Week of November 12

Hello! Spelling words: from, Sunday, money, under, nothing, summer, does, mother, lunch, month, such, front, much, sun, other, Monday, Thanksgiving, favorite. Reading - We are reading a novel called Abracadabra. Science - This week we will talk about food chains. Math - We continue with subtraction. Remember: All costumes are due by Friday for our musical. Our musical is November 19 at 1:00 p.m. in the big gym!!!

Week of November 5

Welcome to 2nd quarter! It was wonderful meeting with all of you. Reading : We will finish The Harvest Birds and begin a chapter book. The kids are very excited for the new book. Science : We are learning about the different animal groups. Spelling: clown, round, bow, cloud, power, crown, thousand, crowd, sound, count, powder, blouse, frown, pound, house, found, mountain, and coward. Math - We will finish our addition packet and begin subtraction on Wednesday.

Week of October 29, 2012

Hello! This is an exciting week. Here is what is happening in our classroom: Reading: We are finishing up our story, What is an Illustrator? the kids have had a lot of fun illustrating stories. Math : We continue to work with addition. Spelling words are: itch, wreck, knee, patch, wrap, knot, watch, knife, stretch, write, knew, knock, match, wrong, know, catch, wrinkle, and knuckle. Science: Our study of carnivorous plants continues with Mr. Leintz's class. Halloween Party: The parade starts at 12:45 p.m. Then we will have snacks and games until 2:15. At 2:15 we will practice our Thanksgiving play. Parent Teacher Conferences: These are scheduled from 1:00 - 7:00 on Thursday, Nov. 1.

Week of October 8

Reading - We are reading the story Max's Words. Very fun story!!! Math - We are working on fact families. Spelling words for the week: math, toast, easy, socks, Friday, stuff, paid, cheese, June, elbow, program, shiny, piles, because, there, their, they're, and Once upon a time. The Halloween party is October 31 at 1:00 p.m. There will be a parade followed by treats and games. Science - The children are with Mrs. McMorris for 6 weeks studying earth science.

Week of October 1

Welcome October!!! Wow! September really flew by and this brings us into the new month. Here is what is happening in our classroom. Reading - We are finishing up our story called Roberto Clemente. This story is non-fiction and provided us with a lot of new information about this famous person. Spelling - Long "i" words They are listed as : slight, mild, sight, pie, mind, tie, pilot, might, lie, tight, blind, fight, die, midnight, silent, frightening, lightening, and alright. Science - We are finishing up our life science unit this week. Next week my class will study earth science with Mrs. McMorris for 6 weeks. Early out is this Wednesday, October 3.

Week of September 17

Hello! We have had a very good week. Here is what we will be studying for the week of Septmeber 17. Reading: We will read the story Pop's Bridge and do many activities with it. Math - We will be working with patterns, comparison signs and ordering. Spelling - The words for the week are: load, open,told, yellow, soak, shadow, foam, follow, glow, sold, window, coach, almost, and throat. Science - Photosynthesis will be the main idea. Have a good week! Mrs. Staffileno

Week of September 10

Hello! For the week of September 10 - 14 we will be covering the following: Reading : The Trial of Cardigan Jones story Spelling words are: spoke, mile, save, excuse, cone, invite, cube, price, erase, ripe, broke, flame, life, and rule Science : We will cover leaves and flowers. A quiz will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 12. A study guide was sent home on Friday, Sept. 7.to help your child study.