Friday, February 24, 2012

Plans for February 27th-March 2nd

Hi Parents,
   I can't believe we are about to begin March, this year is
flying by! We had a good short week and especially
enjoyed our reading story about Jalapeno Bagels. We had
Chango bars one day that a sweet mother baked for us
and today, I brought in bagels and we put our choice of
jam, cream cheese, peanut butter or apple butter on them.
It's always a treat to eat something special in the classroom!
Plans for next week:

Bible-Memory work this week is
        Matthew 22:37-39. I will send
        a handout with this on Monday.
        It will be due Friday March 10th.

Reading-We will read the story "Carousel"
              on pages 221-251.

Language-We will begin Unit 9 on Capitalization
                  and Punctuation doing pages
                  297-302. On Friday we will
                  have a test on the days of the
                  week, months of the year    
                  and seasons. They need to write
                 them in order and spell them correctly.

Spelling-Lesson 26, contractions on pages 168-173.

Math-Pages 133-144, we will continue with time.

Science-We will continue with Weather.

Social Studies-Pages 166-179, continue with our study
                     of government.

Have a nice and restful weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Plans for February 21st-24th

Hi Parents,
    We had a fun and busy week and we really
enjoyed our Valentine's party! Thank you to
all who helped with that. We are all looking forward
to this long weekend!
Plans for next week:

Bible-Our memory verse is John 13:34 due
          Friday, Feb. 24th.  "A new command I
          give you: Love one another. As I have
          loved you, so you must love one another.

Reading-Pages 190-213 "Jalapeno Bagels" is our
              story this week.

Language-Pages 281-286, writing a description.

Spelling-Lesson 25, compound words on pages 162-167.

Math-We are woking on time on pages 127-134.

Science-Pages 270-283, we will begin our unit on
             weather.

Social Studies-Pages 160-165 on State Government.

 Reminder:We will off Friday the 17th and Monday the 20th.
Enjoy the long weekend!

In Him,
Mararet Pippin      

Friday, February 10, 2012

Plans for February 13th-16th

Hi Parents,
    We have had another good week and
enjoyed the play last Wednesday! It's
always exciting to change up the routine
some! Now we are looking forward to
a 4-day week and Valentine's Party! The
party will be from 2:00-2:50 on Tuesday.
Our bags are ready and hanging up so they
can bring their Valentine's in on Monday
or Tuesday. We will be out of school next
Friday and Monday so we will have a
4-day weekend.
Plans for next week:

Bible-The memory verse will be John 15:5
          due on Thursday the 16th."I am the
          vine; you are the branches. If a man
          remains in me and I in him, he will
         bear much fruit; apart from me you
         can do nothing."

Reading-We will finish up Biographies
               and introduce our next story
               called Brothers and Sisters.
               pages 136-181.

Language-Pages 267-275 on writing a
                 descriptive paragraph.

Spelling-Lesson 24, a review lesson
              on pages 156-161.

Math-Pages 119-126 on money.

Science-Finish up and review the Space
             unit and we will have a test on
             Thursday.

Social Studies-Pages 154-165 on government.


Reminder: We will be out of school on Friday Feb. 17th
and Monday Feb. 20th.

Have a nice weekend!
In Him,
Margaret Pippin

Friday, February 3, 2012

Plans for February 6th-10th

Hi Parents,
    We have had a good week and hopefully learned
lots of new things! The children are looking forward
to our field trip next week to Davis theater to see
the play "Henry and Mudge."
Plans for next week:

Bible- We will continue with Galatians
          5:22-23 and do some activities
          with the Fruits of the Spirit.

Reading-We will study biographies this
              week on pages 135-152.

Language-Continue and finish up
               adjectives and we will have
               the unit test on Friday.
               Unit 7 covers pages 239-254.

Spelling-Lesson 23 on pages 150-155,
              words that have the vowel sound
              you hear in cow.

Math-We will continue with money on
          pages 109-120.

Science-We will be finishing up our
              Space unit and doing some
              activities with this.

Social Studies-Introduce and begin
                    Unit 4 "Our Country Today,"
                    pages 148-159.

Reminder-We will be going on our field trip
Wednesday to the Davis Theater. We plan to
leave around 9:10 and return about 11:15. We
will sack lunches in our room provided by Sage.

Have a safe and restful weekend!  
In Him,
Margaret PIppin

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Plans for January 30th-February 3rd

Hi Parents,
    We have had a good week and we're excited
about teaching others about the Flamenco spanish
dance. The children have worked hard and are
doing a great job! We are all looking forward to
wrapping up our Spanish study but it has been
fun and we have learned a lot about Spain.
Our classroom looks like outer space right now
so if you're out come by and see all our planets,
they did a great job!
Plans for next week:

Bible-Memory work for this week is
         Galatians 5:22-23 which I will
         send home on Monday in their
         red folders. It will be due on
         Friday Feb. 10th.

Reading-Pages 116-126, two short stories
               about dinosaurs and end of the
               theme activities.

Language-Pages 247-248 on adjectives.

Spelling-Lesson 22 on words with sounds like
             "book" and "took" on pages 144-149.

Math-Pages 101-109 on money.

Science-Pages 328-340 on the moon, seasons,
            and Earth's orbit.

Social Studies-We will be reviewing Unit 3
                        and we will have a test on it
                        on Thursday.

Have a safe and restful weekend!

In Him,
Margaret Pippin

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