For language jobs this week, first grade students were introduced to common and proper nouns, created plurals words by adding -ies, and reviewed homonyms. Second grade students reviewed homophones, were introduced to adverbs, and practiced creating some irregular plural nouns. Third grade students reviewed homophones, were introduced to interjections, and reviewed plural nouns.
For math jobs this week, first grade students practiced math operations (addition and multiplication), worked with rounding numbers to the tens and hundreds place, analyzed pictographs, and practiced counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. Second grade students practiced math operations, reviewed rounding, analyzed pictographs, and completed column addition problems. Third grade students practiced math operations, reviewed rounding, subtracted fractions, and analyzed pictographs, line graphs, and circle graphs.
For cultural jobs, students heard the Great Lesson : The History of Communication in History. For Geography, students used a compass rose to determine the location of various states on the US map. In Science, students used thermometers to measure the temperature of ice water and room temperature water.
Next week, student will complete quarterly reviews in language and math. Students will also continue practicing for the holiday program on December 15th. It should be a great week!
REMINDERS
December 8th- Lower Elementary Classroom 2 and 3 to Middle School Holiday Store
December 15th- Elementary and Middle School Holiday Program - 7:00
December 16th and 17th- Lower Elementary to Shelby Ridge for Amaryllis Project (please send in $5.00 for the Amaryllis bulbs as soon as possible)
December 18th - LE Bowling Party - Dismissal at 1:00 - NO AFTERCARE
