Well we jumped right in after break! It has been a great week. Everyone enjoyed the spring reprieve from school; however, we were all so happy to see each other again on Tuesday morning.
Take a look at the pictures below from our language arts block this week as we continue to meet in our guided reading groups and finish up our Australian animal stories:
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| Lamar and Carmen are hard at work with Mrs. Waller on their Australian animal stories! |
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| Elizabeth is working hard in her theme notebook! |
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| Controlled "r" words on Starfall.com |
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| The creation of a fish made of 7 equal parts! |
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| A Smart Board lesson on controlled "r" vowels....Lily reads the word that popped out of the frog's mouth. |
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| Jake works on his coral reef book. |
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| BOOMERANG SPELLING |
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| A Leprechaun on the Loose-our listening center for the week. |
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| Matching the amount on the clothespin to the coins shown on the mat. |
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| Guided reading with Ms. Lorfing! |
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| Carter uses a mind map to illustrate the knowledge he gained from his reading. |
In math this week the students have been assessed over the many concepts they have learned since the beginning of school. Once the students completed their math assessment they began a Hundred Chart review, this helps increase their number sense and mental math abilities. Ms. Lorfing also introduced the students to measurement; they learned about the difference between non-standard and standard measurement.
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| Stuart J. Murphy's book, Super Sand Castle Saturday! |
In social studies we finished up our Australian animal presentations. The children have done such a great job sharing their reports. They are becoming quite the presenters! Carter also completed a research project over Spring Break in which he looked at similarities and differences between the United States and Australia. We learned some new information! Thank you Carter for taking the time and sharing your findings with us. Also, to extend our Australian studies, during TNT on Wednesday The Trainors and Del Pretes joined us to share their first hand knowledge of Australia with us. It was such an amazing presentation. The children were so engaged and enjoyed it thoroughly. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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| Carter's Venn Diagram! |
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| The map of Australia! |
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| Oscar and Sophie share some Australian words! |
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| Oscar on a visit to Australia...is he driving a boat? |
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| Christmas in summer! |
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| Sophie with a baby kangaroo! |
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| Trying some Vegemite! Either you love it or hate it! |
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| Mr. Trainor plays the Didgeridoo! |
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| Jackson's face after eating the Vegemite! |
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| Finally, Lamingtons...something we all love! |
Thank you to our volunteers this week. We can now prepare to dive into the magical world of Fairy Tales and Folktales!
Not pictured above: Jackson's mom who came later Friday afternoon to help us wrap up a few things before leaving Friday....thank you Karen!
In Hands-On Science the children learned about the Earth's rotation on its axis and how this rotation results in day and night!
In computer lab the children visited ABCya.com to create their very own word search with this week's spelling words. Once created, they completed this self-made search. We had a blast...one last review before the test!This would be a fun activity to help your child review their spelling words at home as well.
SPELLING
Phonics: syllable-le
Words: handle, wiggle, single, little, turtle, apple, pickle, saddle, tickle, buckle
Challenge: beautiful, fantasy, April, castle
SURPRISE!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DELANO!
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| We welcomed DeLano's dad for his birthday celebration! |
REMINDERS:
Please return the permission slips for the zoo by Monday if possible. Thank you. We will go to the zoo next Friday, April 4th. Your child will need a disposable lunch and drink for this field trip. THANK YOU!
SUMMER AT ST. PAUL'S!
Summer Camp at SPEDS is just around the corner!
Classes and traditional camp are filling up! Click on the following link to
browse through the exciting brochure and register today to reserve your spot! https://www.speds.org/Page/Programs/Summer-Program
It is hard to believe that we have come to the end of yet, another theme. Lucky for you , no more big projects. We will start our study of Fairy Tales and Folktales when the children return on Monday. Have a great weekend!
Love,
Sara and Carey
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