May 2008
Bible Verse: Psalms 19:1
What we're learning about:
- Space - God's wondrous universe!
- Animals
- Improving our sentences
What else is going on:
- Saying verses in Chapel
Field Trips
- Saratoga Library
- Woods Hollow Nature Preserve
We're putting "it" all together in our animal reports.
Spa Christian
April 2008
Bible verse: Prov. 4
What we're learning about:
- Industrial Revolution
- Risk Watch Units: Personal Safety
- Writing: Paragraphs
- Dictionary Use
- Verbs
- Reading skill: cause & effect
March 2008
Colonial Times - We'll be choosing an apprenticeship and sharing with the class what it is like being a Colonial Apprentice
Field Trips: March 5th : Seussical
Other: We are anticipating the launch of the space shuttle Endeavor!
February 2008
Bible Verses: Proverbs 3:5-6
What we're learning about:
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Bible: finishing Esther, Elijah trusts God, is bold
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Language Arts/Phonics: spelling words; "g" that sounds "j", spelling with "ch" and "tch", suffixes
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Reading: point of view, story structure, setting; summarization, referential representation
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Math: adding with trading, subtracting 9, drawing and measuring line segments, double digit addition, mixed numbers, ordering 3 digit numbers, representing numbers in pictures
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Social Studies: colonial work/jobs/apprentices, Presidents Day, how colonies (and communities) grow
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Science: finishing dinosaurs
Show-n-tell themes: things you love, favorite things to read
Special Events: Read-a- thon!! Valentines Day party, Pastor's Day
Field Trips: in-school - Simple Machines
January 2008
Bible Verses: Proverbs 19:20, Philippians 2:3-4
What we're learning about:
- Bible: focus on missions, Esther listens to wise advice - is unselfish
- Language Arts/Phonics: classifying sentences; key words, adverbs, pronouns; sight words, spelling words; ABC order,dipthongs, ghost letter digraphs, suffixes, trigraphs, compound words
- Reading: story structure, point of view, setting
- Math: Area, drawing lines using a ruler, Venn diagrams, am-pm, noon-midnight, dozen-half dozen, adding 3 single digit numbers, fraction notation, measuring to nearest foot, shapes on geoboard, angles, congruent shapes, 8+ facts, adding 2 digit numbers, temperature to nearest 2 degrees, subtracting 2
- Social Studies: missions focus, countries, map skills, timeline
- Science: light and shadow,earth moves - time zones, revolve, rotate; dinosaurs, fossils
Show-n-tell themes: dinosaurs, Christmas gifts
Special Events: Dinosaur Day!! (making paper machee dinosaur hats, dinosaur snacks, dinosaur parade through school)