May 7 - 17, 2012

Wow! Can you believe that it is the end of the year? It is so much fun to reflect and see how much our children have grown this year. I'm always a little sad this time of year to think that my "babies" will leave me, but I feel privileged to teach at Trinity where I can watch them grow up over the years! I know I've said it a number of times throughout the year, but I want to thank you once more for sharing your children with me. I count that a wonderful blessing!

You will notice that we will spend most of our time reviewing, practicing, and using the skills we have learned throughout the year. Remember that I will send some summer practice activities next week.

Tomorrow is our field trip to Handey's Greenhouse. We will leave Trinity at 8:15. Students should wear their regular uniform.

Remember to check the "Important Dates" section on the left hand side of the blog for end of the year activities and early dismissals.

Language Arts:

• No spelling list this week!
• r controlled vowels (ar, or), phonics review
• Story structure, challenge book sharing (Please try to send classroom books back to school by Friday.)

Math

• Complete graphing study
• Review addition, subtraction, patterns, money, and place value

Social Science

• Mother's Day
• Growing Things

Bible

• "Paul -- The First Missionary," Ref. Acts 4:1-22
• "Paul Spreads the Gospel," Ref. Acts 4:8-18

April 30 - May 4, 2012

Language Arts:

• Spelling-- clue, blue, cue, due, glue, hue, done, bear; Bonus: true
• Comprehension-- Story Structure; Problem/Solution
• Vocabulary -- Synonyms
• Phonics focus-- long vowel patterns (long vowel u)

Math: Graphing

Social Studies: Growing Things

Bible: "Jesus Begins His Church" 

           Reference: Acts 3:1-26 

           Target Truth: God wants us to learn how wrong sin is and how much it hurts us.

Important Notes: School is quickly coming to an end. Don't forget to check the "Important Dates" section on the blog to stay up to date with our final school events. Also, our field trip to Handey's Greenhouse is May 8th from 8:15 - 10 a.m. Please e-mail me if you plan to attend. I encourage all available dads to attend (we will do something special for mom). Thanks!

April 23 - 27, 2012

Brian is our Star!!!

Reading

Long vowel practice continued; Fluency practice (automatic recognition of words)
Spelling (oa vowel team) boat, goat, coat, moat, load, toad, want, now; Bonus; throat

Comprehension: Sequence, retelling a story

Math

Addition practice : adding with doubles

Subtraction problems

Mental Math: adding or subtracting 1 or 2

Counting tens and ones

Social Studies/Science

How a seed grows

Bible

The House on the Rock

Scripture Text: Matt. 7:24-27

Target Truth - We need to build our lives on the rock, Jesus.

April 16 - 20, 2012

Towns is the Star!


Mid-term progress reports come home this week.


A look ahead: We have one more field trip! We would love to have the dads join us on this trip as we will be doing something special for mom! May 8th we will go to Handey's Greenhouse (Yes, they are cousins of my husband!). We will leave the school at 8:15 a.m. and return by 10 a.m. 


Reading

• Spelling: she, he, day, say, pray, may, stay, bay; Bonus: today (ay vowel team practice) 

• Phonics Focus: Continue vowel team practice (examples: ay, ai, oa, ie)

• Vocabulary: Plant words

• Continue reading "challenge books" nightly

Math

• Complete Calendar and Temperature unit

• Number Order Practice

• Addition/Subtraction Practice

• Measurement Review

Social Studies/Science
Spring:  The Garden/Plants


Bible
The Good Shepherd
Scripture Text: Luke 10:25-37; John 10:1-42Memory Verse: Psalm 100:5

He is Risen!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter celebrating the joy of our risen Savior! Thank you so much to the Jones' family for hosting our egg hunt on Thursday! Below is a look at what we are learning! Have a wonderful week!


Luke M. is our Star!

Reading

• Phonics Focus: vowel teams where the first vowel says its name (examples: ea, ee, ay, ai) We had fun sorting words with ee like Peeps and ea like jelly beans last week!
• Vocabulary: Question words (who, what, when, where, why)
• Spelling: read, eat, feet, meet, what, of, thin, ring; Bonus: street

Math

• The Calendar: Days of the Week, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,  Numbers on the calendar
• Number Order Practice
• Addition/Subtraction Practice
• Measurement Review

Social Studies/Science

Spring:  The Garden/Plants

Bible

Jesus Lives Again!

Scripture Text: Matthew 28:1-10

Memory Verse: John 3:16

Check out the videos our students did with Mrs. Helms' Public Speaking class. They made commercials for reading! Enjoy!


Video 1


Video 2

Video 3


Remember our field trip to Lanark is Thursday. Science Fest is Friday and we will dismiss at 11:30. Then we will enjoy a week off for Spring Break! Below is a peek at our week ahead!


Ella is our Star!

Reading

• Phonics Focus: Recognizing and reading long vowel words with silent "e"
• Comprehension: Identifying fiction and non-fiction text
• Vocabulary: Question words (who, what, when, where, why)
• Spelling: you, with, mop, mope, kit, kite, tub, tube;  Bonus: they

Math

Subtraction practice, Missing number practice, and time review

Social Studies

Insects

Bible

"Jesus Heals the Sick" from Mark 10:46-52

Memory verse: Psalm 100:4

Target Truth: Jesus did many miracles by making sick people well.

I'm Back!

Dear Sweet Parents,


Thank you so much for your prayers and words of encouragement while I was home sick on Monday and Tuesday. I went to the doctor Friday after school and found out that I had walking pneumonia. I don't know why they named it that because from Friday evening until Tuesday I did very little walking! I was so pleased that Mrs. Lowery was able to step in for me. She is an experienced kindergarten teacher who loves our children. They didn't miss a beat without me, but I missed them terribly! The students made me get well cards and sent them home through my son Joe. It made my day. Thank you again for your prayers and sharing your sweet children. They are great blessings!


We have a lot to look forward to in the next couple of weeks. Remember to go to the blog to see the important dates. This week we will have class pictures on Wednesday, Report Cards will go home Thursday, and Eric Litwin (author of Pete the Cat books) will visit on Friday! The following week we will go to Lanark on Thursday the 22nd. Then Science Fest will be the the 23rd. Please remember that we will dismiss at 11:30 on the 23rd and be off for Spring Break! Can you believe it?


I hope many of you will participate in this weekend's "Run the Race!"


Here is a peek at our week ahead:


Will is our Star!


Reading

• Phonics Focus: Recognizing and reading long vowel words with silent "e"
• Comprehension: Identifying fiction and non-fiction text
• Vocabulary: Question words (who, what, when, where, why)
• Spelling: and, he, play, see, cap, cape, at, ate;  Bonus: skate

Math

Subtraction practice, subtraction story problems, mental math 

Social Studies

Insects

Bible

"Zacchaeus and Nicodemus" from Luke 19:1-10

Memory verse: Psalm 100:3

Target Truth: Jesus gives us a new heart attiitude. He helps us know how to act and how to treat others.