to add and subtract to 20.

During Science and Social Studies time we will work on Christmas activities.

Upcoming Events

December 15 ~ Movie and Pajamas

December 15 ~ CES Christmas Program (dress Christmas colors)

December 16 ~ Christmas Party / Early Release

Dec 19-Jan 2 ~ Christmas Break

We read about honey bees last week and found out several facts about them.  We learned...

 The queen bee rules the hive.

 The workers bees keep the hive safe.

 The drones take care of the queen.

  Bees make honey from nectar.

Don't make bees mad!  

Awesome, terrific, and outstanding job to Colton 

for reading up a storm and earning 50 AR points! 

 He earned a blue AR shirt!  Way to go!

                          Bravo to Aiwa for Student of the Month!

          Aiwa works very hard in class. Her classwork looks like 2nd grade! 

                               Look who came to read to us...Macy!  
She came to observe our class and became our guest reader!

                                    

Here are some of our Santa letters.  I will post all the letters over the next couple of weeks for you to read.  They are adorable!  I was so glad that I remembered to copy them before I mailed them to Santa and the newspaper.  :)

Next week I will post the rest of the letters! 

Fingers crossed everyone because I know your letters should've reached the North Pole by now!  We love Santa! 

Thanks for stopping in this week.  Be sure and come back next week for Christmas party highlights and more Santa letters!

HO HO HO Merry Christmas!

December 5-9, 2016 Week 16

I am sorry that the last couple of week's blogs were late.  After blogging I thought that I hit publish but I discovered a minute ago it was still in draft form.  I blame it on the fact that Christmas is in the air!   Ho Ho Ho!!!    Speaking of Christmas...
Can you believe that it's just 21 days away?!!!  3 weeks?  We will be busy learning and making Christmas crafts over the next couple of weeks.  

This week we will read an expository text that tells facts about real honey bees.  Our story is titled "Honey Bees."  The reading skills are blend and read long e, ee words; compare and contrast; identify syllables in words; recognize nouns in sentences; inflected endings; and practice daily Saxon Phonics.

In Math we will use manipulatives to add and subtract numbers to 20.  We will also learn to count up in addition and back in subtraction.    

In Science we will continue exploring objects in the sky.

In Social Studies we will continue learning about traditions.

Upcoming Events...

Dec 12 ~ CES Music Program at CMS auditorium
Dec 15 ~ Movie, Popcorn & Pajamas
Dec 16 ~ Christmas Party @ 9:30
Dec 16 ~ Early Release
Dec 19- Jan 2 ~ Christmas Holidays


We have been learning about objects in the sky.  To go along with our lesson we had an opportunity to enjoy a close up look at some objects in the sky using google expedition goggles!  It was so exciting to see 3D close ups of the Solar System!  Thanks Mrs. Kilgore for bringing the goggles over!  We hope to do it again!

Santa letters will be displayed next week.  All of the letters were mailed to Santa and copies were sent to the Greenville newspaper. I was able to make a copy to save for parents to see.  :)

Have a super week!