Friday, September 23, 2011

Plans for Sept. 26th-30th

 Hi Parents,
   Well I think we had a successful Fall Festival even though
it was a little warm! We've had a good week, the children
have enjoyed writing and sharing their personal narratives.

The following are plans for this upcoming week:

Bible-Ephesians 6:2-3 due Friday "Honor your father
         and mother"-which is the first commandment
         with a promise-"that it may go well with
         you and that you may enjoy long life on earth."

Reading-We will wrap up Theme 1 and begin Theme 2
              on Nature. We will read Henry and Mudge on
              pages 130-157.

Language-Pages 93-102 on Nouns.

Spelling-Pages 54-59 on words with consonant clusters.

Math-Pages 73-84 on Graphs.

Science-Pages 132-143 continuing with plants. On Monday
             we will celebrate Johnny Appleseeds birthday!

Social Studies-Pages 52-65 on Our Earth.
  
Have a safe and restful weekend.
In Him  Margaret Pippin

Friday, September 16, 2011

Plans for the week of September 19th-23rd

Hi Parents, the following are the plans for next week:
 
Bible- The verse for this week is Ephesians 6:1
       "Children, obey your parents in the Lord,
         for this is right. Due Friday Sept. 23rd.

Reading-Pages 112-121 on Poetry
      Skills-rhyming, rhythm and comprehension

Language-Complete personal narratives
           and introduce nouns.

Spelling-Pages 48-53, a review lesson.

Math-Pages 63-72 on order of numbers.

Science-Pages 132-143 on Plants.

Social Studies-Complete and review Unit 1.
               Test on Unit 1 next Friday the 23rd.

Reminder: The Fall Festival is next Friday afternoon
                 from 1:30-3:00 and everyone is invited!
                 A note will be sent home in Monday's papers
                 about the Festival!

Have a safe weekend

           

Friday, September 9, 2011

Plans for Sept.12-16

Hi Parents
    I think Grandparents Day was a great success! I want to thank you
all for your help! We enjoyed having the grandparents visit and the
children did a fantastic job singing! It was a fun day for everyone!

Plans for the upcoming week:

Bible-Proverbs 3, verses 5-6 due Friday the 16th.
         "Trust in the Lord with all your heart
           and lean not on your own understanding;
           in all your ways acknowledge him,
           and he will make your paths straight.

Reading-"Gloria and Martha" pages 96-103
               "Hippos" on pages 104-107
Skills-Fantasy and Realism, synonyms and comprehension

Language-Pages 68-69, writing a personal narrative.

Spelling-Pages 42-47, words with long and short vowels.

Math-Pages 51-62 on place value.

Science-Pages 114-123 on Plants.

Social Studies-Pages 24-39 on country, state and cities.

Have a safe and restful weekend!
In Him Margaret Pippin
 


         

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Lesson plans for Sept. 6th-9th

Plans for the upcoming week:

Bible-Proverbs 3:5 due Friday-"Trust in the Lord with
                                          all your heart, And lean not
                                          on your own understanding:

Reading-Continue with "Mrs. Brown Goes to Town"
               on pages 68-89.

Language-Begin Unit 2 on Personal Narratives.

Spelling-Lesson 4 on pages 36-41.

Math-Pages 41-50, place value.

Science-Pages 80-89 beginning Chapter 2 on Mammals.

Social Studies-Pages 20-35 on maps and communities.

Remember: Friday is Grandparents Day! The times are
                    9:00-10:15. You are all welcome and I look
                    forward to seeing you there.

In Him  Margaret Pippin
     

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Plans for August 29-Sept. 2nd

Hi Parents,
    A few reminders for this week. On Wednesday
we have school pictures, and I will have coach class
on Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. for anyone  who feels
they need a little extra.

Plans for the week:

Bible-The verse this week is Psalm 119:11
          I have hidden your word in my
          heart that I might not sin against you.

Reading-We are reading "Mrs. Brown Went
               to Town" on pages 68-89.

Language-Completing Unit 1 on sentences,
                we wil have a test on Unit 1 Friday.

Spelling-Lesson 3 on pages 30-35.

Math-Pages 29-38, review of addition and
         subtraction facts.

Science-Review of Chapter 1 on Living and
             Non-Living things. We will
             have a test on this Thursday.

Social Studies-Pages 14-35 on communities.

Reminder:Next Monday September 5th will be
                a holiday. Enjoy!

In Him  Margaret Pippin

Friday, August 19, 2011

Plans for August 22nd-26th

Hi Parents,
   We've had a good week and the children are doing so well!
Grandparents Day is slipping up on us and I wanted to explain
what it involves especially to those have not experienced it.
The Grandparents are invited for Sept. 9th to Willett Hall
and the children will sing a couple of songs for them. We
watch a short movie about a grandparent and have refreshments.
It last about an hour but is lots of fun. You will be receiving
information in the upcoming week but I just wanted you
to know a little about it.

Plans for the week:

Bible-The Creation Facts are due Friday.

Reading-This weeks story is Julius on pgs. 40-61.

Language-Continue learning about sentences
                 on pages 41-50.

Spelling-Lesson 2, more words with short vowels
               on pages 24-29.

Math-Subraction strategies on pages 18-26.

Science-Needs of plants and animals on
             pages 58-77.

Social Studies-Neighborhoods on pages 8-19.

Have a restful and blessed weekend

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Getting Started

Parents,
    Thank you so much for coming to the PTO meeting last Monday
night. I enjoyed meeting you and I am enjoying getting to know
your children now! They are very sweet and talkative for the
first day! We had a good few days and I'm looking forward to a
great year! My plan with my blog this year is to post each weeks
plans for the week on Monday. I hope this will be helpful.

Plans for August 15-19:

Bible-The Bible verse this week will be the Creation Facts
        which should be in your bookbag on Monday the 15th.
        This will be due on Friday Aug. 26th but they can
         say it anytime between now and then when they feel
        ready.

Reading-Our story this week is "Dragon Gets By." We will
           be working on vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Language-We will be working on complete sentences and
                different kinds of sentences.

Spelling-Lesson 1 on words with short vowel sounds on
              pages 18-23. We will have a pretest on Wednesday and
              a test with dictation on Friday.

Math-Chapter 1 on beginning addition on pages 1-12.

Science-We will start Unit 1 on Living and Non-Living
              things.

Social Studies-We will start Unit 1 on Living
                  in a Neighborhood.