Good Day All:

We've been extremely busy for the past couple of weeks.  The future looks busy too!

 

2nd and 3rd Reading:  The students are beginning to settle in and are working hard. We are still completing most reading workbook pages together in class.   AR points look great! Please keep encouraging your child to read!

5th Reading:  We have begun a new novel, Shades of Gray.  The boys seemed to enjoy Sign of the Beaver and they did well on the activities.  The new book is set right after the Civil War.  The Hero,  or main character, Matt has lost his entire family to the Yankees or as a direct result of the War and has to move in with an aunt and uncle.  As a Confederate Matt believes his Uncle is a coward because he refused to fight on either side.  Matt has to do some soul searching, learning and definitely grows up, not only physically, but mentally.  I hope the students will like this interesting book!

We will continue working on the basil reading series during class time.

 

Science and Social Studies:

K-1st:  We are learning about wants vs needs, and creating weather charts.

2nd, 3rd:, 4th and 5th:   We will finish with weather this week.  the students will create charts and graphs showing the data we've collected over the past two weeks.

 

All Classes: We will begin making Mardi gras masks next week.  Please send in (scraps, please don't go and buy any shiny material, matallic trims, lepard prints, or fuzzy material for the children to use on their masks.  The students have been designing the masks and we'll begin construction next week.

 

As always, have a blessed day!

 

 

 

 

 

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Good Day!

Wow! What a great time we are having this year. The students are truly on their best behavior. Please let them know how much we teachers appreciate their efforts. Our class has earned a sno-cone Tuesday, because of their STAR behavior!

The 2^nd graders are still adjusting to switching classrooms. Organization is going to be their greatest hurdle.

Remember you can access the Library on line to check on the books your student is reading or checking out for at-home reading. The address is:

http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/stedward/

Mrs. Westhoff, Mrs. Stoss and an army of others have worked hard this summer to get the Library on-line. We are grateful for their dedication!

Reading and Spelling info: Some of the students are struggling with the new concepts and content in reading class. The workbook pages are stumping them! We will work slowly for the first semester. Most Reading workbook pages will be completed in class. Spelling pages will be sent home as homework. I’m not moving to a new story until we’ve covered each new concept together. This means it may take us longer than a week to cover each story. The spelling word schedule follows the reading stories, so it may be 6 or 7 school days between lists. You will have to check the agenda for spelling test days. It won’t always be Thursday as first scheduled.

Many students will have sight word cards to review nightly. It is super important to their reading success and comprehension that they recognize these words immediately. The students will have the cards in a baggie along with a note from me. They should also have the task listed in their agenda.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Have a great day!