Week of Mar. 9th

 Reading with our Stuffy Day was so much fun!!

The book fair is open until Thursday afternoon.   Parents are welcome to shop with their child after school.

Friday is the end of the 9 weeks.  All grades/missing or make-up work are due before Spring Break.  The children will be taking a spelling test, reading comprehension test and math test.

Stations of the Cross will be at 2:00.

Reading was cool in our sunglasses.

Reading was cozy in our cute slippers and fuzzy socks.

Reading was bright as we enjoyed reading throughout the day with our flashlights and then completing a writing prompt.

Reading was fun sharing with our stuffy.

Hats off to Reading and the amazing book reports.

Key Concepts for the Week:

Religion--We finish Chapter 17 this week and go to Stations of the Cross on Friday.

Language Arts/Grammar--It will be a quick week packed in with lots of skills.  The phonics lessons focus on -r controlled vowels using /er, ir, ur/.  We are going to be learning how to read and create contractions on Tuesday.  The grammar focus this week is helping verbs.  Decodable story homework will be on Wednesday and the comprehension test on Friday.

Handwriting--Spelling word list will be sent home on Monday.  Tuesday we will be using our handwriting book, and the  practice spelling test on Wednesday.  The final spelling test will be on Friday.  The words are tricky as they all make the same sound just spelled differently.  Your child will probably need extra help getting these words mastered.

Math--This week the children will be making a 10 to add two and one digit numbers and add two digit numbers together. Friday we will be taking the end of Chapter Test.

Science--The topic this week is "States of Matter."  We are going to learn about solids, liquids, and gases.  We will have a daily activity in addition to using our science packet.   Thursday the children will be sorting all three states of matter and Friday we will be doing a States of Matter science experiment.

SPELLING WORDS:  her, were, first, shirt, bird, girl, sir, fur, hurt, burn

WORDS TO PRACTICE READING:  push, visit, wait, done, know

Week of March 2nd

It's Read Across America Week!

A yellow letter was sent home last Thursday with the daily themes.  Pizza Box Book report is due Wednesday and the presentations are on Friday.

Families that made an auction donation during driveline last week, a free dress pass was sent home in your child's folder that can be used on Friday.

We are still collecting items for our class "Beach Bum" basket.  Ideas such as water balloons, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, magic sand, play-doh, etc.. can be sent with your child.

Mrs. Huggins helped both classes create a new hallway bulletin board.

Friday we will go to Adoration

Key Concepts for the Week:

Religion--We will continue Chapter 17. which focuses on Celebrating The Mass. The children will identify ways to share the light of Christ with others and ways to be a peacemaker. Wednesday will go to Mass. Friday is Adoration. 

 Language Arts--Monday we are going to learn about verb tense and will do our decodable story for this unit. Tuesday and Wednesday we will practice our main story of "Frog and Toad." Friday will be the comprehension test for the story.

Handwriting--Spelling Words will be sent home on Monday. Tuesday we will read the Scholastic News for Read Across America Week. Practice spelling test on Wednesday. Author study activity on Thursday and final spelling test Friday. 

 Math--We are starting Chapter 11 on using tens to add on to a number. 

 Author Study--Monday the students will be making a hat to match our Eric Carle book, Tuesday we will be creating our own cookie with "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie", Wednesday we will make a pigeon craft using our flashlight, Thursday we are doing a "Frog and Toad" activity, and Friday we will be doing a "Horton Hears a Who" activity before going to Adoration. 

 SPELLING WORDS: ask, asked, plan, planned, call, called, help, helped, drop, dropped 

 WORDS TO PRACTICE READING: afraid, few, how, soon, again, house, read