Week of Oct. 7th

This week we will be reading Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat while working on contractions and realism and fantasy.  In Language Arts the students will be learning about proper nouns, and writing a descriptive paragraph.  In math we will finish up place value and start on money.  In Science we will be working on ways animals adapt.

Spelling List

I'll
wasn't
it's
he's
I'm
didn't
who's
she's
we'll
isn't
hasn't
hadn't

Challenge Words

wouldn't
shouldn't
where's

Week of Sept. 30th

This week we will be reading Tara and Tiree while working on sequencing and r controlled vowels.  In Math we will continue to work on place value.  The next invertebrate we will be learning about is spiders.  It may be a creepy week!  

Amazing Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches

Week of Sept. 23rd

Please come visit me at parent teacher conferences Monday or Tuesday evening at your scheduled time.  Remember there is no school Friday because of this.  This week we will be reading the story The Strongest One while learning about consonant digraphs and realism and fantasy.  Language Arts will be spent learning about commands and exclamations.  In art we will be making insect models out of clay.  During Science this week we have a special guest coming to share her Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. We will also be learning about snails and earthworms.  It is going to be so much fun. In Math we will be starting place value.  It should be a busy week.

Week of Sept. 16th

This week we will be taking a walk in the desert while learning about inflected endings, main idea, and details.  We will be learning about statements and questions and writing stories with a beginning, middle, and end.  In Math we are working on subtraction facts and finding missing numbers.  Science will be focused on comparing moths and butterflies.  Social Studies will be spent learning about the Constitution and Johnny Appleseed.

Welcome 2013-2014 School Year!

I would like to welcome you to my blog.  Each week I hope to post what is happening in our classroom so you are able to ask your child questions about school.  This week our Boys Town Social skill is Greeting Others.  We will be reading the story Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night while working on character and setting.  In phonics we will review short and long vowels and begin working on consonant blends.  In Language Arts we will be learning about predicates.  We will be starting our invertebrate unit in Science.  Keep reading and practicing your spelling words each night.

Week of May 6th

This week we will be reading Jingle Dancer while working on character, plot, and setting.  We will be focusing on the prefixes mis and mid and working on paragraph writing.  In Science we are continuing to learn about the life cycle of a chicken and hopefully will have some chicks peeping this week!  On Friday is our annual Walk the track day for diabetes.  It is a fun filled day full of activities promoting fitness.  Please feel welcome to stop and see us at the new complex at the high school.