Friday News and Information for May 19-23
This week:
Writing - We continued and finished our All About Animal writing! The students worked so hard! I’m sure their hands hurt from all the writing but they followed my directions and were able to write a very nice article on their animals. We even worked on editing each other’s papers a little bit to polish and make the article perfect!
Math - We practiced adding and subtracting by 10’s and 20’s by using a number grid and in our own head. We also started practicing more with fractions. We cut and glued to show the different ways to show a fraction.
Bible - This week we focused on the incredible life of Elijah. We learned about his competition with the people of his land to see which god would be able to send fire from heaven to burn up some wood. The people of Baal’s god prayed and danced around but no fire came from him. Elijah even poured water on the wood and then prayed to God and sure enough, God sent fire down to burn up the wood! Wow! We also learned that sometimes God uses the weak things in the world to show himself, like through a whisper instead of wind or an earthquake.
Science - This week we started a unit on the human body! The students were so excited! We learned about the skeletal system and the muscular system. We learned that the body has 206 bones and 640 muscles. They all work together so that we can move, breathe, and eat! Incredible!
Important Information:
Today, your child’s Terra Nova scores are being sent home. The first page is the subject tests of reading, math, science, and social studies, and the second page is the Bible test. It is a little difficult to understand but the “Key” on the bottom will help a little bit. If you have any questions, please let me know.
I am also sending home an Annual Progress Report for reading. This is based off of the Star tests that we have been taking every month. I have highlighted the GE - Grade Equivalent, where your child was on the first test, and where they are now. The numbers such as 1.7 or 2.0 mean the year and the month - so 1.7 would mean 1st grade 7th month of school.
May 26th NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
If you have not submitted the summer school application and you want your child to attend, please make sure you submit it soon.
June 11th will be the last day of school. It is a 2pm dismissal! That day, there is no lunch served in the cafeteria. We will also have a class party, so please put it on your calendar to come!
Next Week:
Bible Memory: "A friend loves at all times." Proverbs 17:17a
Spelling: hops, hopping, stops, stopping, hopes, hoping, makes, making, smiles, smiling, right, new, our
