October 4 - 8, 2010

Happy Homecoming!!! Can you believe it is Trinity's 40th year? What a fun week we have had! The students have been so proud of their creative attire, door decorations, and pop top collections. Watching their smiles of pride is what really makes this a special week for me. I will post pictures of our special week soon! Please read on to find out what to expect next. Have a great week!

Please Note:

• Our field trip to WAKA is Wednesday, October 6th. We will leave school at 9:10 a.m. and should return by 10:45 a.m. Please let me know if someone plans to attend with your child.
• October 11th is the day that we will begin writing everything in cursive!
• Friday, October 15th is Parent Conference Day. Report cards will be given out at this time. Students will not attend school on this day. Please look in Monday's folder for your assigned conference time.

Academics this week:

• Language- Run-on sentences, subjects/predicates; Test on Ch. 1 is Thursday, October 7th
• Reading - "Dancing Rainbows" Skills: Main Idea and Details, Following Directions, Dictionary Skills; Novel: The Chocolate Touch
• Spelling - Unit 9 Unexpected consonant patterns;  Extra words: traditions and celebrations - Test Thursday
• Bible - Galatians 5:22-23 -Fruits of the Spirit will be written in class October 15th. 
• Math - Chapter 7 Time - ixl.com skills: O.1, O.2, O.3, O.4, O.8 
• Science - Making fossils and wrapping up Chapter 6 -  We will test on Ch. 6 Tuesday, October 12th
• Social Studies - Ch. 4 Celebrations and Traditions

September 27 - October 1st

We had so much fun using the Mac Lab this week. I hope that you have enjoyed the videos created by the students. They did a good job with their book talks Thursday, also. I think that they learned a lot! One third grade goal is for students to read from a variety of genres. I hope that they will choose to read another biography sometime!


We are looking forward to an exciting Homecoming Week! Be sure to check the school website for details on what to wear each day. Two important reminders: Thursday will be our last day to collect aluminum pull-tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Friday we will dismiss at noon.


Academics this week:


Bible: Philippians 2:5 reminds us that we should have the same attitude as Christ. Students should be prepared to write this verse in class on Friday. Spelling counts! They did great this past week!!!!


Language: We are in Chapter 1 learning about sentence structure, subjects, and predicates.


Spelling: Don't forget Spellingcity.com! Unit 8 is three letter cluster word patterns. Our extra words come from our science unit: metamorphic and sedimentary. Test Thursday.


Reading: We will continue our theme of family traditions by reading "The Talking Cloth" in our anthology. We will also read the novel The Chocolate Touch. We will enjoy comparing and contrasting it to "The Midas Touch" from Greek mythology.


Math: Money, money, money. We will test on Chapter 6 Thursday. Please encourage your child to use ixl.com to practice their skills. Did you know that you can view reports of their progress? Have your child log in and click the "reports" tab. This report will allow you to see what they have mastered and what areas need more work. Students should continue practicing N.1, N.2, N.3, N.4, N.7, N.8, N.9.


Science: We are continuing our study of rocks and minerals.


Social Studies:  Chapter 3 test is Wednesday! Thursday we will begin Chapter 4 on Celebrations.

iMovies

Hello, All!

We have spent the last two days using the laptop computers. We have had a great time practicing math, spelling, and researching. Today each student made a brief iMovie about rocks and minerals. The students did a great job!!! They were having such a good time they got a little frustrated at running out of time and not getting to add more. I told them that we will just have to do it again next time. Click a child's name to watch their movie! Enjoy!

Gray   Lucy    Jack  Cooper  Ellie   Mary   Mays  Lauren


Madden   Maggie   Watkins   Luke  Pressley  Prather Anne

September 20th - 25th!

Hi, All!

School continues to move along beautifully! We have enjoyed the new playground and are very excited about the construction of the new building. Also, students visited the brand new Upper School Library this Friday. God has been good to our school! I am in awe and full of praise as He continues to allow us to grow despite tough economic times. May He be glorified in these additions! 

