Category: School News

Today is Fantastic Friday!

This morning I got the 411 on the “projects” the 5th graders did yesterday and all the candy Isabel was talking about. Each 5th grader is required to do a year end report about a state of their choosing. Their teacher then sets up a “state fair” in the gym with each students state displayed. Each student then gives a small “report” to the rest of the elementary students about the state they choose. The students usually have some kind of food/candy, that comes from the state they report on, to share with the others…
So what Isabel got out of the state reports, was the candy and soda. What state are you talking about?

Isabel did much better on her graded work this week. She only missed a total of 5 answers from all the work turned in. She also improved on her handwriting. You can really tell she slowed down and didn’t rush in getting her work done. Fantastic job!

Classwork…

Each morning when she arrives at class, Isabel has to do a D.L.R. or Daily Learning Review. Each review is different and reviews something that they have already gone over in the school year. Teacher Mrs. B doesn’t send them home until the end of the week with all other graded work for the week.

Front: read the story and then write details about it on the rocks below.

Back: choose the name and write the word.

Some of her math work for today.

Teacher Mrs. B confirmed that they have finished their required math for the year and she will be doing more advanced work for preparation for second grade! Awesome!

This work below is just some of the graded work that Isabel did this week.

Find the 2 words that go together and write them on a bat.

Some more math.

Begins fractions work.
Super job!

Today is Thankful Thursday and it’s P.E. with Mrs. S.

Today, I went with my preschool class on a field trip, to the children’s museum. So after school Isabel had to go into the extended program until I could get back.

P.E. was cancelled again this week due to a 5th grade end of the year “project” in the gym. I didn’t understand what Isabel was talking about this “project” the 5th graders did. Whatever it was, Isabel sure did enjoy it. She got lots of candy and even soda! I’ll need to ask Teacher Mrs. B about it tomorrow…

Classwork…

Science lesson for this week: Attracting Iron; magnetism.

Learning about magnetic and non magnetic.

Classroom experiment!

Front: follow the directions.

Back: complete the sentences with the correct word.

Front: “ea” as /e/ sound.

Back: circle and write the word that best completes the sentences.

Today is Wonderful Wednesday!

Wednesday’s are music class with Mr. G. Today they watched Veggie Tales “Gideon: Tuba Warrior“. With the DVD featuring “Lance the turtle“, Isabel was singing it into the evening!

Yesterday I mentioned Isabel giving her best friend an award. She worked on it last night and took it to school this morning.

She told me that just after they arrived in Chapel yesterday (before Chapel began) she traded seats with a boy sitting next to Ms. M. With the chaos and noise going on around them, Isabel leans over quietly and whispers to Ms. M, “You get the Best friend award.” Ms. M didn’t say a word but her eyes got as BIG as saucers!

Today Ms. M gets her award! Isabel said she placed it on Ms. M’s desk (secretly) before class began. When Ms. M got to her desk, she smiled really big and quietly placed her award away in her folder. When I asked Isabel if she told Ms. M who it was from, she said “No, she knows it’s from me!”

Classwork…

Teacher Mrs. B is moving forward in the area of math until the end of the year. Isabel brought homework home with FRACTIONS on it! I was very impressed! It’s just scratching the surface but Teacher Mrs. B isn’t going to slack in that area now that they are finished with the required stuff!
So awesome!

This packet was 3 pages of problems working with 100’s.

Another page of the math packet Isabel brought home.
Learning how to write hundreds.

Front: choose the word that completes the sentence.

Back: working with “go” and “went“. “Now” or “in the past.”

Front: contractions and apostrophe’s.
Still working on this.

Back: contractions with “not“.
Remember to drop the “e“; apostrophe’s are getting better moved into place.

Today is Terrific Tuesday, which means it’s Chapel and library.

Today’s Chapel was lead by the school’s Superintendent Mr. J. Isabel said his message was about faith. Mr. J “interviewed” his son and new daughter-in-law, who are now missionaries to Jordan.

Isabel also told me about an award she gave to her best friend, Ms. M before Chapel today! (more about that later…)

Isabel said that the class is finished with their required math for the year. I don’t know if Teacher Mrs. B will just review what they have learned or just continue on or just not do math.

She finished her library book during extended school while I was at a meeting. She got a thicker M. T. H. book and she said she enjoyed it.

Classwork…

Front:  write “go” or “went” to complete the sentences.

Back: working with contractions and apostrophes.
(This is something we need to work on.)

Front: working with spelling words and the sounds they make.

Back: write the missing letters for the spelling words.

Grade the math work.

Social Studies: learning about people who volunteer in the community.

It’s Marvelous Monday!

This week begins 4 1/2 weeks left of school. I am looking forward to spending some time off and hopefully enjoying time outside in the sun. We’ve had a soggy spring so far with only a day here and there with sun. Hopefully more sunny weather is headed our way.

Marvelous Monday means All-School Open. A.S.O. is the Monday morning assembly for announcements and other fun stuff for the week. Isabel said she’s been saving up her “R’s” and today she turned them in, with a total of 12. She didn’t win a “shining R” this week but that’s O.K.

Not much was said after school today about her day. The class celebrated a birthday with red velvet cupcakes. Sounds yummy!

The Bible verse for this week is…

“In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your path straight.” – Proverbs 3:6

Classwork…

Front: choose the word that best completes the sentences.

Back: spelling word work.

Spelling words for this week are…

lead – head – bread – read – ready – heavy – booth – boy – rule –
use – few – cool – tool – tooth – boot – toot

Answer the questions given in each cartoon.

Today is Fantastic Friday!

Today was Spirit Friday – pajama day.

Today progress reports were brought home as well. Isabel is doing good but she could be doing better. She needs to focus on her work when it’s time to work, talk less and improve her handwriting (especially the work she hands in to be graded!). All things we have gone over and over and over again with her but Teacher Mrs. B is noticing her slacking in these areas now too. We’ll continue to work on those areas and hopefully it will improve, all we can do is try.

The class field trip to the zoo is coming up in 3 weeks. I have been selected as a driver, which I am so excited about! Pray that the day is sunny and no rain or clouds in the forecast. Also for safe travel to and from the school to the zoo, I will have 3 other precious kiddos in the car with me!

Classwork…

Got 100% on her Bible verse test this week.

Front: fill in the blanks for the story.

Back: continued on back.

Front: read the rhyme and then answer the question.

Back: add “ing“.

Today is Thankful Thursday and it’s P.E. with Mrs. S.

I had asked Isabel about her day but at the time of actually writing it up, I have forgotten what she did!

I do remember that P.E. was cancelled this week due to rehearsal for the program tonight.

Tonight is her Spring Program. I have been looking forward to it for over a month! I know Isabel hasn’t been feeling well the past few days, so I hope she will be alright to sing. We’ll have to see…

Classwork…

Front: unscramble the spelling words.

Back: complete the spelling words with the missing letters.

Front: use “go” or “went” to complete the sentences.

Back: working with “go” and “went“.
The top picture for the “go” are the rows of books at the library. The bottom picture for the “went” is the computer lab at school.

Front: word search.

Back: fill in the missing words to complete the sentences.