Week of Sept.28th

This week a new unit in reading.  All the stories will be based on the theme working together.  We will be reading Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends while working on sequencing and r controlled vowels.  In Language Arts we will be learning about nouns and writing a story in sequence.  Spiders will keep our Science time engaging.  We will be doing a pumpking art project to get ready for October.  In Math we continue to work on place value.  We will be comparing numbers, extending number patterns and learning about odd and even numbers.  I enjoyed visiting with those of you who were able to make it to conferences.  Thanks for coming.

Week of Sept. 21st

This week we will be reading the play The Strongest One  while working on consonant digraphs, realism, and fantasy.  We will also be working on commands and exclamations.  In Science we will be making a model of an insect and learning about snails, slugs, and earthworms.  In Math we will start learning about place value.  Please come visit me at parent teacher conferences on Tuesday and Thursday evening at your scheduled time.  NO SCHOOL FRIDAY!

Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

Week of September 14th

This week our reading goals will focus on reading words with inflected endings, main idea, and detail.  We will be exploring the desert by reading A Walk in the Desert.  In Language Arts we will be learning about statements and questions.  In Social Studies we will learn about Johnny Appleseed and complete an art project with Johnny as the focus.  We have an exciting week in Science as we will get up and personal with some Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches.  We will be finding out just how strong these insects are.  On Thursday we will celebrate Constitution Day by learning about our country's constitution.  In math we will continue working on strategies to use in addition and subtraction.  We will also do a little algebra and find the missing number in an addition and subtraction problem.  Please note that the spelling list for the next week are stapled to their spelling test.  It will go home each Friday.   If they lose their list, just check the blog.  The words are listed on the right hand side.

Sept. 9, 2015

Hi - and welcome to my blog.  I will be updating this weekly with events that are happening in our classroom.  Each week the spelling list is posted on this site.  I have also added some websites that are great to use at school and home.  Your child can access these from this site. Please become a follower so you can be updated each week.

This week are are reading the story Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night.  We are working on consonant blends, character, and setting.  In Language Arts we are learning about predicates and what makes a good sentence.  It is insect exploration time in Science as we learn about the body parts of and insect.  They do know a great song about this.  Maybe they could teach you.  Math time is spent learning many subtraction strategies.  In Art we created Lady Liberty in honor of Patriots Day and Constitution Day.  They are beautiful!

As always please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!