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Important Dates
Wednesday, August 31st: school pictures
Monday, September 5th: HOLIDAY!!
Today I showed the class our class blog, www.tpsmshillsclass.blogspot.com, which will be used for our nightly reading summaries. If for some reason the internet/computer is ever misbehaving, the children are always allowed to use paper. This is just a fun way to try to conserve paper.
Our week...
Spelling: Unit 3
Reading: A Dog Called Kitty chapters 1-8 and continuing to work on cause/effect and sequencing
Language: subjects and predicates
Bible: lesson 2 daily grade Tuesday
Math: Chapter 1 test Friday
Science: plant and animal classification
History: Chapter 1 test Wednesday
Have a wonderful week!!
An empty classroom is like an empty theater. Let the curtain rise! ~Anonymous
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
August 22-26
Hello everybody!!
I hope everyone has had a great week! I know we have!! It has been a pleasure getting to know everyone and watching our personalities meld together. Loads of learning, singing up high and down low, and plenty of laughter have been interwoven throughout our week. I'd say that we're a pretty good group!
A couple of quick things:
Individual school pictures are August 31st.
AR reading:
I hope everyone has had a great week! I know we have!! It has been a pleasure getting to know everyone and watching our personalities meld together. Loads of learning, singing up high and down low, and plenty of laughter have been interwoven throughout our week. I'd say that we're a pretty good group!
A couple of quick things:
Individual school pictures are August 31st.
AR reading:
- Each nine weeks the students will need to read 3 AR books on their AR level. The students have already taken the STAR test to determine their starting AR level. At the end of the nine weeks, their top 3 AR scores will be averaged. This will be counted as one daily grade in reading. After the students have read 3 AR books, they still need to keep reading each day. If their book is over 200 pages, they may count it as 2 books, 300 pages as 3 books, etc.
- However, there are a few books to which this will not apply. We have already discussed these books as a class. Each of these books have a picture on each page or are laid out like a comic strip/journal.
Now for our subjects:
Spelling: Unit 2
Reading: The Boys Start the War chapters 10-15 skills: cause/effect and sequencing
Language: Unit 1 "subjects and predicates"
Bible: Genesis 1 "creation"
Math: Chapter 1 "standard, word, and expanded form"
Science: Chapter 1 "classification"
History: Chapter 1 "regions of Alabama"
Have a wonderful week!!
Friday, August 12, 2011
August 15-19
Greetings and Salutations!!
Well, we have the first two and a half days under our belts. I've decided to declare them a success. I'm predicting many hilarious stories and priceless quotes!! Here are a few pictures.
Our week in academia...
Spelling: Unit 1 Test on Wednesday... I've entered all of our spelling words for the year onto spellingcity.com. This is a great site for spelling practice! I showed everyone how to use it today.
Reading: The Boys Start the War chapters 3-12... We will be working on the following skills: cause and effect and sequencing.
Language: Unit 1 p. 32-39
Bible: Lesson 1 daily grade on Friday... The kids will have to put the books of the Old Testament in order. They will not have to say or spell them correctly. They should also study the questions in the lesson.
Math: Chapter 1 p. 4-11 "value and position of the digit"
Science: Chapter 1 classification system
History: Chapter 1 p. 3-7
Have a wonderful week!!
Well, we have the first two and a half days under our belts. I've decided to declare them a success. I'm predicting many hilarious stories and priceless quotes!! Here are a few pictures.
Our week in academia...
Spelling: Unit 1 Test on Wednesday... I've entered all of our spelling words for the year onto spellingcity.com. This is a great site for spelling practice! I showed everyone how to use it today.
Reading: The Boys Start the War chapters 3-12... We will be working on the following skills: cause and effect and sequencing.
Language: Unit 1 p. 32-39
Bible: Lesson 1 daily grade on Friday... The kids will have to put the books of the Old Testament in order. They will not have to say or spell them correctly. They should also study the questions in the lesson.
Math: Chapter 1 p. 4-11 "value and position of the digit"
Science: Chapter 1 classification system
History: Chapter 1 p. 3-7
Have a wonderful week!!
Monday, August 8, 2011
August 8-12
Hello everyone!!
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to this year! Please check back here for weekly updates about assignments and other things we are getting into. This week we are going to focus on getting to know one another and the subjects we will be studying. Feel free to subscribe to this blog, which will allow you to receive email notification when it has been updated. You will find the link to subscribe over on the right. I can't wait to spend the year with you! Have a wonderful week!!
Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year! I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to this year! Please check back here for weekly updates about assignments and other things we are getting into. This week we are going to focus on getting to know one another and the subjects we will be studying. Feel free to subscribe to this blog, which will allow you to receive email notification when it has been updated. You will find the link to subscribe over on the right. I can't wait to spend the year with you! Have a wonderful week!!
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