Hello everyone! We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families! We are looking forward to returning to our busy schedule of learning and growing together! This week, students will be introduced to new parts of speech ( adverbs and interjections), have continued work with plural nouns, practice rounding numbers, interpret graphs (pictographs, line, circle), and work with all math operations. In cultural subjects, students will hear the Story of Numbers in History, continue the study of states and capitals in Geography, and explore how to read a thermometer in Science.
Here are some reminders as we head into the busy month of December -
December 2nd - Lower Elementary Classroom 3 to Middle School Holiday Store
December 2nd- Classroom 2 to Children's Theater
December 3rd- Classroom 3 to Children's Theater
December 4th- Parent's Night Out 7-10
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
December 18th - LE Bowling Party - Dismissal at 1:00 - NO AFTERCARE
Please be sure to return all permission slips and money for these activities as you are able. We look forward to a wonderful month together!
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Important Reminders
Hello everyone! As we near the holiday season, we wanted to remind you of a few important things happening in the life of our classroom and school.
Thursday, November 19th - Peace Ceremony /Founder's Day Program - 9:00
We are asking for Lower Elementary students to bring in peanut butter and jelly to donate to those in need. We will also take donations of fresh fruits and veggies on that day as well. We hope you join on for this special program.
Friday, November 20th- School dismisses at 1:00 with NO AFTERCARE. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
Homework- Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, students will not have homework the week of November 20th - 27th. Homework packets and writing prompt notebooks will be given out on Monday, November 30th.
Thursday, November 19th - Peace Ceremony /Founder's Day Program - 9:00
We are asking for Lower Elementary students to bring in peanut butter and jelly to donate to those in need. We will also take donations of fresh fruits and veggies on that day as well. We hope you join on for this special program.
Friday, November 20th- School dismisses at 1:00 with NO AFTERCARE. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
Homework- Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, students will not have homework the week of November 20th - 27th. Homework packets and writing prompt notebooks will be given out on Monday, November 30th.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Week in Review: November 2nd - 6th
Students in Lower Elementary were busy at work this week! Students also enjoyed browsing and buying books from the Scholastic book fair!
For language jobs, first grade students explored the noun family (article, adjective, noun), were introduced to homographs, and added -s to nouns in order to make them plural. Second graders worked with suffixes, completed work with prepositions, added -s and -es to nouns in order to make them plural, and edited a paragraph. Third graders worked with suffixes, completed work with conjunctions, added -s, -es, and -ies to nouns in order to make them plural, and were introduced to analogies.
For math jobs, first grade students worked with addition and multiplication, explore the various types of lines, added fractions, were introduced to rounding, and wrote number words. Second graders worked with multiplication, reviewed rounding, added fractions, and explored types of angles (acute, obtuse, right). Third grade students reviewed rounding, added fractions, worked with all math operations, and measured angles using a protractor.
For cultural jobs, students explored the Needs of Humans in History. In geography, students identified the various regions of the United States. Students explored different elements on the periodic table for a science job.
REMINDERS
Wednesday, November 11th - No School due to Veterans Day holiday
Monday, November 9th - Thursday, November 19th - Lower elementary students are asked to bring in peanut butter and jelly in observance of our "Giving Thanks" Peace Ceremony and Founder's Day Celebration. These food supplies will be used to aide the pantry at The Catholic Center of Concern. On Thursday, November 19th, we are also asking people to bring in FRESH apples, oranges, sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, or celery to the Peace Ceremony/Founder's Day Celebration.
Friday, November 20th - Dismissal at 1:00 due to Thanksgiving Holidays - NO AFTERCARE
Monday, November 23rd - Friday, November 27th - No school due to Thanksgiving Holidays
For language jobs, first grade students explored the noun family (article, adjective, noun), were introduced to homographs, and added -s to nouns in order to make them plural. Second graders worked with suffixes, completed work with prepositions, added -s and -es to nouns in order to make them plural, and edited a paragraph. Third graders worked with suffixes, completed work with conjunctions, added -s, -es, and -ies to nouns in order to make them plural, and were introduced to analogies.
For math jobs, first grade students worked with addition and multiplication, explore the various types of lines, added fractions, were introduced to rounding, and wrote number words. Second graders worked with multiplication, reviewed rounding, added fractions, and explored types of angles (acute, obtuse, right). Third grade students reviewed rounding, added fractions, worked with all math operations, and measured angles using a protractor.
For cultural jobs, students explored the Needs of Humans in History. In geography, students identified the various regions of the United States. Students explored different elements on the periodic table for a science job.
