Schedule for the Week of April 16-20

THANK YOU CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!!! WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY!!!

• M - Music/P.E. and Media (Please remember your library books!!)
  
• T- Art
  
• W- P.E./Music
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- Art & Computer & Celebrate Johnathan's Birthday!!
  

Star of the Week: Cormac!

Sight Words: and, there

Letter of the Week: Uu

Vocabulary: hollow, scurry, watchful, cling, defend, ravenous

Math: We are continuing to work on organizing data, graphing the data and learning how to read different graphs.

Literacy: This week we are beginning a new theme called "Animals All Around." We will be reading some fun new stories and talking about how to write a Thank you letter!

Schedule for the Week of April 9-13

• M - Art, Media & Character Class with Mrs. Swanson! & Celebration of Elizabeth's Birthday!!
  
• T - P.E./Music
  
• W - Music/P.E.
  
• Th- Art & 4th Grade Buddies
  
• F- Music/P.E.
  

Star of the Week: Elizabeth!

Sight Words: Review of: up, down, we, want, she, good, out, who, are, they

Letters of the Week: Yy & Zz

Vocabulary: Review!!

Math: We are continuing to work on organizing data, graphing the data and learning how to read different graphs.

Literacy: This is our last week talking about "Jobs People Do." We will continue with our literacy centers, Guided Reading Groups and practice building and decoding words.

****Please Remember to send in donations for our classroom basket!! Our theme is: "Family Sports" *******

Schedule for the Week of April 2-6

• M- Music/P.E. & Media (Please remember to return your Library Books!!)
  
• T- Art & Field Trip to Lowry Nature Center
  
• W- Music/P.E.
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- No School! Teacher Workshop Day!
  

Sight Words: she, good

Word Families of the Week: -et (creates words such as: bet, get, let) -eg (creates words such as: peg, beg, leg) -en (creates words such as: Ben, ten, Jen)

Vocabulary: appreciate, grace, host, lush, marvelous, constantly

Math: We are beginning Chapter 10! We will be working on organizing data, graphing the data and learning how to read different graphs.

Literacy: We are starting a new theme this week in Language Arts called "Jobs People Do"- this theme will last for the next 3 weeks. We will continue with our literacy centers, Guided Reading Groups and practice building and decoding words.

Please check your e-mail about what your family can donate for our classroom basket for the carnival!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!

Schedule for the Week of March 26-March 30

• M- Art & Media (Please remember to bring back your library books!) and celebrate Jack M.'s Birthday!!
  
• T- Music/P.E. and Adventures in Art!!
  
• W- Music/P.E.
  
• Th- Art
  
• F- P.E./Music & Computer
  

Star of the Week: Lucas!

Sight Words: are & they

Letters of the Week: Vv & Jj

Vocabulary: protecting, volunteer, responsible, adore, melancholy, exquisite

Math: Finishing chapter 9 on Measurement!

Literacy: We are starting a new theme this week in Language Arts called "Jobs People Do"- this theme will last for the next 3 weeks. We will continue with our literacy centers, Guided Reading Groups and practice building and decoding words.

WE'RE BACK!!!

It is great to see everyone again coming back from my maternity leave and spring break - I hope you all had a wonderful break last week and were able to get out and enjoy this amazing Minnesota "spring" weather we have been having.

Schedule for the Week of March 19-23rd

• M- Music/P.E. & Media (please remember your library books! :-) )
  
• T- Music/P.E.
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- P.E./ Music
  
• F- Music/ P.E. & Computer

Star of the Week!: Anna

Sight Words: out, who

Word Families of the Week: -ed (creates words such as: Ted, bed, led) -en (creates words such as: ten, Ben, Ken)

Vocabulary: Review..... treasure, sturdy, worth, compliment, confer, mingle, contrast, meander, tidy, famished, modify, unfortunate

Math: Chapter 9.... learning about measurement!

Literacy: Reviewing the theme of "In the Neighborhood" and re-reading some of our stories to cover this theme. We will also be working on describing a place in our writing and understand how to comprehend the setting of a story. The students don't know this yet, but we will also be building our own neighborhood too!

