Week 7: Tidbits of Information

It was an exciting week with all the different dress up days to celebrate homecoming week for the high school.  We also had a visit from the Omaha Symphony, an afternoon with Mr. Domsch as our guest teacher while I took my son to the hospital for a broken arm, and a celebration this afternoon of the Feast of Trumpets.  It officially feels like fall, one of my favorite times of the year!  I pray you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this beautiful fall weather.

English: Students worked hard this past week writing personal narratives and typing his or her paper on Google Docs and sharing it with me for the first time.  It took a little while to get started, but they all figured it out.  A few students may still need to finish typing their paper over the weekend and sharing it with me.

Math: Test on Tuesday. Review sheets will go home on Monday.  Students are allowed to correct their tests for 1/2 the points back.  A parent signature is required on the test though.

Spelling: test will be on Thursday this week.

No Memory this week!

Religion: Students are working in groups to create Fruits of the Spirit skits.  Look for these videos to be posted to each student's Seesaw portfolio next Thursday.

Science: Each child was assigned a famous rock formation for a report.  They will mostly be working on this in class.  The only thing I will need to have them do at home is, print out a colored picture of the formation they have been assigned to glue onto the small board I have for them.  Pictures should be no larger than 4x6 size.

Week 6 Tidbits of Information

Rock Collections for Science are due on Monday

We will be taking a little break from our regular reading book and reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a class.

Students will be working on writing personal narratives and typing them in Google Docs.

Throughout the year we will be learning about different Bible festivals.  These experiences will help students understand the history behind each holiday.  They will get to see with their eyes,  hear with their ears, do crafts with their hands, and even taste the various features of the festivals, giving a lasting memory and a better understanding of the Bible.  Biblical and traditional customs will be described along with their symbolisms, fulfillment in Jesus, and modern-day applications.

The first two festivals we will celebrate will be the Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) and The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)  These two festivals are only about a week apart and so we will celebrate both on Friday, September 28th.  For this to happen I need a few donations.  I need 12  to 15 apples, 3 tubs of caramel apple dip, and 2 dozen plain sugar cookies (no frosting).  Each student also needs to bring in one empty paper towel roll.  Please let me know if you could donate any of these items.

Week 4: Tidbits of Information

Thank you so much for all the birthday gifts and treats!  What a wonderful surprise and way to celebrate my birthday.  

Students will be taking the NWEA tests this week.  We will take one test a day from 9:30 - 10:30 Monday through Thursday.

• Please make sure your child is well rested and has a good breakfast each morning to help them focus and do their best.
• No spelling this week and homework will be kept to a minimum.  

Field trip to Gifford Farm on Friday.  Students will need to bring a sack lunch and water bottle.  We will leave at 9:15 and will be back to school by 2pm.

Week 3: Tidbits of Information

I pray you all had a nice long weekend with plenty of time to spend with friends and family!  

The students took their first spelling test on Spelling City on Friday and everything went pretty smoothly we only had a few glitches.

We will begin Xtra math at the beginning of math class this week.

Students will be completing the fall NWEA maps testing next week.  With that in mind, homework will be lighter and I will not be assigning a spelling contract or test that week.

Field trip to Gifford farm for a team challenge event is next Friday, September 14th.  We will go rain or shine. Students will need to wear clothing they don't mind getting dirty and pack a sack lunch with a drink.

Please look for a yellow sheet coming home in your child's Monday envelope.  This will give details on a rock collection your child will need to bring to school on September 24th for science class.

This week I will be focusing on teaching the class to write in complete sentences.   I will be teaching them this little phrase to remind them of what I am looking for in a complete sentence.  "Your sentences have to have SWAG."  s=start with a capital, w=written neatly, a= a space between words, g= given punctuation.  If you see this on your child's papers you will know what I am talking about.