REMINDERS
Wednesday, November 11th - No School due to Veterans Day holiday
Monday, November 9th - Thursday, November 19th - Lower elementary students are asked to bring in peanut butter and jelly in observance of our "Giving Thanks" Peace Ceremony and Founder's Day Celebration. These food supplies will be used to aide the pantry at The Catholic Center of Concern. On Thursday, November 19th, we are also asking people to bring in FRESH apples, oranges, sweet potatoes, potatoes, onions, or celery to the Peace Ceremony/Founder's Day Celebration.
Friday, November 20th - Dismissal at 1:00 due to Thanksgiving Holidays - NO AFTERCARE
Monday, November 23rd - Friday, November 27th - No school due to Thanksgiving Holidays
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Week in Review : Picture Edition
Students had a wonderful week in Lower Elementary! Students completed jobs, had a field trip to Old Baker Farm, and ended the week with a Halloween parade and party!
Here are some highlights from the week:
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| Happy Halloween! |
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| Happy Halloween! |
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| Happy Halloween! |
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| Halloween Word Search |
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| Bean Race |
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| Halloween noodle art! |
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| Halloween Treats! |
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| Happy Halloween! |
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| Happy Halloween ! |
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| Halloween Parade |
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| Petting a rabbit at Old Baker Farm |
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| Hay Maze at Old Baker Farm |
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| Old Baker Farm hayride |
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| Old Baker Farm |
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| Testing the ph balance of household liquids |
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| Counting money |
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Week in Review: October 19th -23rd
We had another wonderful week in Lower Elementary! Students enjoyed many activities - both indoors and out!
For language jobs this week, first grade students were introduced to syllables, had further review of articles, and matched pairs of homophones. Second grade students reviewed syllables, explored "helping verbs", and had further work with prefixes. Third grade students were introduced to possessive pronouns and reviewed the meaning of various prefixes.
For math jobs this week, first grade students completed large addition/multiplication problems, counted sets of quarters and pennies, explored fundamental concepts of geometry (point, line, surface, solid), compared fractions, and interpreted bar graphs. Second grade students worked with large multiplication problems, solved addition word problems involving money, found various types of lines (diverging, converging, intersecting) in our classroom environment, converted improper fractions to mixed numbers, and review multiplication facts. Third grade students worked with all math operations, completed money word problems which involved making change, converted improper fractions to mixed numbers, found factors of a number, and identified the missing numerator or denominator in a fraction.
For cultural jobs this week, students heard a story describing the earliest humans during a history lesson. In geography, students further explored map skills. In science, students continued their study of chemistry with an introduction to acids and bases. Students used a red cabbage indicator to determine if common household items were acids or bases.
For language jobs this week, first grade students were introduced to syllables, had further review of articles, and matched pairs of homophones. Second grade students reviewed syllables, explored "helping verbs", and had further work with prefixes. Third grade students were introduced to possessive pronouns and reviewed the meaning of various prefixes.
For math jobs this week, first grade students completed large addition/multiplication problems, counted sets of quarters and pennies, explored fundamental concepts of geometry (point, line, surface, solid), compared fractions, and interpreted bar graphs. Second grade students worked with large multiplication problems, solved addition word problems involving money, found various types of lines (diverging, converging, intersecting) in our classroom environment, converted improper fractions to mixed numbers, and review multiplication facts. Third grade students worked with all math operations, completed money word problems which involved making change, converted improper fractions to mixed numbers, found factors of a number, and identified the missing numerator or denominator in a fraction.
For cultural jobs this week, students heard a story describing the earliest humans during a history lesson. In geography, students further explored map skills. In science, students continued their study of chemistry with an introduction to acids and bases. Students used a red cabbage indicator to determine if common household items were acids or bases.
REMINDERS
Old Baker's Farm- Lower Elementary students will take a trip to Old Baker's Farm on October 27th and October 28th . Please be sure to send in the permission slip and money for the trip! Students will need a sack lunch from home on this day!
Halloween Parade- Students will participate in the JBMA Halloween parade at 9:00 on October 30th, 2015. Students will complete a short writing prompt in order to tell about their costume. Students are invited to dress as a book character, cultural representatives, or a historical figure.
Make- Up Pictures will be made on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015.
No School on Wednesday, November 11th due to the Veterans Day holiday.
Halloween Parade- Students will participate in the JBMA Halloween parade at 9:00 on October 30th, 2015. Students will complete a short writing prompt in order to tell about their costume. Students are invited to dress as a book character, cultural representatives, or a historical figure.