Schedule for the Week of November 14-18

• M- Music & P.E. and Media (Please remember to bring back your library books!) and we will have Character Ed. Class with Mrs. Swanson... the theme... "Be Your Best!"
  
• T- Art
  
• W- Music & P.E.
  
• Th- Music & P.E.
  
• F- Art & Computer
  

Star of the Week: Natalia!

Sight Word: he

Word Family of the Week: -ap (creates words such as: sap, map, rap)
-am (creates words such as: Sam, Pam, ram)

Vocabulary: Review of the last two weeks

Math: Last week of working on Chp. 4 - numbers 6-10

Schedule for the Week of November 7 - 11

• M- Music & Media (Please return your Library books!) and Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7:20pm.
  
• T- P.E.
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- P.E. (last day of rollerskating!)/Music and Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7pm
  
• F- No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences 8-3pm

Sight Word: like

Letter of the Week: Dd

Vocabulary: active, gigantic, voyage, gasped, glum, whimper

Phonics: Onset/ Rime Blending

Math: Starting Chp. 5 numbers 6-10

Schedule for the Week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

• M- Music (No media this week due to the Bookfair) & Happy Halloween! Party in the afternoon!!
  
• T- Art & Family Fun Book Fair Night - Come celebrate Literature 5-7pm!!
  
• W- P.E.
  
• Th- Music
  
• F- Art & Grandfriends Day!! Welcome Grandparents and Grandfriends!!

Sight Word: to

Word Family for the Week: -am (makes words such as.... Sam, Pam, Cam, ram)
- at (makes words such as.... sat, mat, pat)

Vocabulary: sly, proceed, apparel, announced, imagery, precisely

Phonics: Review Rhyme recognition

Math: We will be taking our Chp. 3 test on numbers 1-5.

Schedule for the Week of October 24-28

• M- Art and Media (Please remember to return your library books!)
  
• T- P.E. & Music & Picture Retake Day!
  
• W- Music & P.E.
  
• Th- Art & Meet up with 4th grade buddies!
  
• F- Music & P.E. and Computer

** Rollerskating begins this week in P.E., so please remember to bring your helmets! :-)

Star of the Week: Henry!!

Sight Word: Review: I, a, go, the, my

Letter of the Week: Cc

Vocabulary: Review: feast, appetite, aroma, prepare, urgency, lonely, gusto, surround, remind, savor, tradition, preoccupied, perfectly, mellow, talent

Math: Chap. 3 focusing on graphing and numbers 1-5

Schedule for the Week of October 10-14

• M- Music/P.E. & Media (Please remember to return you library books!)
  
• T- Art
  
• W- P.E./Music
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- Art & Computer

Star of the Week: Isabella!

Sight Word: go

Letter of the Week: Cc

Vocabulary: appetite, savor, urgency, aroma, surround, tradition

Phonics: rhyming

Math: Chapter 3 - Numbers 1-5

Schedule for the Week of October 3-7

• M - Art & Media Class with Mrs. Williams (*Please return library books!) and Character Class with Mrs. Swanson
  
• T - P.E./Music
  
• W - Music/P.E.
  
• Th - Art
  
• F - Music/P.E. & Computer

Star of the Week: Jack M.

Sight Word: the

Letter of the Week: Nn and Pp

Vocabulary: feast, gusto, prepare, lonely, remind, preoccupied

Phonics: Syllable blending, segmentation and deletion

Math: Chapter 2 - Our last week of covering patterns

Schedule for the Week of September 26-30

• M - P.E./Music & Media with Mrs. Williams (*Please return your library books by today!)
  
• T- PICTURE DAY!! Music/P.E.
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- Music/P.E. & Computer & Celebrate Camryn's Birthday!!

