Friday, January 20, 2012

Plans for Jan. 23rd-27th

Hi Parents,
    We have had another good week! We're enjoying
our trip to Spain and learning alot of interesting
facts. We have also started learning the Flamenco
dance which is interesting with 20 second
graders but at the same time it's been fun!
   Planets are appearing and they are very
excited to bring those in, so thank you
for your help with those!
Plans for next week:

Bible:Memory work for this week
         is Psalm 27:1 due Friday Jan. 27th
         "The Lord is my light and salvation-
            whom shall I fear? The Lord is
            the stronghold of my life-of
            whom shall I be afraid?"

Reading-We will be reading "The Great
              Ball Game" on pages 88-109.

Language-Continue with adjectives on
               pages 243-250.

Spelling-Lesson 21 on pages 138-143,
             words with the vowel sound you
             hear in tall.

Math-Pages 405-408, and review adding
         and subtracting  3-digit numbers.

Science-Pages 324-340, the moon and
               seasons.

Social Studies-Pages 136-143 finishing
               up Unit 3 and reviewing.

Reminders:On Friday we will complete our study of
Spain with lots of fun activities. The children should
come to school dressed in their Spanish attire and
bring their uniforms to change into. Thank you again
for all your help and support!

In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Friday, January 13, 2012

Plans for Jan.17-20th

Hi Parents,
    We have had a fun week. I think the children really
enjoyed the Planetarium! They have worked hard
and are enjoying our Space unit.They are also
looking forward to their day off on Monday!
Plans for next week:

Bible-Memory work this week is
        John 3:16 "For God so loved the
                     world that he gave his one
                     and only Son, that whoever
                     believes in him shall not
                     perish but have eternal life."
      This will be due Friday Jan. 20th.

Reading-Pages 58-83, we will read a
             non-fiction story called "Ant."

Language-We will begin Unit 7 on
                  adjectives, pages 239-246.

Spelling-Lesson 20, words with sounds
           of "c" and "g" on pages 132-137.

Math-Pages 399-400 more on adding and
           subtracting 3-digit numbers.

Science-Pages 320-330, day and night and
              phases of the moon.

Social Studies-Pages 134-139 trading goods and
                        transportation.

Reminder: No school on Monday in celebration of
MLK day. Have a safe and restful weekend!

In Him,
Margret Pippin

Friday, January 6, 2012

Plans for Jan. 9th-13th

Hi Parents,
   We just landed in Spain and we had a very
smooth flight! We have launched our month
long study of Spain. I was glad to see my
class return all safe and sound from the
holidays! I hope you all had a nice break.
Next Tuesday the 10th we have a Fathers
field trip to the Planetarium. We need to
leave Trinity by 9:00 and we should be
back by 11:00. Just let your child know
if you can come. Mothers, grandfathers, etc.
are always welcome also.
Following are plans for next week:

Bible-Jeremiah 29:11 is due Friday the 13th.

Reading-We will read "Officer Buckle and
              Gloria" on pages 16-51.

Language-We will finish up writing instructions
                and write an instructional paragraph.

Spelling-Lesson 19 on pages 126-131,words
              ending with "s" or "es". The test
              and dictation will be on Friday now
              every week.

Math-Pages 391-402 subtraction with 3-digit
         numbers.

Science-Pages 312-327 on the solar system.

Social Studies-Pages 116-129 on community
                      services.

Reminders; Field trip on Tuesday and looking ahead to
Jan. 16th, we have a holiday that Monday.

Have a great weekend!
In Him,
Margaret PIppin

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Plans for Jan.4th-6th

Hi Parents,
    Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday
and enjoyed your time with family and friends. I am looking
forward to seeing the children tomorrow and hearing about
their Christmas! We have an exciting January planned with
many activities. Next week we have our Fathers Field trip
to the Planetarium. We plan to leave Trinity at 9:00 and we
should return by 11:00. Also this month we will be involved
in a cultural study of Spain.
The following are our plans for this week:

Bible-The memory work is Jeremiah 29:11
         "For I know the plans I have for you,
           declares the Lord, plans to prosper you
           and not to harm you, plans to give you
           hope and a future." This will be due
           January 13th.