Make- Up Pictures will be made on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015.
No School on Wednesday, November 11th due to the Veterans Day holiday.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Week in Review : October 13th-16fh
Lower Elementary students had a wonderful week learning and working together! We will be glad to return to a more normal schedule this week!
For language jobs this week, first grade students reviewed articles and were introduced to homophones. Second grade students explored verbs of being (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been) and looked up the meanings of various prefixes in the dictionary. Third grade students explore objective pronouns and looked up the meanings of various prefixes in the dictionary.
For math jobs this week, first grade students used triangles to create various quadrilaterals, solved large addition and multiplication problems, compared fractions, counted mixed coins, and reviewed tally charts. Second grade students solved large multiplication problems, solved for unknown variables, began a study of lines, and changed improper fractions to mixed numbers. Third grade students identified the different types of triangles need to make quadrilaterals, solved for unknown variables, changed improper fractions to mixed number fractions, and explored the concept of squaring numbers.
For cultural jobs, students researched another animal from the Timeline of Life for their history job this week. In science, students began a unit on chemistry. Students discussed matter, atoms, chemical vs. physical reactions, and the periodic table of elements through videos and a powerpoint presentation. Students then completed a science experiment where they combined vinegar and baking soda in order to produce carbon dioxide.
Next week, students will explore syllables, articles, pronouns, and verbs of being. Students will also have further practice with math operations, counting coins, working with fractions, and prefixes. We look forward to another great week!
REMINDERS
Picture Day for Lower Elementary students is October 21st, 2015.
Old Baker's Farm- Lower Elementary students will take a trip to Old Baker's Farm on October 27th and October 28th . Please be sure to send in the permission slip and money for the trip! Students will need a sack lunch from home on this day!
Halloween Parade- Students will participate in the JBMA Halloween parade at 9:00 on October 30th, 2015. Students will complete a short writing prompt in order to tell about their costume. Students are invited to dress as a book character, cultural representatives, or a historical figure.
Halloween Parade- Students will participate in the JBMA Halloween parade at 9:00 on October 30th, 2015. Students will complete a short writing prompt in order to tell about their costume. Students are invited to dress as a book character, cultural representatives, or a historical figure.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Week in Review: September 28th - October 2nd
We had another fantastic week in Lower Elementary! Students were busy at work on quarterly reviews in the areas of Language Arts and Math. Students also self-selected jobs in the areas of word study, grammar, numeration, geometry, and math operations. For cultural jobs this week, students explored the Clock of Eras in History. For geography, students identified the parts of a river. Students explored various facts about some prehistoric animals such as what they ate, what period they lived in, their physical characteristics, and their length in feet during a science lesson.
We look forward a wonderful week next week which will include our first field trip of the year to the Children's Theater. Students will also be working on writing a friendly letter, comparing fractions, identifying parts of speech (articles and pronouns), counting coins, geometry (polygons and quadrilaterals), prefixes, and editing.
REMINDERS
No school for students on Monday, October 12th due to the Columbus Day holiday.
Progress Reports- Progress Reports will be sent home Wednesday, October 13th.
Conferences: First quarter conferences will be held Thursday, October 15th and Friday, October 16th. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 on these days.
Children's Theater- Lower Elementary students will be visiting the Children's Theater on Wednesday, October 7th for one group and Thursday, October 8th for another group. Please be sure you have signed the permission slip and have returned it to school.
Halloween Parade - JBMA Halloween Parade is one of our annual traditions where students have an opportunity to dress up as a character and learn from each other. This year the Lower Elementary students are looking forward to the Halloween Parade on Friday, October 30th .
Progress Reports- Progress Reports will be sent home Wednesday, October 13th.
Conferences: First quarter conferences will be held Thursday, October 15th and Friday, October 16th. Students will be dismissed at 1:00 on these days.
Children's Theater- Lower Elementary students will be visiting the Children's Theater on Wednesday, October 7th for one group and Thursday, October 8th for another group. Please be sure you have signed the permission slip and have returned it to school.
Halloween Parade - JBMA Halloween Parade is one of our annual traditions where students have an opportunity to dress up as a character and learn from each other. This year the Lower Elementary students are looking forward to the Halloween Parade on Friday, October 30th .
Students are invited to dress up only as a character from a book, a historical figure, or cultural representatives. We aim to keep Halloween light-hearted and fun for everyone, and therefore will not allow weapons, blood, or anything scary. Our costume parade brings all ages together and we need to respect the needs of the younger children.
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