Star of the Week: Camryn

Sight Word: my

Letter of the Week: Tt

Vocabulary: Review (ability, confident, encourage, talent, differ, perfectly, resemblance, reverse

Math: Chp. 2 - Patterns

Schedule for the Week of September 19-23

• M- Music/P.E. & Media
• T- Art
• W- Music/P.E. & Field Trip to Apple Orchard
• Th - Music/P.E.
• F - Art & Computer

Letter of the Week: Rr

Sight Word of the Week: a

Phonics: Counting the number of syllables in a word

Math: Starting Chp. 2 on Patterning

Vocabulary Words for the Week: differ, stalking, mellow, automatic, perfectly, resemblance

Schedule for the Week of May 23-27

• M- Computer & P.E. /Music & Our End-of-the-Year Rock Star Assembly!!
  
• T- Music/P.E. & Our Last Day of Media -PLEASE bring back your Library books!! We will have our Yearbook Signing Party today too!
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- P.E./Music
  
• F- SUPER TEAM DAY!!!! - Parents you are invited to join us for the afternoon!! PLEASE send a packed lunch today - the kitchen will be closed!

SUPER TEAM DAY on FRIDAY!!!!:
Please Send these items with your child for this day:

• packed lunch (the kitchen is closed)
• water bottle
• tennis shoes - we will be doing many sporting events
• have your child wear light blue or blue
  

Star of the Week: Brekken!

Sight Words: Review

Vocabulary: Review

This will be a very busy but FUN week!!

Schdule for the Week of May 9-13th

• M- computer & P.E. and Music
  
• T- music and P.E. & Media (please remember your library books!)
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- P.E. and music
  
• F- No School! Teacher Workshop Day.

Star of the Week: Zachary

Sight Words: that, have

Vocabulary: peek, watchful, lively, active, clever, boastful, ravenous, famished, hollow, defend, quarrel

Schedule for the Week of April 25-29

• M- Computer & Art
  
• T- P.E./Music & Media (Please remember to return your library books!)
  
• W- Music/P.E.
  
• Th- Art
  
• F- P.E./Music

Star of the Week: Sam!!

Letter of the Week: Uu

Sight Words: and, there

Vocabulary: hollow, scurry, watchful, cling, defend, ravenous

Schdule for the Week of April 11-15

• M- Computer & Music/P.E.
  
• T- Art & Media (Please bring back your Library books!)
  
• W- P.E./Music
  
• Th- Music/P.E.
  
• F- Art

Saturday, April 16th - Shirley Hills Spring Carnival!!! 11am-3pm

Star of the Week: Vaughn!!

Sight Words: she, good

Word Families: -et (pet, set, bet) -eg (peg, leg, beg) & -en (pen, Ken, ten)

Vocabulary: appreciate, grace, host, lush, marvelous, constantly

Schedule for the Week of April 4 - 8

• M- Computer, P.E. & Music
  
• T- Music & P.E. & Media (Please remember to bring back your Library books! :-) )
  
• W- Art
  
• Th- P.E. & Music
  
• F- No School - Teacher Workshop Day!
  

Letters of the Week: Vv & Jj

Sight Words: are, they

Vocabulary: protecting, volunteer, responsible, adore, melancholy, exquisite

Schedule for the Week of March 28 - April 1

• M - Computer & Music/P.E. - Coloring Contest Entries for the Carnival are Due!!
  
• T - Art & Media (Bring back your Library books!)
  
• W - P.E./Music & Make-Up Field Trip to Lowry Nature Center!
  
• Th -Music/P.E.
• F - Art
  

Please continue to send in your items for the Food Drive!!!

Star of the Week: Reagan!!

Sight Words: out, who

Word Families: -ed, -en

Schedule for the Week of March 21-25

Sorry friends! I have not been good about updating my blog in a timely manner.....

• M- Art
  
• T- P.E./Music
  
• W- SNOW DAY - no School! - Hope you enjoyed the unexpected day off!
  
• Th- Art & Adventures in Art with Mrs. Linkert!
  
• F- P.E./Music & Celebrate Lindsay's Birthday! - Look for your child's report card today too!

Please send in anything you would like to donate to our Carnival Basket: the theme is- SWIMMING FUN

We are doing a Shirley Hills Food Drive, please remember to bring in your donations through the end of March!

Star of the Week: Emerson!

Sight Words: we, want

Letter of the Week: Ee

Vocabulary: treasure, sturdy, worth, compliment, confer, mingle