Week of Nov. 2nd

This week we are starting a new unit in reading.  We will spend the next 5 weeks learning and reading about creative ideas.  We will be reading the story Pearl and Wagner, Two Good Friends while learning how to read words with ee, ea, and y.  We will continue to work on the comprehension skill of author's purpose.  In Language Arts we will be working on verbs and writing a narrative paragraph.  In Social Studies we will be learning about the First Americans focusing on the Plains Natives.  Our Math time will be spent learning strategies to help us subtract 2 digit numbers mentally.  It will be a busy week.

Pumpkin Fun!

Week of Oct. 26th

This week we will be reading A Turkey for Thanksgiving while working on ai and ay words and drawing conclusions.  In Language Arts we will continue to work on our class book.  If you would like to order a book, please return those by Monday the 26th.  We will also work on possessive nouns.  In Science we will be conducting some experiments with pumpkins including counting and graphing how many seeds are in a pumpkin.  In Math we are working on strategies to help us solve problems mentally.  Please visit my blog at mrshoffmanblog.blogspot.com.  I have links to many activities.  I just added Spelling City which is a great way to practice their spelling words.

Week of Oct. 19th

NO SCHOOL MONDAY!  The teachers will be participating in staff development.  Enjoy some time off.  This week we will be reading the play The Bremen Town Musicians while working on plurals and author's purpose.  We are continuing to write descriptive paragraphs for our class book that will be published.  I have found a company in Kansas that will publish for classrooms.  The boys and girls are very excited to become authors.   Please be looking for information on how to order a book for your child in the next week or so.  In Science we will finish up learning about habitats and how living things change and grow.  In Math we are working on counting coin combinations.  Today we kick off our school fundraiser!  Packets will be coming home with more information.

Learning about reptiles! It's a snake!

Week of Oct. 12th

Monday we will be celebrating Columbus Day by learning about Christopher Columbus and his adventures to the Americas.  This week we will be reading the story Turtles Race with Beaver while working on r controlled vowels and sequencing.  In Language Arts we will be working on writing a class book to be published.  We will also work on singular and plural nouns.  In math we will continue to work on counting coin combinations up to $1.00.  In Science we are focusing on plants and animals in their environments.  It's going to be a busy week!

Week of Oct. 5th

This week we will be reading the story Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat  while learning about contractions, realism, and fantasy.  We will be completing our first quarter writing assessment as well as working on proper nouns.    In Math we will finish up place value and move on to counting money.  In Science we will be learning about animal groups and how they adapt.  I appreciate everyone coming to conferences last week.  We had 100%  attendance!  That is great.  Thanks for making an effort to show how much you care about your child and their school!