Today, we learned about pattern units.  We reviewed many different skills in math.  In P.E. we learn to punt and throw the ball.  Punting is the same as kicking the ball.  We practiced writing the letter G.  Lower case g's have monkey tails.  We learn how to do centers.  It was a lot of fun.  Dusti taught us calendar and went over our diagraphs.  We got to watch the song about Bossy R.  It is a funny video.  We saw the Capital song too.  Capitals are very important.

Today, Julius was the first student in our class to get a red ticket for helping in P.E.  Congratulations Julius!!!!

Today, we took a spelling test on hard g and c and soft g and c. I could tell many students studies. A few need to spend more time studying. Then we worked on ISIP in the computer lab. After P.E. we went to Mrs. Polley's class for book buddies. Monday we will study ai and ay in spelling. It should be fun. We are also going to paint our beads next week in science. The students said, "raise the roof".

This Week in Science and Socials Studies

This week in science we planted our Christmas flowers. Yesterday our class learned how to plant seeds in a mini greenhouse. We have special soil in our greenhouses to tell us when we need to add water. When the soil gets light brown we need to add water to our greenhouse. It was really fun. We had three different kinds of flowers. Some students have Zinnias, Marigolds and Sunflowers.

In social studies today we learned about inventors. We learned about Thomas Edison. He invented music players and the light bulb. It was very interesting.

Science and Social Studies

Today we learned about sorting rocks in science. We also learned about winter holidays in social studies.

In science we sorted by color, shapes, sizes and textures. Some rocks are sparkly and some were tiny. We looked at river rocks again. We sorted the rocks on a paper with circles. It was very fun.

In social studies we learned about winter holidays like Kwanzaa, Hanuka, Christmas, and New Years. Hanuka has a candle and Kwanzaa does too. The candle holder are different. The Kwanzaa candle is called a Kinnara. It has 7 candles. Three candles on one side and three candles on the other and a black candle in the middle. Kwanzaa uses the colors green, red and black. Hanuka candles are called a menorah and it has 9 candles. 4 on each side and one in the middle. A dreidel toy is played with during Hanuka. On New Years Eve we use a clock to count down to the New Year. We learned that Santa has many different names around the world.

Week 16 Word Wall Words

Students should be able to read these words quickly. If you would like to see this in a larger view double click on the picture.

Learning About Rocks!!

Today we went to the science lab. Our teachers gave us new rocks. The rocks were from a river bed. But, we don't know what river they came from. When we put the rocks in the water they got shiny. Some rocks are like crystals. They were very shiny and pretty. Some rocks when they get wet got darker. Some rocks had lines or patterns on them. There were rocks with white and black in them. The water got really murky. Some rocks even had dots. Some students sorted their rocks by size. Other students sorted their rocks by colors. The rocks when they were wet felt smooth. They were also very hard rocks. When the rocks came out of the water again they were cold. Some rocks looked very interesting.