Week in Review: January 26-30

We had an amazing week in Lower Elementary! In addition to preparing for Parent's Night, the students were also busy at work on language, math, and cultural jobs!

For language jobs, first graders practiced with suffixes, worked on their dictionary skills, and identified the basic story elements ( character, setting, plot, problem, solution) of some common fairy tales. Second graders wrote sentences with suffixes, worked with adverbs, and identified plural possessive nouns. Third graders identified some cause and effect scenarios from their Junior Great Books story, worked with pronouns, and wrote sentences with plural possessive nouns.

For math jobs, first graders worked with multiplication facts and measured items using inches and 1/2  inches. Second graders solved subtraction over zero problems, added and subtracted fractions, and measured the length of items in the classroom. Third graders reviewed math operations, added/subtracted/multiplied fractions, and measured objects to the nearest 1/2 inch.

For cultural jobs, students continued their research of Argentina. Students used books and the internet to research facts using the Fundamental Needs of Humans chart as a guide.

Third grade students enjoyed preforming a play for the other students based on their Junior Great Books story, "The Princess and the Beggar". They were very excited to rehearse, find costumes and props, and preform the play for their classmates!

Next week, students will review telling time, count coins, complete word problems, and work with thesauruses! It will be a great week!

Reminders 

Homework is sent home each Monday and due by Friday. Please have your child read each night for at least 30 minutes and record the title in his or her reading log. 

Dates

February 13th - School Play (Willy Wonka)

February 16th - No School - President's Day 

February 28th - International Festival 4 pm - 8 pm

Week in Review : January 20th -23rd

Lower Elementary students were busy at work during this short week! Students had a great time completing language, math, and cultural jobs!

For language jobs, first grade students were introduced to suffixes, discussed the basic story elements (settings, characters, and plot), and used the grammar symbols to symbolize a sentence.  Second graders wrote sentences with prefixes, reviewed plural possessive nouns, worked with adverbs, and reviewed story elements. Third grade students reviewed homophones/homographs/homonyms, worked with plural possessive nouns, identified pronouns within a sentence, discussed fact vs. opinion, and identified the story elements from their Great Books story - "The Princess and the Beggar".

For math jobs,  first grade students used the stamp game to solve multiplication problems, practiced their multiplication skills, and used rulers to measure objects in inches. The second graders solved subtraction problems, found the missing number in subtraction sentences, and reviewed how to measure the length of objects. Third graders had continued work with the four math operations and practiced how to convert basic measurement units (inches, feet, yards, miles) from one to the other by using multiplication and division.

For cultural jobs, students continued their study of Argentina. Students watched short clips about life and culture in Argentina. Students continued their study of compound machines by participating in four hands-on activities designed to help them label, create, and explore compound machines! Students also learned about the layers of the atmosphere and drew each section on a piece of paper.

Next week, we look forward to continuing our study of measurement, adding/subtracting/multiplying fractions, working with grammar, and much more!

Reminders 

Homework is sent home each Monday and due by Friday. Please have your child read each night for at least 30 minutes and record the title in his or her reading log. 

Dates

January 29th- Parent's Night 6:30-7:30

Come out to Parent's Night where your child is the teacher! Students have worked hard to select and practice their favorite jobs so that they can teach them to you. This a great opportunity to see what your child does at school each day and to become more familiar with the Montessori materials we use in class. We hope to see you there! 

Week in Review: January 12th-16th

We had a fantastic week in Lower Elementary! From binomials to bead boards, students were busy at work!

This week for language jobs, first graders continued working with prefixes, placed words in ABC order by the second letter, worked with verbs, and practiced dictionary skills. Second graders worked with prefixes, sorted adverbs according to their type, wrote sentences containing contractions, and reviewed possessive nouns. Third graders had continued work with homonyms and pronouns, reviewed contractions, and identified possessive nouns.

This week for math jobs, first graders used the bead board to solve multiplication problems, reviewed ordinal numbers, and worked with Roman Numerals through 20. Second graders used the bead bars to create the decanomial work, solved subtraction problems, worked with probability, and wrote Roman Numerals for numbers up to 100. Third graders continued their work with math operations, used the peg board to find common factors of a number, and wrote Roman Numerals for numbers up to 1000.

For cultural studies this week, students reviewed simple machines and were then introduced to the idea of compound machines. Using the Smartboard and videos, students learned that compound machines contain two or more simple machines. Students enjoyed finding and labeling the compound machines in our environment.

Students also enjoyed doing some preliminary research on Argentina in preparation for the JBMA International Day (sponsored by the PTO) on February 28th. Students, working in groups, used the Google Cromebooks to research some basic facts about Argentina. Did you know that Argentina is home to seals and even some penguins?!!

Next week, students will work with suffixes, prefixes, story elements, measurement, and much more! We look forward to another wonderful week!

Reminders 

Homework is sent home each Monday and due by Friday. Please have your child read each night for at least 30 minutes and record the title in his or her reading log. 

Dates

January 19th- No School - MLK Jr. Day 

January 29th- Parent's Night 

Second Graders are busy at work!

Second graders complete the decanomial layout. This job uses beads to show multiplication facts!

Week in Review - January 5th-9th

We had a wonderful first week back from Winter Break! We were all excited to be back together again, despite the cold weather!

This week for language jobs, first graders identified prefixes, sorted phrases from sentences, and were introduced to verbs. Second graders worked to identify common prefixes, were introduced to adverbs, and created contractions from two separate words. Third graders worked with homonyms, were introduced to pronouns, worked with contractions, and reviewed possessive nouns.

This week for math jobs, first graders were introduced to ordinal numbers through 20, practiced rounding numbers to 100, and completed addition problems with three addends. Second graders completed addition problems with multiple addends, subtracted fractions, were introduced to terms used in determining probability, and solved addition and subtraction word problems by estimating. Third graders continued their work with math operations, found the perimeter and area of polygons found in the geometry cabinet, were introduced to probability, and completed multiplication word problems by rounding.

Next week, students will work with prefixes, contractions, probability, Roman Numerals, hone their dictionary skills, and much more! We look forward to another fantastic week!

Reminders 

Homework is sent home each Monday and due by Friday. Please have your child read each night for at least 30 minutes and record the title in his or her reading log. 

Vision screening papers went home this week. If you wish for your child to participate, please return the form and a $9.00 fee to the school before January 9th. The vision screening will take place on January 13th. 

Dates

January 13th- Vision Screening 

January 19th- No School - MLK Jr. Day 

January 29th- Parent's Night