Monday, April 15, 2013

Week 33

Welcome to week thirty-three! This week’s theme is: Dictionary Week

Announcements: 

Field Trip: Our next field trip will take place on April, 29th from 1:30 to 2:15.  We will be walking down to the pond during our Science time.  We will be reviewing what we have learned about habitats and rocks.  Students may bring a small snack if they like.  We would like to have 5 parent volunteers for this trip.  If you are available to go on this trip with us, please email me.


Spelling Words: Check the spelling section of our blog for this week’s spelling words to practice at home.


Here is a look at what we are learning this week:

Art: Students will continue working on their student directed art projects using mediums such as collage, pastels, paper construction, and water color. We are working together as a class to earn a clay day for cleaning quickly.

ASL:  This week we will finish learning the ASL signs for animals.

Dance:  Students will continue studying the different types of movement. 

Health: Learning how to take care of our bodies.

Math: We will be learning about arrays and repeated addition.

Music: In music we will be learning about rhythm.

PE: Various games in the gym.

Reading: In reading we will be having guided reading with our leveled books, phonics lessons and fluency practice.

Science: Students will continue to study weather.

Social Studies: Students will study ancient cultures.

Spanish: We will not have Spanish this week as we focus on ASL.

Writing:

·                     Handwriting: This week will be learning the penmanship of cursive “f”  ·                     Composition: This week we are reviewing narrative writing by writing a chapter book.

·        Spelling: We are starting a new spelling program!  Students will have an assigned list of words that we will be tested on each Friday.  The list of words we are learning this week focuses on words with a silent or mean “e” on the end.

1.     Game
2.     Blame
3.     Hope
4.     Slope
5.     Shame
6.     Flute
7.     Hide
8.     Slide
9.     Phone
10.            Pride
11.            Cute
12.            Huge
13.             Cane
14.            Flame
15.             Bone


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