Reading-Introduce Amazing Animals on pages
              10-15.

Language-Writing instructions on pages 206-212.

Spelling-Lesson 18 on pages 120-125. This is a review
              lesson and we will not have a test this week.

Math-Pages 383-390 on 3-digit subtraction. We will
         start timed subtraction test next week.

Science-We will begin our unit on the Solar System,
             pages 308-315.

Social Studies-Pages 116-125, on goods and
                     services and using a compass rose.


Have a great week!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Friday, December 9, 2011

Plans for December 12th-16th

Hi Parents,
   The excitement is building! The children
have been very good considering all that
is happening!  We finished our Habitat
Boxes and they did a very good job. We are
also working hard on 3-digit addition.
The plans for next week:

Bible-Luke 2: 8-11 is due Wednesday Dec. 14th.

Reading-We have just about finished our first
       book so we will be doing some "end of
       the book" activities and reviewing
       skills.

Language-We will do some Christmas writing
                 activities.

Spelling-Lesson 17 on pages 114-119, words
            that are homophones. The test will be
            on Wednesday this week.

Math-Pages 377-382 on 3-digit addition.

Science-Complete the study on Habitats.

Social Studies-Continue with Unit 3 on
             Goods and Services.


Reminders:I am going to send the Monday Folders home on
Wednesday next week. Our class party will be on Thursday
from 2:00-3:00 and Friday will be 11:30 dismissal. After the
Holidays you return to school on Wednesday Jan. 4th, 2012!

Have fun-filled weekend!

In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Friday, December 2, 2011

Plans for December 5th-9th

Hi Parents,
    Well we've gotten back into the swing
of things after our nice Thanksgiving break!
We have had a nice week and the children
have been working hard. They are really
enjoying the Habitat Boxes they are
making. They are working in groups and
doing very well.
The following are the plans for next week:

Bible-The memory work is Luke2:8-11.
         We will send it in the Monday folders and
          it will be due Wednesday Dec. 14th.

Reading-We will read two more stories
           about neighborhoods. "Grandpa's
           Corner Store" and "Barrio" on
           pages 396-413.

Language-Finish up Unit 5 on verbs
              and we plan to have a test on
              this Thursday. We will be
             working on pages 179-185,
             and then reviewing Unit 5.

Spelling-Lesson16 on pages 108-113,
              long "i" words.

Math-We will finish up 2-digit subtraction
         and begin 3-digit addition.

Science-We will continue with environments
            and habitats on pages173-183.

Social Studies-Continue with Unit 3 on
                     community services.

Reminders: We will have our class Christmas Party
on Thursday Dec. 15th from 2:00-3:00 and we have
early dismissal on Friday Dec. 16th, which is 11:30!

Have a safe and restful weekend!

In Him
Margaret Pippin
           

Friday, November 18, 2011

Plans for November 28th-December 2nd

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I hope you will
all have a wonderful week and enjoy your family.
We are so blessed!
Plans for the next week:

Bible-Memory work is Colossians 3:17
        due on Friday Dec. 2nd. "And whatever you do,
        whether in word or deed, do it all in the
        name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks
        to God the Father through him."

Reading-We will read "Jamaica Louise James"
               on pages 364-392.
            Skills-syllables, inferring, persuasion,
            comprehension.

Language-Continue with verbs on pages 171-178.

Spelling-Lesson 15 on pages 102-107, words
              with long "o".

Math-More 2-digit subtraction on pages 221-232.

Science-Habitats and we hope to make some
            habitat boxes in class.

Social Studies-We will begin Unit 3 on
                      " Working Together" on pages
                       100-111.

Have a blessed and restful Thanksgiving!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin