October 31st - November 4th

Thank you for taking the time to sit down with me today! I cannot express how much I love your sweet children. I am truly blessed by them and you! Below is a peek at our week ahead. Have a great weekend!


Language Arts: 

• High Frequency Words: Review words learned
• Language/Writing Skills: Describing words
• Phonics focus: /f/; short vowel a words; onset and rime
• Comprehension Skills: Story Structure, Categorizing and Classifying

Math: Topic 7--Geometry (making shapes with other shapes, comparing shapes, symmetry, solid figures)

Handwriting: letter formation using the headline, midline, and baseline; you might enjoy using this website to let your children make their own handwriting sheets for free! Click on the "Try Now" button. Next, click on the blank paper on the right hand side. Then you are ready to type your own practice sheet!

Social Science: Fall/Pumpkins

Bible: God Speaks to Moses -- Exodus 3-14; Target Truth: There is only one true and living God. Target verse: Psalm 95:6--"Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker..."

October 24th - 28th

Language Arts:

• New High Frequency Words: go
• Language/Writing Skills: building sentences, naming words
• Phonics focus: /g/ (Alphafriend--Gertie Goose), blending words with short a, rhyming words
• Comprehensions Skills:  Story Structure (beginning, middle, end), Summarizing

Math: Complete Topic 6: Comparing Numbers; Topic 7: Shapes; Number words

Handwriting Focus: Letter formation using headline, midline, and baseline

Social Studies:  Pumpkins and Fall

Bible:  Baby Moses and the Princess, Exodus 1:1 - 2:15; Target Truth: God is in charge. He always takes care of us.

Homecoming Week!

We have a fun, busy week ahead! All you need to know about each day is listed below. I hope you have a great week and enjoy all the fun with us!

Monday -- 

• Crayon Day (Dress all in one color)
• Bring in Coke Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House (the class with the most tabs wins a breakfast)
• Please note that the Lower School Pep Rally on the schedule is for grades 1-5 only--the pep rally comes to us Thursday!

Tuesday --

• Pumpkin Patch field trip (Wear jeans and a Trinity t-shirt)

• We will plan to leave Trinity at 8:15 a.m.
• Parents attending will need to pay $5 upon arrival
• For planning purposes, please e-mail me or Hayley Harris (our driver coordinator) if you are planning to attend
• Students will have a SAGE packed lunch to enjoy -- parents attending might want to bring a lunch
• We will leave Dreamfield Farms at 12:30

• Bring in Coke Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House 

Wednesday --

• Crazy Hair and Hat Day (with uniform)
• Bring in Coke Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House 

Thursday --

• College t-shirt day with uniform bottoms
• Coke Tabs will be collected to determine the winning class
• Kindergarten Pep Rally -- The cheerleaders will bring the Pep Rally to us in the Kindergarten Commons beginning at 8:15! GO WILDCATS!

Friday --

• Homecoming t-shirts with jeans or uniform bottoms
• Parade begins at 11:15
• 11:30 return to classroom for students to vote on their favorite float; also, those who buy the special lunch will receive their lunch tickets
• Lunches will be picked up in the concession stand by the football field
• Each grade will have a special picnic area on the practice field--bring your blanket if you plan to join us!
• If you attend the parade with your child he/she can be dismissed to your care after voting on the parade floats
• Students who do not have parents attending will picnic with me! Please note that if students do not buy a lunch they will need to bring one from home.
• Carpool begins at 12:30

I hope to see you at the football game that night (7 p.m.) when Trinity plays Montgomery Academy! Go Wildcats!!!

Whew!!! Believe it or not, we will be busy with classwork too! Below is a peek at our skills for next week.

Language Arts:

• New High Frequency Words: and, number words
• Language/Writing Skills: building sentences, describing words
• Phonics focus: /p/ (Alphafriend--Pippa Pig), blending words with short a, reading decodeable text
• Comprehensions Skills:  categorize and classify: monitor/clarify

***Our book bins are full! Your child will bring home some books from his/her book bin to make room for more!

Math: Topic 6-- Comparing Numbers (Greater and Less Than)

Handwriting Focus: Letter formation, Writing names using the headline, midline, and baseline

Social Studies:  Pumpkins and Fall

Bible:  Continue studying the life of Joseph; Target Truth: Thankfulness; Target verse -- Ephesians 5:20a "always giving thanks to God the Father for everything"

October 9 - 14, 2011

I hope everyone enjoyed their day off! Can you believe that we have completed the first quarter of school? Report cards will go home Thursday! Parent conferences are coming up at the end of the month. Look for an e-mail with that schedule this week. Don't forget all of the exciting things we have next week with Homecoming and our field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Below you will see a list of our skills for this week and reminders of upcoming events. Have a great week!


This week's skills focus:

Language Arts:

• High Frequency Words: a, to, I, like, my, see
• Language/Writing Skills: building sentences, action words
• Phonics focus: /c/(Alphafriend: Callie Cat), word families with short a (at, an), blending sounds to decode words
• Comprehensions Skills:  cause and effect, text organization

Math  - Complete Topic 5: Six to Ten; Begin Topic 6: Comparing Numbers

• Ordering numbers on a number line
• Graphing
• Comparing numbers 1-10

Handwriting Focus : Letter formation, Writing names using the headline, midline, and baseline

Social Studies:  Communities, Families, and Friends

Bible:  Joseph and His New Coat (Genesis 37:1-36); Target Truth: Thankfulness; Target verse -- Ephesians 5:20a "always giving thanks to God the Father for everything"

Important Dates:

• Thursday, October 13th -- Report Cards go home
• Tuesday, October 18th -- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip--Parents are welcome. Student cost was included in the Activity Fee, however, there is a $5 fee for adults who attend.
• October 17 - 21, Homecoming week! Click here for a list of all the exciting events that week!
• Friday, October 21st is a half day and will dismiss after the Homecoming Parade!
• Friday, October 28th is Parent Conference Day -- look for the schedule in your "inbox" this week!

October 3 - 7, 2011

What an exciting week we had last week! Will got a beautiful new baby sister. He shared pictures with us and we wrote about her in our journals. Can you believe that it is already October? During calendar time we were amazed at all of the special events we have ahead! Be sure to see the list of important dates below so that you don't miss anything!


Next week students will receive their first report card. Please see the tab above labeled "Report Card Skills." Clicking on that tab will take you to a page that lists all of the skills that are assessed this grading period. In addition to the skills listed below, we will also review previously taught skills and assess for mastery of skills taught this nine weeks.

This week's skills focus:

Language Arts:

-High Frequency Words: a, to, I, like, my, see

-Language/Writing Skills: building sentences, word spacing

-Phonics focus: /v/, word families with short a (at, an), blending sounds to decode words

-Comprehensions Skills:  cause and effect

Math  - Topic 5:  Six to Ten

- Counting, Making, and Writing 6 -10

- Reading number words

- Ordering numbers on a number line

Handwriting Focus : Letter formation

Social Studies:  Communities, Families, and Friends

Bible:  Abraham and Isaac

Important Dates:

• Monday, October 10th -- Columbus Day, No school
• Thursday, October 13th -- Report Cards go home
• Tuesday, October 18th -- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip--Parents are welcome. Student cost was included in the Activity Fee, however, there is a $5 fee for adults who attend.
• October 17 - 21, Homecoming week! Click here for a list of all the exciting events that week!
• Friday, October 21st is a half day and will dismiss after the Homecoming Parade!
• Friday, October 28th is Parent Conference Day -- look for details coming soon!