A Look Ahead

Tuesday and Wednesday - We will enjoy using the MAC lab in our classroom!

Wednesday - Chapel 8:15

Friday - Library Dedication (8:30 a.m.) and Ground Breaking for new building (9 a.m.); Shop in the Classroom Store!

Content Area Work

Bible: Colossians 3:12 Write out verse on Friday. (Spelling Counts!)
Math: Chapter 5~Money

IXL Skills: N.1, N.2, N.3, N.4, N.7, N.8, N.9

Reading: Novel~A Chocolate Touch; Anthology ~ "The Keeping Quilt"  *If you have a special quilt that has meaning for your family, please feel free to come share it with our class.
English: Personal Narrative writing focus and Sentence Structure study

Biography book reports will be written in class on Thursday in class--don't forget to bring your "Think About It" sheet! The students may dress up if they like-it is not necessary.
Social Studies: Continue Chapter 3~Good Citizenship
Spelling: List 7; Test Thursday
Science: Chapter 7~Rocks and Minerals

Great Short Week!

Whew! Holidays are always fun, but they do make for a jam packed week! I continue to be very proud of this precious group of students!! Below you will find a look at our week ahead. I can't believe that we are already at mid-term! I will send their mid-term reports home on Monday with their signed papers.

This week the students selected the biography they will read for the first formal class book share. They will actually write the report in class, but I have given them a "Think About It" sheet to help them collect their ideas and information as they read. Please encourage them to be thorough as they fill this out and to check for spelling. The book report will be very similar to the "Think About It" sheet so doing this well will make the book report a snap!

Plans for September 13 - 17, 2010

Reading - We will focus on Poetry!!! We will learn vocabulary words associated with poetry, features of the poetry genre, identify words with prefixes and suffixes, and identify sensory words.

English - We will continue focus on the rules of punctuation. We will have a test on punctuation rules Friday. See Unit 5 in our book for practice and review pages.

Spelling - Unit 5 test is Thursday. Our extra words are cursive and constitution. Don't forget about spellingcity.com!!!


Math - We are continuing to work with subtraction.  We will have a test on Chapter 4 Thursday.  
Continue to practice addition and subtraction facts daily. Don't forget IXL.com! Students earn "Classroom Cash" for each skill they master on IXL. This weeks' skills to practice are: D.1, D.3, D.7, N.7, N.8. We will have a subtraction timed test this week.

IXL offers great practice for students who are struggling with being automatic with their math facts. They can go to the First Grade Skills and work on C.1 - C.10 (addition) and E.1 - E.10 (subtraction). I like the way the practice is set up for students working on these skills.

Science - We are continuing to learn about how plants and animals interact with food chains, energy pyramids, and food webs. We will have a test on Chapter 5 Wednesday.

Social Studies - We will start working through Chapter 3 "People Move from Place to Place." I plan to cover pages 74 - 89.

Bible - Ephesians 4:29 is due Friday. We will recite it this week. This scripture continues our discussion and study about how we are to be set apart from this word in our words and deeds. Our Bible time is also supplemented with a daily devotion from The Purpose Driven Life Devotional.
Have a great weekend!! I am looking forward to another fun week!

Happy Labor Day!!

Here is a look at our upcoming week of 

September 7~ September 10:

Bible: Luke 6:31~ Students will write the verse in class from memory Friday instead of reciting the verse this week.

Math: Chapter 4~ Subtraction and Estimation of Three Digit Numbers; Timed addition test will be given on Wednesday

English: Punctuation Rules; Biography Book Report ~ September 23rd (More information coming later!)

Reading: Basal Story~ Radio Rescue; Novel~ How to be a Perfect Person

Spelling: Unit Four; Test Friday

Science: Chapter 5~Living Things Depend on One Another

Social Studies: Continue Chapter 2~ Kinds of Communities; Test Thursday