February 21 - 24, 2012

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! We started the week with a visit from the Dental Magician who taught us about dental health. Dr. Cumbus graciously sent him and prizes too! I am so proud of how much the students have grown and learned. It is a joy to present them with new challenges each week. This week I am challenging them with a spelling "test." The goal of the "spelling test" is to let them learn about what they will do next year, but also to help them move from "best guess" spelling to conventional spelling. You will see the words below that we are working on this week. Today we did a practice/pre-test. They did a fabulous job!!!

On another note, we will keep the same homework books this week since we only were able to practice them a couple of days last week. Thank you for your support of this activity. I know your interest in their reading is a big part of their growth. Way to go!

Also, please note the Trinity Run the Race 5K & Fun Run will be Saturday, March 10, 2012. This will be a fun way to support our school and have fun together. I would love to see as many of us attend as possible!

Please see our plans for the week below!

Julianna is our star!

Language Arts:

• High Frequency words: want, was, know
• Vocabulary/Writing: Informational text writing about dental health
• Phonics focus: short vowels, blends, digraphs
• Spelling Practice: like, the, have, go, sat, chat, flat, cats
• Bonus word: scat

Math:

• Money -- Identifying and counting coins***Students that identify coins and their values (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) by Friday will earn a certificate!
• Introduction to time -- Parts of a clock, order of events, telling time to the hour and half hour
• Addition practice

Social Science: Dental health

Bible:

• "Jonah and the Great Fish"
• Target Truth: God wants us to obey His word.
• Scripture Reference: Jonah 1 - 3

***Don't forget our field trip to the museum next Tuesday, February 28th!