The Espinoza Family Blog

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

For P.E. they played crab soccer. Isabel said she didn’t like it at all! Her arms, legs, and back hurt. She also felt like she was getting “carpet burn” on her bottom!

They also had computer lab again (went yesterday) today and did more AR testing. Isabel didn’t say how many tests she took today.

D.L.R. (Daily Learning Review) for today. Each morning she does one before the start of class.
This week she only missed 2 on all of them.

She got another “shoe box” booklet today.
About a bear and his lunch with a friend.

100% on her Bible verse test for the week.
This test is normally taking on Friday but tomorrow there is no school.

Front: sort the words “things to eat” or “things to read“.

Back: crossword!

Math with the number 9.

Front: follow the directions.

Back: find the word that matches the picture. Write it on the line.

Today is Wonderful Wednesday and it’s music class with Mr. G and computer lab with Mrs. T.

Isabel said they are practicing for a spring program! First time that I have heard of this!

For computer lab, they did AR testing.

Isabel had an accident with her homework after school. Her water bottle leaked all over inside her backpack! Oops! So I had to use the blow dryer to get the soggy sheets dry so she could do her homework. Everything is a bit wrinkled but that’s OK.

We found her take home folder from yesterday. One of her classmates had picked it up and taken it home! She got it back and only had to 2 extra pages of homework for tonight.

Front: write the word that best completes the sentences.

Back: answer the clues with the words given.

Front: how many are in each group.
This page was the worst for water damage.

Back: answer the questions.
More water damage.

Social studies lesson on “The First Americans“.

Follow the steps to make a sandwich.

Front: color the words that rhyme.

Back: write the rhyming words.

Today is Terrific Tuesday with Chapel and library.

I asked Isabel this morning to get something different during library today. Lately she’s been getting Disney books, which is fine but not a very good reading challenge.

She brought home “Ivy + Bean; What’s the Big Idea?”
This book finds the girls going to the science fair and they want to do something different.

Isabel forgot her homework folder, so I don’t have any pictures to post today.

Pastor Shawn was the speaker in Chapel today. He told the kids a funny/scary story about when he was a kid. He lit the garage floor on fire, no damage was done but his name is permanently burnt into the floor!

I did get some pictures from yesterdays A.S.O.!

Isabel and other classmates that received a “shining R” award yesterday.

Getting her “Rising Reader” award with other classmates who got the award too.

It’s Marvelous Monday! Which means All-School Open.

It’s been a gray day around here. No rain, just lots of clouds.

At A.S.O., Isabel’s name was drawn for a “shining R” award! She was able to go to the office and pick a prize. This is the third time her name has been drawn for a “shining R“.

She picked a N.E.D. eraser.

Her prize!

Isabel told me on the way home from school that our 4th grade teacher at school, Mrs. M didn’t have such a great day today. Teacher Mrs. M had 7 students get sick in class! They all went home. I hope what they have stays at home with them and it’s NOT passed around to us! Yikes!!

Isabel finally got her Reading Award.
I was beginning to wonder when she was going to get it.

The school is getting closer to their goal of 50,000,000 words for the year. Collectively they have read a total of 20,958,972!

Classwork…

Front: working with spelling words.

Back: draw a picture with the /ou/ sound.
Love Love Love the pictures! So great to see.

Front: complete the sentences with a word from the chart.

Back: write the words with the /ou/ and /ow/ sounds.

Front: write the /ow/ sounds.
I’m not sure that’s how you spell “toast” though.

Back: write the word that best completes the sentences.

Today is Fantastic Friday!

It was a good week for everyone, better then the past 2 week’s for Isabel. Teacher Mrs. B said she was a lot better this week and we hope that it continues to be better for her as the year continues…

Today was mid-term and Isabel is doing very well academically, just needs to work on her interaction with others. So we are working on that!

Mid-term progress report.

Got 100% this week on her Bible verse test.
Great job!

Got one of the booklet books but this time we just have to keep it…

On the back she drew her own face.

Front: write the word that best completes the sentences.

Back: crossword!

This week the class has been talking about “Simple Machines“. All week she was asking to take a crowbar to school! Daddy couldn’t find his, so that didn’t happen, maybe next time.

Today they finished up the lesson…

Front: Learning about “simple machines“.

What is a simple machine?
A simple machine is a lever, a pulley or a wheel and axle.

For the class activity Teacher Mrs. B got the whole class a simple machine; a pinwheel. Isabel’s is blue!
The class also did an activity with 2 turtles too.