V-Day-May 23rd

This morning we worked on our human body projects.  They are looking great!  The students also made organ flipbooks to study tonight for their test tomorrow.  They have two packets of information to study as well.  The "fun packet" can stay at home...it does not need to be returned.  We also had Book Buddies and we took our Social Studies test.  This afternoon we watched Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for V-Day.  The children enjoyed his exaggerated characters, as are in the book Matilda we read earlier this year.  At the end of the day, we finished the human body projects and read some books on the human body.

Tomorrow is Wacky Hair Day!!!!

S Day-May 20th

Today was Sidewalk Chalk Day!  We had a great time being creative with our drawings like Ali did in our story Cool Ali.  They looked great!

We covered a lot of Science today!  We reviewed last week's lesson on solids, liquids and gases.  Then, we learned about physical and chemical changes.  We explored with oil and water mixtures and how apples can be changed chemically when exposed to oxygen.  Tomorrow we will have a test on matter, solids, liquids and gases, and changes (chemical or physical).  In Social Studies we learned about landmarks in the United States and all over the world.  It was very interesting!  We will take our Social Studies test on Thursday of this week.  We took a math timed test and went to the computer lab this afternoon.

Tomorrow is T-Shirt Day!  Everyone should wear a T-Shirt to school.

R Day-May 17th

We have been so busy this week that I have not updated the blog!!!  Our field trip was a total success on Wednesday....the children had a wonderful time and learned many things about Science. 

Today we squeezed in a lot of things.  First, we worked in our ABC books.  Then, we reviewed contractions and completed our DLP. We went to the computer lab.  We took our Reading and tests.  Then, we had guided reading/centers.  This afternoon we read "Z is for Moose" to go along with our ABC Countdown Theme.  The children went to gym and music.  In Science, we learned about the three states of matter.  We are covering this unit very quickly.  There will be another Science test next Tuesday.  Talk about solids, liquids and gases at home.  Some students have a page of Science for homework over the weekend.

N Day-May 13th

We had fun wearing neckties and necklaces today!  In the beginning of the day we wrote about our weekends in our journals.  Then, we learned words with aw, au, augh.  We introduced our spelling words.  This will be our last week of Spelling due to Theme Testing next week.  We completed our DLP, talked about giving/following directions, and helping verbs.  Then, we learned the cursive letters H and M.  In Social Studies we started our last unit.  We learned about Ellis Island today.  If your family immigrated here through Ellis Island, please share your family history with your child!  In math, we learned how to find the area of a shape.  We also reviewed for our Geometry test tomorrow.  We do have homework to finish tonight.  In Science, we learned about Sound.  Mrs. Prieboy has been helping us teach the lesson on sound in music class.  We will have our test on heat, sound and light on Thursday.  We plan on seeing exhibits about all three at the Museum of Science and Industry on Wednesday.

We are changing pajama day to THURSDAY.  Please do not send your child to the museum in their pajamas on Wednesday!

M Day-May 10th

Today was Mystery Day!  First, we each wrote a mystery and shared some with the class.  We had to include characters, a setting, problem and solution.  Then, we had a mystery box.  Every half our the children received another clue as to what was in the box.  They wrote down their guesses based on the clues throughout the day.  At the end of the day it was a ????????????????????????????  Ask your child!

We reviewed words with ew and ui sounding like oo.  We completed our DLP and a contractions activity.  Then, we had centers/guided reading.  Some groups got to read books about Amelia Earhart.  They loved them!  We also took our Reading and Spelling test.  This afternoon, we went to gym and music.  Then, we presented our Native American dioramas.  They looked fabulous, as you saw last night.  We set up our Poetry Binders and turned in our book bags. 

Coming home to you this weekend is the last sheet of spelling/vocabulary words.  There will be no story the following week because we will be theme testing. 

Thanks to all who attending Celebration of Learning Night!  It really was a pleasure to show you all of the things we have been working on in class!  The children were so proud to show off their learning!

L Day-May 9th

We cannot wait for you to see all the things we have prepared for Celebration of Learning Night tonight!  Please come to see all the great things we do at Wesley School tonight between 6 and 7:30! 

This morning we wrote letters for L Day.  Then, we reviewed our vocabulary and word wall words.  We practiced making predictions.  We made an airplane project to go with our story Ruth Law.  Then, we completed our DLP, did a contractions worksheet and a scavenger hunt as well.  We then took our Social Studies test.  This afternoon, we silent read.  Then, we did an experiment.  Ask your child what happens when you add heat to butter, chocolate and ice!  We had fun in the kitchen!  In math, we learned about fractions today.  We do have one page of math homework to complete. 

There will be a Reading and Spelling test tomorrow.  I look forward to seeing all of you tonight!

J Day-May 7th

This morning we wrote about flying airplanes in our journals.  Then, we reviewed words with over and un.  We did a Making Words activity.  Then, we introduced our vocabulary words.  We also talked about the reading strategy making predictions.  Then, we read our story about Ruth Law.  It is a non-fiction biography.  The students really enjoyed it.  After that we had art class.  This afternoon we read Poppy Pendle.  Then, we went to gym and music.  We took an AIMS-WEB Reading test.  In math, we learned how many faces, edges and vertices 3-D shapes have.  The students have one page of math homework.  At the end of the day, we worked on Jigsaw Puzzles.  Some students had great difficulty using strategies when putting together puzzles! Work on one as a family....it's fun! 

We will have a Social Studies test on Thursday.