Curriculum News

    As we get back into the “swing of things” after our Thanksgiving break, we will be taking a closer look at a number of beautiful and very famous bridges.  We will study the different types of bridges and listen to some fun and entertaining stories for children that happen to take place around these famous sites.  With the holiday season quickly approaching, our focus towards the end of the week will be about ways to be more kind and giving to one another.  We will look at some other short stories that focus on this and how we can all do a better job of spreading joy and kindness to others all year long!  Some of our writing activities will go along with this same topic.  It will give us the opportunity to share and discuss some of our most favorite traditions that we enjoy during this festive time of year.

During our Math time, we will be working with gathering and using data as well as to use this information in a number of different types of graphs.   This next week will give us the opportunity to explore our sixth continent- Oceania/Australia.  Students will not have a map assignment this week but instead will get the opportunity to take a closer look at some maps of this region together and will get a bit more acquainted with “The Land Down Under”- the country of Australia.  Students have been doing very well with their work while covering the seven continents and have learned many fascinating things about each of these amazing places!

 

Spelling  Words  

germ      verb      herd      clerk     nerve    serve     fern     verse    after    dinner    letter     finger

 

Reminders/Announcements: 

*December 4^th– 2:00 Dismissal

*Elementary Christmas Program will be Thursday, December 12^th at 6:30 at the high school.

*Students should be in the high school cafeteria no later than 6:15 so that we can snap a few  

  pictures and get everyone lined up for the program!

 

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Mrs. Amy Johnson

Curriculum News & Information

With the very short week that we have the week of Thanksgiving, we will NOT be having a spelling test.  The words which are given below are words for the week of November 18^thth-November 22nd.  Next week during our Literacy/Reading time, we will be taking a look at the concept of Main Idea and Details as we begin our look at a new unit called “Building Bridges”.   We will be learning a bit more about different types of bridges as well as the story behind some of these iconic structures.   During our two days before Thanksgiving, we will be taking a closer look at the history behind our beloved Thanksgiving holiday.  This will include some stories which we will look at during our Literacy block, as well as several lessons in the afternoon during our usual Social Studies time.  This will hopefully help students become more aware and appreciative of why this day is so special in our country.

For our Math Instruction time we will be working on identifying even and odd numbers and beginning our exploration of graphs and how we can use them in our daily lives.  During our Science time, we will be starting to take a look at our Earth’s Surface, beginning with the importance and many uses of both plants and water which are both vital to Earth’s continued existence.  Our work with cursive handwriting will also continue, as students are adding more and more cursive letters to their repertoire!

 

Spelling Words Nov. 18^th-22nd

Spelling    grew      stew     chew     drew      few      brew     knew     review      curfew     dew     nephew     crew

 

Announcements & Reminders

November 26^th– Beginning at 2:00 that afternoon,  Grandparents are invited to join us for a special Thanksgiving Celebration.  Students will present a special program for the Grandparents followed by some time to visit with each other.  We hope that many can attend this special afternoon so that our students can show these very special people how grateful they are to have them in their life!

 

*No school November 27^th– December 1^st  in observance of Thanksgiving!  I hope that everyone has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving with their family and friends!

 

Mrs. Amy Johnson

Curriculum News

his past week has given us the opportunity to better understand and learn a bit more about bats.  Students were assigned a particular kind of bat and do a bit of research about them.  They have been working very hard on this special project and have also seen that bats are not really animals to be feared but appreciated for what they do for the ecosystem in which they are found.  This next week we will continue a bit more with our exploration of the “Wild West” as we learn a bit more about this time period in our country’s history.

As we continue to explore the 7 continents, we will get the opportunity to learn about the fascinating continent of Asia.  During our study of Asia, we will turn our attention to the amazing country of China and learn a bit more about its history and culture.  Students always enjoy getting the opportunity to learn about different places found around the globe!

Students have been doing very well with their Reading Logs as well.  It is always great to see students’ enthusiasm towards reading shining through and this will only help recognize those that put in the extra time and effort to do some extra reading at home!  Great work students!!!

 

Spelling  Words

head     bread     dead     sweat     deaf    spread     weather     thread    health    bear    pear     wear

 

Reminders/Announcements: 

*No School Monday, November 11^th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

*On Tuesday, November 26^st Grandparents are invited to the grade school at 2:00 for some fun Thanksgiving inspired activities in the gym!  We look forward to seeing everyone on that day!

*No School November 27th-December 1^st – Thanksgiving break!

 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Johnson

Curriculum News

   With all of the extra festivities that took place this last week we are running a bit behind with our topics.  We will still be studying bats a bit more closely and will work on completing a book about them to help us remember some of the important details that we have covered over the past week.  This will be during our Science time and some of our Literacy Block as we continue to take a closer look at both fiction and nonfiction stories that include bats.  During our Math time we will be continuing to work with 2-digit subtraction with regrouping as we were barely able to look at examples of this challenging skill.

As we continue to explore the 7 continents, we will continue to learn about the  continent of Europe and many of its amazing features.  We will also be learning a bit about the beautiful and fascinating country of Italy.

Reading Logs will be passed out on Monday.  Please encourage your child to get in about 10 minutes of reading each day (60 minutes total per week) and return it signed on the following Monday!

 

Spelling  Words

chill       fall       stall      thrill       bill      shell      swell      still      small    smell     dwell      grill

 

Reminders/Announcements: 

*Time changes this Sunday!  Set your clocks back one hour!  We get one extra hour of sleep!!

*On Thursday, November 7^th, there will be a Veteran’s Day Program in the Emden gym starting at 1:00 PM. 

*There is no school on Monday, November 11^th in observance of Veteran’s Day.

*Grandparents are invited to visit on November 26^th at 2:00 for a special Thanksgiving Program!

 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Johnson