Week of December 17 and January 2

Hello Parents, I am hopeful you were all able to make the Christmas program and that your Christmas season is not too fast and furious. During a busy time like this we need to stop and reflect on all that we have. There will be no spelling the week of Dec. 17 and the first week of January (2nd). The kids have continued to work very hard in class. Thank you for sharing your kids with me. Each one brings a bright spot to my life every day. Enjoy the season! Mrs. Staffileno

Week of December 10

Hello! In reading we will read a wonderful story about Thomas Edison. We will be researching inventions and how they have made an impact on society. In life science, we are designing carnivorous plants. Spelling words for this week are: talk, cross, awful, law, cloth, cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw, salt, wall, lawn, always, soft, small, often, and strawberry. Happy Holidays!!

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.