May 4th

 

Looking Cool!

Friday is Spirit Dress.

Library books need to be returned ASAP to earn a free dress day on May 11th.

I am very proud to share that we have had 100% participation and completion of the 100 book reading challenge!

Key Concepts for the Week:

Religion--We are going to learn about Mary.  On Wednesday we will go to Mass with our buddies.

Language Arts/Phonics--This week the main story selection is a famous book by Ezra Keets, "Peter's Chair."  The phonics skills will be compound words and digraphs /ew, ui/.  The spelling words will need extra practice time.  Decodable story homework will be on Wednesday.   Our grammar skill will be using adjectives to show how many.

Handwriting--The spelling words are coming home on Monday.  Practice test on Wednesday and final test on Friday.  Tuesday and Thursday we will be working from the Handwriting book.

Math--Tomorrow is the math test over fractional parts. Wednesday we will begin our new chapter about telling time.  Students will learn to tell time to the hour and half hour.

Social Studies--Monday and Tuesday we are going to learn about and celebrate Cinco de Mayo.  The rest of the week we are going to be making a special project for Mother's Day.

SPELLING WORDS:  backpack, outside, baseball, herself, flashlight, bluebird, lunchbox, suitcase, inside, brainstorm

WORDS TO PRACTICE READING:  picture, remember, room, stood, thought, would 

CultureFest

 Scotland Day

1st graders need to wear blue and white tomorrow for free dress.

Friday is Spirit Dress.

I am so proud of these hard working readers who reached their goal this week!

Key Concepts for the Week:

Religion--We will learn about the gift of the Holy Spirit that came to Jesus' Followers.    All school Mass with our 7th grade buddies is Wednesday.

Language Arts/Grammar:  The phonics sound for the week will be long /o/ using digraphs /oa and ow/ which will also be seen in the spelling words.  The main story selection  for the week is "A Trip to Washington, D.C."  Our grammar usage of adjectives will continue with an emphasis on size.  The decodable story "It's Spring!" will be sent home on Wednesday night.

Handwriting:  The new spelling words will be introduced on Monday.   We are going to use our handwriting book to practice the letter strokes for uppercase /U/.  I will give a practice spelling test on Wednesday. Spelling test on Friday.

Math--No math homework Monday night due to our CultureFest activities.  The rest of the week we will complete the last few geometry lessons before taking the Chapter test on Friday.

Science--Monday we will celebrate Earth Day!   We will read and learn about natural resources, make our own mini-book, and enjoy a Scholastic Newspaper. 

SPELLING WORDS:  boat, road, snow, row, blow, yellow, loaf, coat, soap, pillow

WORDS TO PRACTICE READING:  wild, mouth, found, took, once

Week of April 13th

 The kids took adorable pictures in their rain gear, created umbrellas using coffee filters and markers, and Ms. Huggins put it all together!

Pizza Lunch Day is on Wednesday.

Please return the extra virtual day of non-completed work by Friday.  DO NOT HAVE YOUR CHILD COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENTS!

We are in need of a few items for the last quarter of school if anyone has any of the items on hand to donate:  white coffee filters, colored pipe cleaners, and play-doh.

Key Concepts for the Week:

Religion--Monday we will complete the Easter chapter.  Tuesday and Thursday we will be doing our Spring Self-Safety lessons.  The topic for Tuesday is emotions and Thursday is healthy/bad habits. All school Mass with our 7th grade buddies is Wednesday.

Language Arts/Grammar--The phonics skill for the week is the usage of digraph /ea/ which will also be used in the spelling words.  The grammar lesson will be to learn how change the /y/ to /i/ when adding an ending to the word.  The main story is a variation of "Cinderella."  The decodable story homework will be Wednesday.

Congratulations to our book reading goal kiddos of the week!

Handwriting:  The new spelling words will be introduced on Monday.    We are going to use our handwriting book to practice the letter strokes for lowercase /f/ and uppercase /G/.  Spelling test on Friday.

Math--The week begins with a lesson identifying the names of 3-dimensional shapes, moving to attributes of 3-dimensional shapes and finally comparing 2 and 3-dimensional shapes.

Science: -We are going to begin our unit on plants.   Monday we will enjoy a Scholastic Newspaper.  Tuesday and Wednesday the children will be making their own plant dictionary.  Thursday the students will create a plant life cycle hat and Friday will be planting day. 

SPELLING WORDS:  boat, road, snow, row, blow, yellow, loaf, coat, soap, pillow

WORDS TO PRACTICE READING:  wild, mouth, found, took, once