Monday, April 28, 2014

Weekly News and Homework


Welcome Back!

TOMORROW: Tuesday, April 29th: Field Trip to the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab.  Our tour is EARLY.  It was the only time available.  Please meet in the classroom at 8am (Drivers at 7:50); I hope to leave campus by 8:10.  Thank you!!

Language Arts: This week we will continue learning about consonant digraphs and word families.  This week is th.  We will read many books each day as a class, in small groups,  and independently, read, write, make sight word flowers for our word wall and practice reading and writing our new sight words (no, that, came), write in our journals, and read and write in our small group literacy centers.  We will also write our monthly writing samples for our writing wall.

Math:  This week we will continue working on subtraction facts through ten.  We will count by 1s, 5s, and10s to 100, work with our number of the day (Spanish, tally marks, addition and subtraction problems, etc.), and create class graphs.  We will also make our May calendars on Thursday. 

Bible: This week we will read and discuss one of Jesus’ parables: The House on the Rock.  We will sing Oh, How I Love Jesus, Jesus Loves Even Me, His Banner Over Me Is Love, and Isn’t He Wonderful (which we will sing at next week’s chapel),  learn 1 Corinthians 15:3b-4, and pray together every day.   

Science, Social Studies, Art, and Misc: This month’s themes are conservation, oceans, and Easter.  Tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/29) we will visit the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab to learn more about the animals in our bay.  We are also keeping an eye on our tadpoles and polliwogs.  We will continue to do our team jobs, attend art class, music class, library, computer lab, and PE, explore the classroom during choice time, and more!!!

 

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday, April 29th: Field Trip to the Seymour Center at Long Marine Lab.  Our tour is EARLY.  It was the only time available.  Please meet in the classroom at 8am (Drivers at 7:50); I hope to leave campus by 8:10.  Thank you!!

Thursday, May 1st: National Day of Prayer at 8:30 in the auditorium.  All are welcome to attend.

Friday, May 2nd: TLCS Spirit Day- Neon Day!  Wear your brightest colors!! This just in: Our student principal for the day (5/2) just changed this from neon day to pajama day.  Also, she is planning on having a used book sale.  If you have any used books to donate, please drop them by the office this week.  Come buy some new books, too!!

Monday, May 5th: Chapel at 2:25.  Adrian Moreno will be our speaker and the Vomvokids will sing some songs.  Join us!

May 20th-May 28th: Book Fair

Thursday, May 22nd: TLCS Annual Spring Concert at 7pm in the auditorium.  Our entire school will sing!  Everyone is invited to join us.

 

 

This Week’s Homework:

The following assignments should be completed and turned in by Friday:

1.     Ocean Animal Research (the outline is in your child's folder today).  You will use this information to create a poster to present to your classmates in the form of an oral report on Friday, May 16th.  Please refer to the timeline below.  

2.     2-3 choices from our monthly family activity calendar.

3.     Practice reading our sight words every night.

4.     Ten minutes (or more!) of reading every night with a parent, guardian, or older sibling, etc.  I’m sure your child would love to read the book in his or her small manila folder to you!  Sight words are fun to read together, too.  Reading together every night is VERY important.  Let’s work together to develop a love of books and reading in our children!

School library books are due every Wednesday morning.

We will have a sharing time this Friday.

 

Ocean Animal Report Timeline:

Friday, May 2nd: Research Due (attached).  I will return it to you immediately so you can start working on your poster.

Thursday, May 8th: Poster Due

Friday, May 16th: Ocean Animal In-Class Presentations

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